Industrial Engineers Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$102,440
Median Salary
365,740
Total Employed
$109,900
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$74,370 Median: $102,440 $159,860
P10: $74,370 P25: $83,600 P75: $129,250 P90: $159,860

How Much Do Industrial Engineers Make?

The national median salary for industrial engineers is $102,440, with a salary spread of $85,490 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 83% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $109,900 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is Anchorage, AK, where the median reaches $171,910.

Highest Paying Cities

Anchorage, AK
$171,910
Charleston, WV
$143,860
Midland, TX
$141,120
Lexington Park, MD
$139,600
Billings, MT
$139,420
$136,950
$132,290
$131,870
Santa Cruz, CA
$131,740

Where the Jobs Are

17,350
10,680
8,620
5,810

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
Anchorage, AK$171,910$137,370$206,330110
Charleston, WV$143,860$130,540$163,090160
Midland, TX$141,120$104,430$175,750320
Lexington Park, MD$139,600$111,900$168,500160
Billings, MT$139,420$100,840$168,460110
San Jose, CA$136,950$114,280$171,8804,800
Albuquerque, NM$132,290$96,810$164,580820
San Francisco, CA$132,230$107,470$164,6105,470
Fort Collins, CO$131,870$99,060$143,640650
Santa Cruz, CA$131,740$107,110$163,210120
Seattle, WA$131,210$105,810$164,8704,590
Portland, OR-WA$129,890$102,220$165,7805,230
Baton Rouge, LA$129,500$101,830$164,490470
Lake Charles, LA$129,260$108,340$160,160180
Houma, LA$128,690$94,060$156,72060
New Orleans, LA$127,340$102,630$144,980460
Slidell, LA$126,090$90,150$162,83060
Urban Honolulu, HI$125,980$97,190$155,77050
Beaumont, TX$123,660$99,550$158,100710
Bridgeport, CT$123,540$102,170$132,9701,210
Corpus Christi, TX$122,470$98,370$154,880350
Santa Rosa, CA$121,660$95,150$132,610230
Mount Vernon, WA$121,360$97,610$131,540100
Baltimore, MD$119,990$99,130$154,9902,110
Santa Maria, CA$119,790$99,470$133,220380
San Diego, CA$119,050$96,600$137,8803,990
Boston, MA-NH$118,970$99,070$133,5109,010
Kennewick, WA$117,850$102,990$148,080180
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$117,600$98,410$154,1702,000
Peoria, IL$117,180$95,550$164,3301,500
Boulder, CO$117,160$99,000$133,140960
Lafayette, LA$117,120$96,340$155,32070
Norwich, CT$115,870$94,340$141,540360
Barnstable Town, MA$115,860$100,680$127,60060
Vallejo, CA$113,630$94,630$137,170190
Los Angeles, CA$113,040$96,910$134,93011,460
Provo, UT$112,440$90,750$140,930790
Houston, TX$111,690$92,700$151,3708,620
Charleston, SC$110,830$88,840$130,9001,050
Sacramento, CA$110,190$88,000$140,890910
Dubuque, IA$109,040$89,960$111,980230
Phoenix, AZ$109,020$89,980$137,2705,810
Denver, CO$108,680$95,160$130,8902,500
Kiryas Joel, NY$108,530$91,280$143,810320
Brunswick, GA$107,740$83,540$126,07060
Worcester, MA$107,020$91,140$129,3601,240
Augusta, GA-SC$106,860$84,950$128,660700
Ithaca, NY$106,830$93,530$139,64060
Bremerton, WA$106,630$99,590$129,130150
Kokomo, IN$106,570$95,820$125,000100
Napa, CA$106,380$74,250$148,37030
Providence, RI-MA$106,290$90,330$128,9701,570
Decatur, AL$106,230$87,630$139,940530
Mobile, AL$106,220$97,300$130,990460
Dover, DE$106,180$87,400$120,19070
