SOC 17-2112 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Industrial Engineers make in Bloomington, IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Bloomington, IL is $98,950. The 10th percentile is $63,140 and the 90th percentile is $129,660. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$98,950
- 10th percentile
- $63,140
- 25th percentile
- $80,110
- Median
- $98,950
- 75th percentile
- $103,260
- 90th percentile
- $129,660
- Mean
- $96,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $63,140 and the 90th percentile is $129,660. The difference is $66,520, which is 67.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $80,110 to the 75th at $103,260, covers $23,150.
The mean annual wage is $96,490, which sits below the median of $98,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Bloomington, IL median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,787, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.6% lower than the Illinois median of $100,540.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $105,787 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Bloomington, IL ranks 13th of 30 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Champaign-Urbana, IL is 34 miles away, with a median of $82,390 and employment of 200. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,874, against $105,787 here.
- Peoria, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $117,180 and employment of 1,500. That median is 18.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,443, against $105,787 here.
- Springfield, IL is 64 miles away, with a median of $90,680 and employment of 110. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,773, against $105,787 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Bloomington, IL · Industrial Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Industrial Engineers make in Bloomington, IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Bloomington, IL is $98,950. The 10th percentile is $63,140 and the 90th percentile is $129,660.
How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Engineers?
The local median is 3.4% lower than the national median of $102,440.
What is Industrial Engineers pay in Bloomington, IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IL is 93.537, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,950 is $105,787. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Bloomington, IL compare with nearby metros for Industrial Engineers?
Champaign-Urbana, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $82,390. Bloomington, IL ranks 13th of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.