Petroleum Engineer vs Structural Engineer

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

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Petroleum Engineer

Not enough disclosed-salary data yet — 8 live roles, 0 listing pay.

Structural Engineer

$127,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -19%
$156,750 $127,000
$108k 25th
$127k Median
$155k 75th
$86.3k
$185k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $75k – $312k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
30.6%
Live roles
242

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
MC Michels Corporation $147,500 11
DG DLR Group $118,768 8
Entuitive $86,500 8
LaBella Associates $83,500 5
Brindleyengineering $120,000 4
Fluidstack $185,000 3
Rocket Lab Corporation $136,500 3
Relativity Space $150,500 2

Structural Engineer salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $185,000 3
Austin $185,000 3
Seattle $183,000 4
Denver $132,250 4
Chicago $114,000 3
New York $101,000 8
Toronto $86,500 5

Petroleum Engineer vs Structural Engineer: which pays more?

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Petroleum Engineer and Structural Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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