Side-by-side distribution
Maintenance Technician
$60,160
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.5%
- Live roles
- 959
Manufacturing Engineer
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.8%
- Live roles
- 1,009
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Equipment Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
HVAC - Mechanical 1099 Contractor - Maintenance Technician
Laboratory Operations & Maintenance Technician
Industrial Maintenance Specialist (PLC/ Controls Technician)
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems
Risk and Pnl Production Support Engineer
Product Engineer - Manufacturing Operations
Manufacturing Engineer - Data Center Hardware
Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Reentry)
Product Manufacturing Engineer - PCBA
Manufacturing Quality Engineer – Datacenter Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Technology Services
|
$71,687 | 35 |
MG Properties
|
$54,080 | 18 |
Weinstein Properties
|
$45,760 | 12 |
The Scion Group
|
$46,800 | 11 |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
|
$74,880 | 10 |
HelloFresh
|
$64,480 | 10 |
PeakMade Real Estate
|
$46,858 | 10 |
| HH HP Hood | $61,485 | 9 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$150,000 | 136 |
Relativity Space
|
$136,000 | 28 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$143,550 | 23 |
SpaceX
|
$115,000 | 21 |
Crusoe
|
$187,500 | 15 |
Fluidstack
|
$250,250 | 12 |
Hadrian Automation
|
$160,000 | 12 |
Vast
|
$165,000 | 11 |
Maintenance Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $75,000 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $70,985 | 8 |
| Chicago | $69,680 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $62,400 | 5 |
| New York | $51,480 | 10 |
| Denver | $50,960 | 12 |
| Atlanta | $49,920 | 7 |
Manufacturing Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $226,000 | 31 |
| Seattle | $226,000 | 19 |
| Austin | $226,000 | 17 |
| San Francisco | $190,500 | 41 |
| Los Angeles | $152,500 | 41 |
| Boston | $150,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $135,750 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $130,000 | 7 |
| Denver | $97,500 | 4 |
Maintenance Technician vs Manufacturing Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Maintenance Technician is $60,160 per year (typically $50,960–$72,670), versus $150,000 for Manufacturing Engineer ($125,375–$173,500). That puts Manufacturing Engineer about 149% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Maintenance Technician and Manufacturing 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.