The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers in Charleston 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 | $78,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,790.
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 | $128,700 | 28.14% | 39.32% |
| 2021 | $92,480 | 0.27% | - |
| 2020 | $92,230 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $89,700 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $88,340 | 13.74% | - |
| 2017 | $76,200 | 7.07% | - |
| 2016 | $70,810 | -5.65% | - |
| 2015 | $74,810 | -18.23% | - |
| 2014 | $88,450 | 0.57% | - |
| 2013 | $87,950 | 11.20% | - |
| 2012 | $78,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $128,700, Charleston is the highest paying city for industrial engineers in state of West Virginia, followed by Morgantown (median annual salary $103,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of industrial engineers in Charleston is 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in Morgantown.