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State comparison · 2025

Industrial Engineers salary: Connecticut vs Washington

Occupation

Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Connecticut, $104,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 19.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-19.3%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Connecticut

Industrial Engineers

Median
$104,160
p25
$88,000
p75
$128,120
p10
$77,810
p90
$141,540
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.6
Hiring velocity (180d)
-45%
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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%
See full breakdown for Washington

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.