Senior Industrial Engineer salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Florence, Mason, Fairfield, West Chester, Blue Ash.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$110,240

Middle 50%$109.3k–$120k

vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $104,978

Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $104,978 and $146,538.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$104,978
25th	$109,346
50th (median)	$110,240
75th	$119,950
90th	$126,332

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	2
FY2021	–	–	–	6
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	$105,000	$96,013	$116,109	17
FY2024	–	–	–	5
FY2025	$114,930	$104,978	$123,300	13
FY2026	$110,000	$109,346	$115,620	14

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median senior Industrial Engineer salary of $110,240 is worth about $115,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cincinnati = 95.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $105,140 in May 2025 (5,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,240, 5% higher.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Jabil	too few	5
AtriCure	too few	4
Amazon	too few	2
Ethicon Endo-Surgery	too few	2
The Hilsinger Company Parent	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$78,728	30
Mid-level · Level II	$93,683	38
Senior · Level III	$110,240	27
Expert · Level IV	$131,641	20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$78,000	$78,728	30
Mid-level · Level II	$93,683	$93,683	38
Senior · Level III	$109,346	$110,240	27
Expert · Level IV	$125,029	$131,641	20

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.