SOC 17-3026 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$66,120

U.S. median hourly wage$31.79

U.S. employment75,570

Nationally, industrial engineering technologists and technicians earned a median of $66,120 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 75,570 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Oklahoma	$79,330	$38.14	750	0.4
Maryland	$79,090	$38.03	490	0.2
California	$79,070	$38.02	5,710	0.3
Washington	$78,430	$37.71	1,050	0.3
Oregon	$75,760	$36.42	910	0.5
New Jersey	$72,890	$35.04	920	0.2
Vermont	$72,410	$34.81	110	0.3
Massachusetts	$71,830	$34.53	2,070	0.6
Illinois	$71,090	$34.18	2,260	0.4
Minnesota	$70,490	$33.89	5,380	1.8
New York	$70,290	$33.80	4,090	0.4
South Carolina	$70,080	$33.69	2,400	1.0
North Carolina	$69,720	$33.52	1,940	0.4
New Hampshire	$69,650	$33.48	620	0.9
Connecticut	$69,260	$33.30	670	0.4
Utah	$67,490	$32.45	1,400	0.8
Colorado	$66,850	$32.14	930	0.3
Alabama	$66,510	$31.97	1,010	0.5
Virginia	$66,310	$31.88	1,270	0.3
Arizona	$66,040	$31.75	2,080	0.6
Ohio	$65,490	$31.49	5,340	1.0
Wisconsin	$65,270	$31.38	2,660	0.9
Pennsylvania	$65,260	$31.38	1,790	0.3
Georgia	$65,060	$31.28	1,840	0.4
Michigan	$64,510	$31.01	5,410	1.2
Iowa	$64,410	$30.97	710	0.5
North Dakota	$64,060	$30.80	100	0.2
Idaho	$63,150	$30.36	300	0.4
Indiana	$63,110	$30.34	2,560	0.8
Maine	$63,070	$30.32	310	0.5
Missouri	$62,440	$30.02	1,220	0.4
Arkansas	$62,210	$29.91	330	0.3
Texas	$62,020	$29.82	5,060	0.4
Nevada	$61,470	$29.55	990	0.6
Florida	$61,350	$29.49	3,110	0.3
New Mexico	$61,280	$29.46	480	0.6
Kentucky	$61,140	$29.40	1,330	0.7
Kansas	$61,000	$29.33	570	0.4
Montana	$60,330	$29.01	90	0.2
Nebraska	$59,970	$28.83	240	0.2
Rhode Island	$59,420	$28.57	170	0.3
Tennessee	$58,070	$27.92	2,650	0.8
West Virginia	$57,240	$27.52	140	0.2
South Dakota	$54,570	$26.24	310	0.7
Mississippi	$50,180	$24.13	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$46,470	$22.34	1,000	1.1
Louisiana	Not published	Not published	820	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 208 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$121,320	$58.33	70	0.4
Midland, TX	$114,140	$54.88	30	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$90,660	$43.59	1,000	0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$90,620	$43.57	660	0.3
Savannah, GA	$89,850	$43.20	70	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$84,410	$40.58	100	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$83,370	$40.08	450	0.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$82,480	$39.66	450	1.0
Ogden, UT	$82,370	$39.60	340	1.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$82,270	$39.55	250	0.9
Warner Robins, GA	$82,120	$39.48	280	3.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$81,560	$39.21	260	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$80,310	$38.61	230	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$80,180	$38.55	1,220	0.5
Fond du Lac, WI	$79,500	$38.22	100	2.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$79,480	$38.21	100	1.1
Peoria, IL	$79,180	$38.07	50	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$78,890	$37.93	100	0.3
Evansville, IN	$78,760	$37.86	110	0.8
Wilmington, NC	$78,740	$37.86	120	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$78,700	$37.84	90	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$78,100	$37.55	1,260	2.3
Dubuque, IA	$77,860	$37.43	60	1.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$77,640	$37.33	1,380	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$77,600	$37.31	1,480	1.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,520	$37.27	190	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$77,190	$37.11	1,470	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$77,160	$37.10	100	0.5
Ann Arbor, MI	$77,080	$37.06	110	0.5
Midland, MI	$76,930	$36.98	30	0.8
Rochester, MN	$76,730	$36.89	90	0.7
Columbus, OH	$76,530	$36.79	540	0.5
Harrisonburg, VA	$76,210	$36.64	30	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$76,190	$36.63	2,770	1.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$75,870	$36.48	910	0.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$75,770	$36.43	190	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$75,450	$36.27	550	0.2
Rocky Mount, NC	$75,400	$36.25	70	1.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$75,260	$36.18	1,390	0.1
Dalton, GA	$75,170	$36.14	60	1.0
