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US MTCS, Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector (Downstream and Oilfield Services)
United StatesEdition: 2025$$$$
Pay data for professional, managerial and executive roles specific to the downstream and oilfield services segments of the US energy sector. Includes base pay, short-term incentives (STI), long-term incentives (LTI), and organizational metrics across 116 critical roles from 238 organizations.
Energy-sector cut of Mercer's flagship MTCS, focused on downstream (refining, retail, petrochemicals) and oilfield services. Strong for US regional benchmarking and includes industry-specific operational roles like Drilling Operations, Refining Operations, and Oilfield Services.
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Positions in this report (51)
Benchmarks for these roles are included in US MTCS, Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector (Downstream and Oilfield Services). Click any position to see every report (from any vendor) that covers it.
- Barge Management (Maritime Shipping, Oil & Gas)
- Bulk Plant Operations (Oil & Gas)
- Cargo Vessel Crew (Maritime Shipping, Energy & Mining)
- Cargo Vessel Management (Maritime Shipping, Energy & Mining)
- Category Management
- Chemistry
- Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Programming
- Directional Drilling (Oil & Gas)
- Drilling Operations (Oil & Gas)
- Drilling Operations Supervision (Oil & Gas)
- Dynamic Positioning Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Engineering Sales
- Engineering Sales & Post-Sale Consulting
- Field Service Coordination (Oil & Gas)
- Field Service Engineering
- Field Service Equipment/Tool Operations
- Field Service Technician
- Field Technologist/Technician (Oil & Gas)
- Fuel Pricing (Oil & Gas)
- General Field Sales & Account Management
- General Field Sales: Chemical
- General Labor (Energy & Mining)
- Head of Refining Operations (Oil & Gas)
- Manufacturing Assembly
- Manufacturing Production Planning & Control
- Marine Engineering Technologist/Technician (Oil & Gas)
- Marine Surveying
- Mine Technologist/Technician (Mining)
- Mud Operations (Oil & Gas)
- Multi-Store Management (Retail)
- Occupational Health Physician
- Oil & Gas Technical Products/Services Sales (Oil & Gas)
- Oilfield Services Operations Management (Oil & Gas)
- Other Refining Operations
- Petrophysics (Oil & Gas)
- Plant Turnaround Planning
- Price Book Management (Oil & Gas)
- Product Development Chemistry
- Product Measurement/Quality Control Technologist/Technician
- Product Terminal/Distribution Operations Management (Oil & Gas)
- Product/Brand Marketing
- Quality Assurance Engineering
- Radio Operations (Maritime Shipping, Oil & Gas)
- Refining Operations Management (Oil & Gas)
- Rig Accommodation Administration (Oil & Gas)
- Structural Engineering: Naval (Oil & Gas)
- Subsea Engineering Technician (Oil & Gas)
- Subsea Remotely Operated Vehicle Operator (Oil & Gas)
- Technical Products Support Engineering (Oil & Gas)
- Toolpusher (Oil & Gas)
- Tools Technical Support (Oil & Gas)
Participating organizations (238)
These organizations submit compensation data that feeds this report. Compare market peers by participation footprint.
- AECOM Technology
- AdvanSix, Inc.
- Air Liquide USA, LLC
- Airgas, Inc.
- Albemarle Corporation
- Aldrich Chemical Co., LLC
- Alliant Energy Corporation
- Archrock, Inc.
- Aris Water Solutions
- Ariston
- Ascent Resources, LLC
- Ascom North America
- Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.
- Atlas Sand Company, LLC
- Axalta Coating Systems, LLC
- BASF Corporation
- BCP Corporation
- BKV Corporation
- BWX Technologies, Inc.
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- Beacon Offshore Energy, LLC
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy
- Big West Oil, LLC
- Birla Carbon U.S.A., Inc.
- Black Hills Corporation
- Blattner Company
- BlueFin Services
- Buckeye Partners, LP
- C161 - Baron of Tennessee
- C804 - Sifco ASC US
- CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
- CGG Services (US), Inc.
- CITGO Petroleum Corporation
- CMS Energy Corp.
- CVR Energy, Inc.
- California Resources Corporation
- Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.
- Canadian Solar
- Celanese Corporation
- Centrus Energy Corp.
- Cheniere Energy
- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
- Chord Energy, LLC
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. - Specialty Chemicals Division
- Citation Oil & Gas Corp.
- Clariant United States
- Clean Harbors, Inc.
- Colonial Group, Inc.
- Constellation Energy Corporation
- Core Laboratories, LP
- Coterra Energy
- Covestro, LLC
- Cryogenic Industries
- Current Power Solutions, Inc.
- DNV Energy Insights USA, Inc.
- DTE Energy
- Dairyland Power Cooperative
- Danieli Corporation
- Delek US Holdings, Inc.
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Devon Energy Corporation
- Diamondback Energy
- Dominion Energy, Inc.
- Dow, Inc.
- DuPont
- DyStar, LP
- DyStar, LP (DRV)
- ECKART America Corporation
- EDF Renewables Development, Inc.
- ENGIE North America, Inc.
- Eastman Chemical Company
- Ecolab, Inc.
