The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of industrial engineers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $61,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,150.
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 | $85,320 | 7.11% | 19.71% |
| 2021 | $79,250 | -20.30% | - |
| 2020 | $95,340 | 4.45% | - |
| 2019 | $91,100 | 8.88% | - |
| 2018 | $83,010 | 0.87% | - |
| 2017 | $82,290 | 0.55% | - |
| 2016 | $81,840 | -15.54% | - |
| 2015 | $94,560 | 2.34% | - |
| 2014 | $92,350 | 1.08% | - |
| 2013 | $91,350 | 25.01% | - |
| 2012 | $68,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,320 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 6.9 percent (6.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.