Petroleum Engineers Salary in Charleston, WV

Petroleum Engineers pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $196,510 or more. The middle half of petroleum engineers in Charleston earn between $84,300 and $108,130.

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

Petroleum Engineers salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $112,480, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $83,697 a year, or $6,975 a month and $3,219 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 Charleston a good place for petroleum engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.7), so the average $112,480 buys what about $126,785 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($45,830). A typical home costs $148,817, or 1.3 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).

Petroleum Engineers salary by city

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• Industrial Engineers$140,560 a year
• Electrical Engineers$133,140 a year
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• Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$96,020 a year
• Civil Engineers$94,150 a year
• Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$95,080 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,250 a year

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