17 Series · SOC 17-2112
Industrial Engineers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $102,440
- Median / year
- +1.3%
- 2024→2025
- $159,860
- Top 10% earn
- +11%
- Growth '24–'34
- 365,740
- Estimated US jobs
Industrial Engineers earn a median of $102,440 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $102,440, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $74,370 (10th percentile) to $159,860 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 365,740 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Alaska ($156,510).
The pay verdict
Industrial Engineers earn a median of $102,440, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 85% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Architecture and Engineering, it ranks #16 of 36 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 11% by 2034.
- $102,440
- Median annual wage
- Top 15%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #16 of 36
- in Architecture and Engineering
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $156,510. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Industrial Engineers moved from $88,020 in May 2019 to $102,440 in May 2025 (+16.4%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Industrial Engineers sits -8.1 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Industrial Engineers (SOC 17-2112) has a national median of $102,440 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $74,370 to $159,860, and the published mean is $109,900. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 365,740 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 52 state or territory areas and 473 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $101,140 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $102,440 in May 2025, a rise of $1,300 (+1.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +11% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 25,200 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Architecture and Engineering Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $156,510, which is +53% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Anchorage, AK at $171,910. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$102,440
per year
Median Hourly
$49.25/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$109,900
average
Employment
365,740
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Industrial Engineers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$102,440 Top 15% higher than 85% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 (this entry) | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$102,440 · 85th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 17-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Industrial Engineers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Civil Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5%, Median annual wage $100840
- Industrial Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11%, Median annual wage $102440
- Mechanical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.1%, Median annual wage $104110
- Electrical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.2%, Median annual wage $120630
- Engineers, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $122930
- Architects, Except L…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $99280
- Architectural and Ci…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $66150
- Electronics Engineer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.2%, Median annual wage $130220
- Electrical and Elect…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $78190
- Computer Hardware En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.3%, Median annual wage $161740
- Industrial Engineeri…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.7%, Median annual wage $66120
- Civil Engineering Te…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $64950
- Aerospace Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.1%, Median annual wage $134960
- Engineering Technolo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $78350
- Surveying and Mappin…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $54240
- Surveyors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $75440
- Mechanical Drafters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.5%, Median annual wage $71550
- Environmental Engine…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $107110
- Bioengineers and Bio…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.2%, Median annual wage $109370
- Materials Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.7%, Median annual wage $112860
- Health and Safety En…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $115160
- Chemical Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $125040
- Landscape Architects: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $79870
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+11%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
25,200
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+38,500
351,100 (2024) → 389,600 (2034)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Architecture and Engineering Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
2/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Industrial Engineers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- ▸ Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- ▸ Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- ▸ Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- ▸ Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- ▸ Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- ▸ Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- ▸ Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
- ▸ Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- ▸ Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Industrial Engineers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $83,470 |
| 2016 | $84,310 |
| 2017 | $85,880 |
| 2018 | $87,040 |
| 2019 | $88,020 |
| 2020 | $88,950 |
| 2021 | $95,300 |
| 2022 | $96,350 |
| 2023 | $99,380 |
| 2024 | $101,140 |
| 2025 | $102,440 |
2015 median
$83,470
2025 median
$102,440
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$14,420 (+16.4%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+2.6%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $83,470 | First banked release | 247,570 |
| May 2016 | $84,310 | +1.0% | 256,550 |
| May 2017 | $85,880 | +1.9% | 265,520 |
| May 2018 | $87,040 | +1.4% | 279,550 |
| May 2019 | $88,020 | Classification break | 291,710 |
| May 2020 | $88,950 | +1.1% | 290,190 |
| May 2021 | $95,300 | +7.1% | 293,950 |
| May 2022 | $96,350 | +1.1% | 321,400 |
| May 2023 | $99,380 | +3.1% | 332,870 |
| May 2024 | $101,140 | +1.8% | 350,230 |
| May 2025 | $102,440 | +1.3% | 365,740 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $83,470 in May 2015 to $102,440 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 291,710 in May 2019 to 365,740 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $156,510 | +53% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $129,050 | +26% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $128,290 | +25% above national |
