Preventive Maintenance Technician Salary

Q: How much does a Preventive Maintenance Technician make?

Preventive maintenance technicians make $40,935 per year on average, or $19.68 per hour, in the United States. Preventive maintenance technicians on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $31,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $52,000. Location impacts how much a preventive maintenance technician can expect to make. Preventive maintenance technicians make the most in Alaska, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Preventive Maintenance Technician Salary

$40,935yearly

$19.68 hourly

Entry level Salary

$31,000 yearly

$31,00010%

$40,935Median

$52,00090%

How much does a Preventive Maintenance Technician make?

Preventive maintenance technicians make $40,935 per year on average, or $19.68 per hour, in the United States. Preventive maintenance technicians on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $31,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $52,000.

Location impacts how much a preventive maintenance technician can expect to make. Preventive maintenance technicians make the most in Alaska, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.

Highest Paying States For Preventive Maintenance Technicians

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Alaska, Minnesota and Rhode Island, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for preventive maintenance technicians. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Idaho, Texas, and Arizona.

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Average Salary:

Preventive Maintenance Technician average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Alaska	$53,124	$25.54	223
2	Minnesota	$49,518	$23.81	1,534
3	Wisconsin	$46,816	$22.51	1,396
4	Kentucky	$43,257	$20.80	1,015
5	New Hampshire	$45,131	$21.70	413
6	Iowa	$40,495	$19.47	1,357
7	Nevada	$41,231	$19.82	587
8	Rhode Island	$48,698	$23.41	202
9	Connecticut	$46,158	$22.19	719
10	Nebraska	$40,704	$19.57	609
11	Illinois	$43,548	$20.94	2,747
12	Washington	$46,033	$22.13	1,402
13	Vermont	$43,235	$20.79	169
14	North Carolina	$39,771	$19.12	2,678
15	Delaware	$42,826	$20.59	290
16	Massachusetts	$45,749	$21.99	1,762
17	Georgia	$40,825	$19.63	2,692
18	New York	$46,033	$22.13	2,721
19	Hawaii	$48,227	$23.19	182
20	Maine	$39,512	$19.00	389
21	Ohio	$39,244	$18.87	2,448
22	District of Columbia	$50,073	$24.07	178
23	Oregon	$42,048	$20.22	906
24	California	$45,526	$21.89	5,868
25	Indiana	$38,745	$18.63	1,668
26	Alabama	$40,150	$19.30	842
27	Colorado	$40,178	$19.32	1,534
28	Montana	$40,971	$19.70	235
29	West Virginia	$39,249	$18.87	281
30	New Jersey	$41,270	$19.84	1,697
31	Florida	$38,751	$18.63	4,337
32	Missouri	$38,707	$18.61	1,361
33	Pennsylvania	$38,603	$18.56	2,345
34	North Dakota	$39,424	$18.95	169
35	Kansas	$38,473	$18.50	645
36	Virginia	$40,822	$19.63	1,889
37	Utah	$38,307	$18.42	698
38	New Mexico	$39,120	$18.81	345
39	Tennessee	$35,490	$17.06	1,520
40	Maryland	$40,109	$19.28	1,332
41	Wyoming	$38,213	$18.37	99
42	Louisiana	$37,094	$17.83	709
43	South Dakota	$36,737	$17.66	206
44	Arizona	$35,023	$16.84	1,537
45	Michigan	$35,416	$17.03	1,770
46	Mississippi	$33,220	$15.97	566
47	Texas	$35,135	$16.89	4,432
48	Arkansas	$35,699	$17.16	496
49	South Carolina	$33,012	$15.87	1,056
50	Oklahoma	$34,825	$16.74	638
51	Idaho	$35,382	$17.01	279

Highest Paying Cities For Preventive Maintenance Technicians

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Owatonna, MN	$49,598	$23.85
2	Madison, WI	$46,763	$22.48
3	New York, NY	$46,141	$22.18	5
4	Seattle, WA	$46,057	$22.14
5	Los Angeles, CA	$45,104	$21.68	1
6	Chicago, IL	$43,715	$21.02	1
7	Nicholasville, KY	$43,384	$20.86
8	Hillsboro, OR	$41,927	$20.16	1
9	Gainesville, GA	$41,262	$19.84
10	Omaha, NE	$40,947	$19.69
11	Norfolk, VA	$40,630	$19.53	1
12	Fort Collins, CO	$40,337	$19.39
13	Raleigh, NC	$40,168	$19.31	2
14	Severn, MD	$40,130	$19.29
15	Portland, ME	$39,659	$19.07

Preventive Maintenance Technician Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a preventive maintenance technician can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $27,415, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $40,935 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $58,074. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Preventive Maintenance Technicians Salary Details

