Side-by-side distribution
Maintenance Technician
$28.44/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 52.6%
- Live roles
- 6,121
Manufacturing Engineer
$124,900
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.3%
- Live roles
- 3,335
Highest-paying jobs
Building Maintenance Technician
Building 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
Senior Equipment Maintenance Technician
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
Manufacturing Engineer III (Controls Technician)
Software Engineer, Manufacturing Infrastructure
Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems
Risk and Pnl Production Support Engineer
Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling
Product Engineer - Manufacturing Operations
Manufacturing Engineer - Data Center Hardware
Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production)
Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Production)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Greystar
|
$48,880 | 337 |
Bridgestone Americas
|
$36,036 | 234 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$50,024 | 187 |
| CW Camping World | $79,071 | 138 |
Amentum
|
$63,440 | 65 |
Advanced Technology Services
|
$79,217 | 49 |
Fairfield Residential
|
$56,950 | 34 |
| EP Essex Property Trust | $53,945 | 34 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$167,000 | 191 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$110,650 | 82 |
Blue Origin
|
$110,222 | 42 |
SpaceX
|
$115,000 | 37 |
Relativity Space
|
$130,000 | 35 |
Applied Materials
|
$93,250 | 28 |
| GV GE Vernova | $109,200 | 21 |
Abbott
|
$106,700 | 20 |
Maintenance Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $71,464 | 26 |
| Boston | $62,400 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $62,338 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | $59,280 | 25 |
| Seattle | $57,720 | 32 |
| Atlanta | $57,304 | 19 |
| New York | $56,850 | 56 |
| Austin | $52,000 | 29 |
| Denver | $50,960 | 23 |
| Toronto | $49,942 | 13 |
Manufacturing Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,600 | 45 |
| New York | $174,000 | 44 |
| Los Angeles | $152,500 | 53 |
| Atlanta | $142,750 | 10 |
| Denver | $140,000 | 5 |
| Seattle | $134,471 | 51 |
| Chicago | $130,000 | 8 |
| Singapore | $124,800 | 5 |
| Austin | $114,000 | 29 |
| Toronto | $108,300 | 3 |
Maintenance Technician vs Manufacturing Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Maintenance Technician is $28.44/hr per year (typically $24.00/hr–$33.75/hr), versus $124,900 for Manufacturing Engineer ($99,950–$157,554). That puts Manufacturing Engineer about 111% 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.