What are the main factors that influence a Factory Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Factory Manager's salary?

A Factory Manager's salary grows with experience: a Factory Manager (0-5 years)earns $137,332, a Manufacturing Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $157,840, a Manufacturing Director (5+ years)earns $195,047, a VP of Manufacturing (5+ years)earns $233,280, an SVP of Manufacturing (5+ years)earns $278,907,

What are the highest paying states for a Factory Manager?

Factory Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Factory Manager roles are District of Columbia $153,233, California $152,652, Massachusetts $150,617. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Factory Manager roles make?

Salaries for Factory Manager level roles vary by specialization: Factory Controller: $248,846; Focus Factory Manager: $136,472; Factory Production Manager: $80,347; Factory Operations Manager: $70,441; Factory Supervisor: $66,705.

How do different companies affect a Factory Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Factory Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Factory Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Factory Manager make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Factory Manager in the United States is $138,397 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

However, a Factory Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $166,079
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $125,988 to $152,887
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $114,690

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$152,887	$12,741	$2,940	$74
Average	$138,397	$11,533	$2,661	$67
25th Percentile	$125,988	$10,499	$2,423	$61

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Key Factors That Influence Factory Manager Salaries

A Factory Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Factory Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Factory Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $137,332
Early Career (1-2 years): $157,840
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $195,047
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $233,280
Expert (over 8 years): $278,907

Levels	Salary
Factory M... Level Factory Manager	$137,332
Manufactu... Level Factory Manager	$157,840
Manufactu... Level Factory Manager	$195,047
VP of Man... Level Factory Manager	$233,280
SVP of Ma... Level Factory Manager	$278,907

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How Do Factory Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Factory Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $153,233.
California: $152,652.
Massachusetts: $150,617.

District of Columbia $153,233 California $152,652 Massachusetts $150,617 Washington $150,064 New Jersey $150,009 Alaska $149,815 Connecticut $147,905 New York $147,130

Hawaii $144,653 Rhode Island $143,490 Maryland $142,701 Minnesota $141,622 Colorado $141,206 Illinois $141,068 Oregon $140,542 Delaware $140,155

New Hampshire $139,911 Virginia $139,366 Pennsylvania $137,774 Nevada $136,972 North Dakota $136,709 Michigan $136,293 Wisconsin $136,141 Vermont $135,837

Texas $134,992 Maine $134,937 Arizona $134,854 Ohio $134,757 Georgia $133,484 Indiana $132,847 Wyoming $132,723 Utah $132,529

Iowa $132,446 Kansas $131,782 Louisiana $131,588 North Carolina $131,519 Missouri $131,491 Florida $130,951 Montana $130,661 Nebraska $130,384

Kentucky $130,232 South Carolina $129,678 Tennessee $129,332 Idaho $129,194 New Mexico $128,183 Oklahoma $127,962 Alabama $127,145 South Dakota $125,775

Arkansas $125,028 West Virginia $124,626 Mississippi $123,422

Top Paying Cities for Factory Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $174,560
San Francisco: $172,844
Oakland: $169,010

