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State comparison · 2025

Industrial Engineers salary: Minnesota vs Washington

Occupation

Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Minnesota, $102,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 20.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-20.4%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Minnesota

Industrial Engineers

Median
$102,660
p25
$85,130
p75
$129,640
p10
$77,010
p90
$158,740
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.6
Hiring velocity (180d)
-31%
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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.