What are the main factors that influence a Drilling Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Drilling Engineer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Drilling Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Drilling Engineer's salary?

A Drilling Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $108,961 for beginners, reaching about $146,620 at mid-level, and approach $115,553 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Drilling Engineer?

Drilling Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Drilling Engineer roles are District of Columbia $167,518, California $166,883, Massachusetts $164,659. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Drilling Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Drilling Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Drilling Engineer V: $226,009; Senior Drilling Engineer: $194,748; Drilling Engineer IV: $189,276; Drilling Engineer III: $170,097; Oil & Gas Drilling Engineer II: $137,300.

Drilling Engineer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Drilling Engineer make in Wisconsin? As of November 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drilling Engineer in Wisconsin is $148,833 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

However, a Drilling Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $169,124
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $138,653 to $159,454
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $129,386

10% $129,386

50% (Median) $148,833

90% $169,124

Drilling Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,454	$13,288	$3,066	$77
Average	$148,833	$12,403	$2,862	$72
25th Percentile	$138,653	$11,554	$2,666	$67

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Key Factors That Influence Drilling Engineer Salaries

A Drilling Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Drilling Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Drilling Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $108,961
Early Career (1-2 years): $128,062
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $146,620
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $183,433
Expert (over 8 years): $115,553

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Network Engineer III	less than 1 year	$108,961
Network Engineer IV	1-2 years	$128,062
Drilling Engineer	2-4 years	$146,620
Network Engineer VI	5-8 years	$183,433
Network Engineering Supervisor	over 8 years	$115,553

How Do Drilling Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Drilling Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $167,518.
California: $166,883.
Massachusetts: $164,659.

District of Columbia $167,518 California $166,883 Massachusetts $164,659 Washington $164,054 New Jersey $163,993 Alaska $163,781 Connecticut $161,693 New York $160,846

Hawaii $158,138 Rhode Island $156,867 Maryland $156,004 Minnesota $154,824 Colorado $154,370 Illinois $154,219 Oregon $153,644 Delaware $153,220

New Hampshire $152,954 Virginia $152,358 Pennsylvania $150,618 Nevada $149,741 North Dakota $149,453 Michigan $148,999 Wisconsin $148,833 Vermont $148,500

Texas $147,577 Maine $147,517 Arizona $147,426 Ohio $147,320 Georgia $145,928 Indiana $145,232 Wyoming $145,096 Utah $144,884

Iowa $144,793 Kansas $144,067 Louisiana $143,855 North Carolina $143,779 Missouri $143,749 Florida $143,159 Montana $142,841 Nebraska $142,539

Kentucky $142,372 South Carolina $141,767 Tennessee $141,389 Idaho $141,238 New Mexico $140,133 Oklahoma $139,891 Alabama $138,998 South Dakota $137,501

Arkansas $136,684 West Virginia $136,245 Mississippi $134,928

Top Paying Cities for Drilling Engineer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $144,772
Greenville: $146,149
Hancock: $143,490

