SOC 17-2112 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Industrial Engineers make in Manhattan, KS?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Manhattan, KS is $95,230. The 10th percentile is $66,330 and the 90th percentile is $135,210. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$95,230
- 10th percentile
- $66,330
- 25th percentile
- $78,230
- Median
- $95,230
- 75th percentile
- $119,100
- 90th percentile
- $135,210
- Mean
- $99,610
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,330 and the 90th percentile is $135,210. The difference is $68,880, which is 72.3% 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 $78,230 to the 75th at $119,100, covers $40,870.
The mean annual wage is $99,610, which sits above the median of $95,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Manhattan, KS median is 7% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,621, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.6% lower than the Kansas median of $99,830.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $105,621 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. Manhattan, KS ranks 7th 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).).
- Topeka, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $102,480 and employment of 180. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,379, against $105,621 here.
- St. Joseph, MO-KS is 103 miles away, with a median of $95,440 and employment of 330. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,486, against $105,621 here.
- Lincoln, NE is 108 miles away, with a median of $98,390 and employment of 350. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,435, against $105,621 here.
Employment share
Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Manhattan, KS (70 of 53,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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 Manhattan, KS · 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 Manhattan, KS?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in Manhattan, KS is $95,230. The 10th percentile is $66,330 and the 90th percentile is $135,210. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Engineers?
The local median is 7% lower than the national median of $102,440.
What is Industrial Engineers pay in Manhattan, KS after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $95,230 is $105,621. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Manhattan, KS compare with nearby metros for Industrial Engineers?
Topeka, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $102,480. Manhattan, KS ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.