Industrial Engineers salary
The median pay for industrial engineers in the United States is $102,440 a year. About 365,740 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $74,370
- 25th percentile
- $83,600
- Median percentile
- $102,440
- 75th percentile
- $129,250
- 90th percentile
- $159,860
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $156,510
- Washington $129,050
- Oregon $128,290
- New Mexico $128,090
- California $124,600
- Hawaii $123,800
- Louisiana $122,920
- Wyoming $122,070
- Delaware $120,190
- Maryland $119,930
- Colorado $109,750
- Massachusetts $109,420
- Rhode Island $109,350
- West Virginia $108,360
- Arizona $108,280
- Texas $104,560
- Montana $104,430
- Connecticut $104,160
- Utah $103,940
- New Jersey $103,840
- District of Columbia $103,300
- Vermont $103,010
- Minnesota $102,660
- New York $102,640
- Virginia $102,550
- Nevada $102,090
- Michigan $101,680
- Florida $101,610
- New Hampshire $101,310
- South Carolina $101,060
- Maine $101,030
- Idaho $100,840
- Illinois $100,540
- Georgia $100,100
- Ohio $100,060
- Alabama $99,880
- Kansas $99,830
- Pennsylvania $99,560
- North Carolina $99,310
- Missouri $99,290
- Tennessee $99,080
- Arkansas $98,410
- Nebraska $98,170
- Iowa $97,690
- Oklahoma $97,510
- Indiana $97,480
- Wisconsin $96,980
- North Dakota $96,940
- Kentucky $96,820
- Mississippi $95,830
- South Dakota $93,200
By metro area
- Anchorage, AK $171,910
- Charleston, WV $143,860
- Midland, TX $141,120
- Lexington Park, MD $139,600
- Billings, MT $139,420
- San Jose, CA $136,950
- Albuquerque, NM $132,290
- San Francisco, CA $132,230
- Fort Collins, CO $131,870
- Santa Cruz, CA $131,740
- Seattle, WA $131,210
- Portland, OR $129,890
- Baton Rouge, LA $129,500
- Lake Charles, LA $129,260
- Houma, LA $128,690
- New Orleans, LA $127,340
- Slidell, LA $126,090
- Urban Honolulu, HI $125,980
- Beaumont, TX $123,660
- Bridgeport, CT $123,540
- Corpus Christi, TX $122,470
- Santa Rosa, CA $121,660
- Mount Vernon, WA $121,360
- Baltimore, MD $119,990
- Santa Maria, CA $119,790
- San Diego, CA $119,050
- Boston, MA $118,970
- Kennewick, WA $117,850
- Washington, DC $117,600
- Peoria, IL $117,180
- Boulder, CO $117,160
- Lafayette, LA $117,120
- Norwich, CT $115,870
- Barnstable Town, MA $115,860
- Vallejo, CA $113,630
- Los Angeles, CA $113,040
- Provo, UT $112,440
- Houston, TX $111,690
- Charleston, SC $110,830
- Sacramento, CA $110,190
- Dubuque, IA $109,040
- Phoenix, AZ $109,020
- Denver, CO $108,680
- Kiryas Joel, NY $108,530
- Brunswick, GA $107,740
- Worcester, MA $107,020
- Augusta, GA $106,860
- Ithaca, NY $106,830
- Bremerton, WA $106,630
- Kokomo, IN $106,570
- Napa, CA $106,380
- Providence, RI $106,290
- Decatur, AL $106,230
- Mobile, AL $106,220
- Dover, DE $106,180
- Huntsville, AL $106,110
- Salt Lake City, UT $105,920
- New York, NY $105,840
- Sioux City, IA $105,660
- Dallas, TX $105,640
- Ann Arbor, MI $105,610
- Odessa, TX $105,390
- Colorado Springs, CO $105,320
- Cincinnati, OH $105,140
- Lima, OH $105,140
- Orlando, FL $104,920
- Tuscaloosa, AL $104,840
- Pueblo, CO $104,810
- Burlington, VT $104,750
- Minneapolis, MN $104,730
- Bakersfield, CA $104,700
- Midland, MI $104,700
- Spokane, WA $104,460
- Amherst Town, MA $104,450
- Greeley, CO $104,410
- Syracuse, NY $104,360
- Corvallis, OR $104,230
- Albany, NY $104,170
- Detroit, MI $104,110
- Albany, GA $104,100
- Davenport, IA $104,100
- Raleigh, NC $104,030
- Hartford, CT $103,790
- Pittsfield, MA $103,750
- Miami, FL $103,740
- Austin, TX $103,610
- Fayetteville, AR $103,440
- Allentown, PA $103,390
- Philadelphia, PA $103,370
- Grand Forks, ND $103,200
- Richmond, VA $103,180
- New Haven, CT $103,070
- Reno, NV $103,060
- Evansville, IN $102,980
- Durham, NC $102,890
- Naples, FL $102,600
- Bay City, MI $102,590
- Nashville, TN $102,540
- Topeka, KS $102,480
- Flint, MI $102,360
- Atlanta, GA $102,300
- Paducah, KY $102,270
- St. Louis, MO $102,230
- Charlotte, NC $102,090
- Omaha, NE $101,980
- Waco, TX $101,910
- Visalia, CA $101,860
- Chicago, IL $101,760
- Riverside, CA $101,700
- Vineland, NJ $101,680
- Oxnard, CA $101,630
- Palm Bay, FL $101,610
- Little Rock, AR $101,590
- Manchester, NH $101,520
- Wichita, KS $101,510
- Virginia Beach, VA $101,500
- Ogden, UT $101,440
- Sumter, SC $101,430
- Greenville, SC $101,300
- Hattiesburg, MS $101,300