The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $62,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,140.
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 | $82,820 | 4.44% | 17.76% |
| 2021 | $79,140 | -4.01% | - |
| 2020 | $82,310 | 2.77% | - |
| 2019 | $80,030 | 0.55% | - |
| 2018 | $79,590 | -1.68% | - |
| 2017 | $80,930 | 5.62% | - |
| 2016 | $76,380 | 7.71% | - |
| 2015 | $70,490 | 2.09% | - |
| 2014 | $69,020 | 1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $68,050 | -0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $68,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,820 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Danville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |