SOC 17-2112 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Industrial Engineers Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for industrial engineers in Fort Myers, Florida is $96,780 a year ($46.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $86,110: half of the 120 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($111,166).

$96,780average per year

$46.53 / hourMedian $86,110Take-home ≈ $76,915

  • $58K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $119K75th
  • $164K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#18 of 18Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Engineers pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $164,080 or more. The middle half of industrial engineers in Fort Myers earn between $67,440 and $119,160.

  • $58K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $86KMedian
  • $119K75th
  • $164K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,780$8,065$46.53
Median$86,110$7,176$41.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,440$5,620$32.42
Experienced (75th percentile)$119,160$9,930$57.29

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

Industrial Engineers salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $96,780, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $76,915 a year, or $6,410 a month and $2,958 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for industrial engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $96,780 buys what about $94,559 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Engineers salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 18th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($110,620).

All Industrial Engineers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for industrial engineers

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,380).

Industrial Engineers salary by city

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Industrial Engineers salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do industrial engineers make an hour in Fort Myers?

$46.53 an hour on average, and $41.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial engineers salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial engineers take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $76,915 a year ($6,410 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,780. Florida has no state income tax.

Do industrial engineers earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($111,166).

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 17-2112; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.16, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.16).

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