Best states for a maintenance planner

Q: What is the best state for maintenance planners?

The best state to be a maintenance planner is Nevada based on maintenance planner salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for maintenance planners?

The highest paying state for maintenance planners is South Carolina based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for maintenance planners?

The worst state for maintenance planners is South Dakota, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you want to become a maintenance planner at Georgia-Pacific, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for maintenance planners that you can check out, before you begin your journey. We wanted to look at the best states for maintenance planners -- where there are plenty of maintenance planner jobs to go around and maintenance planners get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

To do that, we looked at the most recent data we have available for the following criteria -- average annual wages, and availability of jobs for maintenance planners.If you are currently seeking employment as a maintenance planner, you can find open job positions using Zippia's search tools.

10 best states for maintenance planners in 2025

1. Nevada
Total maintenance planner jobs: 310
Average annual salary: $67,488
Lowest 10 percent earn: $42,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $106,000
Location Quotient:
1.26
Maintenance planner jobs in Nevada
2. Alaska
Total maintenance planner jobs: 110
Average annual salary: $77,563
Lowest 10 percent earn: $61,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $97,000
Location Quotient:
1.12
Maintenance planner jobs in Alaska
3. Washington
Total maintenance planner jobs: 866
Average annual salary: $75,018
Lowest 10 percent earn: $47,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $117,000
Location Quotient:
1.01
Maintenance planner jobs in Washington
4. New York
Total maintenance planner jobs: 1,334
Average annual salary: $75,121
Lowest 10 percent earn: $48,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $115,000
Location Quotient:
0.88
Maintenance planner jobs in New York
5. New Hampshire
Total maintenance planner jobs: 222
Average annual salary: $65,127
Lowest 10 percent earn: $43,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $98,000
Location Quotient:
1.08
Maintenance planner jobs in New Hampshire
6. California
Total maintenance planner jobs: 3,908
Average annual salary: $71,892
Lowest 10 percent earn: $45,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $113,000
Location Quotient:
1.14
Maintenance planner jobs in California
7. Utah
Total maintenance planner jobs: 391
Average annual salary: $64,880
Lowest 10 percent earn: $41,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $101,000
Location Quotient:
1.04
Maintenance planner jobs in Utah
8. Virginia
Total maintenance planner jobs: 1,165
Average annual salary: $68,131
Lowest 10 percent earn: $43,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $106,000
Location Quotient:
1.05
Maintenance planner jobs in Virginia
9. District of Columbia
Total maintenance planner jobs: 152
Average annual salary: $79,833
Lowest 10 percent earn: $51,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $124,000
Location Quotient:
0.77
Maintenance planner jobs in District of Columbia
10. Oregon
Total maintenance planner jobs: 430
Average annual salary: $67,722
Lowest 10 percent earn: $43,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $105,000
Location Quotient:
0.88
Maintenance planner jobs in Oregon

