State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Maryland vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Maryland, $119,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 7.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.1%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $119,930
- p25
- $98,870
- p75
- $153,340
- p10
- $80,650
- p90
- $168,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.