Petroleum Engineers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Petroleum Engineers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $78,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $146,810 or more. The middle half of petroleum engineers in Lincoln earn between $98,010 and $141,440.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Petroleum Engineers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $119,510, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $88,347 a year, or $7,362 a month and $3,398 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lincoln a good place for petroleum engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $119,510 buys what about $130,497 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Petroleum Engineers salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for petroleum engineers

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($203,250).

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