State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Oklahoma vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Oklahoma, $97,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
Oklahoma vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oklahoma
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $97,510
- p25
- $78,250
- p75
- $121,020
- p10
- $71,880
- p90
- $148,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -69%
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.