The national median salary for industrial engineering technologists and technicians is $66,120, with a salary spread of $51,850 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 78% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $70,700 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, where the median reaches $121,320.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, TX | $121,320 | $74,770 | $139,640 | 70 |
| Midland, TX | $114,140 | $86,750 | $133,830 | 30 |
| San Jose, CA | $90,660 | $75,970 | $105,410 | 1,000 |
| Seattle, WA | $90,620 | $66,450 | $132,290 | 660 |
| Savannah, GA | $89,850 | $61,040 | $99,140 | 70 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $84,410 | $63,110 | $101,090 | 100 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $83,370 | $75,360 | $90,710 | 450 |
| Albany, NY | $82,480 | $63,660 | $98,750 | 450 |
| Ogden, UT | $82,370 | $67,140 | $90,580 | 340 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $82,270 | $64,830 | $85,300 | 250 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $82,120 | $74,300 | $89,860 | 280 |
| Raleigh, NC | $81,560 | $62,400 | $97,990 | 260 |
| Baltimore, MD | $80,310 | $62,500 | $99,330 | 230 |
| San Francisco, CA | $80,180 | $76,390 | $96,220 | 1,220 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $79,500 | $63,480 | $82,110 | 100 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $79,480 | $64,790 | $83,650 | 100 |
| Peoria, IL | $79,180 | $63,450 | $95,640 | 50 |
| Oxnard, CA | $78,890 | $61,290 | $83,810 | 100 |
| Evansville, IN | $78,760 | $47,800 | $78,790 | 110 |
| Wilmington, NC | $78,740 | $67,780 | $84,700 | 120 |
| Des Moines, IA | $78,700 | $62,750 | $82,530 | 90 |
| Buffalo, NY | $78,100 | $60,660 | $78,100 | 1,260 |
| Dubuque, IA | $77,860 | $65,700 | $86,390 | 60 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $77,640 | $60,680 | $91,910 | 1,380 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $77,600 | $61,240 | $77,600 | 1,480 |
| Portland, ME | $77,520 | $63,070 | $93,120 | 190 |
| Houston, TX | $77,190 | $53,720 | $103,130 | 1,470 |
| Davenport, IA-IL | $77,160 | $61,090 | $90,130 | 100 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $77,080 | $63,800 | $97,050 | 110 |
| Midland, MI | $76,930 | $68,660 | $81,060 | 30 |
| Rochester, MN | $76,730 | $62,700 | $87,900 | 90 |
| Columbus, OH | $76,530 | $59,050 | $84,610 | 540 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $76,210 | $68,710 | $79,410 | 30 |
| Detroit, MI | $76,190 | $59,060 | $80,580 | 2,770 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $75,870 | $61,350 | $79,980 | 910 |
| Sacramento, CA | $75,770 | $50,650 | $80,390 | 190 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $75,450 | $59,030 | $91,960 | 550 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $75,400 | $69,160 | $93,510 | 70 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $75,260 | $61,040 | $96,380 | 1,390 |
| Dalton, GA | $75,170 | $64,110 | $75,860 | 60 |
| Kennewick, WA | $75,080 | $64,000 | $139,490 | 60 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | $74,890 | $57,400 | $83,790 | 1,430 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $74,310 | $59,610 | $96,530 | 40 |
| Boston, MA-NH | $74,250 | $60,210 | $81,070 | 1,580 |
| San Diego, CA | $74,250 | $55,590 | $88,850 | 790 |
| Denver, CO | $74,160 | $60,020 | $89,460 | 340 |
| Stockton, CA | $73,820 | $64,270 | $81,740 | 50 |
| Greenville, SC | $73,790 | $56,550 | $79,540 | 820 |
| Macon, GA | $73,680 | $49,640 | $88,650 | 40 |
| Kokomo, IN | $73,650 | $73,650 | $85,040 | 40 |
| Mankato, MN | $73,150 | $59,560 | $80,280 | 90 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $73,060 | $61,340 | $81,290 | 4,340 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $73,030 | $47,710 | $78,050 | -- |
| Hartford, CT | $73,030 | $58,880 | $84,820 | 250 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $72,620 | $58,860 | $85,910 | 390 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $72,520 | $62,920 | $83,250 | 120 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $72,440 | $58,670 | $93,410 | 320 |
| Burlington, VT | $72,250 | $66,100 | $80,300 | 40 |
| Norwich, CT | $72,130 | $68,370 | $79,660 | 30 |
| Riverside, CA | $72,080 | $53,800 | $85,490 | 210 |
| Flint, MI | $72,070 | $55,920 | $85,080 | 100 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $71,900 | $59,330 | $82,110 | 480 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $71,340 | $57,580 | $79,990 | 50 |