Green Lake, WI $144,772

Greenville, WI $146,149

Hancock, WI $143,490

Hortonville, WI $145,842

Iola, WI $144,127

King, WI $145,230

Larsen, WI $145,574

Leopolis, WI $143,949

Manawa, WI $144,663

Marion, WI $144,217

Menasha, WI $146,268

Neenah, WI $146,002

Neshkoro, WI $144,251

New London, WI $145,239

Ogdensburg, WI $144,338

Omro, WI $145,050

Pickett, WI $145,170

Pine River, WI $144,609

Plainfield, WI $143,757

Poy Sippi, WI $144,708

Princeton, WI $144,425

Readfield, WI $145,427

Redgranite, WI $144,748

Ripon, WI $145,026

Rosendale, WI $145,099

Saxeville, WI $144,450

Scandinavia, WI $144,242

Tilleda, WI $143,731

Van Dyne, WI $145,280

Waukau, WI $145,028

Waupaca, WI $144,639

Wautoma, WI $144,301

Weyauwega, WI $144,887

Wild Rose, WI $144,345

Winnebago, WI $145,613

Winneconne, WI $145,274

Wilson, WI $147,656

Boyd, WI $143,832

Cadott, WI $143,935

Chetek, WI $143,546

Chippewa Falls, WI $144,244

Colfax, WI $144,070

Conrath, WI $143,256

Cornell, WI $143,627

Dallas, WI $144,371

Downing, WI $146,964

Downsville, WI $145,898

Durand, WI $145,757

Eau Galle, WI $145,435

Eleva, WI $144,400

Elk Mound, WI $144,081

Elmwood, WI $146,833

Fairchild, WI $144,224

Fall Creek, WI $144,309

Gilmanton, WI $145,058

Holcombe, WI $143,380

Humbird, WI $144,064

Independence, WI $144,639

Jim Falls, WI $143,748

Knapp, WI $146,887

Maiden Rock, WI $147,066

Menomonie, WI $145,758

Merrillan, WI $143,864

Mondovi, WI $144,692

Nelson, WI $146,418

New Auburn, WI $143,489

Osseo, WI $144,737

Pepin, WI $147,571

Pigeon Falls, WI $145,059

Plum City, WI $146,867

Prairie Farm, WI $145,616

Ridgeland, WI $144,836

Rock Falls, WI $144,143

Sand Creek, WI $143,568

Sheldon, WI $143,194

Spring Valley, WI $147,756

Stanley, WI $143,870

Stockholm, WI $147,917

Strum, WI $144,642

Thorp, WI $143,802

Wheeler, WI $145,150

Whitehall, WI $144,453

Spooner, WI $143,150

Almena, WI $145,153

Ashland, WI $143,006

Balsam Lake, WI $147,521

Barron, WI $144,242

Barronett, WI $143,211

Bayfield, WI $143,009

Benoit, WI $142,801

Birchwood, WI $142,955

Brill, WI $143,554

Bruce, WI $143,118

Brule, WI $144,344

Cable, WI $142,509

Cameron, WI $143,589

Centuria, WI $148,331

Comstock, WI $145,548

Cornucopia, WI $143,200

Couderay, WI $142,581

Cumberland, WI $144,478

Danbury, WI $144,005

Drummond, WI $142,932

Edgewater, WI $142,872

Exeland, WI $142,687

Foxboro, WI $144,857

Frederic, WI $145,279

Gordon, WI $143,654

Grand View, WI $142,642

Grantsburg, WI $146,162

Haugen, WI $143,708

Hawthorne, WI $144,817

Hayward, WI $142,687

Herbster, WI $143,397

Hertel, WI $143,189

High Bridge, WI $142,793

Iron River, WI $143,819

Ladysmith, WI $143,130

Lake Nebagamon, WI $144,497

La Pointe, WI $142,766

Luck, WI $146,963

Maple, WI $144,837

Marengo, WI $142,734

Mason, WI $142,754

Mikana, WI $143,537

Milltown, WI $147,576

Minong, WI $143,590

Odanah, WI $143,332

Ojibwa, WI $142,440

Glidden, WI $142,493

Harshaw, WI $143,155

Hawkins, WI $142,882

Hazelhurst, WI $143,177

Heafford Junction, WI $143,298

Hurley, WI $142,890

Iron Belt, WI $142,624

