DOL Median Salary
$80,000
From 36,910 DOL filingsBLS Median Salary
$101,140
BLS OEWS 2024 surveyTotal Employers
8,478
Companies with DOL filingsTotal Employment
350,230
Estimated US workers (BLS)DOL Filings vs BLS Survey
What Employers File with DOL
$80,000
This figure comes from 36,910 employer filings with the US Department of Labor under legal obligation. Employers file this salary when sponsoring workers for PERM green cards or H-1B visas.
What BLS Says the Market Pays
$101,140
This figure comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of 350,230 establishments. This is an independent survey-based estimate of what all workers in this occupation earn.
DOL-filed salaries are 20.9% lower than BLS survey data, which may reflect that sponsored positions concentrate in high-cost locations or experience-intensive roles.
Salary Distribution
Top Paying Employers for Industrial Engineers
Ranked by median salary from DOL filings| Rank | Employer | Median Salary | Filings | vs Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunel Energy, Inc. | $240,000 | 8 | +137.3% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms, Inc | $221,989 | 9 | +119.5% |
| 3 | Hess Corporation | $165,350 | 6 | +63.5% |
| 4 | METAFOODS | $165,000 | 7 | +63.1% |
| 5 | DoorDash, Inc | $165,000 | 5 | +63.1% |
| 6 | ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP | $160,901 | 7 | +59.1% |
| 7 | Statistics & Control, Inc. | $156,000 | 5 | +54.2% |
| 8 | Microsoft Corporation | $155,000 | 13 | +53.3% |
| 9 | AKER INC. | $151,000 | 5 | +49.3% |
| 10 | Ocean Partners USA Inc. | $150,159 | 8 | +48.5% |
| 11 | WORK DPD INC. | $150,000 | 5 | +48.3% |
| 12 | FARIBAULT FOODS INC. | $143,719 | 6 | +42.1% |
| 13 | Airbnb, Inc. | $141,340 | 16 | +39.8% |
| 14 | Cepheid | $141,045 | 13 | +39.5% |
| 15 | Samsung Electronics America, Inc | $140,887 | 25 | +39.3% |
| 16 | WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. | $140,426 | 5 | +38.8% |
| 17 | Horsehead Corporation | $140,000 | 5 | +38.4% |
| 18 | Accenture LLP | $139,199 | 11 | +37.6% |
| 19 | Oracle America Inc. | $139,069 | 6 | +37.5% |
| 20 | Juul Labs, Inc | $137,540 | 12 | +36% |
| 21 | A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER | $137,500 | 17 | +36% |
| 22 | Cruise LLC | $137,400 | 11 | +35.9% |
| 23 | Zoox Inc. | $137,093 | 29 | +35.6% |
| 24 | LYFT, Inc. | $136,028 | 10 | +34.5% |
| 25 | Facebook Inc. | $135,288 | 154 | +33.8% |
| 26 | Goya Foods, Inc. | $135,000 | 5 | +33.5% |
| 27 | GOOGLE LLC | $133,500 | 189 | +32% |
| 28 | INSIGHT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LLC | $133,000 | 6 | +31.5% |
| 29 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | $132,441 | 9 | +31% |
| 30 | NVIDIA Corporation | $132,326 | 36 | +30.8% |
| 31 | Baylor Scott & White Health | $131,819 | 5 | +30.3% |
| 32 | Rivian LLC | $131,500 | 5 | +30% |
| 33 | Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. | $130,824 | 7 | +29.4% |
| 34 | Chevron Corporation | $130,800 | 5 | +29.3% |
| 35 | Impossible Foods | $130,170 | 5 | +28.7% |
| 36 | DCCCA1, INC. | $130,000 | 5 | +28.5% |
| 37 | AbbVie Inc. | $130,000 | 9 | +28.5% |
| 38 | Twitter Inc. | $130,000 | 9 | +28.5% |
| 39 | Atieva USA, Inc. | $130,000 | 8 | +28.5% |
