SOC 17-3026 · Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Elkhart, IN

The average salary for industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Elkhart, Indiana is $63,190 a year ($30.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,530: half of the 150 people in this job in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($70,818).

$63,190average per year

$30.38 / hourMedian $60,530Take-home ≈ $49,844

  • $45K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 10Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Elkhart

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,930 or more. The middle half of industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Elkhart earn between $53,190 and $74,650.

  • $45K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$63,190$5,266$30.38
Median$60,530$5,044$29.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$53,190$4,432$25.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,650$6,221$35.89

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

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Elkhart

On the average salary of $63,190, a single filer in Elkhart takes home about $49,844 a year, or $4,154 a month and $1,917 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

Prices in the Elkhart area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.3), so the average $63,190 buys what about $69,958 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Elkhart ($48,070). A typical home costs $265,734, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Indiana cities

Elkhart ranks 5th of 10 Indiana metro areas for this job; Kokomo pays the most ($76,130).

All Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for industrial engineering technologists and technicians

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

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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Elkhart: questions

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

$30.38 an hour on average, and $29.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,800 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,844 a year ($4,154 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,190. Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

The average here is 11% less 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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (21140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.35, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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