The annual salary statistics of industrial engineering technicians in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineering technicians in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineering technicians in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,600 | -8.00% | -23.67% |
| 2021 | $60,050 | 12.06% | - |
| 2019 | $52,810 | 0.55% | - |
| 2018 | $52,520 | -30.92% | - |
| 2016 | $68,760 | -3.69% | - |
| 2015 | $71,300 | 3.56% | - |
| 2012 | $68,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,600 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineering technicians in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineering technicians in Auburn-Opelika is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.