How much do Industrial Engineers make in Kokomo, IN?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $78,020 and the 90th percentile is $151,360. The difference is $73,340, which is 68.8% 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 $95,820 to the 75th at $125,000, covers $29,180.

The mean annual wage is $113,060, which sits above the median of $106,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kokomo, IN median is 4% higher than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,876, which is 16% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.3% higher than the Indiana median of $97,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kokomo, IN is 89.648, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $118,876 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

40 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineers. Kokomo, IN ranks 2nd of 41 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).).

• Muncie, IN is 42 miles away, with a median of $83,990 and employment of 150. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,283, against $118,876 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 47 miles away, with a median of $98,640 and employment of 630. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,576, against $118,876 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $100,730 and employment of 2,900. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,260, against $118,876 here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Kokomo, IN (100 of 35,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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.