Industrial Engineer salary in Athens, GA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Comer.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$76,107
Middle 50%$74k–$91.8k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $108,706
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,357 and $117,900.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,633
25th$74,048
50th (median)$76,107
75th$91,800
90th$100,440

Cost of living

Athens's median Industrial Engineer salary of $76,107 is worth about $81,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Athens = 93.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Athens, GA area earned a median of $91,930 in May 2025 (170 employed). The H-1B median here is $76,107, 17% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
ND Global Consulting Servicestoo few3
Fusion Life Sciences Technologiestoo few2
Infoexceltoo few2
Infoswift Softwaretoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $76,107 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$74,048$76,10711

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.