Industrial Production Managers pay in the United States

Goes furthest in Wyoming
·Management·
246k jobs
Biggest filer Tesla, Inc.47 certified filings on public record
$60.61/hr median
246,250 employed
+3% to 2035
46% AI exposure
Bachelor's degree
52 states reported
and more...

What this work is

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Where the money actually goes furthest

Delaware pays the highest headline figure at $153,000. Adjusted for what things cost there it is worth $153,291 — less than Wyoming, where $151,490 is worth $163,437.

Pay by state

52 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.

Adjusted for what things cost in that state.

Median pay for Industrial Production Managers by state, ranked by what it is worth locally
StateHourlyAnnualWorth locallyAfter state taxJobs
Wyoming$72.83/hr$151,490$163,437$151,490390
Delaware$73.56/hr$153,000$153,291$144,133370
Louisiana$64.05/hr$133,210$151,014$129,5882,680
New Hampshire$70.48/hr$146,590$140,721$146,5901,540
Massachusetts$71.18/hr$148,050$139,986$140,6474,470
Kansas$60.46/hr$125,750$139,613$119,0212,420
Alabama$58.90/hr$122,520$137,941$116,5843,620
Oklahoma$57.97/hr$120,570$137,260$115,3332,140
Colorado$67.80/hr$141,020$136,846$135,6471,730
Mississippi$57.05/hr$118,660$136,469$113,5402,290
Arkansas$56.79/hr$118,120$135,863$113,6902,560
Washington$69.81/hr$145,210$135,697$145,2104,760
South Carolina$61.00/hr$126,880$135,338$120,5966,390
New Jersey$70.80/hr$147,260$135,336$140,0056,780
New Mexico$59.94/hr$124,670$135,202$119,237670
Texas$62.93/hr$130,890$134,854$130,89021,200
North Carolina$60.55/hr$125,940$133,510$121,1299,640
Georgia$61.45/hr$127,820$132,744$121,8085,510
North Dakota$55.80/hr$116,050$130,451$115,016490
Indiana$58.41/hr$121,500$130,183$117,8859,400
Connecticut$64.80/hr$134,780$130,083$127,9433,360
Tennessee$57.42/hr$119,430$129,998$119,4306,310
Missouri$56.57/hr$117,660$129,552$112,9864,110
Maine$60.01/hr$124,810$128,603$117,438800
Montana$58.03/hr$120,690$127,511$114,683270
Illinois$61.19/hr$127,270$127,320$121,10711,570
Virginia$61.65/hr$128,230$126,834$121,6032,570
Maryland$63.72/hr$132,540$126,276$126,3382,480
Michigan$58.01/hr$120,660$125,400$115,76914,320
Minnesota$59.42/hr$123,580$125,309$116,6185,080
West Virginia$53.73/hr$111,760$124,871$107,2111,000
Kentucky$53.97/hr$112,250$124,500$107,8866,430
Arizona$60.01/hr$124,810$123,967$122,0543,630
Iowa$51.21/hr$106,510$121,365$103,0173,620
Rhode Island$59.67/hr$124,120$121,353$119,524940
South Dakota$51.68/hr$107,490$121,334$107,490720
New York$62.73/hr$130,470$120,895$123,6906,630
California$63.76/hr$132,620$119,779$124,25925,130
Nebraska$51.54/hr$107,200$118,978$102,5352,160
Ohio$52.57/hr$109,340$117,861$107,04914,290
Utah$55.43/hr$115,290$116,619$110,0442,590
Vermont$54.88/hr$114,150$116,527$108,553480
Florida$57.63/hr$119,870$115,917$119,8709,480
Oregon$57.41/hr$119,420$115,537$109,5113,150
Hawaii$59.93/hr$124,650$113,369$116,619130
District of Columbia$59.82/hr$124,420$113,212$116,68550
Idaho$51.61/hr$107,340$112,409$102,4241,210
Nevada$53.98/hr$112,270$112,292$112,2701,620
Pennsylvania$52.47/hr$109,140$111,858$105,78910,200
Alaska$54.46/hr$113,280$110,668$113,280410
Puerto Rico$62.38/hr$129,740Not publishedNot published1,050
Guam$48.30/hr$100,470Not publishedNot published40

National median for comparison: $126,060. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.

$126,060/year

$60.61/hr an hour, national median

Across the states

$81,820$191,620

25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state

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How much of this job could software do?

46%Moderate exposure
Hands, places, peopleLanguage and information

The two methods broadly agree.

Method 1 — ability mix52%

Cognitive share of O*NET ability importance (element families 1.A.1–1.A.4), O*NET 31.0

Method 2 — task content40%

Importance-weighted share of O*NET tasks classed as language or information work, O*NET 31.0

What this does and does not mean

Exposure means a model could plausibly do a meaningful share of the tasks in this job. It is not a forecast that the job disappears, and it says nothing about whether any employer will actually automate it.

For what the labour market expects, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in this occupation to change by +3% between 2025 and 2035, with about 17,000 openings a year.

Which parts are exposed

  • Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.
  • Stop production if serious product defects are present.
  • Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Direct operations, maintenance, or repair of hydroelectric power facilities.
  • Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
  • Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.

Amber marks language and information work. Green marks tasks that need a person in a place.

What named employers said they would pay

From certified US Department of Labor visa filings. These are wages employers committed to for sponsored roles — not company-wide averages, and not necessarily what everyone in the job earns. Cells with fewer than three filings are withheld so no individual’s pay is identifiable.

EmployerRole as filedState25thMedian75thFilings
Tesla, Inc.Staff Technical Program MgrCA$164,000$170,242$191,58447
Apple Inc.Manufacturing Quality Engineering ManagerCA$220,950$245,600$250,86242
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Product ManagerCA$187,800$224,000$241,40121
Tesla, Inc.Mgr Technical ProgramsTX$124,750$151,909$163,12916
Tesla, Inc.Associate Mgr Manufacturing EngineeringNV$118,078$127,500$133,68712
Cummins Inc.Technical Procurement ManagerIN$117,684$140,000$144,75711
Lucid USA, Inc.Quality Shift Manager 2nd ShiftAZ$141,315$157,828$165,7708
Rivian Automotive, LLCSr. SAP Analyst- Production PlanningIL$137,489$152,469$163,5057
HIGHLAND FARMS LTDQUALITY CONTROL MANAGERFL$97,520$97,520$97,5206
Gestamp Chattanooga, LLCAssistant Quality ManagerTN$129,500$145,000$150,0006
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Sr Manager, R&D QualityCA$163,486$163,486$190,9135
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Senior Manager ProductionCA$206,335$206,818$218,1245
Applied Materials, IncManager, Non-Technical Project/Program ManagementCA$225,702$226,091$226,0915
FCA US LLCCorporate Process Quality ManagerMI$130,200$146,307$146,3075
Apple Inc.Production Services Engineering ManagerTX$194,900$212,050$212,0505

Where industrial production managers move next

Occupations that share most of this one’s skills, with the pay difference and the change in AI exposure.

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Photograph by Khwanchai Phanthong.