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Average Industrial Engineers Salary in Louisiana

Industrial Engineers in Louisiana earn a median annual salary of $122,920, which is +20.0% compared to the national median. There are 1,710 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Louisiana (state).

$122,920
Louisiana median annual wage
$59/hour median
+20.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $102,440
1,710
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.38
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$78,540
25th
$97,520
Median
$122,920
75th
$154,320
90th
$173,670

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Louisiana, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.2%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$139,354
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 71.5%
Rents: 63.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alaska $156,510 Compare 220
Washington $129,050 Compare 6,130
Oregon $128,290 Compare 5,810
New Mexico $128,090 Compare 1,140
California $124,600 Compare 32,680
Hawaii $123,800 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Louisiana

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Pediatricians, General $502,720 0.08
Anesthesiologists $410,500 0.39
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $404,550 0.29
Physicians, All Other $350,920 1.11
Psychiatrists $345,040 0.27
Surgeons, All Other $304,830 0.45
Family Medicine Physicians $255,330 0.82
Nurse Anesthetists $222,130 1.39

Louisiana has salary data for 693 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Industrial Engineers in Louisiana

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Industrial Engineers are projected to change by +11.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 25,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.