Best states for a completion engineer

Q: What is the best state for completion engineers?

The best state to be a completion engineer is Florida based on completion engineer salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for completion engineers?

The highest paying state for completion engineers is Arkansas based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for completion engineers?

The worst state for completion engineers is West Virginia, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Are you wondering which place in the United States is the best state for completion engineers? Knowing how challenging it is to figure out where to start your career or where to move to advance your career, we decided to bring you a list of best states for completion engineer jobs.We wanted to look at the best states for completion engineers -- where there are plenty of completion engineer jobs to go around and completion engineers get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

The median salary for completion engineers in Florida is $174,212. Compare that to the median salary in West Virginia of $92,382, which ranked worst for completion engineers, and you can see how your location is important for your career.We found that Florida is the best state for completion engineer jobs, whereas West Virginia is the worst.

10 best states for completion engineers in 2026

1. Florida
Total completion engineer jobs: 408
Average annual salary: $174,212
Lowest 10 percent earn: $121,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $249,000
Location Quotient:
0.95
Completion engineer jobs in Florida
2. Delaware
Total completion engineer jobs: 64
Average annual salary: $165,381
Lowest 10 percent earn: $114,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $239,000
Location Quotient:
1.86
Completion engineer jobs in Delaware
3. Nevada
Total completion engineer jobs: 40
Average annual salary: $179,884
Lowest 10 percent earn: $126,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $254,000
Location Quotient:
0.7
Completion engineer jobs in Nevada
4. Alaska
Total completion engineer jobs: 19
Average annual salary: $171,972
Lowest 10 percent earn: $122,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $241,000
Location Quotient:
0.83
Completion engineer jobs in Alaska
5. New Hampshire
Total completion engineer jobs: 37
Average annual salary: $169,279
Lowest 10 percent earn: $117,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $244,000
Location Quotient:
0.77
Completion engineer jobs in New Hampshire
6. Arizona
Total completion engineer jobs: 182
Average annual salary: $156,564
Lowest 10 percent earn: $106,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $229,000
Location Quotient:
1.13
Completion engineer jobs in Arizona
7. Texas
Total completion engineer jobs: 516
Average annual salary: $156,917
Lowest 10 percent earn: $106,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $230,000
Location Quotient:
0.93
Completion engineer jobs in Texas
8. Rhode Island
Total completion engineer jobs: 20
Average annual salary: $168,757
Lowest 10 percent earn: $116,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $243,000
Location Quotient:
0.6
Completion engineer jobs in Rhode Island
9. District of Columbia
Total completion engineer jobs: 172
Average annual salary: $164,369
Lowest 10 percent earn: $113,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $238,000
Location Quotient:
3.74
Completion engineer jobs in District of Columbia
10. New York
Total completion engineer jobs: 380
Average annual salary: $157,536
Lowest 10 percent earn: $107,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $231,000
Location Quotient:
1.08
Completion engineer jobs in New York