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$75,080	$36.10	60	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$74,890	$36.01	1,430	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$74,310	$35.73	40	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$74,250	$35.70	1,580	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$74,250	$35.70	790	0.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$74,160	$35.65	340	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$73,820	$35.49	50	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$73,790	$35.48	820	1.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$73,680	$35.42	40	0.5
Kokomo, IN	$73,650	$35.41	40	1.0
Mankato, MN	$73,150	$35.17	90	1.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$73,060	$35.13	4,340	2.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$73,030	$35.11	Not published	Not published
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$73,030	$35.11	250	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$72,620	$34.91	390	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$72,520	$34.87	120	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$72,440	$34.83	320	0.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$72,250	$34.73	40	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$72,130	$34.68	30	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$72,080	$34.65	210	0.1
Flint, MI	$72,070	$34.65	100	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$71,900	$34.57	480	0.4
Terre Haute, IN	$71,340	$34.30	50	0.8
Rockford, IL	$71,190	$34.23	70	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$71,160	$34.21	410	1.1
Greeley, CO	$69,780	$33.55	40	0.3
Saginaw, MI	$69,360	$33.35	60	0.7
York-Hanover, PA	$69,270	$33.30	60	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$69,090	$33.22	140	0.3
Boulder, CO	$69,010	$33.18	150	0.8
Winston-Salem, NC	$68,870	$33.11	160	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$68,620	$32.99	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$68,490	$32.93	190	0.5
Williamsport, PA	$68,160	$32.77	40	0.8
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$67,910	$32.65	180	0.9
Spartanburg, SC	$67,860	$32.63	250	1.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$67,760	$32.58	160	0.4
Springfield, OH	$67,620	$32.51	40	0.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$67,340	$32.38	190	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$67,120	$32.27	130	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$67,050	$32.24	340	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$66,880	$32.15	50	0.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$66,750	$32.09	120	1.5
Worcester, MA	$66,670	$32.05	300	0.9
Springfield, MA	$66,560	$32.00	160	0.8
Sheboygan, WI	$66,030	$31.75	170	2.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$66,010	$31.74	50	0.2
Jackson, TN	$66,000	$31.73	120	1.4
Sandusky, OH	$65,800	$31.63	60	1.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$65,270	$31.38	730	0.9
Huntsville, AL	$65,140	$31.32	120	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$65,120	$31.31	1,760	0.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$65,060	$31.28	140	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$65,050	$31.28	530	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$65,010	$31.25	80	0.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$64,760	$31.14	70	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$64,700	$31.11	580	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$64,610	$31.06	130	1.1
Wausau, WI	$64,490	$31.01	70	1.1
Eau Claire, WI	$64,330	$30.93	110	1.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$64,200	$30.87	90	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$64,190	$30.86	140	0.6
Roanoke, VA	$64,120	$30.83	160	1.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$64,100	$30.82	70	1.0
Colorado Springs, CO	$64,080	$30.81	210	0.7
Bowling Green, KY	$64,060	$30.80	70	0.8
Columbus, IN	$64,020	$30.78	90	1.9
Columbia, SC	$63,960	$30.75	260	0.7
Elmira, NY	$63,890	$30.71	40	1.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$63,870	$30.71	200	0.6
Lancaster, PA	$63,840	$30.69	90	0.4
Boise City, ID	$63,770	$30.66	140	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$63,760	$30.65	30	0.2
Asheville, NC	$63,620	$30.59	130	0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$63,500	$30.53	180	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$63,460	$30.51	250	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,260	$30.41	220	1.0
Syracuse, NY	$63,180	$30.37	130	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$63,140	$30.36	680	0.8
Madison, WI	$63,010	$30.29	260	0.6
Clarksville, TN-KY	$62,910	$30.25	140	1.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$62,760	$30.17	80	1.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$62,690	$30.14	100	0.6
