The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $69,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,660.
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 | $99,580 | 19.84% | 11.52% |
| 2021 | $79,820 | -6.19% | - |
| 2020 | $84,760 | 5.88% | - |
| 2019 | $79,780 | -0.97% | - |
| 2018 | $80,550 | -7.62% | - |
| 2017 | $86,690 | -1.64% | - |
| 2016 | $88,110 | 12.29% | - |
| 2015 | $77,280 | -14.01% | - |
| 2012 | $88,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,580, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for industrial engineers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Columbus (median annual salary of $100,030). Compared with Columbus, the median annual salary of industrial engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is .4 percent (.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Kokomo | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Muncie | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Anderson | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette | |
| Gary |