State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Arkansas, $98,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 23.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.7%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $98,410
- p25
- $79,620
- p75
- $120,680
- p10
- $71,880
- p90
- $137,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
Washington
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $129,050
- p25
- $102,400
- p75
- $155,920
- p10
- $85,010
- p90
- $176,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.