Kennan, WI $142,905

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $143,139

Lake Tomahawk, WI $143,220

Land O Lakes, WI $143,027

Laona, WI $143,106

Long Lake, WI $142,714

Mc Naughton, WI $143,236

Manitowish Waters, WI $143,017

Mellen, WI $142,552

Mercer, WI $142,764

Minocqua, WI $143,289

Montreal, WI $142,928

Park Falls, WI $142,872

Phelps, WI $143,026

Phillips, WI $142,935

Prentice, WI $143,046

Presque Isle, WI $142,958

Saint Germain, WI $143,318

Saxon, WI $142,678

Sayner, WI $143,123

Star Lake, WI $142,751

Three Lakes, WI $143,150

Tony, WI $143,111

Tripoli, WI $142,804

Upson, WI $142,198

Wabeno, WI $143,118

Woodruff, WI $143,350

La Crosse, WI $142,342

Alma, WI $145,969

Alma Center, WI $144,044

Arcadia, WI $144,571

Arkdale, WI $143,500

Bangor, WI $142,654

Black River Falls, WI $143,577

Blair, WI $144,012

Camp Douglas, WI $143,710

Cashton, WI $142,808

Cataract, WI $143,037

Chaseburg, WI $142,577

Cochrane, WI $145,716

Coon Valley, WI $142,519

De Soto, WI $142,823

Dodge, WI $144,165

Eastman, WI $143,229

Ettrick, WI $143,097

Ferryville, WI $143,056

Fountain City, WI $145,087

Galesville, WI $143,533

Gays Mills, WI $143,504

Genoa, WI $142,683

Hillsboro, WI $144,015

Hixton, WI $144,043

Holmen, WI $142,673

Hustler, WI $144,235

Kendall, WI $143,838

La Farge, WI $143,618

Lynxville, WI $143,241

Mather, WI $143,537

Melrose, WI $143,070

Millston, WI $143,230

Mindoro, WI $142,775

Mount Sterling, WI $143,740

Necedah, WI $143,554

Norwalk, WI $142,978

Oakdale, WI $143,717

Onalaska, WI $142,451

Ontario, WI $143,604

Readstown, WI $143,454

Rockland, WI $142,627

Seneca, WI $143,881

Soldiers Grove, WI $143,611

Sparta, WI $142,923

Steuben, WI $143,487

Stoddard, WI $142,459

Taylor, WI $143,730

Tomah, WI $143,790

Trempealeau, WI $143,515

Palmyra, WI $146,759

Tunnel City, WI $143,720

Viola, WI $143,708

Viroqua, WI $142,811

Warrens, WI $143,495

Westby, WI $142,739

West Salem, WI $142,525

Wilton, WI $143,710

Eau Claire, WI $144,639

Altoona, WI $144,836

Arkansaw, WI $146,355

Augusta, WI $144,277

Bay City, WI $147,684

Bloomer, WI $143,781

Boyceville, WI $146,049

Glen Flora, WI $142,878

Wales, WI $148,766

Bagley, WI $143,253

Beetown, WI $143,397

Benton, WI $143,963

Bloomington, WI $143,422

Boscobel, WI $143,731

Cassville, WI $143,251

Cuba City, WI $143,707

Dickeyville, WI $143,828

Fennimore, WI $143,904

Glen Haven, WI $143,173

Hazel Green, WI $143,474

Kieler, WI $143,869

Lancaster, WI $143,575

Mount Hope, WI $143,400

Patch Grove, WI $143,917

Platteville, WI $144,186

Potosi, WI $143,291

Prairie Du Chien, WI $143,602

Sinsinawa, WI $143,416

Stitzer, WI $143,858

Wauzeka, WI $143,471

Woodman, WI $143,313

Portage, WI $146,470

Adams, WI $144,159

Arlington, WI $147,951

Baraboo, WI $146,482

Beaver Dam, WI $146,350

Brandon, WI $144,792

Briggsville, WI $145,559

Burnett, WI $145,362

Cambria, WI $146,265

Cazenovia, WI $144,277

Columbus, WI $147,503

Dalton, WI $145,432

Dellwood, WI $143,674

Doylestown, WI $147,273

Elroy, WI $143,879

Endeavor, WI $145,376

Fairwater, WI $145,075

