Industrial Engineering federal salary series 0896
Full-time federal employees in the Industrial Engineering series earned a median of $146,240 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 33% above the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $132,369 and $178,105.
What shapes industrial engineering pay
Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.
OPM withheld pay for 91% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).
Change since September 2025
The median moved +4.0% from $140,614 in September 2025 to $146,240 in September 2026. Headcount went from 834 to 728 (−12.7%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.
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