A person working as a Drilling Engineer in Bangladesh typically earns around 22,900 BDT per month. Salaries range from 10,500 BDT (lowest) to 36,400 BDT (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 Bangladesh range from 10,500 BDT per month (minimum salary) to 36,400 BDT per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 24,700 BDT per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 24,700 BDT while the other half are earning more than 24,700 BDT. 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 15,800 BDT while 75% of them are earning more than 15,800 BDT. Also from the diagram, 75% of Drilling Engineer(s) are earning less than 33,000 BDT while 25% are earning more than 33,000 BDT.
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 11,900 BDT per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 15,900 BDT 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 23,600 BDT 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 28,700 BDT 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 31,300 BDT 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 33,900 BDT per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 11,900 BDT | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 15,900 BDT |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 23,600 BDT |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 28,700 BDT |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 31,300 BDT |
20+ Years | +8% | 33,900 BDT |
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 13,600 BDT per month.
While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 21,400 BDT per month, 57% more than someone having a Certificate or Diploma degree.
A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 35,800 BDT per month, 68% more than someone with a Bachelor's Degree.
Certificate or Diploma | 13,600 BDT | |
Bachelor's Degree | +57% | 21,400 BDT |
Master's Degree | +68% | 35,800 BDT |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Bangladesh costs anywhere from 130,000 Taka(s) to 390,000 Taka(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 Bangladesh earn 21% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 25,100 BDT | |
Female | -18% | 20,700 BDT |
Drilling Engineer(s) in Bangladesh are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 8% every 28 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 5% granted to employees every 28 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 | 9% | |
Energy | 9% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 9% | |
Travel | 9% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 9% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Bangladesh 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.
84% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 16% 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 | 16% | |
No Bonus | 84% |
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 4% more than that of Engineering. Also, Engineering salaries are 16% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Acoustics Engineer | 22,900 BDT | ![]() |
Assembly Engineering Technician | 18,300 BDT | ![]() |
Assistant Chief Engineer | 27,000 BDT | ![]() |
Associate Engineer | 20,500 BDT | ![]() |
Autocad Operator | 14,900 BDT | ![]() |
Automation Engineer | 26,400 BDT | ![]() |
Avionic System Support Engineer | 23,300 BDT | ![]() |
Biochemical Engineer | 22,200 BDT | ![]() |
BMS Engineer | 20,900 BDT | ![]() |
Bridge and Lock Tender | 13,000 BDT | ![]() |
Broadcast Engineer | 24,200 BDT | ![]() |
CAD Design Engineer | 25,100 BDT | ![]() |
CAD Designer | 15,500 BDT | ![]() |
CAE Engineer | 23,700 BDT | ![]() |
Ceramics Engineer | 22,500 BDT | ![]() |
Civil Engineer | 23,400 BDT | ![]() |
Commissioning Engineer | 23,600 BDT | ![]() |
Communications Engineer | 24,600 BDT | ![]() |
Condition Monitoring Engineer | 20,800 BDT | ![]() |
Contract Associate Engineer | 22,600 BDT | ![]() |
Control Systems Engineer | 23,300 BDT | ![]() |
Controls Engineer | 22,300 BDT | ![]() |
Controls Software Engineer | 21,300 BDT | ![]() |
Corrosion Engineer | 21,700 BDT | ![]() |
Design Engineer | 23,600 BDT | ![]() |
Drafter | 14,900 BDT | ![]() |
Drafting Manager | 28,000 BDT | ![]() |
Drilling Engineer | 22,900 BDT | ![]() |
Electrical Draughtsman | 11,600 BDT | ![]() |
Electrical Engineer | 26,300 BDT | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Manager | 35,000 BDT | ![]() |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist | 26,200 BDT | ![]() |
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler | 13,000 BDT | ![]() |
Energy Engineer | 25,200 BDT | ![]() |
Engine Assembler | 10,400 BDT | ![]() |
Engineer | 26,200 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Account Manager | 26,600 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Chief Designer | 26,900 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Consultant | 32,600 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Key Account Manager | 33,900 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Lab Technician | 22,100 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Planning Manager | 31,500 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Production Manager | 43,500 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Project Analyst | 28,700 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Project Coordinator | 27,700 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Project Director | 48,900 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Project Manager | 32,300 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Research and Development Manager | 37,300 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Safety Coordinator | 18,700 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Sales Manager | 32,400 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Technician | 17,900 BDT | ![]() |
