State comparison · 2025
Industrial Engineers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Virginia, $102,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 20.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.5%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Industrial Engineers
- Median
- $102,550
- p25
- $81,550
- p75
- $130,810
- p10
- $69,880
- p90
- $157,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
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.