Highest-paying Cities for Geological and Petroleum Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for geological and petroleum technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of geological and petroleum technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $88,740, Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico is the highest paying city for geological and petroleum technicians. It is followed by New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana (average annual salary $83,970). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of geological and petroleum technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Geological and Petroleum Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$88,740	$59,620	n/a
2	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$83,970	$53,860	210
3	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$79,120	$51,080	250
4	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$78,120	$43,280	350
5	Lubbock, Texas	$77,950	$66,680	30
6	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$76,590	$44,770	n/a
7	Midland, Texas	$75,750	$24,090	390
8	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$75,050	$47,320	60
9	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$74,720	$52,470	40
10	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$74,410	$44,750	30
11	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$73,780	$43,970	n/a
12	Memphis, Tennessee	$72,370	$36,120	30
13	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$71,830	$34,090	340
14	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$69,540	$33,970	510
15	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$69,000	$45,110	200
16	Pascagoula, Mississippi	$67,350	$40,330	150
17	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$67,320	$28,420	840
18	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$67,290	$42,530	150
19	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$67,260	$32,030	60
20	San Angelo, Texas	$66,130	$31,750	n/a
21	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$66,120	$43,640	40
22	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$65,340	$27,330	30
23	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$65,110	$43,110	110
24	Greeley, Colorado	$65,000	$42,670	30
25	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$64,730	$45,620	100
26	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$64,540	$28,510	40
27	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$64,510	$52,500	n/a
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$64,320	$41,590	40
29	Anchorage, Alaska	$64,090	$35,360	140
30	Longview, Texas	$63,210	$31,010	50
31	Camden, New Jersey	$62,880	$45,340	30
32	Casper, Wyoming	$62,830	$37,340	130
33	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$62,680	$33,430	290
34	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$61,150	$42,390	70
35	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$60,510	$31,760	440
36	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$60,240	$29,000	2,650
37	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$60,100	$49,520	70
38	Lafayette, Louisiana	$59,860	$42,450	130
39	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$59,800	$34,180	50
40	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$59,410	$52,340	n/a
41	Jackson, Mississippi	$59,160	$35,580	90
42	Victoria, Texas	$58,650	$42,070	n/a
43	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$58,370	$44,660	40
44	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$58,100	$42,970	50
45	Wichita, Kansas	$57,980	$40,360	30
46	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$57,780	$33,850	80
47	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$57,320	$33,310	40
48	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,070	$51,210	30
49	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$57,000	$42,240	210
50	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$56,590	$50,650	n/a
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$56,540	$34,710	100
52	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$56,170	$36,290	50
53	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$56,120	$27,970	60
54	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$55,730	$47,280	30
55	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$55,540	$32,750	220
56	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,310	$35,220	40
57	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$55,180	$38,710	60
58	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$54,850	$40,860	60
59	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$54,640	$48,740	n/a
60	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$53,780	$24,560	90
61	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$53,570	$32,890	220
62	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$53,570	$27,030	180
63	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$52,900	$28,700	30
64	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$52,890	$33,860	60
65	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$52,720	$34,230	n/a
66	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,710	$31,620	60
67	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$52,450	$41,050	710
68	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$52,110	$35,750	40
69	Kansas City, Missouri	$51,480	$41,760	30
70	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$50,960	$21,530	60
71	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$50,790	$32,930	80
72	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$50,550	$36,370	n/a
73	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$50,180	$27,960	710
74	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$50,030	$40,630	n/a
75	Billings, Montana	$49,840	$34,220	110
76	Tyler, Texas	$49,680	$33,250	50
77	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$49,390	$41,320	40
78	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$49,250	$17,800	50
79	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$49,060	$32,050	30
80	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$48,960	$27,960	30
81	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$48,660	$35,150	60
82	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$48,250	$29,970	90
83	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$48,200	$32,780	30
84	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$48,150	$28,010	30
85	Amarillo, Texas	$47,770	$25,830	n/a
86	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$47,460	$30,510	n/a
87	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$47,400	$33,860	90
88	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,180	$29,250	n/a
89	Fairbanks, Alaska	$47,160	$39,240	70
90	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$46,620	$31,630	100
91	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,450	$39,490	30
92	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$46,410	$37,310	60
93	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$46,330	$28,350	300
94	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,980	$31,890	80
95	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,980	$31,890	80
96	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$45,930	$36,500	40
97	Columbus, Ohio	$45,820	$32,090	40
98	Salt Lake City, Utah	$45,570	$26,650	90
99	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$45,460	$33,620	70
100	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$45,400	$32,690	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for geological and petroleum technicians.