Industrial Engineers Salary in the US
A industrial engineers earns a national median of $102,440 a year (mean $109,900) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #123 of 825.
How much does a industrial engineers earn in the US?
A industrial engineers in the United States earns a median of $102,440 a year (mean $109,900), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 101% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 365,740 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2112), ranked #123 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$102,440
per year
Mean
$109,900
per year
Employment
365,740
US workers
National rank
#123
of 825 by median
What a industrial engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a industrial engineers (SOC 17-2112) earns a median annual wage of $102,440 and a mean (average) of $109,900. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 101% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a industrial engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for industrial engineers is $102,440, and the mean (average) is $109,900. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does industrial engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $102,440, a industrial engineers earns 101% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many industrial engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 365,740 industrial engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2112), across all industries.
- Where does this industrial engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2112. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2112 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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