Salaries

Petroleum Engineers Salary in British Columbia

NOC 21332Wages 2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in British Columbia Which roles

Median wage
$55.46 an hour British Columbia
Compared with Canada
14.5% lower $9.44 below the Canadian median of $64.90
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in British Columbia

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in British Columbia and CanadaBritish Columbia: median $55.46, from $40.53 to $82.73. Canada: median $64.90, from $46.25 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $79.33.$40$60$80$100British Columbia: median $55.46, from $40.53 to $82.73British Columbia$55.46Canada: median $64.90, from $46.25 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $79.33Canada$64.90
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in British Columbia compared with Canada
WageBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $40.53 $46.25
Lower quartile Not stated $52.88
Median $55.46 $64.90
Upper quartile Not stated $79.33
High $82.73 $96.15
Average Not stated $69.19

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for British Columbia.

The employment outlook is limited for the 2025-2027 period, with moderate employment growth leading to a small number of new positions. Recruitment is difficult due to the high level of technical knowledge required for this occupation. Outlook data

Licence needed in British Columbia?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in British Columbia, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in British Columbia

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia (all regions): median $55.46, from $40.53 to $82.73. Vancouver Island and Coast: not stated. Lower Mainland: not stated. Thompson – Okanagan: not stated. Kootenay: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$40$60$80$100British Columbia (all regions): median $55.46, from $40.53 to $82.73British Columbia (all regions)$55.46Vancouver Island and Coast: not statedVancouver Island and CoastNot statedLower Mainland: not statedLower MainlandNot statedThompson – Okanagan: not statedThompson – OkanaganNot statedKootenay: not statedKootenayNot statedCariboo: not statedCaribooNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
British Columbia (all regions)$40.53$55.46$82.73Limited (2 of 5)
Vancouver Island and CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Lower MainlandNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Thompson – OkanaganNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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