Senior Industrial Engineer salary in Providence, RI

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Raynham, Mansfield, Attleboro, New Bedford, Woonsocket.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$113,000
Middle 50%$110.3k–$117.8k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $110,282
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,938 and $133,457.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,061
25th$110,323
50th (median)$113,000
75th$117,775
90th$129,004

Cost of living

Providence's median senior Industrial Engineer salary of $113,000 is worth about $111,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Providence = 101.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Providence, RI area earned a median of $106,290 in May 2025 (1,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $113,000, 6% higher.

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,685 10
Mid-level · Level II $101,129 22
Senior · Level III $113,000 10
Expert · Level IV $125,653 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$79,685$79,68510
Mid-level · Level II$95,014$101,12922
Senior · Level III$110,323$113,00010
Expert · Level IV$125,653$125,65317

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.