Maintenance Manager salary

Q: What state pays Maintenance Managers the most?

New Jersey pays Maintenance Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $94,242 per year, or $45.31 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Maintenance Manager?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Maintenance Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Alaska you should be paid close to $92,134 per year.

Q: What is a good starting salary for a Maintenance Manager?

A good starting salary for a maintenance manager is $44,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a maintenance manager in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for maintenance managers is $65,186, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a maintenance manager can vary by state.

Q: How much does a maintenance manager make a year?

Maintenance managers make an average salary of $75,000 a year. How much you make as a maintenance manager also depends on what kind of maintenance manager you specialize as. A plant or refinery maintenance manager can receive a much higher salary than other specialized maintenance managers, such as a warehouse maintenance manager. A plant or refinery maintenance manager's average salary can be more than $85,000 and up to an estimated $112,000 for more qualified maintenance managers.

Q: What qualifications do you need to be a maintenance manager?

You need a bachelor's degree or similar education and adequate experience to meet the qualifications you need to be a maintenance manager. Experience is just as crucial as education for this role, with many positions requiring five to ten years of experience.

Average maintenance manager salary

$72,269

$34.74 hourly rate

Entry-level maintenance manager salary

$47,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a maintenance manager make?

The average maintenance manager salary in the United States is $72,269. Maintenance manager salaries typically range between $47,000 and $109,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for maintenance managers is $34.74 per hour.

Maintenance manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Maintenance managers earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and Payscale, the average salary for a maintenance manager typically falls between $72,269 and $145,729.

zippia

$72,269yearly

glassdoor[1]

$91,450yearly

indeed[2]

$89,997yearly

Salary.com[3]

$145,729yearly

payscale[4]

$80,873yearly

Average maintenance manager salary by state

The highest-paying states for maintenance managers are New Jersey, Alaska, and California. The lowest average maintenance manager salary states are Nebraska, Iowa, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for maintenance managers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Alaska	$92,134	$44.30
2	Nevada	$79,723	$38.33
3	New Jersey	$94,242	$45.31
4	New Hampshire	$83,028	$39.92
5	Washington	$87,873	$42.25
6	Michigan	$80,877	$38.88
7	Ohio	$77,476	$37.25
8	California	$92,071	$44.26
9	Indiana	$75,136	$36.12
10	West Virginia	$81,154	$39.02
11	Illinois	$80,491	$38.70
12	Louisiana	$80,305	$38.61
13	Wyoming	$80,444	$38.67
14	Wisconsin	$74,590	$35.86
15	Pennsylvania	$74,492	$35.81
16	New York	$83,392	$40.09
17	Idaho	$78,666	$37.82
18	Kentucky	$72,153	$34.69
19	Missouri	$76,864	$36.95
20	Rhode Island	$78,850	$37.91
21	Kansas	$73,745	$35.45
22	Mississippi	$71,937	$34.59
23	Maryland	$77,996	$37.50
24	Massachusetts	$80,674	$38.79
25	Delaware	$78,170	$37.58
26	North Dakota	$74,385	$35.76
27	Hawaii	$86,374	$41.53
28	Minnesota	$73,735	$35.45
29	Georgia	$72,592	$34.90
30	Maine	$74,127	$35.64
31	North Carolina	$71,296	$34.28
32	Texas	$71,899	$34.57
33	Oregon	$74,540	$35.84
34	New Mexico	$73,144	$35.17
35	Alabama	$72,422	$34.82
36	Tennessee	$67,476	$32.44
37	Virginia	$72,400	$34.81
38	Arizona	$68,120	$32.75
39	Utah	$68,509	$32.94
40	District of Columbia	$76,991	$37.01
41	Connecticut	$72,949	$35.07
42	Nebraska	$66,312	$31.88
43	Arkansas	$69,257	$33.30
44	Florida	$57,810	$27.79
45	South Carolina	$69,234	$33.29
46	Montana	$63,773	$30.66
47	Vermont	$66,480	$31.96
48	Oklahoma	$62,111	$29.86
49	Colorado	$67,806	$32.60
50	Iowa	$63,779	$30.66
51	South Dakota	$60,510	$29.09

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Highest paying cities for maintenance managers

