Industrial Engineers pay range in Dallas
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,050 or more. The middle half of industrial engineers in Dallas earn between $93,020 and $132,830.
- $78K10th
- $93K25th
- $106KMedian
- $133K75th
- $166K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $114,160 | $9,513 | $54.88 |
| Median | $105,640 | $8,803 | $50.79 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $93,020 | $7,752 | $44.72 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $132,830 | $11,069 | $63.86 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Industrial Engineers salary after taxes in Dallas
On the average salary of $114,160, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $89,142 a year, or $7,428 a month and $3,429 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Dallas a good place for industrial engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $114,160 buys what about $110,738 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.
Industrial Engineers salary in other Texas cities
Dallas ranks 6th of 23 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($151,520).
- Midland$151,520
- Beaumont$125,640
- Corpus Christi$123,400
- Houston$123,180
- Austin$115,630
- Dallas$114,160
- Odessa$112,670
- San Antonio$105,840
- Sherman$105,810
- Tyler$104,260
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 Dallas: questions
How much do industrial engineers make an hour in Dallas?
$54.88 an hour on average, and $50.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level industrial engineers salary in Dallas?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $77,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $93,020, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the industrial engineers take-home pay in Dallas?
About $89,142 a year ($7,428 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $114,160. Texas has no state income tax.
Do industrial engineers earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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