State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Michigan vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Michigan, $101,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $101,680
- p25
- $82,850
- p75
- $127,330
- p10
- $74,060
- p90
- $140,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- 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.