How much do Industrial Engineers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $73,810 and the 90th percentile is $159,830. The difference is $86,020, which is 83.2% 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 $79,850 to the 75th at $136,760, covers $56,910.

The mean annual wage is $107,890, which sits above the median of $103,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 1% higher than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,231, which is 10.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% higher than the Arkansas median of $98,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $113,231 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $97,460 and employment of 150. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,473, against $113,231 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 71 miles away, with a median of $84,560 and employment of 230. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,649, against $113,231 here.
• Springfield, MO is 99 miles away, with a median of $84,320 and employment of 270. That median is 18.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,185, against $113,231 here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (280 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.