Industrial Engineers in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$87,754
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$32,176
26.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,407
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$119,930
Kept after tax
$87,754
Worth in national money
$84,407
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for industrial engineers is strong here. Maryland's middle earner gets $119,930, putting the state 10 of 51 — about 17.07% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 489 occupations Maryland reports, industrial engineers comes in at 55 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $119,930, tax leaves $87,754 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $84,407 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $122,990, since top earners drag the number up.
- For industrial engineers, Maryland sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $119,930, ranking 10 of 51 and running about 17.07% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Industrial engineers ranks 55 of 489 occupations by median in Maryland, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After tax, $87,754 remains from the Maryland median of $119,930 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $84,407 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $122,990 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Industrial Engineers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $119,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $168,100 |
| This salary | $119,930 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $87,754 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,201 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,503 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $112,188 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,889 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of industrial engineers in Maryland earn under $119,930 and half over. The published range runs $80,650 at the tenth percentile to $168,100 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $87,754, from $119,930, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 55 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $84,407, the adjusted value of that $119,930 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 55 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for industrial engineers in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,650 to $168,100; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $87,754 from $119,930. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 55 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $84,407 — the adjusted value of that $119,930 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 55 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $80,650 at the bottom tenth to $168,100 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $84,407 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $87,754.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($80,650) and the ninetieth ($168,100) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $84,407 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $87,754 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.