State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In North Carolina, $99,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
-23%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.7%
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%
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.