Average Preventive Maintenance Technician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Preventive Maintenance Technician's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$52,000	$4,333	$25
75th Percentile	$46,000	$3,833	$22
Average	$40,935	$3,411	$20
25th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
10th Percentile	$31,000	$2,583	$15

Highest Paying Types of Preventive Maintenance Technicians

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Maintenance Engineer	$47,133	$3,928	$22.66	97,957
Maintenance Helper	$30,824	$2,569	$14.82	105,592
Maintenance Operator	$35,420	$2,952	$17.03	142,679
Equipment Technician	$41,004	$3,417	$19.71	127,258
Maintenance Internship	$33,831	$2,819	$16.26	137,312
Maintenance Person	$33,656	$2,805	$16.18	122,946

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Preventive Maintenance Technicians The Most?

The highest paying companies for preventive maintenance technicians are Kiewit and Pella according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Columbia University in the City of New York and WestRock report highly competitive wages for preventive maintenance technicians.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Kiewit	$54,682	$26.29	6
2	Pella	$54,044	$25.98	5
3	Columbia University in the City of New York	$53,731	$25.83	175
4	WestRock	$51,861	$24.93	187
5	Bausch + Lomb	$51,662	$24.84	8
6	Douglas Emmett, Inc.	$50,858	$24.45
7	Crown Holdings	$50,753	$24.40	4
8	MDU Resources	$50,357	$24.21	1
9	Ring Power Cat	$49,528	$23.81	17
10	Peoria Unified School District	$49,511	$23.80
11	Republic Services	$49,388	$23.74	267
12	McKesson	$49,356	$23.73	10
13	Erlanger Health System	$48,683	$23.41	2
14	Swanson Health Products	$48,493	$23.31	3
15	BorgWarner	$48,476	$23.31	13
16	Phillips and Jordan	$48,112	$23.13
17	Patten Cat	$47,481	$22.83	13
18	Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants	$47,433	$22.80	15
19	Walmart	$47,045	$22.62	977
20	Rochester Institute of Technology	$46,673	$22.44	2

How Much Do Preventive Maintenance Technicians Make In Different Industries?

Preventive maintenance technician salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the automotive, technology, and energy industries tend to offer much higher salaries for preventive maintenance technicians. For example, preventive maintenance technicians make a whopping average salary of $47,655 while working in the automotive industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $47,287 in the technology industry and $46,827 in the energy industry.

Preventive maintenance technicians may want to avoid working in the hospitality industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $39,809.

Highest Paying Industries For Preventive Maintenance Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Automotive	$47,655	$22.91
2	Technology	$47,287	$22.73
3	Energy	$46,827	$22.51
4	Transportation	$45,052	$21.66
5	Manufacturing	$44,729	$21.50
6	Retail	$40,549	$19.49
7	Hospitality	$39,809	$19.14

High Paying Preventive Maintenance Technician Jobs

Preventive Maintenance Technician Pay Trends

Average Preventive Maintenance Technician Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Preventive Maintenance Technician Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$40,900	$19.68	+4.3%
2022	$39,200	$18.83	+2.0%
2021	$38,400	$18.45	+1.6%
2020	$37,700	$18.15	+1.9%
2019	$37,000	$17.80	+0.8%

Recently Added Preventive Maintenance Technician Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Tradesmax Staffing	Preventative Maintenance Technician	Kingsport, TN	11/29/2022	$43,827
Careerbuilder-Us	Preventative Maintenance Tech	Omaha, NE	11/25/2022	$39,653
Double Tree By Hilton Lisle-3003 Corporate W. Drive-Lisle, Il	Preventative Maintenance	Lisle, IL	11/24/2022	$35,479
Empire Southwest LLC	Field Service Preventative Maintenance Technician-Flagstaff	Flagstaff, AZ	11/24/2022	$37,691
U-Haul	Preventive Maintenance Technician	Denver, CO	11/20/2022	$34,436
Cook Solutions Group	Alarm & Preventative Maintenance Technician	Tacoma, WA	11/19/2022	$41,740
MDU Resources Group	Preventive Maintenance Technician	Salem, OR	11/17/2022	$54,763
Ryder System	Preventative Maintenance Diesel Mechanic Technician	Leesport, PA	11/17/2022	$50,088
McKesson Corporation	Biomedical Preventative Maintenance Technician/Utility Technician 3	Moon, PA	11/16/2022	$30,032
McKesson Corporation	Biomedical Preventative Maintenance Technician/Utility Technician 3	Moon, PA	11/16/2022	$30,032

Preventive Maintenance Technician Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Preventive Maintenance Technicians The Most?

Alaska pays Preventive Maintenance Technicians the most in the United States, with an average salary of $53,124 per year, or $25.54 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Preventive Maintenance Technician?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Preventive Maintenance Technician if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in District of Columbia you should be paid close to $50,073 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023