State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In North Dakota, $96,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.7% — not 24.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.9%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $96,940
- p25
- $78,890
- p75
- $106,220
- p10
- $56,770
- p90
- $132,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.