May 2025 OEWS estimate
Industrial Engineer Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $102,440. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$102,440
Mean annual salary
$109,900
Employment estimate
365,740
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $74,370 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $83,600 |
| P50 — median | $102,440 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $129,250 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $159,860 |
Median hourly wage
$49.25/hr
Mean hourly wage
$52.84/hr
Employment estimate
365,740
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $35.76/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $40.19/hr |
| P50 — median | $49.25/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $62.14/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $76.85/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $82,760
- Middle covered median
- $103,885
- Highest covered median
- $136,950
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $136,950 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $132,230 |
| #3 | Seattle, WA | $131,210 |
| #4 | Portland, OR | $129,890 |
| #5 | Baton Rouge, LA | $129,500 |
| #6 | New Orleans, LA | $127,340 |
| #7 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $125,980 |
| #8 | Baltimore, MD | $119,990 |
| #9 | Boston, MA | $118,970 |
| #10 | Washington, DC | $117,600 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Detroit, MI | 17,350 |
| #2 | Minneapolis, MN | 13,970 |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | 12,750 |
| #4 | Los Angeles, CA | 11,460 |
| #5 | Dallas, TX | 10,680 |
| #6 | Boston, MA | 9,010 |
| #7 | Houston, TX | 8,620 |
| #8 | New York, NY | 8,540 |
| #9 | Philadelphia, PA | 6,170 |
| #10 | Phoenix, AZ | 5,810 |