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

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

How does experience change A Well Engineer's salary?

A Well Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,913 for beginners, reaching about $70,984 at mid-level, and approach $72,888 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Well Engineer?

Well Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Well Engineer roles are District of Columbia $76,918, California $76,626, Massachusetts $75,605. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Well Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Well Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Well Site Leader: $166,461; Senior Well Engineer: $130,291; Well Driller: $111,211; Well Integrity Engineer: $96,308; Well Intervention Engineer: $89,468.

How do different companies affect a Well Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Well Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Well Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Well Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Well Engineer in the United States is $69,471 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,698
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,732 to $73,777
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,508

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Well Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,777	$6,148	$1,419	$35
Average	$69,471	$5,789	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$63,732	$5,311	$1,226	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Well Engineer Salaries

A Well 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Well Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Well 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): $68,913
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,072
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,984
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,762
Expert (over 8 years): $72,888

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Well Engineer	$68,913
Intermediate Level Well Engineer	$69,072
Senior Level Well Engineer	$70,984
Specialist Level Well Engineer	$72,762
Expert Level Well Engineer	$72,888

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How Do Well 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 Well Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,918.
California: $76,626.
Massachusetts: $75,605.

District of Columbia $76,918 California $76,626 Massachusetts $75,605 Washington $75,327 New Jersey $75,299 Alaska $75,202 Connecticut $74,243 New York $73,854

Hawaii $72,611 Rhode Island $72,027 Maryland $71,631 Minnesota $71,089 Colorado $70,881 Illinois $70,812 Oregon $70,548 Delaware $70,353

New Hampshire $70,231 Virginia $69,957 Pennsylvania $69,158 Nevada $68,755 North Dakota $68,623 Michigan $68,415 Wisconsin $68,338 Vermont $68,186

Texas $67,762 Maine $67,734 Arizona $67,692 Ohio $67,644 Georgia $67,005 Indiana $66,685 Wyoming $66,622 Utah $66,525

Iowa $66,484 Kansas $66,150 Louisiana $66,053 North Carolina $66,018 Missouri $66,004 Florida $65,733 Montana $65,587 Nebraska $65,448

Kentucky $65,372 South Carolina $65,094 Tennessee $64,920 Idaho $64,851 New Mexico $64,344 Oklahoma $64,233 Alabama $63,823 South Dakota $63,135

Arkansas $62,760 West Virginia $62,558 Mississippi $61,954

Top Paying Cities for Well Engineers

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:

