Entry Level Salary for Petroleum Engineers

The average salary for an entry level Petroleum Engineer is $77,546. An experienced Petroleum Engineer makes about $135,190 per year.

Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells. Find more career information.

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Top 3 Petroleum Engineer Jobs

  • Warehouse Associate - MRC Global - Columbus,OH

    MRC Global serves the oil and gas industry across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors as well as the chemical and gas distribution market sectors worldwide. Job Purpose Maintain the flow of stocked and...

  • Warehouse Associate - Merit Logistics - Columbus,OH

    Overview Responsible for unloading freight from the various trucking companies with or without manual or powered equipment at assigned location at the direction of the Supervisor and Site Manager. Responsibilities...

  • DC Warehouse Associate - GrowGeneration - Groveport,OH

    Job Type Full-time Description Position to remain posted until at least 03/06/2026 Overview: GrowGeneration is one of the largest retailers of hydroponic products in the United States and is...

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