Industrial Engineer salary in Reno, NV

Based on 412 certified H-1B filings in the Reno, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sparks, Fernley, Sparks,.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$110,171
Middle 50%$100k–$129.6k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $108,706
Filings412FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,949 and $177,488.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,000
25th$100,000
50th (median)$110,171
75th$129,576
90th$148,802

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $86,600 (31 filings) FY2021: median $100,600 (37 filings) FY2022: median $105,600 (40 filings) FY2023: median $108,000 (71 filings) FY2024: median $114,712 (100 filings) FY2025: median $110,000 (141 filings) FY2026: median $111,600 (271 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 37 filings FY21 FY2022: 40 filings FY22 FY2023: 71 filings FY23 FY2024: 100 filings FY24 FY2025: 141 filings FY25 FY2026: 271 filings FY26 271
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$86,600$83,975$95,85031
FY2021$100,600$92,000$110,00037
FY2022$105,600$90,540$121,21840
FY2023$108,000$99,100$120,75771
FY2024$114,712$97,481$135,000100
FY2025$110,000$97,000$128,167141
FY2026$111,600$100,000$129,834271

Cost of living

Reno's median Industrial Engineer salary of $110,171 is worth about $109,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Reno = 101.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Reno, NV area earned a median of $103,060 in May 2025 (1,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,171, 7% higher.

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
Tesla$110,000378
Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA)too few6
Amazontoo few5
Redwood Materialstoo few5
Amperesandtoo few4
Cass Nvtoo few2
Generac Power Systemstoo few2
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)too few2
Valeo North Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,000 70
Mid-level · Level II $109,188 222
Senior · Level III $126,000 79
Expert · Level IV $135,000 33

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$83,949$90,00070
Mid-level · Level II$96,221$109,188222
Senior · Level III$108,472$126,00079
Expert · Level IV$120,744$135,00033

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.