State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Massachusetts, $109,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 15.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.2%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $109,420
- p25
- $96,100
- p75
- $132,260
- p10
- $81,960
- p90
- $161,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.