Industrial Engineer salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dodge Center.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$92,000
Middle 50%$89.4k–$118.7k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $108,706
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,462 and $153,039.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,186
25th$89,357
50th (median)$92,000
75th$118,706
90th$134,763

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $70k $100k FY2020: median $44,803 (13 filings) FY2022: median $79,519 (12 filings) FY2024: median $81,093 (10 filings) FY2025: median $94,617 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 13
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$44,803$44,803$57,94913
FY2021–––6
FY2022$79,519$75,722$94,56112
FY2023–––5
FY2024$81,093$77,001$94,46310
FY2025$94,617$84,000$118,70613
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Rochester's median Industrial Engineer salary of $92,000 is worth about $101,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 90.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Rochester, MN area earned a median of $97,190 in May 2025 (290 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,000, 5% 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
Mayo Clinictoo few4
Crenlo Cab Productstoo few3
L&T Technology Servicestoo few3

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 too few 5
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.