SOC 17-2112 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial Engineers make in Gainesville, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Gainesville, FL is $97,830. The 10th percentile is $66,140 and the 90th percentile is $128,100. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$97,830

10th percentile
$66,140
25th percentile
$75,970
Median
$97,830
75th percentile
$107,920
90th percentile
$128,100
Mean
$97,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,140 and the 90th percentile is $128,100. The difference is $61,960, which is 63.3% 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 $75,970 to the 75th at $107,920, covers $31,950.

The mean annual wage is $97,610, which sits below the median of $97,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, FL median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,134, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Florida median of $101,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, FL is 96.733, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $101,134 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Gainesville, FL ranks 11th of 16 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).).

  • Ocala, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $99,300 and employment of 170. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,269, against $101,134 here.
  • Homosassa Springs, FL is 42 miles away, with a median of $96,470. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,213, against $101,134 here.
  • Jacksonville, FL is 77 miles away, with a median of $100,950 and employment of 1,330. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,474, against $101,134 here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, FL (110 of 152,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Gainesville, FL · 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 Gainesville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Gainesville, FL is $97,830. The 10th percentile is $66,140 and the 90th percentile is $128,100. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Engineers?

The local median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $102,440.

What is Industrial Engineers pay in Gainesville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, FL is 96.733, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $97,830 is $101,134. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Gainesville, FL compare with nearby metros for Industrial Engineers?

Ocala, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $99,300. Gainesville, FL ranks 11th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.