The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of industrial engineers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $65,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,280.
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 | $97,680 | 2.15% | 13.55% |
| 2021 | $95,580 | 10.02% | - |
| 2020 | $86,000 | 0.06% | - |
| 2019 | $85,950 | -7.90% | - |
| 2018 | $92,740 | -0.88% | - |
| 2017 | $93,560 | -0.07% | - |
| 2016 | $93,630 | 11.74% | - |
| 2015 | $82,640 | -0.19% | - |
| 2014 | $82,800 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $82,120 | -2.83% | - |
| 2012 | $84,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,680, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for industrial engineers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $103,080). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of industrial engineers in Raleigh-Cary is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.