What is the median salary for Industrial Engineers in St. Louis?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in St. Louis, MO-IL is $102,230.

How does St. Louis pay compare to the US median for Industrial Engineers?

Local median pay is 0.2% below the national OEWS median of $102,440.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for St. Louis is 95.1 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $102,230 has about the same purchasing power as $107,497 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Industrial Engineers, St. Louis

$102,230

BLS OEWS median annual wage in St. Louis, MO-IL. Middle half of wages roughly $82,290 to $128,060.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −0.2%
US median: $102,440
Metro RPP: 95.1
Middle half: $82,290 to $128,060
OEWS employment: 2,580
SOC: 17-2112

Industrial Engineers in St. Louis pay a median $102,230 (May 2025), 0.2% below the US median of $102,440. At local prices (RPP 95.1), that median buys about what $107,497 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$102,230 in St. Louis buys about what $107,497 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 95.1, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 79 vs all-items 95.1 (US = 100, 2024).

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Industrial Engineers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
St. Louis	$102,230	$82,290 to $128,060	95.1
Cincinnati	$105,140	$87,130 to $131,980	95.4
San Francisco	$132,230	$107,470 to $164,610	115.6
Tulsa	$99,830	$81,780 to $122,600	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Industrial Engineers in St. Louis?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Industrial Engineers in St. Louis, MO-IL is $102,230.
How does St. Louis pay compare to the US median for Industrial Engineers?: Local median pay is 0.2% below the national OEWS median of $102,440.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for St. Louis is 95.1 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $102,230 has about the same purchasing power as $107,497 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.