Side-by-side distribution
Industrial Engineer
$100,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.7%
- Live roles
- 589
Structural Engineer
$123,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.5%
- Live roles
- 830
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)
Principal Engineer – Industrial
Strategic / Development Industrial Engineer (Senior Individual Contributor)
Sr. Staff Engineer Industrial
Senior Industrial Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Staff Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain Material Flow
Staff Engineer Industrial
Staff Facilities Industrial Engineer
System Safety Engineer, Mining/Industrial
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Structural Engineer – Tunnels and Complex Underground Structures – Senior Technical Advisor
Project Manager II - Structural Engineer Buildings
Sr Structural Engineer SME - Rail and Transit
Senior Principal Structural Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure (FE)
Resident Structural Engineer (PHX)
Principal Structural Design Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure
Structural Engineer, Thermofluids
Senior Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer II - TS/SCI Clearance
Staff Structural Engineer
Staff Structural Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$109,500 | 27 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 17 |
Leonardo
|
$34,976 | 14 |
Applied Materials
|
$122,625 | 10 |
| BO Boeing | $118,000 | 5 |
Gotion, Inc.
|
$100,000 | 5 |
|
Intel
|
$148,510 | 4 |
GlobalFoundries
|
$110,711 | 4 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$118,850 | 46 |
Blue Origin
|
$145,228 | 28 |
| PA Parsons | $121,550 | 26 |
Barr Engineering
|
$95,903 | 18 |
AtkinsRéalis
|
$120,000 | 11 |
|
HNTB
|
$178,700 | 10 |
| BO Boeing | $122,000 | 10 |
STV
|
$153,681 | 9 |
Structural Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $185,000 | 7 |
| Austin | $185,000 | 10 |
| New York | $154,300 | 21 |
| Los Angeles | $154,200 | 23 |
| Seattle | $145,228 | 39 |
| Denver | $115,000 | 21 |
| Boston | $112,331 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $103,113 | 7 |
| Chicago | $102,556 | 12 |
| Toronto | $95,000 | 7 |
Industrial Engineer vs Structural Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Industrial Engineer is $100,000 per year (typically $84,650–$127,569), versus $123,000 for Structural Engineer ($103,113–$150,000). That puts Structural Engineer about 23% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Industrial Engineer and Structural 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.