State wages ยท Cost of living
Industrial Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $142,980. Louisiana leads after cost of living, at $143,930. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($101,140).
National median
$101,140
Highest state median
$142,980
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$143,930
Louisiana
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $90,810Higher: $143,930Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Louisiana | $126,960 | +25.5% | 88.207 | $143,930 | 1 |
| Alaska | $142,980 | +41.4% | 102.359 | $139,680 | 2 |
| Wyoming | $122,540 | +21.2% | 92.691 | $132,200 | 3 |
| New Mexico | $119,390 | +18.0% | 92.212 | $129,470 | 4 |
| Oregon | $124,560 | +23.2% | 103.361 | $120,510 | 5 |
| Delaware | $118,670 | +17.3% | 99.808 | $118,900 | 6 |
| Idaho | $112,490 | +11.2% | 95.494 | $117,800 | 7 |
| West Virginia | $104,610 | +3.4% | 89.497 | $116,890 | 8 |
| Iowa | $99,960 | -1.2% | 87.762 | $113,900 | 9 |
| Washington | $119,670 | +18.3% | 107.013 | $111,830 | 10 |
| Alabama | $99,120 | -2.0% | 88.823 | $111,590 | 11 |
| California | $123,070 | +21.7% | 110.72 | $111,150 | 12 |
| Arkansas | $95,860 | -5.2% | 86.937 | $110,260 | 13 |
| Arizona | $110,100 | +8.9% | 100.677 | $109,360 | 14 |
| Montana | $103,210 | +2.0% | 94.645 | $109,050 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | $95,180 | -5.9% | 87.843 | $108,350 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | $118,960 | +17.6% | 109.901 | $108,240 | 17 |
| Rhode Island | $110,470 | +9.2% | 102.28 | $108,010 | 18 |
| Kansas | $96,650 | -4.4% | 90.068 | $107,310 | 19 |
| Ohio | $99,490 | -1.6% | 92.774 | $107,240 | 20 |
| Mississippi | $93,110 | -7.9% | 86.953 | $107,080 | 21 |
| Tennessee | $98,230 | -2.9% | 91.87 | $106,920 | 22 |
| Texas | $103,430 | +2.3% | 97.057 | $106,570 | 23 |
| Kentucky | $95,780 | -5.3% | 90.159 | $106,230 | 24 |
| Nebraska | $95,150 | -5.9% | 90.103 | $105,600 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $98,830 | -2.3% | 93.749 | $105,420 | 26 |
| Missouri | $95,610 | -5.5% | 90.817 | $105,280 | 27 |
| Maryland | $109,560 | +8.3% | 104.959 | $104,380 | 28 |
| Indiana | $97,080 | -4.0% | 93.329 | $104,020 | 29 |
| Vermont | $101,780 | +0.6% | 97.958 | $103,900 | 30 |
| Colorado | $106,980 | +5.8% | 103.052 | $103,810 | 31 |
| Michigan | $99,680 | -1.4% | 96.217 | $103,600 | 32 |
| Minnesota | $101,600 | +0.5% | 98.621 | $103,020 | 33 |
| North Carolina | $97,150 | -3.9% | 94.326 | $102,990 | 34 |
| Massachusetts | $108,350 | +7.1% | 105.757 | $102,450 | 35 |
| Georgia | $98,550 | -2.6% | 96.293 | $102,340 | 36 |
| Maine | $99,260 | -1.9% | 97.05 | $102,280 | 37 |
| Utah | $100,710 | -0.4% | 98.864 | $101,870 | 38 |
| Wisconsin | $95,090 | -6.0% | 94.095 | $101,060 | 39 |
| South Dakota | $89,450 | -11.6% | 88.586 | $100,980 | 40 |
| Nevada | $100,170 | -1.0% | 99.979 | $100,190 | 41 |
| Illinois | $99,990 | -1.1% | 99.958 | $100,030 | 42 |
| Florida | $103,340 | +2.2% | 103.414 | $99,930 | 43 |
| Virginia | $99,990 | -1.1% | 101.104 | $98,900 | 44 |
| Pennsylvania | $96,320 | -4.8% | 97.572 | $98,720 | 45 |
| Connecticut | $101,020 | -0.1% | 103.61 | $97,500 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $100,550 | -0.6% | 104.165 | $96,530 | 47 |
| New Jersey | $103,880 | +2.7% | 108.805 | $95,470 | 48 |
| North Dakota | $84,610 | -16.3% | 88.959 | $95,110 | 49 |
| New York | $101,770 | +0.6% | 107.921 | $94,300 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.