SOC 17-3026 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Los Angeles, CA

The average salary for industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Los Angeles, California is $77,840 a year ($37.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,640: half of the 1,380 people in this job in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

$77,840average per year

$37.43 / hourMedian $77,640Take-home ≈ $60,436

  • $51K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,380people in this job
+10%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 10California metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Los Angeles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,460 or more. The middle half of industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Los Angeles earn between $60,680 and $91,910.

  • $51K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $92K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,840$6,487$37.42
Median$77,640$6,470$37.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,680$5,057$29.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$91,910$7,659$44.19

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Los Angeles

On the average salary of $77,840, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $60,436 a year, or $5,036 a month and $2,324 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Los Angeles a good place for industrial engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $77,840 buys what about $68,542 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 12.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other California cities

Los Angeles ranks 4th of 10 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($89,930).

All Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for industrial engineering technologists and technicians

Midland, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($114,130).

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Los Angeles: questions

How much do industrial engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Los Angeles?

$37.43 an hour on average, and $37.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial engineering technologists and technicians salary in Los Angeles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,520 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Los Angeles?

About $60,436 a year ($5,036 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,840. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do industrial engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3026; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.45, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.45).

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