Fall River, WI $147,085

Fox Lake, WI $145,628

Friendship, WI $143,725

Friesland, WI $146,078

Grand Marsh, WI $144,223

Hillpoint, WI $145,120

Kingston, WI $145,569

Lake Delton, WI $145,943

La Valle, WI $144,477

Lime Ridge, WI $145,017

Loganville, WI $145,454

Lyndon Station, WI $144,671

Markesan, WI $144,866

Marquette, WI $145,367

Mauston, WI $144,124

Montello, WI $144,863

New Lisbon, WI $143,726

North Freedom, WI $146,553

Oxford, WI $144,887

Packwaukee, WI $145,463

Pardeeville, WI $146,557

Poynette, WI $147,486

Randolph, WI $146,261

Reedsburg, WI $145,412

Rio, WI $147,329

Rock Springs, WI $145,604

Union Center, WI $144,530

Waupun, WI $145,094

Westfield, WI $144,191

Wisconsin Dells, WI $145,344

Wonewoc, WI $143,984

Wyocena, WI $146,887

Amery, WI $148,368

Baldwin, WI $149,259

Beldenville, WI $148,984

Clayton, WI $146,427

Clear Lake, WI $147,606

Cushing, WI $147,868

Deer Park, WI $148,666

Dresser, WI $149,668

East Ellsworth, WI $148,606

Ellsworth, WI $148,849

Glenwood City, WI $147,934

Hager City, WI $149,231

Hammond, WI $151,018

Hudson, WI $153,408

New Richmond, WI $151,382

Osceola, WI $151,773

Prescott, WI $152,190

River Falls, WI $152,000

Roberts, WI $151,957

Saint Croix Falls, WI $148,781

Somerset, WI $152,807

Star Prairie, WI $150,981

Pell Lake, WI $146,361

Pleasant Prairie, WI $146,497

Powers Lake, WI $146,610

Rochester, WI $147,200

Salem, WI $146,727

Silver Lake, WI $146,763

Somers, WI $146,317

South Milwaukee, WI $150,647

Springfield, WI $146,424

Sturtevant, WI $146,345

Sullivan, WI $147,102

Trevor, WI $146,796

Twin Lakes, WI $146,733

Union Grove, WI $146,663

Walworth, WI $146,115

Radisson, WI $142,622

Waterford, WI $147,976

Waukesha, WI $150,223

Whitewater, WI $145,922

Williams Bay, WI $145,975

Wilmot, WI $146,789

Woodworth, WI $146,610

Zenda, WI $145,967

Milwaukee, WI $151,465

Saint Francis, WI $151,399

Racine, WI $146,246

Afton, WI $145,820

Albany, WI $146,814

Arena, WI $146,864

Argyle, WI $145,994

Avalon, WI $145,842

Avoca, WI $145,003

Barneveld, WI $146,877

Belleville, WI $147,783

Belmont, WI $144,589

Beloit, WI $145,686

Black Earth, WI $147,790

Blanchardville, WI $146,379

Blue Mounds, WI $147,353

Blue River, WI $143,678

Brodhead, WI $145,813

Brooklyn, WI $147,854

Browntown, WI $144,849

Cambridge, WI $147,783

Gile, WI $143,368

Clinton, WI $145,926

Wausau, WI $143,843

Marshfield, WI $143,905

Abbotsford, WI $143,763

Amherst, WI $144,146

Amherst Junction, WI $143,984

Aniwa, WI $143,279

Antigo, WI $143,421

Arpin, WI $143,621

Athens, WI $143,433

Auburndale, WI $143,549

Babcock, WI $143,326

Birnamwood, WI $143,365

Blenker, WI $143,530

Bowler, WI $143,643

Brokaw, WI $143,651

Bryant, WI $143,111

Chili, WI $143,731

Colby, WI $143,686

Curtiss, WI $143,621

Custer, WI $143,781

Deerbrook, WI $143,102

Dorchester, WI $143,630

Edgar, WI $143,546

Eland, WI $143,528

Elcho, WI $143,171

Elderon, WI $143,615

Elton, WI $143,295

Galloway, WI $143,751

Gilman, WI $143,306

Jump River, WI $143,180

Gleason, WI $143,132

Granton, WI $143,723

