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The estimated total pay for a Drilling Engineer is $118,584 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $101,190 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $17,395 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.
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Petroleum Engineer I | $92,521 /yr |
Petroleum Engineer | $105,508 /yr |
Senior Petroleum Engineer | $123,619 /yr |
Some related job titles are Completions Engineer Salaries with median pay of $90,522, Entry Level Lead Drilling Engineer Salaries with median pay of $97,693, Junior Drilling Engineer Salaries with median pay of $98,768, Petroleum Engineering Intern Salaries with median pay of $86,090.
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The national average salary for a Drilling Engineer is $132,269 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Drilling Engineer salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 366 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Drilling Engineer employees.
The highest salary for a Drilling Engineer in United States is $188,457 per year.
The lowest salary for a Drilling Engineer in United States is $92,833 per year.
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