The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $77,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,030.
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 | $103,080 | 2.71% | 25.50% |
| 2021 | $100,290 | 1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $99,120 | -1.18% | - |
| 2019 | $100,290 | -0.49% | - |
| 2018 | $100,780 | 0.09% | - |
| 2017 | $100,690 | 1.17% | - |
| 2016 | $99,510 | 5.09% | - |
| 2015 | $94,440 | 21.04% | - |
| 2014 | $74,570 | -4.73% | - |
| 2013 | $78,100 | 1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $76,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,080, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for industrial engineers in state of North Carolina, followed by Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary $97,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of industrial engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in Raleigh-Cary.