Greenwood, WI $143,798

Hannibal, WI $143,282

Hatley, WI $143,472

Hewitt, WI $144,162

Irma, WI $143,197

Junction City, WI $143,474

Loyal, WI $143,784

Lublin, WI $143,427

Marathon, WI $143,521

Mattoon, WI $143,807

Medford, WI $143,475

Merrill, WI $143,427

Milladore, WI $143,525

Mosinee, WI $143,619

Neillsville, WI $143,922

Nekoosa, WI $143,669

Nelsonville, WI $144,297

Ogema, WI $143,088

Owen, WI $143,651

Pearson, WI $143,053

Pelican Lake, WI $143,062

Phlox, WI $143,701

Woodville, WI $148,436

Houlton, WI $153,785

Abrams, WI $143,848

Amberg, WI $142,978

Armstrong Creek, WI $143,014

Athelstane, WI $143,070

Black Creek, WI $145,406

Bonduel, WI $144,247

Brillion, WI $145,276

Cecil, WI $144,025

Coleman, WI $143,723

Combined Locks, WI $146,371

Crivitz, WI $143,465

De Pere, WI $144,156

Dunbar, WI $142,919

Fence, WI $142,769

Florence, WI $142,979

Forest Junction, WI $145,690

Gillett, WI $143,920

Goodman, WI $143,008

Greenleaf, WI $144,708

Green Valley, WI $143,959

Gresham, WI $143,869

Hilbert, WI $145,636

Kaukauna, WI $146,191

Freedom, WI $146,010

Keshena, WI $144,023

Kimberly, WI $146,380

Krakow, WI $143,961

Lakewood, WI $143,244

Lena, WI $143,822

Little Chute, WI $146,374

Little Suamico, WI $143,811

Marinette, WI $143,904

Mountain, WI $143,327

Neopit, WI $143,671

Niagara, WI $143,135

Nichols, WI $144,763

Oconto, WI $143,808

Oconto Falls, WI $143,887

Oneida, WI $143,975

Pembine, WI $143,043

Peshtigo, WI $143,782

Porterfield, WI $143,407

Potter, WI $145,353

Pound, WI $143,568

Pulaski, WI $144,014

Pickerel, WI $143,188

Pittsville, WI $143,515

Plover, WI $143,997

Port Edwards, WI $144,073

Rib Lake, WI $143,285

Ringle, WI $143,427

Rosholt, WI $143,722

Rothschild, WI $143,976

Rudolph, WI $143,572

Schofield, WI $143,858

Spencer, WI $143,757

Stetsonville, WI $143,540

Stevens Point, WI $143,934

Stratford, WI $143,636

Summit Lake, WI $143,214

Tigerton, WI $143,866

Tomahawk, WI $143,303

Unity, WI $143,643

Vesper, WI $143,593

Westboro, WI $143,099

White Lake, WI $143,171

Willard, WI $143,766

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $143,849

Withee, WI $143,565

Wittenberg, WI $143,692

Rhinelander, WI $143,383

Argonne, WI $142,923

Boulder Junction, WI $143,012

Brantwood, WI $142,879

Butternut, WI $142,646

Catawba, WI $142,925

Clam Lake, WI $142,151

Conover, WI $143,086

Crandon, WI $143,309

Eagle River, WI $143,300

Fifield, WI $142,834

Poplar, WI $145,047

Port Wing, WI $143,855

Seymour, WI $144,589

Oak Creek, WI $149,629

Adell, WI $146,706

Allenton, WI $147,241

Ashippun, WI $147,715

Belgium, WI $148,144

Brookfield, WI $151,131

Brownsville, WI $145,243

Butler, WI $151,219

Campbellsport, WI $145,960

Cascade, WI $145,839

Cedarburg, WI $149,844

Cedar Grove, WI $147,464

Chilton, WI $145,359

Cleveland, WI $144,777

Clyman, WI $146,557

Colgate, WI $149,604

Delafield, WI $148,707

Eden, WI $145,197

Elkhart Lake, WI $145,187

Fredonia, WI $148,107

Germantown, WI $150,226

Glenbeulah, WI $145,115

Grafton, WI $149,871

Greenbush, WI $145,111

Hartford, WI $148,285

Hartland, WI $149,160

Hingham, WI $146,473

Horicon, WI $146,132

Hubertus, WI $149,405

Hustisford, WI $146,718

Iron Ridge, WI $146,936

Ixonia, WI $147,392

Jackson, WI $149,417

Johnson Creek, WI $146,939

Juneau, WI $146,131

Kewaskum, WI $147,303

Kiel, WI $144,932

Kohler, WI $145,557

Lannon, WI $150,435

Lebanon, WI $146,860

Lomira, WI $145,923

Malone, WI $145,235

Mayville, WI $145,972

Menomonee Falls, WI $150,661

Merton, WI $149,405

Mount Calvary, WI $145,357

Nashotah, WI $148,674

Neosho, WI $147,445

Newburg, WI $148,707

New Holstein, WI $145,153

Newton, WI $144,639

North Lake, WI $149,924

Oakfield, WI $144,973

Oconomowoc, WI $148,090

Okauchee, WI $148,512

Oostburg, WI $146,739

Pewaukee, WI $149,806

Plymouth, WI $145,383

Port Washington, WI $148,963

Random Lake, WI $147,403

Richfield, WI $149,485

Rubicon, WI $147,701

Saint Cloud, WI $145,344

Saukville, WI $149,148

Sheboygan, WI $145,975

Sheboygan Falls, WI $145,483

Slinger, WI $148,751

Stockbridge, WI $145,684

Sussex, WI $149,921

West Bend, WI $147,978

Theresa, WI $146,796

Thiensville, WI $150,949

Waldo, WI $146,341

Watertown, WI $146,754

Mequon, WI $150,562

Woodland, WI $147,067

Bassett, WI $146,734

Benet Lake, WI $146,597

Big Bend, WI $149,022

Bristol, WI $146,615

Burlington, WI $146,890

Caledonia, WI $147,439

Camp Lake, WI $146,778

Cudahy, WI $151,281

Darien, WI $146,085

Delavan, WI $146,023

Dousman, WI $147,689

Eagle, WI $147,418

Cobb, WI $145,084

Cottage Grove, WI $148,630

Cross Plains, WI $148,258

Dane, WI $148,249

Darlington, WI $145,002

Deerfield, WI $148,222

De Forest, WI $148,415

Dodgeville, WI $145,734

Edgerton, WI $147,459

Edmund, WI $145,401

Evansville, WI $147,055

Footville, WI $146,135

Fort Atkinson, WI $146,827

Gotham, WI $145,730

Gratiot, WI $144,353

Hanover, WI $146,105

Highland, WI $144,888

Hollandale, WI $146,612

Janesville, WI $146,220

Shawano, WI $144,106

Sherwood, WI $146,064

Shiocton, WI $145,037

Sobieski, WI $143,835

Suamico, WI $143,796

Suring, WI $143,616

Townsend, WI $143,309

Wausaukee, WI $143,224

Wrightstown, WI $145,633

Zachow, WI $144,070

Algoma, WI $143,805

Baileys Harbor, WI $143,410

Brussels, WI $143,790

Casco, WI $143,819

Collins, WI $144,946

Denmark, WI $143,990

Egg Harbor, WI $143,524

Ellison Bay, WI $143,279

Ephraim, WI $143,522

Fish Creek, WI $143,427

Forestville, WI $143,793

Francis Creek, WI $144,156

Kellnersville, WI $144,251

Kewaunee, WI $143,887

Luxemburg, WI $143,822

Manitowoc, WI $144,427

Maplewood, WI $143,767

Maribel, WI $144,161

Mishicot, WI $144,040

New Franken, WI $143,801

Reedsville, WI $144,545

Saint Nazianz, WI $144,829

Sister Bay, WI $143,438

Sturgeon Bay, WI $143,817

Tisch Mills, WI $143,975

Two Rivers, WI $144,028

Valders, WI $144,761

Washington Island, WI $143,195

Whitelaw, WI $144,258

Green Bay, WI $143,779

East Troy, WI $147,418

Elkhorn, WI $146,403

Elm Grove, WI $151,219

Fontana, WI $146,058

Franksville, WI $147,343

Genesee Depot, WI $148,477

Genoa City, WI $146,474

Greendale, WI $151,110

Hales Corners, WI $150,851

Franklin, WI $149,981

