Petroleum Engineer Salary

Updated: 29 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	£0	£33K	£66K	£99K
Salary	£26,971 - £84,400
Bonus	£1,002 - £10,819
Profit Sharing	n/a	Not enough data
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	£27,114 - £98,700
Country: United Kingdom \| Currency: GBP \| Updated: 29 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 64

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Job Listings for Petroleum Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 20	Senior Petroleum Engineer Unconventional Gas Resources	Alexander Carlyle	London, England: London
	Senior Petroleum Engineer - UNCONVENTIONAL GAS RESOURCES - LONDON To provide high quality petroleum... facilities engineers and other reservoir engineers as... Indeed
Jan 24	Petroleum Engineer	BP	Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeen
	candidates for a Petroleum Engineer (PE) to work in the North Sea Base Management Team within the Resource Unit. The Petroleum Engineer will be responsible for... Indeed
Jan 21	Petroleum Engineer	Aramco	England: London
	areas of Petroleum Engineering and can serve as Consultant, Coordinator or Project Engineer on assigned... mountains. Petroleum engineers and earth scientists... Indeed
Jan 24	Principal Petroleum Engineer		England: London
	Principal Petroleum Engineer UK Consultancy London... petroleum engineering functional consulting. They are currently seeking a Principal Petroleum Engineer to... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Petroleum Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


British Petroleum (BP)	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Oil & Gas	£29,366 - £70,041
Oil & Gas Exploration	£29,814 - £68,823
Oil & Gas Extraction	£30,166 - £69,765
Engineering Consulting	£25,951 - £64,678
Oilfield services	£29,051 - £68,403

Key Statistics for Petroleum Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 10%			Male 90%
Salary:	Not enough data			£30,513 - £52,874

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

14%

1-4 years

42%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	£23,583 - £71,216
Master of Science (MS), Petroleum Engineering	Not enough data
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Petroleum Engineering	Not enough data
Master of Engineering (MEng / ME), Petroleum Engineering	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 72%		Dental: 35%
	Vision: 15%		None: 25%

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Highest Salaries By City

1. Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeen

2. Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeenshire

3. London, England: London

4. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh

Petroleum Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Petroleum Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Petroleum Engineers

Devise methods to improve oil and gas well production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice to achieve economical and satisfactory progress.