The highest-paying cities for maintenance managers are Sacramento, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Sacramento, CA	$99,187	$47.69
2	Seattle, WA	$88,457	$42.53
3	New York, NY	$83,567	$40.18
4	Detroit, MI	$81,258	$39.07
5	Chicago, IL	$80,889	$38.89
6	Baton Rouge, LA	$80,521	$38.71
7	Cleveland, OH	$79,232	$38.09
8	Las Vegas, NV	$78,798	$37.88
9	Baltimore, MD	$78,247	$37.62
10	Saint Louis, MO	$77,945	$37.47
11	Washington, DC	$77,061	$37.05
12	Portland, ME	$75,049	$36.08
13	Allentown, PA	$74,987	$36.05
14	Indianapolis, IN	$74,860	$35.99
15	Milwaukee, WI	$74,726	$35.93
16	Portland, OR	$74,113	$35.63
17	Kansas City, KS	$74,076	$35.61
18	Minneapolis, MN	$73,807	$35.48
19	Arlington, VA	$73,330	$35.25
20	Atlanta, GA	$72,526	$34.87

Maintenance Managers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

Maintenance Manager salary details

A maintenance manager's salary ranges from $47,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $109,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Maintenance Manager Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a maintenance manager's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$109,000	$9,083	$52
75th Percentile	$90,000	$7,500	$43
Average	$72,269	$6,022	$35
25th Percentile	$58,000	$4,833	$28
10th Percentile	$47,000	$3,917	$23

Highest paying maintenance manager jobs

The highest paying types of maintenance managers are engineering/maintenance manager, plant engineer, and technical supervisor.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Section Chief	$78,816	$6,568	$37.89	13,655
Technical Supervisor	$89,670	$7,472	$43.11	83,226
Lead Mechanic	$54,471	$4,539	$26.19	86,668
Facility Supervisor	$41,114	$3,426	$19.77	19,423
Plant Engineer	$93,949	$7,829	$45.17	44,391
Mechanics Supervisor	$65,285	$5,440	$31.39	7,956

Top companies hiring maintenance managers now:

Which companies pay maintenance managers the most?

Maintenance manager salaries at BP America Inc and Apple are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average maintenance manager salary at companies like Tesoro and Cepheid are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	BP America Inc	$147,828	$71.07
2	Apple	$140,217	$67.41
3	Tesoro	$138,488	$66.58
4	Cepheid	$137,516	$66.11
5	ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.	$130,814	$62.89
6	Koch Industries	$129,482	$62.25
7	Calpine	$128,215	$61.64
8	FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies	$123,933	$59.58
9	Koppers	$123,432	$59.34
10	Southern California Edison	$122,289	$58.79
11	Aviation Technology Group	$122,254	$58.78
12	Pacifi	$117,725	$56.60
13	SMUD	$116,447	$55.98
14	Erickson	$114,702	$55.15
15	Cargill	$113,836	$54.73
16	Amazon	$113,820	$54.72
17	Amphenol	$112,740	$54.20
18	Lands' End	$112,604	$54.14
19	Amgen	$110,459	$53.11
20	Merck	$106,629	$51.26

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Maintenance Manager salary by industry

The average maintenance manager salary varies across industries:

The average maintenance manager salary in the government industry is $81,084, the highest of any industry.
The average maintenance manager salary in the finance industry is $76,263.
Maintenance managers in the retail industry earn an average salary of $64,833, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for maintenance managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Government	$81,084	$38.98
2	Hospitality	$76,263	$36.66
3	Manufacturing	$72,484	$34.85
4	Transportation	$68,855	$33.10
5	Construction	$68,348	$32.86
6	Retail	$64,833	$31.17

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Maintenance Manager salary trends

The average maintenance manager salary has risen by $10,690 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average maintenance manager earned $61,579 annually, but today, they earn $72,269 a year. That works out to a 11% change in pay for maintenance managers over the last decade.

Compare maintenance manager salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average maintenance manager salary over time

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

Maintenance Manager salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$72,300	$34.74	+4.0%
2024	$69,400	$33.37	+2.0%
2023	$68,100	$32.72	+2.1%
2022	$66,700	$32.04	+1.9%
2021	$65,400	$31.43	+0.8%

Recently added maintenance manager salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
State of Florida	Maintenance Manager/Permits	Lake City, FL	12/18/2024	$72,439
Quality Carriers	Fleet Maintenance Manager	Raleigh, NC	12/17/2024	$80,000
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	San Ramon, CA	12/16/2024	$55,932
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Gresham, OR	12/16/2024	$53,678
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Colorado Springs, CO	12/16/2024	$49,211
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Mount Vernon, OH	12/16/2024	$42,512
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Charlotte, NC	12/16/2024	$44,724
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Wichita, KS	12/16/2024	$40,258
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Carrollton, GA	12/16/2024	$42,512
Brookdale Senior Living	Maintenance Manager	Sparks, NV	12/16/2024	$44,724

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