State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In New Jersey, $103,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $103,840
- p25
- $90,480
- p75
- $130,260
- p10
- $78,100
- p90
- $161,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.