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State comparison · 2025

Industrial Engineers salary: Washington vs Wisconsin

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Industrial Engineers in Washington earn a median of $129,050. In Wisconsin, $96,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 33.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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%
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Wisconsin

Industrial Engineers

Median
$96,980
p25
$79,410
p75
$111,130
p10
$71,800
p90
$134,030
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-56%
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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.