San Jose: $87,624
San Francisco: $86,762
Oakland: $84,838

San Jose, CA $87,624

San Francisco, CA $86,762

Oakland, CA $84,838

New York, NY $80,510

Queens Village, NY $79,989

Paramus, NJ $79,433

Passaic, NJ $79,363

Bergenfield, NJ $79,294

Stamford, CT $79,190

Huntington, NY $79,120

Newark, NJ $78,669

Bridgeport, CT $78,530

New Brunswick, NJ $78,301

Vallejo, CA $78,155

Middlesex, NJ $78,113

Somerset, NJ $78,050

Petaluma, CA $77,891

Santa Cruz, CA $77,620

Boston, MA $77,481

Monterey, CA $77,133

Fairbanks, AK $77,085

Los Angeles, CA $76,953

Washington, DC $76,918

Seattle, WA $76,793

Santa Rosa, CA $76,779

Juneau, AK $76,578

Orange, CA $76,348

Anchorage, AK $76,223

Anaheim, CA $76,175

Santa Ana, CA $76,071

Nassau, NY $76,029

Long Beach, CA $76,001

Danbury, CT $75,980

Santa Maria, CA $75,744

Everett, WA $75,730

Bremerton, WA $75,390

Trenton, NJ $75,258

Sacramento, CA $75,230

San Diego, CA $75,195

Brockton, MA $75,167

Tacoma, WA $75,140

Santa Barbara, CA $75,042

Lowell, MA $74,764

New Suffolk, NY $74,737

Nashua, NH $74,653

Lompoc, CA $74,542

Ventura, CA $74,473

Stockton, CA $74,452

New Haven, CT $74,313

Atlantic City, NJ $74,132

Hartford, CT $73,979

Modesto, CA $73,945

Poughkeepsie, NY $73,792

New Britain, CT $73,757

Olympia, WA $73,660

Kennewick, WA $73,660

New London, CT $73,646

Norwich, CT $73,625

Lawrence, MA $73,590

Bakersfield, CA $73,396

Riverside, CA $73,299

New Bedford, MA $73,299

Richland, WA $73,229

Portsmouth, NH $73,174

Vineland, NJ $73,160

San Bernardino, CA $73,104

Boulder, CO $72,910

Worcester, MA $72,854

Portland, OR $72,792

Saint Paul, MN $72,708

Minneapolis, MN $72,708

Philadelphia, PA $72,611

Honolulu, HI $72,243

Springfield, MA $72,000

Providence, RI $71,993

Chicago, IL $71,791

Bellingham, WA $71,708

Baltimore, MD $71,631

Chico, CA $71,458

Wilmington, DE $71,340

Pittsfield, MA $71,270

Manchester, NH $71,138

Spokane, WA $70,832

Denver, CO $70,825

Albany, NY $70,499

Troy, NY $70,471

Schenectady, NY $70,325

Burlington, VT $70,172

Portland, ME $69,929

Salem, OR $69,874

Yakima, WA $69,860

Ann Arbor, MI $69,839

Rochester, MN $69,644

Fresno, CA $69,610

Reno, NV $69,610

Milwaukee, WI $69,547

Detroit, MI $69,478

Allentown, PA $69,457

Carson City, NV $69,450

Houston, TX $69,346

Colorado Springs, CO $69,339

Syracuse, NY $69,304

Eugene, OR $69,172

Bismarck, ND $69,089

Gary, IN $69,089

Galveston, TX $69,089

Springfield, OR $69,033

Medford, OR $68,866

Fort Collins, CO $68,839

Austin, TX $68,783

Mesa, AZ $68,637

Phoenix, AZ $68,623

Dallas, TX $68,602

Reading, PA $68,561

Saint Cloud, MN $68,533

Concord, NH $68,470

Madison, WI $68,443

Utica, NY $68,255

Raleigh, NC $68,199

Las Vegas, NV $68,193

Rochester, NY $68,144

Des Moines, IA $68,137

Atlanta, GA $68,026

Battle Creek, MI $68,005

Salt Lake City, UT $67,984

Lancaster, PA $67,880

Champaign, IL $67,866

Harrisburg, PA $67,783

Durham, NC $67,720

Kansas City, MO $67,713

Kansas City, KS $67,699

Fort Worth, TX $67,692

Boca Raton, FL $67,665

Cleveland, OH $67,658

Columbus, OH $67,644

Pittsburgh, PA $67,637

Richmond, VA $67,609

Indianapolis, IN $67,595

Cincinnati, OH $67,505

Petersburg, VA $67,401

Billings, MT $67,248

Lansing, MI $67,248

Huntsville, AL $67,248

Lebanon, PA $67,241

Dayton, OH $67,234

Pueblo, CO $67,234

Appleton, WI $67,213

Buffalo, NY $67,185

Racine, WI $67,150

Charlotte, NC $67,144

Saint Louis, MO $67,123

Springfield, IL $67,095

Elkhart, IN $67,081

York, PA $67,081

Gastonia, NC $67,074

Benton Harbor, MI $67,074

Beaumont, TX $67,032

Lorain, OH $67,018

Toledo, OH $66,991

Binghamton, NY $66,956

Rock Hill, SC $66,949

Rockford, IL $66,914

Fargo, ND $66,880

Elyria, OH $66,880

Flagstaff, AZ $66,831

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,789

Miami, FL $66,748

Duluth, MN $66,636

Bangor, ME $66,546

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,470

Louisville, KY $66,435

Grand Rapids, MI $66,421

Hialeah, FL $66,414

Casper, WY $66,317

Scranton, PA $66,233

New Orleans, LA $66,213

Virginia Beach, VA $66,206

Akron, OH $66,171

Peoria, IL $66,081

Sarasota, FL $66,067

Green Bay, WI $66,018

Baton Rouge, LA $65,983

Charleston, SC $65,969

Nashville, TN $65,949

Jamestown, NY $65,935

Davenport, IA $65,935

Tucson, AZ $65,900

Cheyenne, WY $65,879

Saint Petersburg, FL $65,858

Tampa, FL $65,844

Omaha, NE $65,831

Port Arthur, TX $65,803

Evansville, IN $65,803

Bradenton, FL $65,775

Santa Fe, NM $65,650

Orlando, FL $65,580

Clearwater, FL $65,504

Canton, OH $65,358

La Crosse, WI $65,358

Grand Forks, ND $65,337

Albuquerque, NM $65,316

Tulsa, OK $65,316

