Industrial Engineer salary in Lafayette, IN

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Lafayette.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$89,984

Middle 50%$85.4k–$98.5k

vs. national median−17%comparison median $108,706

Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,377 and $110,738.

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	–	–	–	6
FY2021	–	–	–	7
FY2022	–	–	–	6
FY2023	$87,090	$80,000	$100,395	13
FY2024	–	–	–	7
FY2025	$89,032	$88,909	$98,496	18
FY2026	$93,719	$82,250	$97,238	12

Lafayette's median Industrial Engineer salary of $89,984 is worth about $96,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lafayette = 93.4).

All Industrial Engineers in the Lafayette, IN area earned a median of $98,640 in May 2025 (630 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,984, 9% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Cintal	too few	7
L&T Technology Services	too few	4
ZF Active Safety and Electronics	too few	4
Infosys	too few	2
Gold One Auto	too few	2
Helium Vacuum Tech	too few	2
Purdue University	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$88,878	$96,567	16

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.