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SOC 17-3026 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians — Oshkosh

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · 10 metro areas compared

$79,480 /year
$38.21per hour
100jobs in area
+20.2%vs US median

The median wage for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oshkosh, WI is $79,480 per year, 20.2% above the national median of $66,120.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $66,12010TH$58,88025TH$64,790MEDIAN$79,48090TH$83,660

How pay has moved

$87,340$40,1802019202020212022202320242025$79,480
$54,320 in 2019 to $79,480 in 2025, +46.3% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow more slowly than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+1.7%
Openings per year
6,300
Typical entry-level education
Associate's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oshkosh, WI is $79,480 per year, 20.2% above the national median of $66,120. Pay ranges from under $58,880 at the tenth percentile to more than $83,660 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $64,790 to $83,650.

Employment stands at 100, or 1.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Fond du Lac leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $79,500. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 68th of 297 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$58,880−10.9%
25th$64,790−2.0%
Median (50th)$79,480+20.2%
75th$83,650+26.5%
90th$83,660+26.5%
Mean$75,060+13.5%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Wisconsin

Median annual wage for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Fond du Lac$79,500100
2Green Bay$67,120130
3Racine$66,750120
4Sheboygan$66,030170
5Milwaukee$65,270730
6Wausau$64,49070
7Eau Claire$64,330110
8Janesville$64,10070
9Madison$63,010260
10Kenosha$60,78050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Oshkosh run 7.1% below the national average, so the median of $79,480 goes as far as $85,554 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 29.4% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$79,480as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$85,554US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $79,480 a year, 20.2% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $58,880 to $83,660 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 100 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Fond du Lac, at $79,500.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oshkosh, WI?

The median annual wage is $79,480, or $38.21 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $66,120, so pay in Oshkosh, WI is 20.2% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Oshkosh, WI earns more than $83,660 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $58,880 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Fond du Lac, at $79,500 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 100 jobs in this occupation in Oshkosh, WI. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.