A person working as a Drilling Engineer in Italy typically earns around 3,400 EUR per month. Salaries range from 1,560 EUR (lowest) to 5,410 EUR (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Drilling Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Drilling Engineer salaries in Italy range from 1,560 EUR per month (minimum salary) to 5,410 EUR per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 3,670 EUR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 3,670 EUR while the other half are earning more than 3,670 EUR. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 2,360 EUR while 75% of them are earning more than 2,360 EUR. Also from the diagram, 75% of Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 4,900 EUR while 25% are earning more than 4,900 EUR.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Drilling Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Drilling Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 1,780 EUR per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 2,370 EUR per month, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 3,500 EUR per month, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Drilling Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 4,270 EUR per month, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 4,660 EUR per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 5,040 EUR per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 1,780 EUR | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 2,370 EUR |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 3,500 EUR |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 4,270 EUR |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 4,660 EUR |
20+ Years | +8% | 5,040 EUR |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Drilling Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of a Drilling Engineer is 2,030 EUR per month.
While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 3,180 EUR per month, 57% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 5,330 EUR per month, 68% more than someone with a Bachelor's Degree.
Certificate or Diploma | 2,030 EUR | |
Bachelor's Degree | +57% | 3,180 EUR |
Master's Degree | +68% | 5,330 EUR |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Italy costs anywhere from 18,200 Euro(s) to 54,700 Euro(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Drilling Engineer employees in Italy earn 7% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 3,520 EUR | |
Female | -7% | 3,280 EUR |
Drilling Engineer(s) in Italy are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 11% every 17 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 17 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 6% | |
Energy | 3% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 6% | |
Travel | 3% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 6% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Italy for the year 2021. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Drilling Engineer is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
65% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 35% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 35% | |
No Bonus | 65% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Drilling Engineer is 10% more than that of Engineering. Also, Engineering salaries are 16% less than those of All Jobs.
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Associate Engineer | 3,030 EUR | ![]() |
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Automation Engineer | 3,420 EUR | ![]() |
Avionic System Support Engineer | 3,120 EUR | ![]() |
Biochemical Engineer | 3,140 EUR | ![]() |
BMS Engineer | 3,110 EUR | ![]() |
Bridge and Lock Tender | 1,800 EUR | ![]() |
Broadcast Engineer | 3,360 EUR | ![]() |
CAD Design Engineer | 3,470 EUR | ![]() |
CAD Designer | 2,110 EUR | ![]() |
CAE Engineer | 3,380 EUR | ![]() |
Ceramics Engineer | 3,150 EUR | ![]() |
Civil Engineer | 3,570 EUR | ![]() |
Commissioning Engineer | 3,320 EUR | ![]() |
Communications Engineer | 3,730 EUR | ![]() |
Condition Monitoring Engineer | 2,960 EUR | ![]() |
Contract Associate Engineer | 3,200 EUR | ![]() |
Control Systems Engineer | 3,170 EUR | ![]() |
Controls Engineer | 3,360 EUR | ![]() |
Controls Software Engineer | 2,850 EUR | ![]() |
Corrosion Engineer | 3,120 EUR | ![]() |
Design Engineer | 3,560 EUR | ![]() |
Drafter | 2,100 EUR | ![]() |
Drafting Manager | 3,880 EUR | ![]() |
Drilling Engineer | 3,400 EUR | ![]() |
Electrical Draughtsman | 1,710 EUR | ![]() |
Electrical Engineer | 3,860 EUR | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Manager | 4,590 EUR | ![]() |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist | 3,610 EUR | ![]() |
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler | 1,770 EUR | ![]() |
Energy Engineer | 3,470 EUR | ![]() |
Engine Assembler | 1,460 EUR | ![]() |
Engineer | 3,390 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Account Manager | 3,680 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Chief Designer | 3,690 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Consultant | 4,460 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Key Account Manager | 5,000 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Lab Technician | 3,060 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Planning Manager | 4,640 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Production Manager | 5,880 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Project Analyst | 3,820 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Project Coordinator | 3,870 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Project Director | 6,690 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Project Manager | 4,670 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Research and Development Manager | 5,240 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Safety Coordinator | 2,590 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Sales Manager | 4,720 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Technician | 2,590 EUR | ![]() |