Richmond, VA	$62,650	$30.12	170	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$62,610	$30.10	720	0.7
Birmingham, AL	$62,600	$30.10	110	0.2
Bloomington, IN	$62,500	$30.05	190	2.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$62,490	$30.04	260	2.1
Sumter, SC	$62,290	$29.95	60	1.8
Gainesville, GA	$62,160	$29.89	50	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$62,140	$29.87	390	1.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$62,010	$29.81	1,270	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$61,980	$29.80	340	0.5
Reading, PA	$61,970	$29.80	70	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$61,890	$29.75	100	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$61,790	$29.71	60	0.6
Wichita, KS	$61,770	$29.70	120	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$61,550	$29.59	420	1.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$61,530	$29.58	40	0.3
Reno, NV	$61,470	$29.55	830	3.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$61,350	$29.50	40	0.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$61,310	$29.48	150	2.1
Albuquerque, NM	$61,280	$29.46	450	1.1
Florence, SC	$61,260	$29.45	70	0.8
Akron, OH	$61,250	$29.45	410	1.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$61,200	$29.42	80	0.2
New Haven, CT	$61,170	$29.41	110	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$61,140	$29.40	840	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$61,080	$29.36	60	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$61,070	$29.36	300	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,030	$29.34	350	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$60,990	$29.32	60	0.3
Battle Creek, MI	$60,940	$29.30	60	1.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$60,930	$29.29	70	0.4
Binghamton, NY	$60,810	$29.24	100	1.0
Kenosha, WI	$60,780	$29.22	50	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$60,740	$29.20	370	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,560	$29.12	1,070	1.8
Lawrence, KS	$60,560	$29.11	Not published	Not published
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$60,530	$29.10	150	1.1
Utica-Rome, NY	$60,440	$29.06	80	0.7
Joplin, MO-KS	$60,330	$29.01	70	0.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$60,290	$28.98	80	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$59,840	$28.77	670	0.6
Appleton, WI	$59,790	$28.74	100	0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$59,500	$28.61	550	0.4
Rochester, NY	$59,420	$28.57	700	1.4
Toledo, OH	$59,420	$28.57	440	1.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$58,860	$28.30	40	0.6
Decatur, AL	$58,620	$28.18	80	1.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$58,160	$27.96	140	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,530	$27.66	140	0.4
Elizabethtown, KY	$57,460	$27.63	50	1.0
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$57,000	$27.41	90	0.7
Logan, UT-ID	$56,580	$27.20	40	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$56,190	$27.01	60	0.2
El Paso, TX	$55,840	$26.85	50	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$55,460	$26.67	90	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$55,310	$26.59	280	0.3
Erie, PA	$55,010	$26.45	60	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$55,010	$26.45	60	0.2
Johnson City, TN	$54,920	$26.41	70	0.9
Springfield, MO	$53,690	$25.81	70	0.3
Jackson, MS	$53,500	$25.72	60	0.2
Columbia, MO	$52,800	$25.38	30	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$52,000	$25.00	970	0.7
Rapid City, SD	$51,940	$24.97	40	0.5
Mansfield, OH	$51,780	$24.89	110	2.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$51,780	$24.90	80	0.4
Jackson, MI	$50,090	$24.08	60	1.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$49,680	$23.89	40	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$48,830	$23.48	490	1.2
Arecibo, PR	$47,360	$22.77	100	2.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,230	$22.71	120	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,220	$22.70	460	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$47,080	$22.64	600	0.9
Morristown, TN	$46,790	$22.49	70	1.5
Manhattan, KS	$46,000	$22.12	50	1.0
Ocala, FL	$45,460	$21.86	50	0.4
Waco, TX	$42,850	$20.60	70	0.5
Ponce, PR	$41,970	$20.18	120	1.9
Aguadilla, PR	$41,740	$20.07	50	1.0
San Angelo, TX	$40,630	$19.53	30	0.7
Mayaguez, PR	$37,900	$18.22	50	1.0
Baton Rouge, LA	Not published	Not published	510	1.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	Not published	Not published	60	0.2
Gainesville, FL	Not published	Not published	30	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Not published	Not published	160	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.