Industrial Engineer salary in Scranton, PA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hazleton, West Hazleton, Pittston, Mountain Top, White Haven.

Also listed as: Manufacturing Engineer

Median salary$78,000
Middle 50%$76.1k–$100.7k
vs. national median−28%comparison median $108,706
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,217 and $146,288.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,217
25th$76,086
50th (median)$78,000
75th$100,734
90th$100,734

Cost of living

Scranton's median Industrial Engineer salary of $78,000 is worth about $83,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Scranton = 93.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Engineers in the Scranton, PA area earned a median of $93,100 in May 2025 (510 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,000, 16% 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
Ingram Microtoo few4
Greiner Packagingtoo few2
Henkel US Operationstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.