| 4 | New Mexico | $128,090 | +25% above national |
| 5 | California | $124,600 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $123,800 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Louisiana | $122,920 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $122,070 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $120,190 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $119,930 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $109,750 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $109,420 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $109,350 | +7% above national |
| 14 | West Virginia | $108,360 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Arizona | $108,280 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Texas | $104,560 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Montana | $104,430 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Connecticut | $104,160 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Utah | $103,940 | +1% above national |
| 20 | New Jersey | $103,840 | +1% above national |
| 21 | District of Columbia | $103,300 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Vermont | $103,010 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Minnesota | $102,660 | same as national |
| 24 | New York | $102,640 | same as national |
| 25 | Virginia | $102,550 | same as national |
| 26 | Nevada | $102,090 | same as national |
| 27 | Michigan | $101,680 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Florida | $101,610 | 1% below national |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $101,310 | 1% below national |
| 30 | South Carolina | $101,060 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $101,030 | 1% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $100,840 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Illinois | $100,540 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Georgia | $100,100 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Ohio | $100,060 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Alabama | $99,880 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $99,830 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $99,560 | 3% below national |
| 39 | North Carolina | $99,310 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Missouri | $99,290 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $99,080 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Arkansas | $98,410 | 4% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $98,170 | 4% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $97,690 | 5% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $97,510 | 5% below national |
| 46 | Indiana | $97,480 | 5% below national |
| 47 | Wisconsin | $96,980 | 5% below national |
| 48 | North Dakota | $96,940 | 5% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $96,820 | 5% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $95,830 | 6% below national |
| 51 | South Dakota | $93,200 | 9% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $81,820 | 20% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage, AK | $171,910 | +68% above national |
| 2 | Charleston, WV | $143,860 | +40% above national |
| 3 | Midland, TX | $141,120 | +38% above national |
| 4 | Lexington Park, MD | $139,600 | +36% above national |
| 5 | Billings, MT | $139,420 | +36% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $136,950 | +34% above national |
| 7 | Albuquerque, NM | $132,290 | +29% above national |
| 8 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $132,230 | +29% above national |
| 9 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $131,870 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $131,740 | +29% above national |
| 11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $131,210 | +28% above national |
| 12 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $129,890 | +27% above national |
| 13 | Baton Rouge, LA | $129,500 | +26% above national |
| 14 | Lake Charles, LA | $129,260 | +26% above national |
| 15 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $128,690 | +26% above national |
| 16 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $127,340 | +24% above national |
| 17 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $126,090 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $125,980 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $123,660 | +21% above national |
| 20 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $123,540 | +21% above national |
| 21 | Corpus Christi, TX | $122,470 | +20% above national |
| 22 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $121,660 | +19% above national |
| 23 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $121,360 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $119,990 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $119,790 | +17% above national |
| 26 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $119,050 | +16% above national |
| 27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $118,970 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $117,850 | +15% above national |
| 29 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $117,600 | +15% above national |
| 30 | Peoria, IL | $117,180 | +14% above national |
| 31 | Boulder, CO | $117,160 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Lafayette, LA | $117,120 | +14% above national |
| 33 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $115,870 | +13% above national |
| 34 | Barnstable Town, MA | $115,860 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Vallejo, CA | $113,630 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $113,040 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $112,440 | +10% above national |
| 38 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $111,690 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $110,830 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $110,190 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Dubuque, IA | $109,040 | +6% above national |
| 42 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $109,020 | +6% above national |
| 43 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $108,680 | +6% above national |
| 44 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $108,530 | +6% above national |
| 45 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $107,740 | +5% above national |
| 46 | Worcester, MA | $107,020 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $106,860 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Ithaca, NY | $106,830 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $106,630 | +4% above national |
| 50 | Kokomo, IN | $106,570 | +4% above national |
| 51 | Napa, CA | $106,380 | +4% above national |
| 52 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $106,290 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Decatur, AL | $106,230 | +4% above national |
