State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: New York vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In New York, $102,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 20.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.5%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $84,700
- p75
- $128,230
- p10
- $77,030
- p90
- $152,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- 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.