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State comparison · 2025

Industrial Engineers salary: Oregon vs South Carolina

Occupation

Industrial Engineers in Oregon earn a median of $128,290. In South Carolina, $101,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 26.9%.

Nominal pay gap
+26.9%
Oregon vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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%
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South Carolina

Industrial Engineers

Median
$101,060
p25
$82,460
p75
$123,490
p10
$75,000
p90
$136,720
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-59%
See full breakdown for South Carolina

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.