Industrial Engineers wage levels by area

Depending on the area, a Industrial Engineers job reaches Level III at $106,892 to $144,956 a year, which means 3 entries in the H-1B lottery.

SOC 17-2112 · 17 areas · OFLC wage year 2026-27

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Where each level starts

Annual salary at which each wage level starts for Industrial Engineers (SOC 17-2112), by area
Level ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$99,362$122,159$144,956$167,752
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$92,872$114,879$136,906$158,912
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$96,096$117,624$139,132$160,660
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$80,850$95,535$110,220$124,904
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$72,031$93,725$115,420$137,114
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$82,743$102,295$121,826$141,378
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$82,618$98,572$114,546$130,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$83,388$102,253$121,098$139,964
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$80,517$97,261$113,984$130,728
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$75,421$91,146$106,892$122,616
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$78,416$100,693$122,970$145,247
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$77,917$93,704$109,492$125,279
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$81,765$100,922$120,058$139,215
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$95,410$114,900$134,368$153,858
Albuquerque, NM
$85,551$109,221$132,892$156,562
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$81,162$97,199$113,256$129,293

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What this occupation covers

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

OFLC wage year 2026-27 (BLS OEWS May 2025) · file released · page built · Rule: 90 FR 60864

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