Chemical Engineer vs Industrial Engineer

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Industrial Engineer pays about 2% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Chemical Engineer Industrial Engineer
$109.4k
$111.9k
$71.1k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $176.5k

Chemical Engineer

$109,375

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -24%
$144,000 $109,375
$96.3k 25th
$109.4k Median
$130.9k 75th
$78.4k
$154.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.5k – $401.4k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
37.1%
Live roles
132

Industrial Engineer

$111,863

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -26.4%
$152,000 $111,863
$95.1k 25th
$111.9k Median
$138.9k 75th
$78.6k
$169.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $11.3k – $327k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
30%
Live roles
557

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Barr Engineering $78,000 8
Mitsubishi Chemical Group $108,019 6
KLA $86,809 6
Intel $162,160 2
Apex Technology, Inc. $155,000 2
Applied Materials $153,000 2
Samsung $110,500 2
Inversion $401,440 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Northrop Grumman $104,300 27
Anduril Industries $170,000 12
Intel $145,745 5
Applied Materials $131,250 5
Gotion, Inc. $100,000 5
BO Boeing $98,000 5
Jabil $103,350 4
Blue Origin $100,284 4

Chemical Engineer salary by location

Location Median Roles
Los Angeles $143,000 3

Industrial Engineer salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $150,000 3
Denver $125,500 3
Seattle $123,361 6

Chemical Engineer vs Industrial Engineer: which pays more?

The median for Chemical Engineer is $109,375 per year (typically $96,275–$130,893), versus $111,863 for Industrial Engineer ($95,138–$138,853). That puts Industrial Engineer about 2% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Chemical Engineer and Industrial Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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