Helenville, WI $146,591

Honey Creek, WI $146,957

Kansasville, WI $146,905

Kenosha, WI $146,282

New Berlin, WI $150,379

Lake Geneva, WI $145,978

Lyons, WI $146,763

Mukwonago, WI $148,318

Muskego, WI $149,258

New Munster, WI $146,780

North Prairie, WI $148,238

Fremont, WI $145,158

Rice Lake, WI $143,422

Sarona, WI $143,071

Shell Lake, WI $143,194

Siren, WI $144,642

Solon Springs, WI $143,829

South Range, WI $145,187

Springbrook, WI $142,796

Stone Lake, WI $142,849

Superior, WI $145,341

Trego, WI $142,949

Turtle Lake, WI $146,187

Wascott, WI $143,684

Washburn, WI $143,133

Webster, WI $143,307

Weyerhaeuser, WI $143,074

Winter, WI $142,392

Oshkosh, WI $145,539

Almond, WI $143,966

Appleton, WI $146,382

Bancroft, WI $143,516

Bear Creek, WI $144,804

Berlin, WI $144,904

Big Falls, WI $144,469

Butte Des Morts, WI $145,463

Caroline, WI $144,079

Clintonville, WI $144,451

Coloma, WI $143,587

Dale, WI $145,728

Eldorado, WI $145,194

Embarrass, WI $144,403

Eureka, WI $144,943

Fond Du Lac, WI $145,901

Jefferson, WI $146,704

Juda, WI $145,631

Lake Mills, WI $147,406

Linden, WI $145,250

Livingston, WI $144,504

Lodi, WI $147,775

Lone Rock, WI $145,291

Lowell, WI $146,834

Mc Farland, WI $148,795

Marshall, WI $148,063

Mazomanie, WI $147,715

Merrimac, WI $147,132

Middleton, WI $148,688

Milton, WI $146,283

Mineral Point, WI $145,314

Monroe, WI $145,542

Montfort, WI $144,566

Monticello, WI $146,647

Morrisonville, WI $148,262

Mount Horeb, WI $147,565

Muscoda, WI $144,321

New Glarus, WI $147,247

Oregon, WI $148,547

Orfordville, WI $145,967

Plain, WI $145,733

Prairie Du Sac, WI $147,209

Reeseville, WI $147,132

Rewey, WI $144,668

Richland Center, WI $144,176

Ridgeway, WI $146,780

Sauk City, WI $147,252

Sextonville, WI $145,501

Sharon, WI $146,050

Shullsburg, WI $144,076

South Wayne, WI $144,660

Spring Green, WI $146,294

Stoughton, WI $148,265

Sun Prairie, WI $148,415

Verona, WI $148,374

Waterloo, WI $147,606

Waunakee, WI $148,747

Windsor, WI $148,653

Woodford, WI $145,518

Madison, WI $149,060

Drilling Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Drilling Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Drilling Engineer positions in Retail & Wholesale or MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Drilling Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Drilling Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$178,599	$86.0	20%
Financial Services	$178,599	$86.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$178,599	$86.0	20%
Software & Networking	$178,599	$86.0	20%
Telecom	$178,599	$86.0	20%

Drilling Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Drilling Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$138,653

Average $148,833/year

$159,454

$11,554

Average $12,403/month

$13,288

$2,666

Average $2,862/week

$3,066

$67

Average $72/hour

$77

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$159,454	$13,288	$3,066	$77
Average	$148,833	$12,403	$2,862	$72
25th Percentile	$138,653	$11,554	$2,666	$67

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