Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $59K, rent takes 29.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,157/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new industrial engineering technologists and technicians typically earn — is $46K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,092/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $59K locally vs. $66K nationally, a 10% difference.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area pays $59K median vs. the U.S. average of $66K — that’s -10%.

The median is $59,470 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $45,930, and experienced industrial engineering technologists and technicians can clear $85,810. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,954/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,157/month, which eats 29.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median industrial engineering technologists and technicians salary is worth about $59,470 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.