The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $78,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,940.
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 | $105,190 | 1.68% | 16.08% |
| 2021 | $103,420 | -8.33% | - |
| 2020 | $112,030 | -0.40% | - |
| 2019 | $112,480 | 1.72% | - |
| 2018 | $110,540 | -0.18% | - |
| 2017 | $110,740 | 4.54% | - |
| 2016 | $105,710 | 3.11% | - |
| 2015 | $102,420 | 11.34% | - |
| 2013 | $90,810 | 2.79% | - |
| 2012 | $88,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,190, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for industrial engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $111,240). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of industrial engineers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.