Huntsville, AL$106,110$86,100$131,1401,820
Salt Lake City, UT$105,920$91,250$123,0902,910
New York, NY-NJ$105,840$93,100$130,2608,540
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$105,660$82,580$127,260130
Dallas, TX$105,640$93,020$132,83010,680
Ann Arbor, MI$105,610$95,730$131,720930
Odessa, TX$105,390$89,830$132,96090
Colorado Springs, CO$105,320$85,540$129,390560
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$105,140$87,130$131,9805,430
Lima, OH$105,140$89,220$122,540310
Orlando, FL$104,920$85,800$127,4502,040
Tuscaloosa, AL$104,840$88,090$110,130700
Pueblo, CO$104,810$95,380$129,900120
Burlington, VT$104,750$85,910$128,390220
Minneapolis, MN-WI$104,730$90,570$130,01013,970
Bakersfield, CA$104,700$87,490$128,630280
Midland, MI$104,700$91,350$127,920170
Spokane, WA$104,460$81,940$129,360220
Amherst Town, MA$104,450$82,670$123,01060
Greeley, CO$104,410$90,280$128,340220
Syracuse, NY$104,360$84,430$129,740830
Corvallis, OR$104,230$81,990$151,94050
Albany, NY$104,170$97,930$131,8201,570
Detroit, MI$104,110$86,020$131,20017,350
Albany, GA$104,100$91,470$105,68070
Davenport, IA-IL$104,100$86,790$123,8701,190
Raleigh, NC$104,030$83,240$130,2201,710
Hartford, CT$103,790$83,700$125,6002,830
Pittsfield, MA$103,750$92,210$125,630110
Miami, FL$103,740$81,810$129,1503,360
Austin, TX$103,610$82,300$134,3603,440
Fayetteville, AR$103,440$79,850$136,760280
Allentown, PA-NJ$103,390$86,360$127,3601,090
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$103,370$90,060$131,7906,170
Grand Forks, ND-MN$103,200$82,510$115,230110
Richmond, VA$103,180$85,610$135,370740
New Haven, CT$103,070$86,160$130,210740
Reno, NV$103,060$83,770$126,1401,050
Evansville, IN$102,980$79,510$121,100390
Durham, NC$102,890$83,260$130,3301,150
Naples, FL$102,600$81,100$129,190230
Bay City, MI$102,590$95,150$131,880160
Nashville, TN$102,540$87,330$125,8102,000
Topeka, KS$102,480$82,830$136,930180
Flint, MI$102,360$80,230$129,030400
Atlanta, GA$102,300$84,280$128,3204,800
Paducah, KY-IL$102,270$82,080$141,72080
St. Louis, MO-IL$102,230$82,290$128,0602,580
Charlotte, NC-SC$102,090$83,990$124,5502,680
Omaha, NE-IA$101,980$82,880$120,420370
Waco, TX$101,910$80,630$120,290250
Visalia, CA$101,860$89,710$124,16080
Chicago, IL-IN$101,760$82,260$126,58012,750
Riverside, CA$101,700$83,530$128,7501,580
Vineland, NJ$101,680$83,770$127,65090
Oxnard, CA$101,630$82,370$127,770610
Palm Bay, FL$101,610$85,960$128,7402,030
Little Rock, AR$101,590$81,440$125,680360
Manchester, NH$101,520$86,020$131,570750
Wichita, KS$101,510$79,450$122,0301,110
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$101,500$80,730$132,5901,060
Ogden, UT$101,440$92,080$124,0501,120
Sumter, SC$101,430$80,200$119,920140
Greenville, SC$101,300$82,240$124,9202,670
Hattiesburg, MS$101,300$79,530$126,950110
Bowling Green, KY$101,280$80,930$105,270340
Stockton, CA$101,280$83,840$128,700280
Buffalo, NY$101,260$84,240$125,7901,580
Jonesboro, AR$101,150$84,740$109,53070
Columbia, MO$101,130$84,190$122,350140
Portland, ME$101,030$88,880$128,140660
Lexington, KY$101,000$79,780$123,5301,160
Staunton, VA$100,980$84,920$124,520110
Jacksonville, FL$100,950$76,680$126,0601,330
Binghamton, NY$100,880$81,880$106,630270