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a completion engineer

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a completion engineer

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Florida	$174,212	$121,000	20,984,400	408
2	Delaware	$165,381	$114,000	961,939	64
3	Nevada	$179,884	$126,000	2,998,039	40
4	Alaska	$171,972	$122,000	739,795	19
5	New Hampshire	$169,279	$117,000	1,342,795	37
6	Arizona	$156,564	$106,000	7,016,270	182
7	Texas	$156,917	$106,000	28,304,596	516
8	Rhode Island	$168,757	$116,000	1,059,639	20
9	District of Columbia	$164,369	$113,000	693,972	172
10	New York	$157,536	$107,000	19,849,399	380
11	Wyoming	$151,756	$102,000	579,315	15
12	Washington	$151,762	$102,000	7,405,743	330
13	Hawaii	$171,091	$117,000	1,427,538	18
14	California	$153,556	$103,000	39,536,653	1,432
15	Minnesota	$152,271	$103,000	5,576,606	128
16	Massachusetts	$145,946	$97,000	6,859,819	278
17	Virginia	$144,371	$97,000	8,470,020	541
18	South Carolina	$150,922	$102,000	5,024,369	68
19	Vermont	$144,687	$96,000	623,657	19
20	Idaho	$148,631	$100,000	1,716,943	27
21	Maine	$151,116	$101,000	1,335,907	15
22	North Carolina	$137,238	$91,000	10,273,419	225
23	Nebraska	$134,138	$89,000	1,920,076	58
24	Montana	$144,514	$97,000	1,050,493	14
25	Colorado	$137,528	$92,000	5,607,154	250
26	Mississippi	$144,760	$97,000	2,984,100	20
27	Wisconsin	$142,187	$94,000	5,795,483	83
28	Connecticut	$144,305	$96,000	3,588,184	60
29	Oklahoma	$140,660	$94,000	3,930,864	35
30	Oregon	$133,584	$88,000	4,142,776	170
31	New Jersey	$137,432	$91,000	9,005,644	149
32	Missouri	$137,006	$91,000	6,113,532	66
33	Maryland	$126,781	$83,000	6,052,177	317
34	Indiana	$127,491	$83,000	6,666,818	137
35	Illinois	$131,174	$86,000	12,802,023	278
36	Michigan	$124,537	$81,000	9,962,311	179
37	Louisiana	$132,237	$87,000	4,684,333	47
38	Georgia	$126,516	$84,000	10,429,379	221
39	Kansas	$131,339	$87,000	2,913,123	29
40	Iowa	$129,120	$85,000	3,145,711	43
41	Utah	$107,563	$70,000	3,101,833	85
42	Alabama	$105,179	$69,000	4,874,747	115
43	Tennessee	$124,593	$82,000	6,715,984	60
44	Ohio	$115,706	$75,000	11,658,609	168
45	Pennsylvania	$104,857	$68,000	12,805,537	164
46	South Dakota	$114,360	$75,000	869,666	9
47	New Mexico	$94,684	$61,000	2,088,070	31
48	Arkansas	$88,948	$58,000	3,004,279	47
49	Kentucky	$91,260	$59,000	4,454,189	42
50	North Dakota	$97,371	$64,000	755,393	6
51	West Virginia	$92,382	$60,000	1,815,857	15

Highest paying states for completion engineers

Rank	State	Avg. Completion Engineer Salary
1	Florida	$174,212
2	Delaware	$165,381
3	Nevada	$179,884
4	Alaska	$171,972
5	New Hampshire	$169,279
6	Arizona	$156,564
7	Texas	$156,917
8	Rhode Island	$168,757
9	District of Columbia	$164,369
10	New York	$157,536
11	Wyoming	$151,756
12	Washington	$151,762
13	Hawaii	$171,091
14	California	$153,556
15	Minnesota	$152,271
16	Massachusetts	$145,946
17	Virginia	$144,371
18	South Carolina	$150,922
19	Vermont	$144,687
20	Idaho	$148,631
21	Maine	$151,116
22	North Carolina	$137,238
23	Nebraska	$134,138
24	Montana	$144,514
25	Colorado	$137,528
26	Mississippi	$144,760
27	Wisconsin	$142,187
28	Connecticut	$144,305
29	Oklahoma	$140,660
30	Oregon	$133,584
31	New Jersey	$137,432
32	Missouri	$137,006
33	Maryland	$126,781
34	Indiana	$127,491
35	Illinois	$131,174
36	Michigan	$124,537
37	Louisiana	$132,237
38	Georgia	$126,516
39	Kansas	$131,339
40	Iowa	$129,120
41	Utah	$107,563
42	Alabama	$105,179
43	Tennessee	$124,593
44	Ohio	$115,706
45	Pennsylvania	$104,857
46	South Dakota	$114,360
47	New Mexico	$94,684
48	Arkansas	$88,948
49	Kentucky	$91,260
50	North Dakota	$97,371
51	West Virginia	$92,382

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Total completion engineer jobs:	408
Average annual salary:	$174,212
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$121,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$249,000
Location Quotient:	0.95

Best states for a completion engineer

10 best states for completion engineers in 2026

1. Florida

2. Delaware

3. Nevada

4. Alaska

5. New Hampshire

6. Arizona

7. Texas

8. Rhode Island

9. District of Columbia

10. New York