SOC 17-3026 · Stockton-Lodi, CA metro

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Stockton, CA

The average salary for industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Stockton, California is $73,910 a year ($35.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,820: half of the 50 people in this job in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

$73,910average per year

$35.54 / hourMedian $73,820Take-home ≈ $57,985

  • $54K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 10California metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Stockton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,970 or more. The middle half of industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Stockton earn between $64,270 and $81,740.

  • $54K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,910$6,159$35.53
Median$73,820$6,152$35.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,270$5,356$30.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,740$6,812$39.30

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

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Stockton

On the average salary of $73,910, a single filer in Stockton takes home about $57,985 a year, or $4,832 a month and $2,230 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 Stockton a good place for industrial engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Stockton area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.1), so the average $73,910 buys what about $70,331 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Stockton ($48,990). A typical home costs $531,785, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other California cities

Stockton ranks 8th 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 Stockton: questions

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

$35.54 an hour on average, and $35.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $57,985 a year ($4,832 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,910. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA (44700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • 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 0.38, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.38).

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