| 54 | Mobile, AL | $106,220 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Dover, DE | $106,180 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Huntsville, AL | $106,110 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $105,920 | +3% above national |
| 58 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,840 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $105,660 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $105,640 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Ann Arbor, MI | $105,610 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Odessa, TX | $105,390 | +3% above national |
| 63 | Colorado Springs, CO | $105,320 | +3% above national |
| 64 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,140 | +3% above national |
| 65 | Lima, OH | $105,140 | +3% above national |
| 66 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $104,920 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $104,840 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Pueblo, CO | $104,810 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $104,750 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $104,730 | +2% above national |
| 71 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $104,700 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Midland, MI | $104,700 | +2% above national |
| 73 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $104,460 | +2% above national |
| 74 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $104,450 | +2% above national |
| 75 | Greeley, CO | $104,410 | +2% above national |
| 76 | Syracuse, NY | $104,360 | +2% above national |
| 77 | Corvallis, OR | $104,230 | +2% above national |
| 78 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $104,170 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $104,110 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Albany, GA | $104,100 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $104,100 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,030 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $103,790 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Pittsfield, MA | $103,750 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $103,740 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $103,610 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $103,440 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $103,390 | +1% above national |
| 89 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $103,370 | +1% above national |
| 90 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $103,200 | +1% above national |
| 91 | Richmond, VA | $103,180 | +1% above national |
| 92 | New Haven, CT | $103,070 | +1% above national |
| 93 | Reno, NV | $103,060 | +1% above national |
| 94 | Evansville, IN | $102,980 | +1% above national |
| 95 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $102,890 | same as national |
| 96 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $102,600 | same as national |
| 97 | Bay City, MI | $102,590 | same as national |
| 98 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $102,540 | same as national |
| 99 | Topeka, KS | $102,480 | same as national |
| 100 | Flint, MI | $102,360 | same as national |
| 101 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $102,300 | same as national |
| 102 | Paducah, KY-IL | $102,270 | same as national |
| 103 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $102,230 | same as national |
| 104 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $102,090 | same as national |
| 105 | Omaha, NE-IA | $101,980 | same as national |
| 106 | Waco, TX | $101,910 | 1% below national |
| 107 | Visalia, CA | $101,860 | 1% below national |
| 108 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,760 | 1% below national |
| 109 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $101,700 | 1% below national |
| 110 | Vineland, NJ | $101,680 | 1% below national |
| 111 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $101,630 | 1% below national |
| 112 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $101,610 | 1% below national |
| 113 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $101,590 | 1% below national |
| 114 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $101,520 | 1% below national |
| 115 | Wichita, KS | $101,510 | 1% below national |
| 116 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $101,500 | 1% below national |
| 117 | Ogden, UT | $101,440 | 1% below national |
| 118 | Sumter, SC | $101,430 | 1% below national |
| 119 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $101,300 | 1% below national |
| 120 | Hattiesburg, MS | $101,300 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Bowling Green, KY | $101,280 | 1% below national |
| 122 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $101,280 | 1% below national |
| 123 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $101,260 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Jonesboro, AR | $101,150 | 1% below national |
| 125 | Columbia, MO | $101,130 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $101,030 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $101,000 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $100,980 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Jacksonville, FL | $100,950 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Binghamton, NY | $100,880 | 2% below national |
| 131 | Salem, OR | $100,860 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Boise City, ID | $100,840 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Bellingham, WA | $100,820 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Albany, OR | $100,750 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $100,730 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $100,670 | 2% below national |
| 137 | Columbus, OH | $100,570 | 2% below national |
| 138 | Asheville, NC | $100,490 | 2% below national |
| 139 | Birmingham, AL | $100,480 | 2% below national |
| 140 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $100,480 | 2% below national |
| 141 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $100,480 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Warner Robins, GA | $100,480 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $100,470 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Springfield, MA | $100,460 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $100,410 | 2% below national |
| 146 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $100,380 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Madison, WI | $100,370 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $100,270 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Harrisonburg, VA | $100,190 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Rochester, NY | $100,150 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Savannah, GA | $100,100 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $100,020 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $99,920 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Akron, OH | $99,910 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Lynchburg, VA | $99,900 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Spartanburg, SC | $99,860 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Tulsa, OK | $99,830 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Tyler, TX | $99,750 | 3% below national |
