Side-by-side distribution
Maintenance Technician
$58,760
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.2%
- Live roles
- 878
Manufacturing Engineer
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.4%
- Live roles
- 892
Highest-paying jobs
Maintenance Technician
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
Highest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
Software Engineer, Production Engineering
Manufacturing Test Engineer, AI Compute Infrastructure - Stargate
Principal Production Engineer
Software Engineer, Production Engineering
Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Production Engineering
Manufacturing Electrical Test Engineer
Production Engineer, Compute (GPU)
Production Engineer, IaaS
Manufacturing Software Test Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Weinstein Properties
|
$44,200 | 24 |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
|
$74,880 | 12 |
The Lake Doctors, Inc.
|
$43,680 | 10 |
Ableserve
|
$57,762 | 9 |
PeakMade Real Estate
|
$46,800 | 9 |
Prometheus Real Estate Group
|
$65,520 | 8 |
Roofstock
|
$57,200 | 8 |
MG Properties
|
$52,000 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 131 |
Relativity Space
|
$152,000 | 27 |
Archer
|
$171,100 | 15 |
Hadrian Automation
|
$165,000 | 12 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$133,750 | 10 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$54,000 | 9 |
SpaceX
|
$108,750 | 8 |
Databricks
|
$216,104 | 7 |
Maintenance Technician salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $65,520 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $62,400 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $53,253 | 4 |
| Atlanta | $52,520 | 6 |
| Denver | $52,000 | 5 |
| New York | $48,880 | 6 |
| Austin | $42,640 | 3 |
Manufacturing Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $237,500 | 7 |
| Austin | $211,000 | 6 |
| San Francisco | $190,500 | 22 |
| Chicago | $181,250 | 8 |
| New York | $171,500 | 17 |
| Boston | $158,500 | 8 |
| Atlanta | $146,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $146,250 | 36 |
Maintenance Technician vs Manufacturing Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Maintenance Technician is $58,760 per year (typically $50,960–$70,720), versus $150,000 for Manufacturing Engineer ($125,875–$170,000). That puts Manufacturing Engineer about 155% 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.