| 40 | MongoDB, Inc. | $129,618 | 5 | +28.2% |
| 41 | FITBIT | $127,203 | 15 | +25.8% |
| 42 | DocuSign Inc. | $126,090 | 9 | +24.7% |
| 43 | BP America Inc. | $126,050 | 14 | +24.6% |
| 44 | EVELOZCITY | $125,861 | 7 | +24.4% |
| 45 | KPIT INFOSYSTEMS INC | $125,500 | 8 | +24.1% |
| 46 | Graham Packaging Company, L.P. | $125,000 | 9 | +23.6% |
| 47 | Magic Leap, Inc. | $125,000 | 5 | +23.6% |
| 48 | Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation | $125,000 | 6 | +23.6% |
| 49 | FRESENIUS USA, INC. | $125,000 | 7 | +23.6% |
| 50 | Gilead Sciences, Inc | $124,405 | 12 | +23% |
Salary by Metro Area
| Metro Area | Median | vs National | Filings | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster City, CA | $135,000 | +68.8% | 33 | 5 |
| Menlo Park, CA | $130,000 | +62.5% | 98 | 16 |
| San Bruno, CA | $129,811 | +62.3% | 19 | 3 |
| Mountain View, CA | $125,000 | +56.3% | 170 | 43 |
| Cupertino, CA | $124,713 | +55.9% | 326 | 8 |
| San Francisco, CA | $121,000 | +51.3% | 317 | 122 |
| Bellevue, WA | $120,030 | +50% | 102 | 17 |
| South San Francisco, CA | $116,542 | +45.7% | 34 | 11 |
| Lathrop, CA | $115,700 | +44.6% | 13 | 3 |
| Casa Grande, AR | $115,606 | +44.5% | 11 | 1 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $115,000 | +43.8% | 249 | 60 |
| Redwood City, CA | $114,662 | +43.3% | 27 | 15 |
| Round Rock, TX | $113,810 | +42.3% | 14 | 4 |
| San Mateo, CA | $113,172 | +41.5% | 20 | 17 |
| Palo Alto, CA | $111,717 | +39.6% | 89 | 24 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $111,000 | +38.8% | 12 | 7 |
| Waltham, MA | $110,000 | +37.5% | 13 | 11 |
| Pleasanton, CA | $108,000 | +35% | 15 | 11 |
| Devens, MA | $107,245 | +34.1% | 14 | 4 |
| Worcester, MA | $106,688 | +33.4% | 14 | 8 |
| Santa Clara, CA | $105,393 | +31.7% | 252 | 80 |
| NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $105,000 | +31.3% | 21 | 7 |
| Billerica, MA | $105,000 | +31.3% | 17 | 8 |
| Chula Vista, CA | $104,322 | +30.4% | 12 | 7 |
| New York, NE | $104,239 | +30.3% | 92 | 52 |
| Newark, CA | $104,090 | +30.1% | 65 | 16 |
| Torrance, CA | $104,039 | +30% | 30 | 13 |
| Morgan Hill, CA | $103,031 | +28.8% | 17 | 8 |
| Beaverton, OR | $102,992 | +28.7% | 28 | 10 |
| Seattle, WA | $101,712 | +27.1% | 222 | 46 |
Salary by State
| State | Median | vs National | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $121,389 | +21.6% | 5 |
| California | $99,778 | -18.9% | 4,888 |
| Washington | $99,403 | -16.9% | 521 |
| Alaska | $95,090 | -33.5% | 6 |
| Wyoming | $94,500 | -22.9% | 16 |
| District of Columbia | $90,000 | -24.3% | 15 |
| Massachusetts | $88,400 | -18.4% | 805 |
| Oregon | $86,986 | -30.2% | 1,255 |
| Delaware | $85,000 | -28.4% | 54 |
| Arizona | $85,000 | -22.8% | 398 |
| New Mexico | $84,822 | -29% | 93 |
| Maine | $84,000 | -15.4% | 7 |
| Idaho | $83,000 | -26.2% | 183 |
| Nebraska | $82,500 | -13.3% | 791 |
| Colorado | $82,000 | -23.4% | 215 |
| Utah | $82,000 | -18.6% | 133 |
| Rhode Island | $81,997 | -25.8% | 30 |
| Arkansas | $81,619 | -14.9% | 213 |
| Louisiana | $81,266 | -36% | 100 |
| Nevada | $80,000 | -20.1% | 95 |
| Michigan | $78,728 | -21% | 2,408 |
| Connecticut | $78,728 | -22.1% | 187 |