| Rockford, IL | $71,190 | $58,000 | $82,530 | 70 |
| Charleston, SC | $71,160 | $71,160 | $82,210 | 410 |
| Greeley, CO | $69,780 | $61,140 | $79,400 | 40 |
| Saginaw, MI | $69,360 | $57,500 | $80,620 | 60 |
| York, PA | $69,270 | $55,330 | $75,990 | 60 |
| Tulsa, OK | $69,090 | $50,450 | $86,050 | 140 |
| Boulder, CO | $69,010 | $59,190 | $80,780 | 150 |
| Winston, NC | $68,870 | $48,760 | $78,960 | 160 |
| Trenton, NJ | $68,620 | $62,860 | $81,670 | 40 |
| Tucson, AZ | $68,490 | $57,480 | $77,720 | 190 |
| Williamsport, PA | $68,160 | $46,960 | $70,880 | 40 |
| Manchester, NH | $67,910 | $58,640 | $80,060 | 180 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $67,860 | $58,460 | $83,680 | 250 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $67,760 | $62,320 | $78,190 | 160 |
| Springfield, OH | $67,620 | $63,200 | $67,620 | 40 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $67,340 | $59,310 | $80,590 | 190 |
| Green Bay, WI | $67,120 | $56,030 | $80,250 | 130 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $67,050 | $56,650 | $80,170 | 340 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $66,880 | $62,270 | $90,940 | 50 |
| Racine, WI | $66,750 | $60,060 | $78,300 | 120 |
| Worcester, MA | $66,670 | $59,600 | $76,590 | 300 |
| Springfield, MA | $66,560 | $62,980 | $78,340 | 160 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $66,030 | $61,450 | $76,860 | 170 |
| Spokane, WA | $66,010 | $58,140 | $76,600 | 50 |
| Jackson, TN | $66,000 | $61,850 | $74,910 | 120 |
| Sandusky, OH | $65,800 | $59,630 | $76,110 | 60 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $65,270 | $52,200 | $75,470 | 730 |
| Huntsville, AL | $65,140 | $59,510 | $79,240 | 120 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $65,120 | $57,000 | $83,040 | 1,760 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $65,060 | $58,080 | $77,360 | 140 |
| Miami, FL | $65,050 | $49,090 | $78,870 | 530 |
| Lincoln, NE | $65,010 | $59,970 | $76,140 | 80 |
| Waterbury, CT | $64,760 | $59,600 | $76,770 | 70 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $64,700 | $58,640 | $104,300 | 580 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $64,610 | $59,260 | $75,540 | 130 |
| Wausau, WI | $64,490 | $58,100 | $79,420 | 70 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $64,330 | $58,910 | $77,050 | 110 |
| North Port, FL | $64,200 | $48,900 | $78,290 | 90 |
| Augusta, GA-SC | $64,190 | $55,540 | $93,440 | 140 |
| Roanoke, VA | $64,120 | $56,900 | $69,660 | 160 |
| Janesville, WI | $64,100 | $57,480 | $79,610 | 70 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $64,080 | $63,280 | $77,610 | 210 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $64,060 | $56,030 | $72,220 | 70 |
| Columbus, IN | $64,020 | $47,500 | $77,870 | 90 |
| Columbia, SC | $63,960 | $50,360 | $79,830 | 260 |
| Elmira, NY | $63,890 | $58,440 | $80,560 | 40 |
| Durham, NC | $63,870 | $57,900 | $83,060 | 200 |
| Lancaster, PA | $63,840 | $52,950 | $77,960 | 90 |
| Boise City, ID | $63,770 | $57,080 | $78,360 | 140 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $63,760 | $58,300 | $72,900 | 30 |
| Asheville, NC | $63,620 | $60,620 | $83,140 | 130 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,500 | $51,190 | $77,790 | 180 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $63,460 | $46,970 | $77,490 | 250 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $63,260 | $51,730 | $74,680 | 220 |
| Syracuse, NY | $63,180 | $58,160 | $74,900 | 130 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $63,140 | $60,580 | $77,120 | 680 |
| Madison, WI | $63,010 | $52,850 | $75,420 | 260 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $62,910 | $50,640 | $74,240 | 140 |
| Muskegon, MI | $62,760 | $51,100 | $75,600 | 80 |
| Canton, OH | $62,690 | $53,070 | $77,600 | 100 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,650 | $51,460 | $74,820 | 170 |
| Cleveland, OH | $62,610 | $51,070 | $78,240 | 720 |
| Birmingham, AL | $62,600 | $49,920 | $74,320 | 110 |
| Bloomington, IN | $62,500 | $62,320 | $77,260 | 190 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $62,490 | $53,320 | $75,750 | 260 |
| Sumter, SC | $62,290 | $61,430 | $80,120 | 60 |
| Gainesville, GA | $62,160 | $61,240 | $79,630 | 50 |
| Dayton, OH | $62,140 | $52,310 | $76,980 | 390 |
| Dallas, TX | $62,010 | $51,080 | $76,610 | 1,270 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $61,980 | $49,950 | $77,970 | 340 |
