Industrial engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$61.36 per hour

$127,620 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$48.46 per hour

$100,800 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$39.12 per hour

$81,380 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$36.17 per hour

$75,230 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$29.12 per hour

$60,580 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Industrial engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Arizona $99,340
Delaware $99,340
Oregon $99,340
New Jersey $99,330
Rhode Island $99,220
Texas $99,060
Colorado $99,040
Minnesota $97,410
New Hampshire $97,410
Montana $97,090
New York $96,680
Virginia $96,580
Connecticut $96,430
Alabama $95,300
Utah $95,300
West Virginia $90,620
District of Columbia $87,190
Florida $85,220
South Carolina $83,760
Missouri $83,740
Illinois $83,620
Maine $82,860
Oklahoma $81,640
North Carolina $81,380
Michigan $80,480
Vermont $79,820
North Dakota $79,690
Pennsylvania $79,640
Ohio $79,550
Idaho $79,380
South Dakota $79,380
Tennessee $79,380
Arkansas $79,320
Georgia $79,140
Indiana $79,140
Kansas $79,140
Iowa $78,910
Kentucky $78,870
Nebraska $78,480
Wisconsin $78,210
Mississippi $77,500
Puerto Rico $73,260
Guam $59,840
Alaska $128,730
Hawaii $102,190
Wyoming $101,670
Louisiana $101,500
Washington $101,470
New Mexico $100,940
California $100,830
Massachusetts $100,580
Nevada $100,410
Maryland $100,210

How do industrial engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Industrial engineers earn 8% more than similar careers in North Carolina. On average, they make less than water engineers but more than industrial engineering technicians.

Career Median Salary
Water engineer salary $78K
Environmental engineer salary $78K
Operations research analyst salary $96K
Biomedical engineer salary $89K
Civil engineer salary $79K
Industrial engineer salary $81K
Mechanical engineer salary $80K
Locomotive engineer salary $77K
Power engineer salary $60K
Industrial engineering technician salary $59K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)