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Industrial Engineers salary in El Paso, TX

Industrial Engineers in the El Paso, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $82,760 a year, an average of $89,950. About 410 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Industrial Engineers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$82,760
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$89,950
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$54,510
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$127,540
Top of the range
People employed
410
In El Paso metro area
Rent share of median wage
15.1%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in El Paso

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,041
per month, in El Paso, TX
Income needed for median rent
$41,600
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median industrial engineers wage
$82,760
98.9% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
15.1%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$58,734
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the El Paso area. Read the El Paso, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Industrial Engineers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Washington, DC
+42.1%
Median $117,600
Mean $124,370
Employed 2,000
Nashville-Davidson, TN
+23.9%
Median $102,540
Mean $106,270
Employed 2,000
Oklahoma City, OK
+18.6%
Median $98,190
Mean $102,690
Employed 700
Boston, MA
+43.8%
Median $118,970
Mean $120,090
Employed 9,010
Las Vegas, NV
+10.1%
Median $91,140
Mean $96,290
Employed 350
Portland, OR
+56.9%
Median $129,890
Mean $137,120
Employed 5,230
Denver, CO
+31.3%
Median $108,680
Mean $115,230
Employed 2,500
Detroit, MI
+25.8%
Median $104,110
Mean $110,360
Employed 17,350

See industrial engineers pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.