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a maintenance planner

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a maintenance planner

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Nevada	$67,488	$42,000	2,998,039	310
2	Alaska	$77,563	$61,000	739,795	110
3	Washington	$75,018	$47,000	7,405,743	866
4	New York	$75,121	$48,000	19,849,399	1,334
5	New Hampshire	$65,127	$43,000	1,342,795	222
6	California	$71,892	$45,000	39,536,653	3,908
7	Utah	$64,880	$41,000	3,101,833	391
8	Virginia	$68,131	$43,000	8,470,020	1,165
9	District of Columbia	$79,833	$51,000	693,972	152
10	Oregon	$67,722	$43,000	4,142,776	430
11	Michigan	$63,448	$40,000	9,962,311	889
12	Connecticut	$66,470	$43,000	3,588,184	396
13	New Jersey	$70,364	$45,000	9,005,644	760
14	Minnesota	$62,457	$40,000	5,576,606	840
15	Wyoming	$64,161	$41,000	579,315	52
16	Pennsylvania	$61,100	$39,000	12,805,537	1,381
17	Wisconsin	$58,220	$37,000	5,795,483	846
18	Ohio	$57,201	$36,000	11,658,609	1,357
19	Louisiana	$61,481	$39,000	4,684,333	317
20	Mississippi	$56,113	$36,000	2,984,100	307
21	North Dakota	$59,723	$38,000	755,393	81
22	Delaware	$62,285	$40,000	961,939	120
23	Rhode Island	$62,108	$41,000	1,059,639	93
24	Hawaii	$60,651	$45,000	1,427,538	125
25	Massachusetts	$61,494	$40,000	6,859,819	922
26	Idaho	$60,056	$38,000	1,716,943	148
27	Illinois	$57,415	$36,000	12,802,023	1,525
28	West Virginia	$57,251	$36,000	1,815,857	129
29	Indiana	$59,086	$37,000	6,666,818	216
30	Alabama	$56,426	$36,000	4,874,747	440
31	Texas	$55,269	$35,000	28,304,596	2,496
32	Arizona	$53,082	$34,000	7,016,270	875
33	Nebraska	$53,476	$34,000	1,920,076	282
34	Kansas	$53,887	$34,000	2,913,123	361
35	Maryland	$56,586	$36,000	6,052,177	769
36	New Mexico	$56,578	$36,000	2,088,070	163
37	Maine	$54,986	$36,000	1,335,907	132
38	North Carolina	$51,545	$32,000	10,273,419	1,389
39	Colorado	$58,547	$37,000	5,607,154	266
40	Florida	$50,508	$32,000	20,984,400	2,413
41	Georgia	$51,463	$33,000	10,429,379	1,488
42	Missouri	$52,707	$34,000	6,113,532	615
43	Iowa	$54,073	$34,000	3,145,711	146
44	Kentucky	$53,414	$34,000	4,454,189	130
45	Tennessee	$47,360	$30,000	6,715,984	793
46	South Carolina	$42,839	$27,000	5,024,369	710
47	Montana	$51,191	$32,000	1,050,493	111
48	Vermont	$52,039	$34,000	623,657	69
49	Oklahoma	$50,019	$32,000	3,930,864	257
50	Arkansas	$42,904	$27,000	3,004,279	270
51	South Dakota	$49,019	$31,000	869,666	66

Highest paying states for maintenance planners

Rank	State	Avg. Maintenance Planner Salary
1	Nevada	$67,488
2	Alaska	$77,563
3	Washington	$75,018
4	New York	$75,121
5	New Hampshire	$65,127
6	California	$71,892
7	Utah	$64,880
8	Virginia	$68,131
9	District of Columbia	$79,833
10	Oregon	$67,722
11	Michigan	$63,448
12	Connecticut	$66,470
13	New Jersey	$70,364
14	Minnesota	$62,457
15	Wyoming	$64,161
16	Pennsylvania	$61,100
17	Wisconsin	$58,220
18	Ohio	$57,201
19	Louisiana	$61,481
20	Mississippi	$56,113
21	North Dakota	$59,723
22	Delaware	$62,285
23	Rhode Island	$62,108
24	Hawaii	$60,651
25	Massachusetts	$61,494
26	Idaho	$60,056
27	Illinois	$57,415
28	West Virginia	$57,251
29	Indiana	$59,086
30	Alabama	$56,426
31	Texas	$55,269
32	Arizona	$53,082
33	Nebraska	$53,476
34	Kansas	$53,887
35	Maryland	$56,586
36	New Mexico	$56,578
37	Maine	$54,986
38	North Carolina	$51,545
39	Colorado	$58,547
40	Florida	$50,508
41	Georgia	$51,463
42	Missouri	$52,707
43	Iowa	$54,073
44	Kentucky	$53,414
45	Tennessee	$47,360
46	South Carolina	$42,839
47	Montana	$51,191
48	Vermont	$52,039
49	Oklahoma	$50,019
50	Arkansas	$42,904
51	South Dakota	$49,019

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Total maintenance planner jobs:	310
Average annual salary:	$67,488
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$42,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$106,000
Location Quotient:	1.26

Best states for a maintenance planner

10 best states for maintenance planners in 2025

1. Nevada

2. Alaska

3. Washington

4. New York

5. New Hampshire

6. California

7. Utah

8. Virginia

9. District of Columbia

10. Oregon