Mid-level Industrial Engineer salary in Allentown, PA

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Macungie, Bethlehem, Hackettstown, Easton, Coopersburg.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$95,965
Middle 50%$89.2k–$100k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $100,461
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,862 and $123,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,972
25th$89,211
50th (median)$95,965
75th$100,000
90th$108,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,183 (10 filings) FY2024: median $85,862 (13 filings) FY2026: median $98,500 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 13
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$79,183$75,546$84,25010
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––9
FY2023–––7
FY2024$85,862$81,000$100,00013
FY2025–––8
FY2026$98,500$89,606$100,00011

Cost of living

Allentown's median mid-level Industrial Engineer salary of $95,965 is worth about $96,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Allentown = 100.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Allentown, PA area earned a median of $103,390 in May 2025 (1,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,965, 7% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Abb Installation Productstoo few3
Enterprise Systems Partnerstoo few2
Network Packaging Grouptoo few2
Orasure Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,409 10
Mid-level · Level II $95,965 19
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $123,178 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$70,782$75,40910
Mid-level · Level II$89,211$95,96519
Expert · Level IV$123,178$123,17810

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.