The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $60,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,410.
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 | $77,760 | 0.33% | 5.13% |
| 2021 | $77,500 | -2.72% | - |
| 2020 | $79,610 | 1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $78,270 | -0.97% | - |
| 2018 | $79,030 | -0.95% | - |
| 2017 | $79,780 | -4.02% | - |
| 2016 | $82,990 | -2.82% | - |
| 2015 | $85,330 | -1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $86,260 | 7.21% | - |
| 2013 | $80,040 | 7.83% | - |
| 2012 | $73,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,760 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.