| 159 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $99,650 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $99,630 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $99,570 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Charlottesville, VA | $99,560 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $99,550 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $99,550 | 3% below national |
| 165 | Wilmington, NC | $99,540 | 3% below national |
| 166 | Reading, PA | $99,520 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $99,500 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Tallahassee, FL | $99,430 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $99,410 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Chico, CA | $99,350 | 3% below national |
| 171 | El Centro, CA | $99,330 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Cleveland, OH | $99,300 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Ocala, FL | $99,300 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $99,230 | 3% below national |
| 175 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $99,170 | 3% below national |
| 176 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $99,110 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Kenosha, WI | $99,040 | 3% below national |
| 178 | Columbus, GA-AL | $98,970 | 3% below national |
| 179 | Bloomington, IL | $98,950 | 3% below national |
| 180 | Glens Falls, NY | $98,950 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $98,940 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Morgantown, WV | $98,940 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $98,910 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Idaho Falls, ID | $98,890 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Greenville, NC | $98,880 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Columbia, SC | $98,780 | 4% below national |
| 187 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $98,740 | 4% below national |
| 188 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $98,650 | 4% below national |
| 189 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $98,640 | 4% below national |
| 190 | Modesto, CA | $98,560 | 4% below national |
| 191 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $98,550 | 4% below national |
| 192 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $98,520 | 4% below national |
| 193 | Toledo, OH | $98,490 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $98,480 | 4% below national |
| 195 | Fond du Lac, WI | $98,410 | 4% below national |
| 196 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $98,410 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Lincoln, NE | $98,390 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $98,380 | 4% below national |
| 199 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $98,270 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $98,260 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Oklahoma City, OK | $98,190 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Pittsburgh, PA | $98,190 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $98,100 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $98,000 | 4% below national |
| 205 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $97,950 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Gainesville, FL | $97,830 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Florence, SC | $97,810 | 5% below national |
| 208 | Bloomington, IN | $97,770 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Lancaster, PA | $97,770 | 5% below national |
| 210 | Monroe, MI | $97,770 | 5% below national |
| 211 | Winston-Salem, NC | $97,760 | 5% below national |
| 212 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $97,730 | 5% below national |
| 213 | Fresno, CA | $97,650 | 5% below national |
| 214 | Gettysburg, PA | $97,650 | 5% below national |
| 215 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $97,620 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Elizabethtown, KY | $97,550 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Columbus, IN | $97,480 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $97,460 | 5% below national |
| 219 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $97,450 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Carson City, NV | $97,400 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $97,360 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $97,350 | 5% below national |
| 223 | Morristown, TN | $97,310 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $97,250 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Goldsboro, NC | $97,220 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $97,220 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Rochester, MN | $97,190 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $97,180 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Monroe, LA | $97,070 | 5% below national |
| 230 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $96,880 | 5% below national |
| 231 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $96,870 | 5% below national |
| 232 | Abilene, TX | $96,840 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Twin Falls, ID | $96,680 | 6% below national |
| 234 | Jackson, MI | $96,670 | 6% below national |
| 235 | Gainesville, GA | $96,650 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Chambersburg, PA | $96,570 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $96,470 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Cleveland, TN | $96,360 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $96,260 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Saginaw, MI | $96,190 | 6% below national |
| 241 | Duluth, MN-WI | $96,150 | 6% below national |
| 242 | Medford, OR | $96,130 | 6% below national |
| 243 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $96,110 | 6% below national |
| 244 | Mankato, MN | $96,110 | 6% below national |
| 245 | Bend, OR | $96,080 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $95,930 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Burlington, NC | $95,870 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Springfield, OH | $95,860 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Amarillo, TX | $95,810 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Jackson, MS | $95,800 | 6% below national |
| 251 | Knoxville, TN | $95,750 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Sandusky, OH | $95,720 | 7% below national |
| 253 | Tucson, AZ | $95,700 | 7% below national |
| 254 | Lubbock, TX | $95,680 | 7% below national |
