State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In South Carolina, $101,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.7%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.