Side-by-side distribution
Plant Manager
$187,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.6%
- Live roles
- 70
Production Manager
$106,050
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42%
- Live roles
- 374
Highest-paying jobs
Plant Manager (Arizona)
Staff Product Manager, AI Factory
Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Plant Control
Manager, ML Solutions Architecture - Token Factory
Senior Engineering Manager, Factory Core
Manager, Software Engineering - Factory Platform
Manufacturing Plant Manager
Technical Account Manager - Token Factory
Product Marketing Manager - Token Factory
Plant Operations Manager (Jet Fuel Plant)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nebius
|
$202,500 | 3 |
Anduril Industries
|
$174,750 | 2 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$353,000 | 1 |
|
Helion
|
$270,000 | 1 |
|
Domino Data Lab
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Hadrian Automation
|
$250,000 | 1 |
|
Relativity Space
|
$224,000 | 1 |
|
Standard Bots
|
$210,000 | 1 |
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 |
Production Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $161,250 | 6 |
| New York | $127,500 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | $110,000 | 10 |
| London | $109,469 | 5 |
| Austin | $80,739 | 3 |
Plant Manager vs Production Manager: which pays more?
The median for Plant Manager is $187,500 per year (typically $158,250–$230,500), versus $106,050 for Production Manager ($76,369–$149,750). That puts Plant Manager about 77% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Plant Manager 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.