| 255 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $95,440 | 7% below national |
| 256 | Appleton, WI | $95,380 | 7% below national |
| 257 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $95,370 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Longview, TX | $95,310 | 7% below national |
| 259 | Manhattan, KS | $95,230 | 7% below national |
| 260 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $95,220 | 7% below national |
| 261 | Dalton, GA | $95,160 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Salinas, CA | $95,100 | 7% below national |
| 263 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $95,000 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $94,970 | 7% below national |
| 265 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $94,800 | 7% below national |
| 266 | Kankakee, IL | $94,690 | 8% below national |
| 267 | Eau Claire, WI | $94,550 | 8% below national |
| 268 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $94,530 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $94,370 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Sheboygan, WI | $94,170 | 8% below national |
| 271 | Dothan, AL | $94,090 | 8% below national |
| 272 | Yuma, AZ | $94,090 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Jackson, TN | $94,060 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Logan, UT-ID | $94,040 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Rockford, IL | $93,980 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Green Bay, WI | $93,950 | 8% below national |
| 277 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $93,940 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Wichita Falls, TX | $93,830 | 8% below national |
| 279 | York-Hanover, PA | $93,810 | 8% below national |
| 280 | Utica-Rome, NY | $93,770 | 8% below national |
| 281 | Victoria, TX | $93,560 | 9% below national |
| 282 | Roanoke, VA | $93,520 | 9% below national |
| 283 | Valdosta, GA | $93,380 | 9% below national |
| 284 | Battle Creek, MI | $93,350 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Kingston, NY | $93,210 | 9% below national |
| 286 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $93,110 | 9% below national |
| 287 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $93,100 | 9% below national |
| 288 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $93,100 | 9% below national |
| 289 | Owensboro, KY | $93,080 | 9% below national |
| 290 | Lebanon, PA | $92,970 | 9% below national |
| 291 | Rocky Mount, NC | $92,840 | 9% below national |
| 292 | Niles, MI | $92,820 | 9% below national |
| 293 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $92,330 | 10% below national |
| 294 | Wausau, WI | $92,120 | 10% below national |
| 295 | Fayetteville, NC | $92,080 | 10% below national |
| 296 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $91,930 | 10% below national |
| 297 | Terre Haute, IN | $91,880 | 10% below national |
| 298 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $91,680 | 11% below national |
| 299 | San Angelo, TX | $91,640 | 11% below national |
| 300 | Merced, CA | $91,490 | 11% below national |
| 301 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $91,140 | 11% below national |
| 302 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $91,000 | 11% below national |
| 303 | Fort Wayne, IN | $91,000 | 11% below national |
| 304 | Mansfield, OH | $90,680 | 11% below national |
| 305 | Springfield, IL | $90,680 | 11% below national |
| 306 | Winchester, VA-WV | $88,730 | 13% below national |
| 307 | State College, PA | $88,690 | 13% below national |
| 308 | Ames, IA | $88,650 | 13% below national |
| 309 | Bozeman, MT | $88,570 | 14% below national |
| 310 | St. Cloud, MN | $88,340 | 14% below national |
| 311 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $87,170 | 15% below national |
| 312 | Bismarck, ND | $86,940 | 15% below national |
| 313 | Rome, GA | $86,730 | 15% below national |
| 314 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $86,680 | 15% below national |
| 315 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $86,640 | 15% below national |
| 316 | Traverse City, MI | $86,560 | 16% below national |
| 317 | Fargo, ND-MN | $86,510 | 16% below national |
| 318 | Erie, PA | $86,430 | 16% below national |
| 319 | Williamsport, PA | $86,360 | 16% below national |
| 320 | Johnstown, PA | $86,130 | 16% below national |
| 321 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $86,110 | 16% below national |
| 322 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $86,000 | 16% below national |
| 323 | Iowa City, IA | $85,800 | 16% below national |
| 324 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $85,200 | 17% below national |
| 325 | Elmira, NY | $85,110 | 17% below national |
| 326 | Jefferson City, MO | $84,920 | 17% below national |
| 327 | Grand Junction, CO | $84,670 | 17% below national |
| 328 | Joplin, MO-KS | $84,560 | 17% below national |
| 329 | Springfield, MO | $84,320 | 18% below national |
| 330 | Johnson City, TN | $84,160 | 18% below national |
| 331 | Aguadilla, PR | $84,030 | 18% below national |
| 332 | Muncie, IN | $83,990 | 18% below national |
| 333 | Ponce, PR | $83,040 | 19% below national |
| 334 | Arecibo, PR | $82,930 | 19% below national |
| 335 | El Paso, TX | $82,760 | 19% below national |
| 336 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $82,390 | 20% below national |
| 337 | Pocatello, ID | $81,530 | 20% below national |
| 338 | Rapid City, SD | $81,480 | 20% below national |
| 339 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $81,080 | 21% below national |
| 340 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $80,510 | 21% below national |
| 341 | Altoona, PA | $80,260 | 22% below national |
| 342 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $80,250 | 22% below national |
| 343 | Grand Island, NE | $80,200 | 22% below national |
| 344 | Montgomery, AL | $79,480 | 22% below national |
| 345 | St. George, UT | $79,020 | 23% below national |
| 346 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $73,070 | 29% below national |
| 347 | Gadsden, AL | $72,880 | 29% below national |
| 348 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $72,430 | 29% below national |
| 349 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $65,730 | 36% below national |
| 350 | Mayaguez, PR | $63,280 | 38% below national |
| 351 | Hinesville, GA | $47,730 | 53% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 17 (Architecture and Engineering Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
SOC 17-3021
Aerospace Engineers
SOC 17-2011
Agricultural Engineers
SOC 17-2021
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
SOC 17-1011
Architectural and Civil Drafters
SOC 17-3011
Showing 5 of 35 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Architecture and Engineering Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($102,440 here) and reported employment (365,740 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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