- Ecopetrol America, Inc.
- Ecovyst, Inc.
- Enbridge, Inc.
- Enchanted Rock
- EnerVest, Ltd.
- Energy Transfer, LP
- EnergySolutions
- Entergy Corporation
- Equinor US Operations, LLC
- Explorer Pipeline, Inc.
- FLUOR CORPORATION
- Ferrellgas Partners, LP
- First Solar, Inc.
- Flint Hills Resources, LP
- Freeport LNG Development, LP
- Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
- GEA Refrigeration North America
- General Electric Company - Baker Hughes
- Global Partners, LP
- GreyStone Power Corporation
- HF Sinclair Corporation
- Haldor Topsoe, Inc.
- Halliburton Co
- Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
- Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
- Hempel (USA), Inc.
- Herarus Epurio, LLC
- Hexion, Inc.
- Hilcorp Energy Company
- Hitachi Energy USA
- Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
- Hunting Energy Services, LLC
- Huntsman Corp.
- Idaho Environmental Coalition, LLC
- International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT)
- Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.
- Irving Oil, Ltd. - Irving Oil Marketing, Inc.
- Ixom Watercare, Inc.
- Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
- Key Energy Services, Inc.
- Kimray Inc.
- LACC, LLC
- LANXESS - North America
- LG Chem America, Inc.
- LOOP, LLC
- Lansing Board of Water and Light
- Linde, PLC
- LiquidPower Specialty Products, Inc.
- Love's Travel Stop & Country Stores
- Lower Colorado River Authority
- LyondellBasell Industries, Inc.
- MDU Resources Group, Inc.
- MEGlobal Americas, Inc.
- MS Directional, LLC
- Manitowoc Public Utilities
- Mansfield Energy Corp.
- McDermott International, Inc.
- Messer Industries America
- Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.
- Monroe Energy, LLC
- Motul US
- Murphy Oil Corporation
- Murphy USA
- NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.
- NOVA Chemicals
- NPK International Inc.
- NW Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas)
- Nabors Industries, Ltd.
- National Fuel Gas Company
- National Grid
- National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Nebraska Public Power District
- NexTier Completion Solutions, Inc.
- NextDecade Corporation
- NextEra Energy, Inc.
- NiSource, Inc.
- Noble Corporation
- Nutrien, Ltd. - US
- OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
- ONE Gas, Inc.
- ONEOK, Inc.
- Oceaneering International, Inc.
- PG&E Corporation
- PPG Industries, Inc.
- PPL Corporation
- Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
- Parkland USA Corporation
- Patterson UTI Drilling Company, LLC
- Peabody Energy Corporation
- Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Pembina U.S. Corporation
- Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
- Plains All American Pipeline, LP
- PowerSecure, Inc.
- Precision Drilling (US) Corporation
- Primoris Services Corporation
- Producers Midstream II
- Quaker Houghton - Coral Chemical Company
- Quaker Houghton - Engineered Custom Lubricants
- Quaker Houghton - Epmar
- Quaker Houghton - Summit
- Quaker Houghton - US Fluidcare MW
- Quaker Houghton - US Fluidcare Steel
- Quaker Houghton - US OPS
- Quaker US - Corporate Admin
- Range Resources Corp.
- Research Organics, LLC
- Rosendin Electric
- S&B Engineers & Constructors
- SI Group, Inc.
- STEP Energy Services (USA) Ltd.
- Salt River Project
- Sasol Chemicals North America, LLC
- Schlumberger Limited
- Seadrill Americas, Inc.
- Sempra Energy
- Sentinel Peak Resources, LLC
- Siemens AG - Siemens Government Technologies, Inc.
- Siemens Energy, Inc. (US) - Dist Gen (PS1)
- Sigma-Aldrich Co., LLC
- Sigma-Aldrich RTC USA
- South Jersey Industries, Inc.
- Southern Company - Georgia Power
- Southern Company - Southern Company GAS
- Stanley Consultants
- Steelhead DC, LLC
- Stepan Company
- Suburban Propane Partners, LP
- Suncor Energy (USA) Marketing, Inc.
- Sunoco GP, LLC
- Superior Energy Services, Inc.
- Symmetry Energy Solutions
- T.D. Williamson
- TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company
- TMEIC Corporation Americas
- TPC Group, LLC
- TSRC Specialty Materials
- Targa Resources
- Technip Energies United States
- Technip USA, Inc.
- Tenaris, Inc. (USA)
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- The Shepherd Chemical Company
- The Shepherd Color Company
- The Williams Companies, Inc.
- TotalEnergies American Services, Inc.
- TransCanada Corporation (US)
- Transocean, Ltd.
- Trinity Consultants Inc.
- Tucson Electric Power
- Unit Corporation - Unit Drilling Company
- Unit Corporation - Unit Petroleum Company
- Univar Solutions, Inc.
- Valaris Limited
- Valent USA, LLC
- Valero Energy Corporation
- Vantage Specialty Chemicals
- Versum Materials US
- Vestas American Wind Tech
- Vistra Corp.
- Washington Gas Light Company
- Weatherford International, LLC
- Westlake Corporation
- Xcel Energy, Inc.