Industrial Engineers Salary — Muncie, Indiana

The average Industrial Engineers in Muncie, Indiana earns $89,400 a year.

$89,400 / year, mean
↓ 19.6% below national average 8th percentile in Indiana

Muncie is among the lowest-paying cities in Indiana for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for industrial engineers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
150
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.0%
Cost of living 88 #177 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $171,820 #177 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $56,932 #177 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Muncie ranks #177 for cost of living and #177 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Midland $151,520 San Jose $145,190 Lexington Park $141,280 Charleston $140,560 San Francisco $139,350 Portland $137,120 Seattle $134,570 Santa Cruz $131,440 Kennewick $129,410 Beaumont $125,640 Baltimore $124,730 Corpus Christi $123,400 Houston $123,180 Santa Maria $121,840 Los Angeles $121,280 Peoria $121,200 Santa Rosa $120,700 San Diego $120,260 Kiryas Joel $119,580 Sacramento $118,940 Vallejo $118,410 Corvallis $117,740 Albany $116,540 Austin $115,630 Paducah $115,430 Mount Vernon $115,420 Ithaca $114,990 New York $114,700 Ann Arbor $114,230 Dallas $114,160 Columbus $113,440 Philadelphia $113,410 Kokomo $113,060 Bremerton $112,830 Odessa $112,670 Midland $112,270 Napa $112,040 Richmond $111,430 Syracuse $110,830 Miami $110,620 Bay City $110,470 Wheeling $110,440 Morgantown $110,420 Detroit $110,360 Naples $109,910 Palm Bay $109,840 Trenton $109,670 Lynchburg $109,560 Bakersfield $109,180 Allentown $108,980 Orlando $108,460 Pensacola $108,410 Tallahassee $108,340 Spokane $108,090 Huntington $107,930 Riverside $107,640 Salem $107,430 Charlottesville $107,300 Oxnard $107,260 Stockton $107,200 Chicago $107,040 Vineland $107,020 Visalia $106,950 Virginia Beach $106,280 Salinas $106,140 Dover $106,050 San Antonio $105,840 Buffalo $105,810 Sherman $105,810 Albany $105,800 Atlantic City $105,530 Port St. Lucie $105,000 Staunton $104,860 Chico $104,650 Eugene $104,640 San Luis Obispo $104,500 Evansville $104,400 Tyler $104,260 Panama City $104,250 Lansing $104,200 Bend $104,100 Longview $104,020 Hagerstown $103,780 El Centro $103,670 Flint $103,600 Rochester $103,340 Bellingham $103,320 Jacksonville $103,170 Fresno $103,140 Medford $102,950 Lafayette $102,780 Modesto $102,750 Lexington $102,530 Indianapolis $102,280 Binghamton $102,070 Tampa $102,050 Weirton $101,920 Utica $101,890 Reading $101,870 Glens Falls $101,570 Crestview $101,560 Pittsburgh $101,520 Harrisonburg $101,330 Homosassa Springs $101,290 Merced $101,150 Victoria $101,000 Sarasota $100,810 Harrisburg $100,270 Waco $100,230 Lancaster $99,850 Olympia $99,790 Monroe $99,530 Amarillo $99,470 Grand Rapids $99,050 Deltona $99,030 Killeen $98,380 Rockford $98,280 Saginaw $98,270 Bowling Green $98,190 Ocala $98,180 Louisville $98,160 Lakeland $98,100 Kalamazoo $97,760 Blacksburg $97,670 Gainesville $97,610 York $97,580 Jackson $97,240 Fort Myers $96,780 Bloomington $96,490 Springfield $96,440 Scranton $96,340 Kingston $96,270 Owensboro $96,190 Lubbock $96,080 Bloomington $95,940 Niles $95,680 Elizabethtown $95,520 Abilene $95,480 Gettysburg $95,180 Michigan City $95,150 Roanoke $95,100 Elkhart $94,810 Battle Creek $94,780 Wichita Falls $94,570 Johnstown $94,520 Lebanon $94,480 Kankakee $94,330 Terre Haute $94,330 Longview $94,080 Elmira $93,370 Fort Wayne $93,260 Chambersburg $93,110 State College $92,600 South Bend $92,590 McAllen $92,120 Winchester $91,630 Muskegon $91,610 Champaign $91,520 El Paso $89,950 Traverse City $89,870 San Angelo $89,700 Williamsport $89,680 Erie $89,630 Muncie $89,400 Altoona $88,310 College Station $76,500 Brownsville $76,470
CityMean salaryvs. Muncie
Abilene, Texas$95,480+6.8%
Albany, Oregon$105,800+18.3%
Albany, New York$116,540+30.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$108,980+21.9%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$88,310-1.2%
Amarillo, Texas$99,470+11.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$114,230+27.8%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$105,530+18.0%
Austin, Texas$115,630+29.3%
Bakersfield, California$109,180+22.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$124,730+39.5%
Battle Creek, Michigan$94,780+6.0%
Bay City, Michigan$110,470+23.6%
Beaumont, Texas$125,640+40.5%
Bellingham, Washington$103,320+15.6%
Bend, Oregon$104,100+16.4%
Binghamton, New York$102,070+14.2%
Blacksburg, Virginia$97,670+9.3%
Bloomington, Illinois$96,490+7.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$95,940+7.3%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$98,190+9.8%
Bremerton, Washington$112,830+26.2%
Brownsville, Texas$76,470-14.5%
Buffalo, New York$105,810+18.4%
Fort Myers, Florida$96,780+8.3%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$93,110+4.1%
Champaign, Illinois$91,520+2.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$140,560+57.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$107,300+20.0%
Chicago, Illinois$107,040+19.7%
Chico, California$104,650+17.1%
College Station, Texas$76,500-14.4%
Columbus, Indiana$113,440+26.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$123,400+38.0%
Corvallis, Oregon$117,740+31.7%
Crestview, Florida$101,560+13.6%
Dallas, Texas$114,160+27.7%
Deltona, Florida$99,030+10.8%
Detroit, Michigan$110,360+23.4%
Dover, Delaware$106,050+18.6%
El Centro, California$103,670+16.0%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$95,520+6.8%
