Entry-level Industrial Engineer salary in Greenville, SC

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Greer, Gray Court, Anderson, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$80,000

Middle 50%$73.7k–$89.1k

vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $95,000

Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,000 and $102,346.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$72,640
25th	$73,694
50th (median)	$80,000
75th	$89,100
90th	$96,170

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	–	–	–	7
FY2021	$68,401	$66,186	$70,000	14
FY2022	–	–	–	6
FY2023	$68,328	$67,808	$72,146	12
FY2024	–	–	–	4
FY2025	–	–	–	5
FY2026	$80,375	$74,021	$95,000	14

Cost of living

Greenville's median entry-level Industrial Engineer salary of $80,000 is worth about $85,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Greenville, SC area earned a median of $101,300 in May 2025 (2,670 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,000, 21% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
OPmobility Holding	too few	4
ZF Transmissions Gray Court	too few	3
Decostar Industries	too few	2
Fuyao Glass South Carolina	too few	2
Mergon	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	$80,000	19
Mid-level · Level II	$91,760	32
Senior · Level III	too few	2
Expert · Level IV	$126,100	15

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	$73,694	$80,000	19
Mid-level · Level II	$87,173	$91,760	32
Expert · Level IV	$114,109	$126,100	15

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.