| Maryland | $78,700 | -28.2% | 141 |
| Virginia | $77,500 | -22.5% | 289 |
| Texas | $77,000 | -25.6% | 1,903 |
| Minnesota | $76,000 | -25.2% | 428 |
| New Jersey | $76,000 | -26.8% | 565 |
| New Hampshire | $74,670 | -25.7% | 54 |
| New York | $73,067 | -28.2% | 852 |
| Georgia | $73,000 | -25.9% | 491 |
| West Virginia | $73,000 | -30.2% | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,759 | -24.5% | 490 |
| Mississippi | $72,500 | -22.1% | 66 |
| North Dakota | $72,000 | -14.9% | 19 |
| North Carolina | $71,500 | -26.4% | 486 |
| Kansas | $70,922 | -26.6% | 121 |
| Tennessee | $70,376 | -28.4% | 417 |
| Ohio | $70,000 | -29.6% | 776 |
| Missouri | $70,000 | -26.8% | 155 |
| Illinois | $70,000 | -30% | 1,534 |
| Wisconsin | $69,950 | -26.4% | 490 |
| Oklahoma | $69,743 | -26.7% | 115 |
| Indiana | $69,014 | -28.9% | 945 |
| South Carolina | $68,500 | -30.7% | 365 |
| Vermont | $68,255 | -32.9% | 22 |
| South Dakota | $68,000 | -24% | 9 |
| Iowa | $65,916 | -34.1% | 212 |
| Kentucky | $65,000 | -32.1% | 199 |
| Florida | $64,896 | -37.2% | 825 |
| Alabama | $64,646 | -34.8% | 389 |
Salary Trend - DOL Data
Education Requirements
From PERM filingsFor Industrial Engineers positions, 49% of PERM filings required a Bachelor's degree, 46% required a Master's degree, and 2% required no formal degree.
Education by Top Employer
Most common minimum education from PERM filings| Employer | Most Common Education | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | Master's | $88,827 |
| Cummins Inc. | Master's | $70,400 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Bachelor's | $100,000 |
| Apple Inc. | Master's | $123,656 |
| L&T Technology Services LLC | Bachelor's | $72,696 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Bachelor's | $84,000 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | Master's | $85,342 |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc | Master's | $77,649 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Master's | $133,500 |
| Johnson Controls Inc. | Bachelor's | $74,875 |
Salary by Industry
Same occupation, different industries (NAICS)The highest-paying industry for Industrial Engineers is Information (Technology) at $109,419. The lowest-paying industry with significant hiring is Accommodation and Food Services at $69,866.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Industrial Engineers make?
Based on 36,910 DOL filings, the median salary for a Industrial Engineers is $80,000, ranging from $67,205 to $94,848.
What is the highest salary for a Industrial Engineers?
The 90th percentile salary is $157,140 according to BLS data.
Which city pays the most for Industrial Engineers?
Based on DOL filings, Foster City, CA offers the highest median at $135,000.
Does this data include all Industrial Engineers salaries or only visa-sponsored workers?
DOL filing data covers positions where the employer filed for PERM green card sponsorship or an H-1B visa. These filings represent a subset of all Industrial Engineers positions. We compare this data against BLS OEWS data which covers all workers in this occupation.
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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.