Elkhart, Indiana$94,810+6.1%
Elmira, New York$93,370+4.4%
El Paso, Texas$89,950+0.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$89,630+0.3%
Eugene, Oregon$104,640+17.0%
Evansville, Indiana$104,400+16.8%
Flint, Michigan$103,600+15.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$93,260+4.3%
Fresno, California$103,140+15.4%
Gainesville, Florida$97,610+9.2%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$95,180+6.5%
Glens Falls, New York$101,570+13.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$99,050+10.8%
Hagerstown, Maryland$103,780+16.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$100,270+12.2%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$101,330+13.3%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$101,290+13.3%
Houston, Texas$123,180+37.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$107,930+20.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$102,280+14.4%
Ithaca, New York$114,990+28.6%
Jackson, Michigan$97,240+8.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$103,170+15.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$94,520+5.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$97,760+9.4%
Kankakee, Illinois$94,330+5.5%
Kennewick, Washington$129,410+44.8%
Killeen, Texas$98,380+10.0%
Kingston, New York$96,270+7.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$119,580+33.8%
Kokomo, Indiana$113,060+26.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$102,780+15.0%
Lakeland, Florida$98,100+9.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$99,850+11.7%
Lansing, Michigan$104,200+16.6%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$94,480+5.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$102,530+14.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$141,280+58.0%
Longview, Texas$94,080+5.2%
Longview, Washington$104,020+16.4%
Los Angeles, California$121,280+35.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$98,160+9.8%
Lubbock, Texas$96,080+7.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$109,560+22.6%
McAllen, Texas$92,120+3.0%
Medford, Oregon$102,950+15.2%
Merced, California$101,150+13.1%
Miami, Florida$110,620+23.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$95,150+6.4%
Midland, Michigan$112,270+25.6%
Midland, Texas$151,520+69.5%
Modesto, California$102,750+14.9%
Monroe, Michigan$99,530+11.3%
Morgantown, West Virginia$110,420+23.5%
Mount Vernon, Washington$115,420+29.1%
Muskegon, Michigan$91,610+2.5%
Napa, California$112,040+25.3%
Naples, Florida$109,910+22.9%
New York, New York$114,700+28.3%
Niles, Michigan$95,680+7.0%
Sarasota, Florida$100,810+12.8%
Ocala, Florida$98,180+9.8%
Odessa, Texas$112,670+26.0%
Olympia, Washington$99,790+11.6%
Orlando, Florida$108,460+21.3%
Owensboro, Kentucky$96,190+7.6%
Oxnard, California$107,260+20.0%
Paducah, Kentucky$115,430+29.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$109,840+22.9%
Panama City, Florida$104,250+16.6%
Pensacola, Florida$108,410+21.3%
Peoria, Illinois$121,200+35.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$113,410+26.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$101,520+13.6%
Portland, Oregon$137,120+53.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$105,000+17.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$101,870+13.9%
Richmond, Virginia$111,430+24.6%
Riverside, California$107,640+20.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$95,100+6.4%
Rochester, New York$103,340+15.6%
Rockford, Illinois$98,280+9.9%
Sacramento, California$118,940+33.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$98,270+9.9%
Salem, Oregon$107,430+20.2%
Salinas, California$106,140+18.7%
San Angelo, Texas$89,700+0.3%
San Antonio, Texas$105,840+18.4%
San Diego, California$120,260+34.5%
San Francisco, California$139,350+55.9%
San Jose, California$145,190+62.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$104,500+16.9%
Santa Cruz, California$131,440+47.0%
Santa Maria, California$121,840+36.3%
Santa Rosa, California$120,700+35.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$96,340+7.8%
Seattle, Washington$134,570+50.5%
Sherman, Texas$105,810+18.4%
South Bend, Indiana$92,590+3.6%
Spokane, Washington$108,090+20.9%
Springfield, Illinois$96,440+7.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$92,600+3.6%
Staunton, Virginia$104,860+17.3%
Stockton, California$107,200+19.9%
Syracuse, New York$110,830+24.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$108,340+21.2%
Tampa, Florida$102,050+14.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$94,330+5.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$89,870+0.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$109,670+22.7%
Tyler, Texas$104,260+16.6%
Utica, New York$101,890+14.0%
Vallejo, California$118,410+32.4%
Victoria, Texas$101,000+13.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$107,020+19.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$106,280+18.9%
Visalia, California$106,950+19.6%
Waco, Texas$100,230+12.1%
Weirton, West Virginia$101,920+14.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$110,440+23.5%
Wichita Falls, Texas$94,570+5.8%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$89,680+0.3%
Winchester, Virginia$91,630+2.5%
York, Pennsylvania$97,580+9.1%
Gross salary
89,400/yr
Estimated take-home
67,745/yr
Est. total withheld
24.2%

Single filer, federal + Indiana state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-2112 SOC code
Official area Muncie, IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 34620 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
112,109