Side-by-side distribution
Manufacturing Engineer
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 54.8%
- Live roles
- 1,009
Production Manager
$106,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42%
- Live roles
- 374
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
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Production Engineering
Senior Manager, Production Engineering
Engineering Manager - AJAX Production
Manager, Engineering (Production Orchestration)
Production, Senior Manager
Manager, Production Engineering
Senior Production Manager
Technical Program Manager, Production Engineering
Senior Manager of DevOps (Data Science Production Engineering)
Production Manager (Contract)
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 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$149,750 | 10 |
HelloFresh
|
$57,752 | 10 |
LandCare
|
$70,000 | 7 |
Gotion, Inc.
|
$123,750 | 6 |
Jacuzzi Group
|
$110,000 | 5 |
J&J Snack Foods
|
$70,000 | 5 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$174,000 | 4 |
|
Natera
|
$163,625 | 4 |
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 |
Production Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $161,250 | 6 |
| New York | $127,500 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $110,000 | 10 |
| London | $109,469 | 5 |
| Austin | $80,739 | 3 |
Manufacturing Engineer vs Production Manager: which pays more?
The median for Manufacturing Engineer is $150,000 per year (typically $125,375–$173,500), versus $106,050 for Production Manager ($76,369–$149,750). That puts Manufacturing Engineer about 41% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Manufacturing Engineer and Production Manager 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.