Industrial engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$60.95 per hour

$126,780 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$48.22 per hour

$100,290 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$38.29 per hour

$79,640 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$35.32 per hour

$73,470 per year

10th percentile

Starting level industrial engineer earnings begin at:

$28.90 per hour

$60,100 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 about the same as related careers in Pennsylvania. On average, they make less than petroleum engineers but more than operations research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Petroleum engineer salary $101K
Engineer salary $91K
Civil engineer salary $83K
Biomedical engineer salary $91K
Mechanical engineer salary $84K
Industrial engineer salary $80K
Marine engineer salary $62K
Naval architect salary $62K
Product safety engineer salary $78K
Operations research analyst salary $78K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)