Engineering Technologist | 17,800 BDT | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 22,400 BDT | ![]() |
Equipment Engineer | 21,300 BDT | ![]() |
Equipment Engineering Manager | 31,300 BDT | ![]() |
Estimator | 19,800 BDT | ![]() |
Fabrication Specialist | 17,100 BDT | ![]() |
Fabricator | 11,200 BDT | ![]() |
Facade Engineer | 22,300 BDT | ![]() |
Fiber Analyst | 14,000 BDT | ![]() |
Field Engineer | 25,100 BDT | ![]() |
Field Engineering Manager | 41,500 BDT | ![]() |
Fire Engineer | 24,300 BDT | ![]() |
Fitter and Turner | 7,890 BDT | ![]() |
Forestry Strategic Planner | 26,600 BDT | ![]() |
Generation Engineer | 23,500 BDT | ![]() |
Genetic Engineer | 27,200 BDT | ![]() |
Geological Engineer | 24,400 BDT | ![]() |
Geotechnical Engineer | 24,100 BDT | ![]() |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 12,500 BDT | ![]() |
Highway Engineer | 23,000 BDT | ![]() |
HSE Professional | 22,500 BDT | ![]() |
HVAC Engineer | 25,000 BDT | ![]() |
HVAC Supervisor | 21,700 BDT | ![]() |
Industrial Engineer | 23,000 BDT | ![]() |
Industrial Engineering Technologist | 22,300 BDT | ![]() |
Instrument Engineer | 22,200 BDT | ![]() |
Instrumentation and Control Engineer | 23,400 BDT | ![]() |
Instrumentation Engineer | 22,900 BDT | ![]() |
Instrumentation Manager | 24,200 BDT | ![]() |
Irrigation Engineer | 23,600 BDT | ![]() |
Licensed Aircraft Engineer | 26,600 BDT | ![]() |
Locomotive Engineer | 21,900 BDT | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 23,200 BDT | ![]() |
Maintenance Fitter | 8,150 BDT | ![]() |
Maintenance Manager | 23,600 BDT | ![]() |
Manufacturing Engineer | 22,000 BDT | ![]() |
Marine Engineer | 23,400 BDT | ![]() |
Materials Engineer | 23,200 BDT | ![]() |
Materials Researcher | 21,300 BDT | ![]() |
Materials Technician | 17,500 BDT | ![]() |
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer | 25,100 BDT | ![]() |
Mechanical Design Engineer | 24,700 BDT | ![]() |
Mechanical Designer | 20,400 BDT | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineer | 25,700 BDT | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineering Manager | 34,400 BDT | ![]() |
Mechanical Inspector | 22,400 BDT | ![]() |
Mechatronics Engineer | 25,300 BDT | ![]() |
Mining Engineer | 23,600 BDT | ![]() |
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer | 25,100 BDT | ![]() |
Optical Engineer | 22,400 BDT | ![]() |
Optical Instrument Assembler | 11,900 BDT | ![]() |
PCB Assembler | 8,940 BDT | ![]() |
Photonics Engineer | 26,400 BDT | ![]() |
Photonics Technician | 21,900 BDT | ![]() |
Pipeline Engineer | 22,200 BDT | ![]() |
Piping Designer | 13,400 BDT | ![]() |
Piping Engineer | 20,800 BDT | ![]() |
Planning Engineer | 24,800 BDT | ![]() |
Pressure Vessel Inspector | 11,200 BDT | ![]() |
Principal Cost Engineer | 22,900 BDT | ![]() |
Principal Engineer | 22,800 BDT | ![]() |
Principal Support Engineer | 23,200 BDT | ![]() |
Process Engineer | 23,200 BDT | ![]() |
Process Operator | 14,100 BDT | ![]() |
Product Development Engineer | 24,800 BDT | ![]() |
Product Development Technician | 16,400 BDT | ![]() |
Product Engineer | 25,200 BDT | ![]() |
Product Safety Engineer | 23,500 BDT | ![]() |
Production Engineer | 24,400 BDT | ![]() |
Project Engineer | 26,100 BDT | ![]() |
Proposal Manager | 31,100 BDT | ![]() |
Purchasing Engineer | 21,100 BDT | ![]() |
Quality Assurance Engineer | 22,500 BDT | ![]() |
Rail Engineer | 23,300 BDT | ![]() |
Robotics Engineer | 26,200 BDT | ![]() |
Robotics Technician | 19,300 BDT | ![]() |
Safety Engineer | 23,600 BDT | ![]() |
Safety Inspector | 18,800 BDT | ![]() |
Safety Manager | 27,100 BDT | ![]() |
Safety Officer | 11,800 BDT | ![]() |
Sales Engineer | 24,300 BDT | ![]() |
Scheduling Engineer | 21,100 BDT | ![]() |
Service Engineer | 23,700 BDT | ![]() |
Solar Engineer | 24,300 BDT | ![]() |
Staff Engineer | 23,900 BDT | ![]() |
Static Equipment Engineer | 22,900 BDT | ![]() |
Stationary Engineer | 22,300 BDT | ![]() |
Stress Engineer | 21,400 BDT | ![]() |
Structural Analysis Engineer | 23,000 BDT | ![]() |
Structural Designer | 21,300 BDT | ![]() |
Structural Engineer | 23,400 BDT | ![]() |
Structural Technician | 15,600 BDT | ![]() |
Supply Chain Specialist | 23,900 BDT | ![]() |
Surveyor | 18,500 BDT | ![]() |
Technical Affairs Officer | 11,900 BDT | ![]() |
Technical Assistant | 12,500 BDT | ![]() |
Technical Engineer | 20,100 BDT | ![]() |
Technical Support Engineer | 20,800 BDT | ![]() |
Tender Engineer | 20,600 BDT | ![]() |
Test Development Engineer | 22,100 BDT | ![]() |
Transportation Engineer | 22,800 BDT | ![]() |
Validation Engineer | 21,200 BDT | ![]() |
Verification Engineer | 23,300 BDT | ![]() |
Wastewater Engineer | 22,400 BDT | ![]() |
Wind Energy Engineer | 23,800 BDT | ![]() |
Wind Energy Operations Manager | 31,700 BDT | ![]() |
Work Planner | 16,100 BDT | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Barisal | 22,100 BDT |
Bogra | 22,500 BDT |
Chandpur | 20,600 BDT |
Chittagong | 25,800 BDT |
Coxs Bazar | 20,600 BDT |
Dhaka | 25,900 BDT |
Jamalpur | 20,500 BDT |
Jessore | 21,800 BDT |
Khulna | 24,600 BDT |
Rajshahi | 25,500 BDT |
St. Martin | 20,500 BDT |
Sylhet | 23,000 BDT |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Bangladesh earn 25% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 23,200 BDT | |
Public Sector | +25% | 28,900 BDT |