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Industrial Engineer Salary in Burlington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers in Burlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Industrial Engineers in Burlington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$60,940
25th Percentile Wage
$63,770
50th Percentile Wage
$79,190
75th Percentile Wage
$97,860
90th Percentile Wage
$114,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,940.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$79,190
2.65% -0.10%
2021
$77,090
4.81% -
2020
$73,380
-11.65% -
2019
$81,930
14.65% -
2018
$69,930
2.43% -
2017
$68,230
-5.67% -
2016
$72,100
-7.81% -
2015
$77,730
4.59% -
2014
$74,160
-1.87% -
2013
$75,550
-4.92% -
2012
$79,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Industrial Engineer Salary in Burlington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,190 in Burlington is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Burlington is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$103,080
Raleigh-Cary
$97,680
Greenville
$93,160
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$86,410
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$85,870
New Bern
$84,060
Wilmington
$84,050
Asheville
$83,530
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$82,780
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$82,470
Greensboro-High Point
$82,440
Rocky Mount
$81,930
Winston-Salem
$79,890
Fayetteville
$79,560
Burlington
$79,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$78,060
Goldsboro
$76,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina.