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Industrial Engineers salary

The BLS estimates 365,740 Industrial Engineers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $102,440 (May 2025, SOC 17-2112). Across 274 metros with published figures, medians range from $65,510 in Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area to $141,120 in Midland, TX.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$74,370P25$83,600MEDIAN$102,440P75$129,250P90$159,860
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Midland, TX$141,120 · 320 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$136,950 · 4,800 jobs
  3. Albuquerque, NM$132,290 · 820 jobs
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$132,230 · 5,470 jobs
  5. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$131,870 · 650 jobs
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$131,210 · 4,590 jobs
  7. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$129,890 · 5,230 jobs
  8. Baton Rouge, LA$129,500 · 470 jobs
  9. New Orleans-Metairie, LA$127,340 · 460 jobs
  10. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$123,660 · 710 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$104,110 · 17,350 jobs
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$104,730 · 13,970 jobs
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$101,760 · 12,750 jobs
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$113,040 · 11,460 jobs
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$105,640 · 10,680 jobs
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$118,970 · 9,010 jobs
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$111,690 · 8,620 jobs
  8. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$105,840 · 8,540 jobs
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$103,370 · 6,170 jobs
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$109,020 · 5,810 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Akron, OH · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Huntsville, AL · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · Kansas City, MO-KS · Lexington-Fayette, KY · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Madison, WI · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) · Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area · Ogden, UT · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Peoria, IL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Reno, NV · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area · Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area · Spartanburg, SC · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Toledo, OH · Tucson, AZ · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area · Wichita, KS · Worcester, MA

Questions

What is the median Industrial Engineers salary in the U.S.?

$102,440 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $83,600–$129,250.

Where do Industrial Engineers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Midland, TX ($141,120), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,950), Albuquerque, NM ($132,290). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.