Salem, OR$100,860$81,770$128,050100
Boise City, ID$100,840$81,420$129,580810
Bellingham, WA$100,820$82,550$117,84060
Albany, OR$100,750$91,540$125,970140
Indianapolis, IN$100,730$81,270$123,8702,900
Tampa, FL$100,670$78,520$123,8302,090
Columbus, OH$100,570$83,180$118,3703,710
Asheville, NC$100,490$82,080$114,650500
Birmingham, AL$100,480$82,460$118,900940
Kansas City, MO-KS$100,480$83,390$125,8402,080
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$100,480$79,200$111,5401,540
Warner Robins, GA$100,480$87,290$120,520140
Weirton, WV-OH$100,470$80,250$120,48080
Springfield, MA$100,460$85,910$122,150470
Panama City, FL$100,410$78,670$130,62090
San Luis Obispo, CA$100,380$85,720$122,030110
Madison, WI$100,370$81,810$123,6601,510
Hagerstown, MD-WV$100,270$81,020$122,970200
Harrisonburg, VA$100,190$80,100$116,83080
Rochester, NY$100,150$81,550$123,1301,920
Savannah, GA$100,100$86,540$121,060650
Milwaukee, WI$100,020$80,900$124,2903,940
Trenton, NJ$99,920$81,800$131,120320
Akron, OH$99,910$80,790$124,0501,430
Lynchburg, VA$99,900$82,140$135,730330
Spartanburg, SC$99,860$81,210$121,4501,110
Tulsa, OK$99,830$81,780$122,600850
Tyler, TX$99,750$79,350$129,11080
Daphne, AL$99,650$79,910$104,50090
Longview, WA$99,630$92,770$117,33090
Cedar Rapids, IA$99,570$80,020$120,600330
Charlottesville, VA$99,560$82,940$123,610120
Dayton, OH$99,550$80,230$124,2901,720
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$99,550$81,940$130,750220
Wilmington, NC$99,540$82,460$121,260360
Reading, PA$99,520$80,550$121,270440
Waterbury, CT$99,500$82,170$115,020470
Tallahassee, FL$99,430$79,380$128,870120
Chattanooga, TN-GA$99,410$82,680$116,850930
Chico, CA$99,350$75,610$122,44040
El Centro, CA$99,330$84,000$121,77030
Cleveland, OH$99,300$80,540$121,6203,910
Ocala, FL$99,300$75,030$121,370170
Pensacola, FL$99,230$82,350$130,010130
Shreveport, LA$99,170$88,640$128,080140
San Antonio, TX$99,110$82,870$124,6401,670
Kenosha, WI$99,040$77,290$123,450300
Columbus, GA-AL$98,970$82,670$100,970250
Bloomington, IL$98,950$80,110$103,260--
Glens Falls, NY$98,950$81,510$117,95090
Grand Rapids, MI$98,940$79,890$109,7904,170
Morgantown, WV$98,940$80,900$135,00040
Crestview, FL$98,910$79,060$119,760180
Idaho Falls, ID$98,890$73,840$142,560140
Greenville, NC$98,880$80,850$122,620280
Columbia, SC$98,780$83,020$117,980760
La Crosse, WI-MN$98,740$79,550$136,250280
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$98,650$92,780$105,15060
Lafayette, IN$98,640$77,310$122,820630
Modesto, CA$98,560$84,700$117,140150
Florence, AL$98,550$80,610$124,880140
Port St. Lucie, FL$98,520$80,080$128,720170
Toledo, OH$98,490$81,370$109,1501,150
Blacksburg, VA$98,480$76,060$111,460420
Fond du Lac, WI$98,410$79,660$125,360320
Wheeling, WV-OH$98,410$81,780$136,30050
Lincoln, NE$98,390$74,540$104,440350
Harrisburg, PA$98,380$79,890$119,820530
Des Moines, IA$98,270$80,100$110,510520
Lansing, MI$98,260$81,290$121,360810
Oklahoma City, OK$98,190$78,190$117,380700
Pittsburgh, PA$98,190$79,330$119,9802,140
Eugene, OR$98,100$84,570$126,080160
Kingsport, TN-VA$98,000$79,820$105,960280
North Port, FL$97,950$79,760$110,950330
Gainesville, FL$97,830$75,970$107,920110
Florence, SC$97,810$78,480$120,740300
