How much do Industrial Engineers make in Tulsa, OK?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $74,880 and the 90th percentile is $140,550. The difference is $65,670, which is 65.8% 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 $81,780 to the 75th at $122,600, covers $40,820.

The mean annual wage is $104,370, which sits above the median of $99,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tulsa, OK median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $102,440 for Industrial Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,899, which is 9.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Oklahoma median of $97,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineers at $111,899 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. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th 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).).

• Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $98,190 and employment of 700. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,608, against $111,899 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 109 miles away, with a median of $84,560 and employment of 230. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,649, against $111,899 here.
• Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $101,510 and employment of 1,110. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,125, against $111,899 here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (850 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (365,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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.