Industrial Engineer Salary in Virginia
Median annual pay in Virginia
$102,550
$49.30/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Virginia
$101,430
Regional Price Parity: 101.104 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($102,440): +$110 (+0.1%)
Virginia ranks 25th of 51 states by median pay, and 44th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $69,880 | $33.60 |
| 25th percentile | $81,550 | $39.21 |
| Median | $102,550 | $49.30 |
| 75th percentile | $130,810 | $62.89 |
| 90th percentile | $157,160 | $75.56 |
Employment
- Employment in Virginia
- 5,580
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Virginia
- $102,550
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $102,440
- Difference
- +$110 (+0.1%)
Cost of living
$102,550 ÷ 101.104 × 100 = $101,430
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | ||
| 23rd | $102,660 | $104,095 38th |
| New York | ||
| 24th | $102,640 | $95,107 50th |
| Virginia This page | ||
| 25th | $102,550 | $101,430 44th |
| Nevada | ||
| 26th | $102,090 | $102,111 42nd |
| Michigan | ||
| 27th | $101,680 | $105,678 30th |
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
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$82,320/year U.S.
- Engineers, All Other salary in the U.S.
$122,930/year U.S.
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$119,030/year Virginia
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +12.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. 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.
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Industrial Engineer salary in nearby places
- Industrial Engineer salary in the District of Columbia
$103,300/year District of Columbia
- Industrial Engineer salary in Kentucky
$96,820/year Kentucky
- Industrial Engineer salary in Maryland
$119,930/year Maryland
- Industrial Engineer salary in North Carolina
$99,310/year North Carolina
- Industrial Engineer salary in Tennessee
$99,080/year Tennessee
- Industrial Engineer salary in West Virginia
$108,360/year West Virginia
- Industrial Engineer salary in the U.S.
$102,440/year U.S.
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.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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