The highest-paying states for industrial engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of industrial engineering technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $105,310, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for industrial engineering technicians. It is followed by Louisiana (average annual salary $93,490). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of industrial engineering technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $105,310 |
$78,940 | 120 |
| 2 | Louisiana | $93,490 |
$64,910 | 520 |
| 3 | New Mexico | $81,060 |
$68,400 | 0 |
| 4 | California | $71,350 |
$46,490 | 2,830 |
| 5 | Maryland | $69,010 |
$53,040 | 370 |
| 6 | Washington | $67,760 |
$43,680 | 840 |
| 7 | Alaska | $67,670 |
$48,050 | 40 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | $65,430 |
$44,220 | 770 |
| 9 | Colorado | $65,410 |
$48,670 | 760 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $65,290 |
$48,800 | 70 |
| 11 | Missouri | $64,220 |
$40,710 | 680 |
| 12 | Kentucky | $63,750 |
$45,060 | 1,250 |
| 13 | Mississippi | $63,540 |
$41,390 | 270 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $63,410 |
$47,240 | 3,270 |
| 15 | Maine | $63,190 |
$43,210 | 180 |
| 16 | Arizona | $63,060 |
$48,480 | 1,920 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $62,630 |
$38,230 | 840 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $62,540 |
$46,510 | 3,810 |
| 19 | West Virginia | $62,260 |
$46,450 | 120 |
| 20 | Texas | $62,100 |
$39,030 | 4,070 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $62,000 |
$45,230 | 160 |
| 22 | Delaware | $61,890 |
$45,770 | 60 |
| 23 | Illinois | $61,810 |
$45,170 | 2,880 |
| 24 | Oregon | $61,210 |
$48,730 | 2,210 |
| 25 | New York | $61,200 |
$38,900 | 2,970 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $61,060 |
$43,400 | 1,850 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $60,890 |
$46,380 | 60 |
| 28 | Michigan | $60,580 |
$40,640 | 5,020 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $60,480 |
$46,360 | 510 |
| 30 | Wyoming | $60,360 |
$36,140 | 40 |
| 31 | Indiana | $59,920 |
$39,100 | 2,300 |
| 32 | Georgia | $59,700 |
$44,030 | 1,590 |
| 33 | Florida | $59,620 |
$39,600 | 2,130 |
| 34 | Nevada | $59,330 |
$45,850 | 570 |
| 35 | Ohio | $58,940 |
$39,780 | 4,920 |
| 36 | Iowa | $58,610 |
$38,730 | 1,010 |
| 37 | Alabama | $58,430 |
$45,010 | 850 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $58,210 |
$39,260 | 1,900 |
| 39 | Virginia | $57,990 |
$39,920 | 1,080 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | $57,200 |
$39,280 | 2,080 |
| 41 | Idaho | $54,420 |
$31,950 | 440 |
| 42 | Kansas | $53,690 |
$40,040 | 340 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $53,640 |
$32,670 | 120 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $52,830 |
$36,530 | 2,710 |
| 45 | Connecticut | $51,940 |
$37,170 | 1,110 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $50,570 |
$37,750 | 1,880 |
| 47 | Montana | $50,450 |
$30,180 | 30 |
| 48 | Utah | $50,180 |
$35,000 | 1,210 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $49,180 |
$37,280 | 330 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $48,730 |
$36,950 | 210 |
| 51 | Vermont | $48,670 |
$38,120 | 580 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $45,780 |
$30,300 | 1,760 |