State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Industrial Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $128,290. In North Carolina, $99,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $99,310
- p25
- $81,190
- p75
- $121,090
- p10
- $68,930
- p90
- $139,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
Oregon
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $128,290
- p25
- $100,850
- p75
- $165,780
- p10
- $82,170
- p90
- $198,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.