Industrial Engineer Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$102,440
$49.25/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $74,370 | $35.76 |
| 25th percentile | $83,600 | $40.19 |
| Median | $102,440 | $49.25 |
| 75th percentile | $129,250 | $62.14 |
| 90th percentile | $159,860 | $76.85 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 365,740
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||
| 1st | $156,510 | $152,903 1st |
| Washington | ||
| 2nd | $129,050 | $120,593 7th |
| Oregon | ||
| 3rd | $128,290 | $124,118 5th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 4th | $128,090 | $138,908 3rd |
| California | ||
| 5th | $124,600 | $112,536 12th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 6th | $123,800 | $112,596 11th |
| Louisiana | ||
| 7th | $122,920 | $139,354 2nd |
| Wyoming | ||
| 8th | $122,070 | $131,696 4th |
| Delaware | ||
| 9th | $120,190 | $120,421 8th |
| Maryland | ||
| 10th | $119,930 | $114,264 9th |
| Colorado | ||
| 11th | $109,750 | $106,500 29th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 12th | $109,420 | $103,464 40th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 13th | $109,350 | $106,912 28th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 14th | $108,360 | $121,077 6th |
| Arizona | ||
| 15th | $108,280 | $107,552 26th |
| Texas | ||
| 16th | $104,560 | $107,731 25th |
| Montana | ||
| 17th | $104,430 | $110,339 17th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 18th | $104,160 | $100,531 46th |
| Utah | ||
| 19th | $103,940 | $105,134 35th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 20th | $103,840 | $95,437 49th |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 21st | $103,300 | $93,994 51st |
| Vermont | ||
| 22nd | $103,010 | $105,157 34th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 23rd | $102,660 | $104,095 38th |
| New York | ||
| 24th | $102,640 | $95,107 50th |
| Virginia | ||
| 25th | $102,550 | $101,430 44th |
| Nevada | ||
| 26th | $102,090 | $102,111 42nd |
| Michigan | ||
| 27th | $101,680 | $105,678 30th |
| Florida | ||
| 28th | $101,610 | $98,256 47th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 29th | $101,310 | $97,259 48th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 30th | $101,060 | $107,798 24th |
| Maine | ||
| 31st | $101,030 | $104,101 37th |
| Idaho | ||
| 32nd | $100,840 | $105,598 31st |
| Illinois | ||
| 33rd | $100,540 | $100,582 45th |
| Georgia | ||
| 34th | $100,100 | $103,954 39th |
| Ohio | ||
| 35th | $100,060 | $107,853 22nd |
| Alabama | ||
| 36th | $99,880 | $112,448 13th |
| Kansas | ||
| 37th | $99,830 | $110,838 16th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 38th | $99,560 | $102,037 43rd |
| North Carolina | ||
| 39th | $99,310 | $105,284 32nd |
| Missouri | ||
| 40th | $99,290 | $109,330 19th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 41st | $99,080 | $107,848 23rd |
| Arkansas | ||
| 42nd | $98,410 | $113,197 10th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 43rd | $98,170 | $108,953 21st |
| Iowa | ||
| 44th | $97,690 | $111,312 14th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 45th | $97,510 | $111,005 15th |
| Indiana | ||
| 46th | $97,480 | $104,448 36th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 47th | $96,980 | $103,066 41st |
| North Dakota | ||
| 48th | $96,940 | $108,972 20th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 49th | $96,820 | $107,388 27th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 50th | $95,830 | $110,209 18th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 51st | $93,200 | $105,208 33rd |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +12.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
- Validation Engineers
- Manufacturing Engineers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Industrial Engineers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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