Here's how much petroleum engineers make across Texas

While Houston has the highest concentration of petroleum engineers in the country, Dallas pays those workers more than their colleagues in the Bayou City.According to data from the Occupational Employment Statistics program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Houston employed 10,950 petroleum engineers in 2017, while Dallas came in a distant second with 2,060. Midland followed with 1,310.However, petroleum engineers in Dallas average a slightly higher annual pay than in Houston: $179,520&hel