Industrial Engineer salary in Gainesville, FL

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Gainesville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Alachua.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$79,997
Middle 50%$80k–$94.3k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $108,706
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,944 and $133,445.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,323
25th$79,997
50th (median)$79,997
75th$94,300
90th$117,662

Cost of living

Gainesville's median Industrial Engineer salary of $79,997 is worth about $82,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Gainesville = 96.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Gainesville, FL area earned a median of $97,830 in May 2025 (110 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,997, 18% 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
Advita Orthotoo few5
Fusion Life Sciences Technologiestoo few3
Nordstromtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $79,997 13
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$79,997$79,99713

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.