| Reading, PA | $61,970 | $51,120 | $74,600 | 70 |
| Lansing, MI | $61,890 | $50,860 | $78,570 | 100 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $61,790 | $53,150 | $76,100 | 60 |
| Wichita, KS | $61,770 | $43,440 | $91,240 | 120 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $61,550 | $47,620 | $75,480 | 420 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,530 | $61,530 | $77,430 | 40 |
| Reno, NV | $61,470 | $61,470 | $76,520 | 830 |
| Lafayette, IN | $61,350 | $56,250 | $74,820 | 40 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $61,310 | $61,310 | $68,170 | 150 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $61,280 | $57,500 | $77,830 | 450 |
| Florence, SC | $61,260 | $44,000 | $65,150 | 70 |
| Akron, OH | $61,250 | $51,230 | $73,800 | 410 |
| Little Rock, AR | $61,200 | $60,670 | $74,720 | 80 |
| New Haven, CT | $61,170 | $54,670 | $79,550 | 110 |
| Atlanta, GA | $61,140 | $50,560 | $79,290 | 840 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $61,080 | $47,220 | $70,630 | 60 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $61,070 | $46,570 | $75,100 | 300 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $61,030 | $51,480 | $73,570 | 350 |
| Montgomery, AL | $60,990 | $58,120 | $74,290 | 60 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $60,940 | $59,600 | $79,990 | 60 |
| Youngstown, OH | $60,930 | $49,300 | $71,630 | 70 |
| Binghamton, NY | $60,810 | $55,910 | $72,800 | 100 |
| Kenosha, WI | $60,780 | $49,550 | $76,860 | 50 |
| Nashville, TN | $60,740 | $49,380 | $75,950 | 370 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $60,560 | $50,010 | $65,230 | 1,070 |
| Lawrence, KS | $60,560 | $50,870 | $65,620 | -- |
| Elkhart, IN | $60,530 | $53,190 | $74,650 | 150 |
| Utica, NY | $60,440 | $49,730 | $76,160 | 80 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $60,330 | $48,630 | $72,080 | 70 |
| Hickory, NC | $60,290 | $50,970 | $74,410 | 80 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $59,840 | $48,830 | $76,750 | 670 |
| Appleton, WI | $59,790 | $49,590 | $76,010 | 100 |
| Tampa, FL | $59,500 | $49,970 | $72,890 | 550 |
| Rochester, NY | $59,420 | $48,380 | $65,860 | 700 |
| Toledo, OH | $59,420 | $51,870 | $69,080 | 440 |
| Auburn, AL | $58,860 | $46,540 | $62,840 | 40 |
| Decatur, AL | $58,620 | $53,510 | $80,380 | 80 |
| Lexington, KY | $58,160 | $48,790 | $74,160 | 140 |
| Greensboro, NC | $57,530 | $48,530 | $67,500 | 140 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $57,460 | $49,310 | $71,360 | 50 |
| Kingsport, TN-VA | $57,000 | $46,750 | $73,570 | 90 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $56,580 | $46,720 | $58,990 | 40 |
| Scranton, PA | $56,190 | $47,020 | $63,760 | 60 |
| El Paso, TX | $55,840 | $44,940 | $60,680 | 50 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $55,460 | $46,610 | $74,050 | 90 |
| San Antonio, TX | $55,310 | $48,060 | $65,940 | 280 |
| Erie, PA | $55,010 | $48,700 | $64,830 | 60 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $55,010 | $48,110 | $67,250 | 60 |
| Johnson City, TN | $54,920 | $44,020 | $60,130 | 70 |
| Springfield, MO | $53,690 | $50,360 | $64,160 | 70 |
| Jackson, MS | $53,500 | $37,680 | $78,310 | 60 |
| Columbia, MO | $52,800 | $52,800 | $57,880 | 30 |
| Austin, TX | $52,000 | $47,860 | $66,340 | 970 |
| Rapid City, SD | $51,940 | $51,700 | $66,930 | 40 |
| Mansfield, OH | $51,780 | $43,460 | $62,660 | 110 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $51,780 | $47,020 | $70,270 | 80 |
| Jackson, MI | $50,090 | $50,090 | $61,980 | 60 |
| McAllen, TX | $49,680 | $38,580 | $49,680 | 40 |
| Knoxville, TN | $48,830 | $48,830 | $62,960 | 490 |
| Arecibo, PR | $47,360 | $39,530 | $52,640 | 100 |
| Deltona, FL | $47,230 | $47,230 | $58,100 | 120 |
| Orlando, FL | $47,220 | $38,440 | $72,000 | 460 |
| San Juan, PR | $47,080 | $38,980 | $60,600 | 600 |
| Morristown, TN | $46,790 | $44,340 | $72,060 | 70 |
| Manhattan, KS | $46,000 | $38,290 | $60,570 | 50 |
| Ocala, FL | $45,460 | $40,710 | $61,370 | 50 |
| Waco, TX | $42,850 | $42,850 | $54,440 | 70 |
| Ponce, PR | $41,970 | $36,380 | $49,410 | 120 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $41,740 | $40,230 | $50,110 | 50 |
| San Angelo, TX | $40,630 | $40,630 | $60,930 | 30 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $37,900 | $30,180 | $52,890 | 50 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.