Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$66,120
$31.79/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,300 | $22.74 |
| 25th percentile | $55,760 | $26.81 |
| Median | $66,120 | $31.79 |
| 75th percentile | $80,280 | $38.59 |
| 90th percentile | $99,150 | $47.67 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 75,570
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | ||
| 1st | $79,330 | $90,309 1st |
| Maryland | ||
| 2nd | $79,090 | $75,353 2nd |
| California | ||
| 3rd | $79,070 | $71,414 13th |
| Washington | ||
| 4th | $78,430 | $73,290 9th |
| Oregon | ||
| 5th | $75,760 | $73,297 8th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 6th | $72,890 | $66,991 25th |
| Vermont | ||
| 7th | $72,410 | $73,919 5th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 8th | $71,830 | $67,920 19th |
| Illinois | ||
| 9th | $71,090 | $71,120 14th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 10th | $70,490 | $71,476 12th |
| New York | ||
| 11th | $70,290 | $65,131 34th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 12th | $70,080 | $74,753 4th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 13th | $69,720 | $73,914 6th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 14th | $69,650 | $66,865 27th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 15th | $69,260 | $66,847 28th |
| Utah | ||
| 16th | $67,490 | $68,265 18th |
| Colorado | ||
| 17th | $66,850 | $64,870 36th |
| Alabama | ||
| 18th | $66,510 | $74,879 3rd |
| Virginia | ||
| 19th | $66,310 | $65,586 33rd |
| Arizona | ||
| 20th | $66,040 | $65,596 32nd |
| Ohio | ||
| 21st | $65,490 | $70,591 15th |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 22nd | $65,270 | $69,366 16th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 23rd | $65,260 | $66,884 26th |
| Georgia | ||
| 24th | $65,060 | $67,565 23rd |
| Michigan | ||
| 25th | $64,510 | $67,046 24th |
| Iowa | ||
| 26th | $64,410 | $73,392 7th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 27th | $64,060 | $72,011 10th |
| Idaho | ||
| 28th | $63,150 | $66,130 31st |
| Indiana | ||
| 29th | $63,110 | $67,621 22nd |
| Maine | ||
| 30th | $63,070 | $64,987 35th |
| Missouri | ||
| 31st | $62,440 | $68,754 17th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 32nd | $62,210 | $71,558 11th |
| Texas | ||
| 33rd | $62,020 | $63,901 38th |
| Nevada | ||
| 34th | $61,470 | $61,483 42nd |
| Florida | ||
| 35th | $61,350 | $59,325 43rd |
| New Mexico | ||
| 36th | $61,280 | $66,456 30th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 37th | $61,140 | $67,814 20th |
| Kansas | ||
| 38th | $61,000 | $67,727 21st |
| Montana | ||
| 39th | $60,330 | $63,743 39th |
| Nebraska | ||
| 40th | $59,970 | $66,557 29th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 41st | $59,420 | $58,095 44th |
| Tennessee | ||
| 42nd | $58,070 | $63,209 40th |
| West Virginia | ||
| 43rd | $57,240 | $63,957 37th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 44th | $54,570 | $61,601 41st |
| Mississippi | ||
| 45th | $50,180 | $57,709 45th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +3.1%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Associate's degree
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians; 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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