State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Louisiana, $122,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 4.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.8%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $122,920
- p25
- $97,520
- p75
- $154,320
- p10
- $78,540
- p90
- $173,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.