The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers 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 | $35,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $116,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,920 | -1.40% | -4.69% |
| 2021 | $78,000 | -4.56% | - |
| 2020 | $81,560 | 9.50% | - |
| 2019 | $73,810 | -1.04% | - |
| 2018 | $74,580 | 10.99% | - |
| 2017 | $66,380 | -5.20% | - |
| 2016 | $69,830 | 12.32% | - |
| 2015 | $61,230 | -20.27% | - |
| 2014 | $73,640 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $72,360 | -11.29% | - |
| 2012 | $80,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,920 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Auburn-Opelika is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Mobile and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.