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Salary guide · BLS, May 2025Manufacturing Engineer salary by state
Industrial engineers in the United States earned a median of $102,000 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $84,000 and $129,000, and 365,740 people held the job.
Washington pays industrial engineers the most.
Of the 14 states where we have open searches, Washington has the highest median at $129,000 and Wisconsin the lowest at $97,000. In Montana, our home state, the median is $104,000. Ranked by median, with the national figure first.
| Where | People in the job | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 365,740 | $84,000 | $102,000 | $129,000 |
| Washington | 6,130 | $102,000 | $129,000 | $156,000 |
| Oregon | Not published | $101,000 | $128,000 | $166,000 |
| California | 32,680 | $98,000 | $125,000 | $154,000 |
| Arizona | Not published | $89,000 | $108,000 | $135,000 |
| Texas | 30,980 | $86,000 | $105,000 | $133,000 |
| Montana | 390 | $84,000 | $104,000 | $139,000 |
| Minnesota | 17,580 | $85,000 | $103,000 | $130,000 |
| Michigan | 30,990 | $83,000 | $102,000 | $127,000 |
| Illinois | 18,640 | $82,000 | $101,000 | $125,000 |
| Georgia | Not published | $82,000 | $100,000 | $124,000 |
| Ohio | 23,480 | $81,000 | $100,000 | $124,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,180 | $81,000 | $100,000 | $125,000 |
| North Carolina | 11,580 | $81,000 | $99,000 | $121,000 |
| Wisconsin | 13,070 | $79,000 | $97,000 | $111,000 |
Industrial Engineers (SOC 17-2112), a year. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Yearly figures are the hourly figures times 2,080 hours, as BLS reports them.
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Manufacturing Engineer pay, answered
How much does a manufacturing engineer make?
Industrial engineers in the United States earned a median of $102,000 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $84,000 and $129,000, and 365,740 people held the job.
Which state pays industrial engineers the most?
Of the 14 states where we have open searches, Washington pays the most, a median of $129,000 a year, and Wisconsin the least, $97,000. The national median is $102,000.
How much does a manufacturing engineer make in Montana?
A median of $104,000 a year in Montana in May 2025, with the middle half between $84,000 and $139,000, across 390 people in the job.
Where does this data come from?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025, for the federal wage group Industrial Engineers (SOC 17-2112). We publish it here at Compass Group Recruiting, next to our own open searches.
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