State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Montana vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Montana, $104,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 19.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.1%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $104,430
- p25
- $84,300
- p75
- $139,420
- p10
- $76,920
- p90
- $175,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.