Petroleum Engineer salary in Nigeria
₦5,914,286
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between ₦4,200,000 and ₦7,800,000
From 7 live petroleum engineer listings with advertised pay · newest 14 Oct 2026
What petroleum engineers are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- ₦4,200,000
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- ₦4,800,000
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- ₦7,800,000
- a quarter pay more
How to read a petroleum engineer salary range
The middle half of petroleum engineer adverts sits between ₦4,200,000 and ₦7,800,000 — the top of that band is 1.9× the bottom. Where you land inside it is decided less by the job title than by three things: the level the role is pitched at, the employer's size and the city. On this board Ibadan pays most for the role at ₦7,800,000 on average.
An advert quoting a wide range is usually a level range in disguise: the bottom is what they would pay someone they have to train, the top is what they would pay someone who can run the work unsupervised. Ask which end the role is really budgeted at before you anchor on the top figure.
The figures on this page are advertised pay, which runs a little ahead of what people in post earn. If an offer sits below the median here for the level, that is a fair thing to raise; if it sits above the 75th percentile, it is a good offer for this market.
Highest paying cities for petroleum engineers
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for petroleum engineers
Live petroleum engineer roles
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Euro Fmcg Universal Beverages LtdPetroleum EngineerviaCareerjetIbadanPermanent₦400,000–₦900,000 a monthElectrical Engineer Job at Work Dey HR Services
Work Dey HR ServicesPetroleum EngineerviaCareerjetAbujaPermanent₦300,000–₦500,000 a monthProject Engineer & Scrum Master Job at CodeLabProjects Group(CLP)
CodeLabProjects Group(CLP)Petroleum EngineerviaCareerjetAbujaPermanent₦350,000 a monthSenior Service Engineer Job at Husk Power Energy Systems Nigeria Limited
Husk Power Energy Systems Nigeria LimitedPetroleum EngineerviaCareerjetLafiaPermanent₦800,000–₦1,000,000 a monthMill Manager (Oil Palm) Job at Bridgemead HR. and Advisory
Bridgemead HR. and AdvisoryPetroleum EngineerviaCareerjetAkurePermanent₦400,000 a monthProject Manager
Coinbox LimitedPetroleum EngineerviaCareerjetLagosPermanent₦400,000–₦600,000 a monthPetroleum Engineer salary: common questions
- How much does a petroleum engineer earn in Nigeria?
- The median advertised petroleum engineer salary is ₦4,800,000 a year, from 7 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between ₦4,200,000 and ₦7,800,000. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a petroleum engineer?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from ₦3,000,000 to ₦10,800,000. The middle half sits between ₦4,200,000 and ₦7,800,000 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay petroleum engineers the most?
- Ibadan leads at ₦7,800,000 on average, against ₦5,914,286 across the whole sample. Akure follows at ₦4,800,000.
- What is a petroleum engineer salary per hour?
- About ₦3,032.97 an hour, or ₦22,747.25 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay petroleum engineers the most?
- From current listings, Husk Power Energy Systems Nigeria Limited advertises the highest at ₦10,800,000 on average. This reflects what is advertised now, not a long-run ranking.
Similar roles
Figures are medians and averages of salaries advertised on BOQQS, not a survey of what people are paid — advertised pay leads actual pay. Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week. Nothing below ₦3,000,000 a year is carried on this board, so these figures describe the specialist market rather than all jobs in Nigeria. How the figures are worked out