Engineering Technologist | 2,640 EUR | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 3,170 EUR | ![]() |
Equipment Engineer | 2,960 EUR | ![]() |
Equipment Engineering Manager | 4,300 EUR | ![]() |
Estimator | 2,750 EUR | ![]() |
Fabrication Specialist | 2,470 EUR | ![]() |
Fabricator | 1,600 EUR | ![]() |
Facade Engineer | 3,120 EUR | ![]() |
Fiber Analyst | 1,920 EUR | ![]() |
Field Engineer | 3,410 EUR | ![]() |
Field Engineering Manager | 5,570 EUR | ![]() |
Fire Engineer | 3,300 EUR | ![]() |
Fitter and Turner | 1,060 EUR | ![]() |
Forestry Strategic Planner | 3,800 EUR | ![]() |
Generation Engineer | 3,510 EUR | ![]() |
Genetic Engineer | 3,710 EUR | ![]() |
Geological Engineer | 3,400 EUR | ![]() |
Geotechnical Engineer | 3,530 EUR | ![]() |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 1,870 EUR | ![]() |
Highway Engineer | 3,320 EUR | ![]() |
HSE Professional | 3,170 EUR | ![]() |
HVAC Engineer | 3,560 EUR | ![]() |
HVAC Supervisor | 2,960 EUR | ![]() |
Industrial Engineer | 3,240 EUR | ![]() |
Industrial Engineering Technologist | 3,320 EUR | ![]() |
Instrument Engineer | 3,330 EUR | ![]() |
Instrumentation and Control Engineer | 3,240 EUR | ![]() |
Instrumentation Engineer | 3,260 EUR | ![]() |
Instrumentation Manager | 3,280 EUR | ![]() |
Irrigation Engineer | 3,280 EUR | ![]() |
Licensed Aircraft Engineer | 3,470 EUR | ![]() |
Locomotive Engineer | 3,320 EUR | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 3,190 EUR | ![]() |
Maintenance Fitter | 1,130 EUR | ![]() |
Maintenance Manager | 3,450 EUR | ![]() |
Manufacturing Engineer | 3,290 EUR | ![]() |
Marine Engineer | 3,450 EUR | ![]() |
Materials Engineer | 3,380 EUR | ![]() |
Materials Researcher | 3,160 EUR | ![]() |
Materials Technician | 2,380 EUR | ![]() |
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer | 3,630 EUR | ![]() |
Mechanical Design Engineer | 3,670 EUR | ![]() |
Mechanical Designer | 2,990 EUR | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineer | 3,690 EUR | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineering Manager | 4,880 EUR | ![]() |
Mechanical Inspector | 3,290 EUR | ![]() |
Mechatronics Engineer | 3,650 EUR | ![]() |
Mining Engineer | 3,270 EUR | ![]() |
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer | 3,830 EUR | ![]() |
Optical Engineer | 3,240 EUR | ![]() |
Optical Instrument Assembler | 1,700 EUR | ![]() |
PCB Assembler | 1,190 EUR | ![]() |
Photonics Engineer | 3,640 EUR | ![]() |
Photonics Technician | 2,980 EUR | ![]() |
Pipeline Engineer | 2,930 EUR | ![]() |
Piping Designer | 1,750 EUR | ![]() |
Piping Engineer | 2,960 EUR | ![]() |
Planning Engineer | 3,550 EUR | ![]() |
Pressure Vessel Inspector | 1,540 EUR | ![]() |
Principal Cost Engineer | 3,360 EUR | ![]() |
Principal Engineer | 3,410 EUR | ![]() |
Principal Support Engineer | 3,430 EUR | ![]() |
Process Engineer | 3,160 EUR | ![]() |
Process Operator | 1,990 EUR | ![]() |
Product Development Engineer | 3,340 EUR | ![]() |
Product Development Technician | 2,410 EUR | ![]() |
Product Engineer | 3,360 EUR | ![]() |
Product Safety Engineer | 3,200 EUR | ![]() |
Production Engineer | 3,490 EUR | ![]() |
Project Engineer | 3,430 EUR | ![]() |
Proposal Manager | 4,500 EUR | ![]() |
Purchasing Engineer | 3,100 EUR | ![]() |
Quality Assurance Engineer | 3,230 EUR | ![]() |
Rail Engineer | 3,300 EUR | ![]() |
Robotics Engineer | 3,940 EUR | ![]() |
Robotics Technician | 2,870 EUR | ![]() |
Safety Engineer | 3,290 EUR | ![]() |
Safety Inspector | 2,650 EUR | ![]() |
Safety Manager | 3,800 EUR | ![]() |
Safety Officer | 1,760 EUR | ![]() |
Sales Engineer | 3,460 EUR | ![]() |
Scheduling Engineer | 3,160 EUR | ![]() |
Service Engineer | 3,650 EUR | ![]() |
Solar Engineer | 3,640 EUR | ![]() |
Staff Engineer | 3,240 EUR | ![]() |
Static Equipment Engineer | 3,400 EUR | ![]() |
Stationary Engineer | 2,930 EUR | ![]() |
Stress Engineer | 3,270 EUR | ![]() |
Structural Analysis Engineer | 3,130 EUR | ![]() |
Structural Designer | 2,870 EUR | ![]() |
Structural Engineer | 3,150 EUR | ![]() |
Structural Technician | 2,070 EUR | ![]() |
Supply Chain Specialist | 3,300 EUR | ![]() |
Surveyor | 2,610 EUR | ![]() |
Technical Affairs Officer | 1,630 EUR | ![]() |
Technical Assistant | 1,650 EUR | ![]() |
Technical Engineer | 2,940 EUR | ![]() |
Technical Support Engineer | 2,960 EUR | ![]() |
Tender Engineer | 2,980 EUR | ![]() |
Test Development Engineer | 3,430 EUR | ![]() |
Transportation Engineer | 3,140 EUR | ![]() |
Validation Engineer | 3,070 EUR | ![]() |
Verification Engineer | 3,280 EUR | ![]() |
Wastewater Engineer | 3,180 EUR | ![]() |
Wind Energy Engineer | 3,410 EUR | ![]() |
Wind Energy Operations Manager | 4,480 EUR | ![]() |
Work Planner | 2,470 EUR | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Bologna | 3,310 EUR |
Catania | 3,160 EUR |
Genova | 3,180 EUR |
Milano | 3,680 EUR |
Napoli | 3,460 EUR |
Palermo | 3,390 EUR |
Parma | 3,140 EUR |
Rome | 3,540 EUR |
Torino | 3,260 EUR |
Trieste | 3,060 EUR |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Italy earn 5% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 3,540 EUR | |
Public Sector | +5% | 3,740 EUR |