Newport News, VA $65,309

High Point, NC $65,289

Ogden, UT $65,261

Corpus Christi, TX $65,205

Laramie, WY $65,164

Norfolk, VA $65,164

Rock Island, IL $65,122

Saginaw, MI $65,108

Jacksonville, FL $65,101

Salisbury, NC $65,087

Memphis, TN $65,073

Moline, IL $65,039

Fort Myers, FL $65,018

Waterloo, IA $64,927

Spartanburg, SC $64,858

Lincoln, NE $64,823

Fort Wayne, IN $64,809

Birmingham, AL $64,733

Cedar Falls, IA $64,719

Provo, UT $64,712

Springfield, OH $64,705

San Antonio, TX $64,691

Greensboro, NC $64,663

South Bend, IN $64,656

Winston Salem, NC $64,650

Boise, ID $64,629

Savannah, GA $64,580

Muskegon, MI $64,455

Lima, OH $64,372

Lake Charles, LA $64,344

Anderson, IN $64,330

Lexington, KY $64,309

Augusta, GA $64,288

Greenville, SC $64,288

Wichita, KS $64,226

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,226

Columbia, SC $64,163

Bloomington, IN $63,990

Roanoke, VA $63,948

Asheville, NC $63,858

Knoxville, TN $63,739

Shreveport, LA $63,733

Wilmington, NC $63,642

Frankfort, KY $63,510

Oklahoma City, OK $63,462

Chillicothe, OH $63,434

Longview, TX $63,427

Topeka, KS $63,406

Mobile, AL $63,302

Terre Haute, IN $63,274

Erie, PA $63,267

Altoona, PA $63,232

Melbourne, FL $63,211

Amarillo, TX $63,184

Killeen, TX $63,163

Fayetteville, AR $63,107

Sioux Falls, SD $63,059

Chattanooga, TN $63,017

Idaho Falls, ID $63,010

Gainesville, FL $62,864

Portsmouth, OH $62,829

Little Rock, AR $62,815

Lynchburg, VA $62,815

Lafayette, LA $62,788

Youngstown, OH $62,788

Temple, TX $62,760

Daytona Beach, FL $62,746

Clarksville, TN $62,739

Pensacola, FL $62,732

Hopkinsville, KY $62,524

Charleston, WV $62,517

Florence, SC $62,482

Sioux City, IA $62,440

Macon, GA $62,239

Tallahassee, FL $62,232

Fayetteville, NC $62,218

Waco, TX $62,204

Wichita Falls, TX $62,204

Pine Bluff, AR $62,176

Vincennes, IN $62,044

Lubbock, TX $62,017

Great Falls, MT $61,975

Alamogordo, NM $61,968

Abilene, TX $61,912

Rapid City, SD $61,822

Monroe, LA $61,822

Albany, GA $61,780

Huntington, WV $61,773

Jackson, MS $61,766

Greenville, MS $61,760

Parkersburg, WV $61,690

Montgomery, AL $61,676

Johnstown, PA $61,662

Springfield, MO $61,607

Biloxi, MS $61,572

Sumter, SC $61,426

Columbus, GA $61,419

Twin Falls, ID $61,377

Pascagoula, MS $61,287

Kingsport, TN $61,107

Gulfport, MS $61,086

Alexandria, LA $60,856

Fort Smith, AR $60,683

El Paso, TX $60,495

Helena, MT $60,405

Las Cruces, NM $60,183

Harlingen, TX $59,988

Pocatello, ID $59,926

Florence, AL $59,905

Brownsville, TX $59,891

Dothan, AL $59,780

Mcallen, TX $59,745

Columbus, MS $59,231

Altus, OK $58,911

Lawton, OK $58,779

Pierre, SD $58,529

What Skills Can Increase a Well Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	2.43%
Basic Life Support	2.02%
Quality Assurance	1.3%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Well Engineer's salary.

Stress Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Physiology: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Stress Testing	$85,449	23%
Physiology	$84,754	22%
Collaboration	$84,060	21%
Quality Improvement	$83,365	20%
Diagnostic Testing	$81,281	17%
Quality Assurance	$81,281	17%

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How Education impacts a Well Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Well Engineers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Well Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $81,825 and $86,658).

Well Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Well Engineer

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 35.3%

Associates 37.4%

Bachelors 23.4%

Masters 3.0%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	35.3%
Associates	37.4%
Bachelors	23.4%
Masters	3.0%
Doctorate	0.3%

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

Understanding how a Well 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$63,732

Average $69,471/year

$73,777

$5,311

Average $5,789/month

$6,148

$1,226

Average $1,336/week

$1,419

$31

Average $33/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,777	$6,148	$1,419	$35
Average	$69,471	$5,789	$1,336	$33
25th Percentile	$63,732	$5,311	$1,226	$31

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Salary Trends for Well Engineer

Salaries for a Well Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,408 in 2023 to around $67,230 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Well Engineer salary trends, .

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2023

$68,408

2024

$68,048

2025

$67,230

2026

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2024	$68,048
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