Bloomington, IN$97,770$80,800$101,330490
Lancaster, PA$97,770$80,570$110,270610
Monroe, MI$97,770$78,510$121,510170
Winston, NC$97,760$79,210$108,780750
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$97,730$80,580$110,180280
Fresno, CA$97,650$77,870$127,030260
Gettysburg, PA$97,650$76,140$109,05050
Atlantic City, NJ$97,620$69,690$135,71060
Elizabethtown, KY$97,550$76,440$116,150190
Columbus, IN$97,480$97,480$126,220910
Fort Smith, AR-OK$97,460$78,060$108,490150
Sherman, TX$97,450$88,510$127,760170
Carson City, NV$97,400$71,880$105,48040
Michigan City, IN$97,360$76,060$100,920130
Deltona, FL$97,350$78,310$119,860300
Morristown, TN$97,310$81,490$110,970140
Kalamazoo, MI$97,250$79,330$102,5301,240
Goldsboro, NC$97,220$77,920$103,31050
Prescott Valley, AZ$97,220$80,790$126,15070
Rochester, MN$97,190$80,130$124,310290
Oshkosh, WI$97,180$82,500$110,020670
Monroe, LA$97,070$94,670$144,05040
Canton, OH$96,880$77,540$108,690510
Myrtle Beach, SC$96,870$74,450$123,99070
Abilene, TX$96,840$78,670$97,51040
Twin Falls, ID$96,680$85,100$111,78040
Jackson, MI$96,670$79,880$104,280300
Gainesville, GA$96,650$79,670$108,290270
Chambersburg, PA$96,570$76,960$114,150170
Homosassa Springs, FL$96,470$79,800$121,370--
Cleveland, TN$96,360$78,450$104,800120
Elkhart, IN$96,260$80,030$104,290580
Saginaw, MI$96,190$79,210$114,170410
Duluth, MN-WI$96,150$79,120$114,100480
Medford, OR$96,130$82,060$120,44070
Janesville, WI$96,110$78,560$105,530260
Mankato, MN$96,110$77,560$103,150350
Bend, OR$96,080$82,170$121,180170
Greensboro, NC$95,930$80,180$114,4701,050
Burlington, NC$95,870$75,040$103,540190
Springfield, OH$95,860$74,540$125,100140
Amarillo, TX$95,810$78,080$125,660230
Jackson, MS$95,800$80,500$101,020330
Knoxville, TN$95,750$81,660$109,230960
Sandusky, OH$95,720$76,230$97,540210
Tucson, AZ$95,700$80,780$120,1801,010
Lubbock, TX$95,680$77,030$119,630110
St. Joseph, MO-KS$95,440$77,080$102,860330
Appleton, WI$95,380$79,760$103,550440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$95,370$79,090$113,9302,000
Longview, TX$95,310$77,530$103,510210
Manhattan, KS$95,230$78,230$119,10070
Killeen, TX$95,220$79,960$107,580200
Dalton, GA$95,160$75,100$108,810200
Salinas, CA$95,100$87,080$132,84060
Macon, GA$95,000$76,680$124,400180
Lewiston, ID-WA$94,970$80,980$122,01070
Gulfport, MS$94,800$78,220$102,150370
Kankakee, IL$94,690$76,340$113,94080
Eau Claire, WI$94,550$75,110$109,860270
Olympia, WA$94,530$78,740$112,48050
Lakeland, FL$94,370$76,300$116,940280
Sheboygan, WI$94,170$81,100$104,740560
Dothan, AL$94,090$77,260$97,93060
Yuma, AZ$94,090$64,050$114,79050
Jackson, TN$94,060$76,780$104,930200
Logan, UT-ID$94,040$79,650$101,950220
Rockford, IL$93,980$80,590$109,870860
Green Bay, WI$93,950$78,750$103,840540
South Bend, IN-MI$93,940$77,110$101,080340
Wichita Falls, TX$93,830$81,620$97,52090
York, PA$93,810$79,040$108,690500
Utica, NY$93,770$79,390$109,510280
Victoria, TX$93,560$81,880$117,05050
Roanoke, VA$93,520$79,500$105,750370
Valdosta, GA$93,380$75,390$101,68070
Battle Creek, MI$93,350$79,760$103,130380
Kingston, NY$93,210$80,280$104,00070
Coeur d'Alene, ID$93,110$78,340$103,88060
Scranton, PA$93,100$79,050$100,960510
Youngstown, OH$93,100$75,800$112,100460
