occupation · 17-2112 · New York

Industrial Engineers in New York

Industrial Engineers earned a median annual wage of $101,770 in New York in May 2024, with 12,640 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $101,770SOURCE: BLS OEWS

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Industrial Engineers earned a median annual wage of $101,770 in New York in May 2024, with 12,640 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $73,630 or less, the best-paid tenth $152,090 or more. Since May 2015 the median moved from $82,470 to $101,770, +23.4 %. Among the 52 states with data, New York ranks 22 by median wage for this occupation. The national median is $101,140; New York is +0.6 % against it. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code for May 2024 (the cap changes by year). Every value links to its fact record.

New York, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

Reference	Employment	Median	Mean	10th	25th	75th	90th	Median hourly	Source
May 2024	12,640	$101,770	$109,040	$73,630	$83,260	$127,370	$152,090	$48.93	evidence →
May 2023	12,330	$99,110	$102,370	$67,120	$80,420	$123,390	$138,300	$47.65	evidence →
May 2022	12,090	$96,480	$98,420	$63,220	$77,870	$117,930	$134,280	$46.38	evidence →
May 2021	11,490	$96,680	$95,880	$61,330	$76,940	$113,660	$128,970	$46.48	evidence →
May 2020	11,580	$88,980	$94,440	$60,200	$72,540	$112,300	$138,490	$42.78	evidence →
May 2019	11,760	$89,060	$96,530	$58,990	$71,370	$113,430	$141,390	$42.82	evidence →
May 2018	12,030	$86,900	$94,700	$56,880	$69,960	$109,520	$135,150	$41.78	evidence →
May 2017	11,150	$85,780	$92,040	$54,650	$68,260	$105,970	$130,990	$41.24	evidence →
May 2016	10,290	$83,060	$86,320	$53,470	$66,920	$102,490	$125,940	$39.93	evidence →
May 2015	9,300	$82,470	$85,460	$53,870	$67,030	$100,390	$124,960	$39.65	evidence →

Metropolitan areas in New York

Median annual wage for this occupation, May 2024.

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Ithaca, NY	$111,830	80
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$107,490	1,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$107,000	7,910
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$106,920	380
Syracuse, NY	$102,930	920
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$101,620	1,770
Glens Falls, NY	$100,640	120
Rochester, NY	$99,360	1,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$98,840	40
Binghamton, NY	$96,630	290
Kingston, NY	$95,590	70
Utica-Rome, NY	$94,120	290
Elmira, NY	$82,690	140

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