Industrial Engineers pay range in Traverse City
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,790 or more. The middle half of industrial engineers in Traverse City earn between $76,530 and $100,630.
- $61K10th
- $77K25th
- $87KMedian
- $101K75th
- $122K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $89,870 | $7,489 | $43.21 |
| Median | $86,560 | $7,213 | $41.62 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $76,530 | $6,378 | $36.79 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $100,630 | $8,386 | $48.38 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Industrial Engineers salary after taxes in Traverse City
On the average salary of $89,870, a single filer in Traverse City takes home about $68,481 a year, or $5,707 a month and $2,634 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
Is Traverse City a good place for industrial engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Traverse City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $89,870 buys what about $96,249 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Traverse City ($47,470). A typical home costs $421,806, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Industrial Engineers salary in other Michigan cities
Traverse City ranks 15th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($114,230).
Highest-paying cities for industrial engineers
Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,380).
- Anchorage, AK$169,380
- Midland, TX$151,520
- San Jose, CA$145,190
- Lexington Park, MD$141,280
- Charleston, WV$140,560
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Industrial Engineers salary in Traverse City: questions
How much do industrial engineers make an hour in Traverse City?
$43.21 an hour on average, and $41.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level industrial engineers salary in Traverse City?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $76,530, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the industrial engineers take-home pay in Traverse City?
About $68,481 a year ($5,707 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,870.
Do industrial engineers earn more in Traverse City than elsewhere?
The average here is 19% 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 Traverse City, MI (45900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.0%.
- 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).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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