Owensboro, KY$93,080$75,140$110,95090
Lebanon, PA$92,970$75,860$102,58080
Rocky Mount, NC$92,840$82,240$117,320380
Niles, MI$92,820$76,350$112,910280
Waterloo, IA$92,330$77,040$103,990120
Wausau, WI$92,120$76,420$106,330310
Fayetteville, NC$92,080$76,040$117,400160
Athens, GA$91,930$79,090$106,330170
Terre Haute, IN$91,880$77,790$107,760160
McAllen, TX$91,680$69,420$106,590130
San Angelo, TX$91,640$76,620$101,58070
Merced, CA$91,490$76,080$123,27040
Las Vegas, NV$91,140$81,040$111,330350
Clarksville, TN-KY$91,000$76,100$103,420340
Fort Wayne, IN$91,000$78,130$103,890900
Mansfield, OH$90,680$76,460$100,730220
Springfield, IL$90,680$75,200$115,460110
Winchester, VA-WV$88,730$66,060$108,810110
State College, PA$88,690$75,100$104,640100
Ames, IA$88,650$79,670$107,220140
Bozeman, MT$88,570$80,700$123,59060
St. Cloud, MN$88,340$80,190$104,340240
Pinehurst, NC$87,170$75,820$124,00030
Bismarck, ND$86,940$82,500$105,040--
Rome, GA$86,730$72,080$121,81090
Muskegon, MI$86,680$76,860$99,890430
Hickory, NC$86,640$74,340$102,310670
Traverse City, MI$86,560$76,530$100,630130
Fargo, ND-MN$86,510$68,130$102,640260
Erie, PA$86,430$73,700$107,250500
Williamsport, PA$86,360$76,770$98,470150
Johnstown, PA$86,130$73,070$110,65080
Cape Coral, FL$86,110$67,440$119,160120
Racine, WI$86,000$77,570$106,760560
Iowa City, IA$85,800$79,870$105,470180
Anniston, AL$85,200$80,550$99,990230
Elmira, NY$85,110$78,330$107,140130
Jefferson City, MO$84,920$79,480$98,98090
Grand Junction, CO$84,670$73,580$104,02060
Joplin, MO-KS$84,560$73,230$103,870230
Springfield, MO$84,320$74,100$106,510270
Johnson City, TN$84,160$76,670$99,170170
Aguadilla, PR$84,030$75,720$101,650280
Muncie, IN$83,990$71,460$104,840150
Ponce, PR$83,040$76,570$103,840290
Arecibo, PR$82,930$76,950$102,920100
El Paso, TX$82,760$73,320$100,880410
Champaign, IL$82,390$75,340$104,190200
Pocatello, ID$81,530$81,530$118,98040
Rapid City, SD$81,480$72,660$93,20070
San Juan, PR$81,080$64,570$103,5801,920
Lake Havasu City, AZ$80,510$65,950$107,43040
Altoona, PA$80,260$74,510$98,56090
Auburn, AL$80,250$68,060$97,420200
Grand Island, NE$80,200$68,030$95,74060
Montgomery, AL$79,480$73,700$98,170540
St. George, UT$79,020$63,470$101,55080
Brownsville, TX$73,070$55,770$93,180200
Gadsden, AL$72,880$59,280$83,28050
Lewiston, ME$72,430$66,600$98,91050
College Station, TX$65,730$52,970$83,840260
Mayaguez, PR$63,280$49,630$82,07060
Hinesville, GA$47,730$47,730$85,180--

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average industrial engineers salary?
The national median salary for industrial engineers is $102,440 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $109,900. Salaries range from $74,370 at the 10th percentile to $159,860 at the 90th percentile.
Where do industrial engineers earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for industrial engineers are Anchorage, AK ($171,910), Charleston, WV ($143,860), Midland, TX ($141,120). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many industrial engineers jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 365,740 industrial engineers employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

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.