San Jose, CA $174,560

San Francisco, CA $172,844

Oakland, CA $169,010

New York, NY $160,388

Queens Village, NY $159,350

Paramus, NJ $158,243

Passaic, NJ $158,105

Bergenfield, NJ $157,966

Stamford, CT $157,759

Huntington, NY $157,620

Newark, NJ $156,721

Bridgeport, CT $156,444

New Brunswick, NJ $155,987

Vallejo, CA $155,697

Middlesex, NJ $155,614

Somerset, NJ $155,489

Petaluma, CA $155,171

Santa Cruz, CA $154,631

Boston, MA $154,354

Monterey, CA $153,662

Fairbanks, AK $153,565

Los Angeles, CA $153,302

Washington, DC $153,233

Seattle, WA $152,984

Santa Rosa, CA $152,956

Juneau, AK $152,555

Orange, CA $152,098

Anchorage, AK $151,849

Anaheim, CA $151,752

Santa Ana, CA $151,545

Nassau, NY $151,462

Long Beach, CA $151,406

Danbury, CT $151,365

Santa Maria, CA $150,894

Everett, WA $150,867

Bremerton, WA $150,188

Trenton, NJ $149,925

Sacramento, CA $149,870

San Diego, CA $149,801

Brockton, MA $149,746

Tacoma, WA $149,690

Santa Barbara, CA $149,496

Lowell, MA $148,943

New Suffolk, NY $148,887

Nashua, NH $148,721

Lompoc, CA $148,500

Ventura, CA $148,362

Stockton, CA $148,320

New Haven, CT $148,043

Atlantic City, NJ $147,683

Hartford, CT $147,379

Modesto, CA $147,310

Poughkeepsie, NY $147,005

New Britain, CT $146,936

Olympia, WA $146,742

Kennewick, WA $146,742

New London, CT $146,715

Norwich, CT $146,673

Lawrence, MA $146,604

Bakersfield, CA $146,216

Riverside, CA $146,023

New Bedford, MA $146,023

Richland, WA $145,884

Portsmouth, NH $145,774

Vineland, NJ $145,746

San Bernardino, CA $145,635

Boulder, CO $145,248

Worcester, MA $145,137

Portland, OR $145,012

Saint Paul, MN $144,846

Minneapolis, MN $144,846

Philadelphia, PA $144,653

Honolulu, HI $143,919

Springfield, MA $143,435

Providence, RI $143,421

Chicago, IL $143,019

Bellingham, WA $142,853

Baltimore, MD $142,701

Chico, CA $142,355

Wilmington, DE $142,120

Pittsfield, MA $141,981

Manchester, NH $141,719

Spokane, WA $141,110

Denver, CO $141,096

Albany, NY $140,445

Troy, NY $140,390

Schenectady, NY $140,099

Burlington, VT $139,795

Portland, ME $139,310

Salem, OR $139,200

Yakima, WA $139,172

Ann Arbor, MI $139,131

Rochester, MN $138,743

Fresno, CA $138,674

Reno, NV $138,674

Milwaukee, WI $138,549

Detroit, MI $138,411

Allentown, PA $138,369

Carson City, NV $138,355

Houston, TX $138,148

Colorado Springs, CO $138,134

Syracuse, NY $138,065

Eugene, OR $137,802

Bismarck, ND $137,636

Gary, IN $137,636

Galveston, TX $137,636

Springfield, OR $137,525

Medford, OR $137,193

Fort Collins, CO $137,138

Austin, TX $137,027

Mesa, AZ $136,736

Phoenix, AZ $136,709

Dallas, TX $136,667

Reading, PA $136,584

Saint Cloud, MN $136,529

Concord, NH $136,404

Madison, WI $136,349

Utica, NY $135,975

Raleigh, NC $135,864

Las Vegas, NV $135,850

Rochester, NY $135,754

Des Moines, IA $135,740

Atlanta, GA $135,518

Battle Creek, MI $135,477

Salt Lake City, UT $135,435

Lancaster, PA $135,228

Champaign, IL $135,200

Harrisburg, PA $135,034

Durham, NC $134,909

Kansas City, MO $134,896

Kansas City, KS $134,868

Fort Worth, TX $134,854

Boca Raton, FL $134,799

Cleveland, OH $134,785

Columbus, OH $134,757

Pittsburgh, PA $134,743

Richmond, VA $134,688

Indianapolis, IN $134,660

Cincinnati, OH $134,480

Petersburg, VA $134,273

Billings, MT $133,968

Lansing, MI $133,968

Huntsville, AL $133,968

Lebanon, PA $133,954

Dayton, OH $133,941

Pueblo, CO $133,941

Appleton, WI $133,899

Buffalo, NY $133,844

Racine, WI $133,775

Charlotte, NC $133,761

Saint Louis, MO $133,719

Springfield, IL $133,664

Elkhart, IN $133,636

York, PA $133,636

Gastonia, NC $133,622

Benton Harbor, MI $133,622

Beaumont, TX $133,539

Lorain, OH $133,512

Toledo, OH $133,456

Binghamton, NY $133,387

Rock Hill, SC $133,373

Rockford, IL $133,304

Fargo, ND $133,235

Elyria, OH $133,235

Flagstaff, AZ $133,138

Fort Lauderdale, FL $133,055

Miami, FL $132,972

Duluth, MN $132,750

Bangor, ME $132,570

Cedar Rapids, IA $132,418

Louisville, KY $132,349

Grand Rapids, MI $132,321

Hialeah, FL $132,308

Casper, WY $132,114

Scranton, PA $131,948

New Orleans, LA $131,906

Virginia Beach, VA $131,892

Akron, OH $131,823

Peoria, IL $131,643

Sarasota, FL $131,616

Green Bay, WI $131,519

Baton Rouge, LA $131,449

Charleston, SC $131,422

Nashville, TN $131,380

Jamestown, NY $131,353

Davenport, IA $131,353

Tucson, AZ $131,283

Cheyenne, WY $131,242

Saint Petersburg, FL $131,200

Tampa, FL $131,173

Omaha, NE $131,145

Port Arthur, TX $131,090

Evansville, IN $131,090

Bradenton, FL $131,034

Santa Fe, NM $130,785

Orlando, FL $130,647

Clearwater, FL $130,495

Canton, OH $130,204

La Crosse, WI $130,204

Grand Forks, ND $130,162

Albuquerque, NM $130,121

Tulsa, OK $130,121

Newport News, VA $130,107

High Point, NC $130,066

Ogden, UT $130,010

Corpus Christi, TX $129,899

Laramie, WY $129,816

Norfolk, VA $129,816

Rock Island, IL $129,733

Saginaw, MI $129,706

Jacksonville, FL $129,692

Salisbury, NC $129,664

Memphis, TN $129,636

Moline, IL $129,567

Fort Myers, FL $129,526

Waterloo, IA $129,346

Spartanburg, SC $129,207

Lincoln, NE $129,138

Fort Wayne, IN $129,111

Birmingham, AL $128,958

Cedar Falls, IA $128,931

Provo, UT $128,917

Springfield, OH $128,903

San Antonio, TX $128,875

Greensboro, NC $128,820

South Bend, IN $128,806

Winston Salem, NC $128,792

Boise, ID $128,751

Savannah, GA $128,654

Muskegon, MI $128,405

Lima, OH $128,239

Lake Charles, LA $128,183

Anderson, IN $128,156

Lexington, KY $128,114

Augusta, GA $128,073

Greenville, SC $128,073

Wichita, KS $127,948

Tuscaloosa, AL $127,948

Columbia, SC $127,823

Bloomington, IN $127,477

Roanoke, VA $127,394

Asheville, NC $127,215

Knoxville, TN $126,979

Shreveport, LA $126,965

Wilmington, NC $126,785

Frankfort, KY $126,523

Oklahoma City, OK $126,426

Chillicothe, OH $126,370

Longview, TX $126,356

Topeka, KS $126,315

Mobile, AL $126,107

Terre Haute, IN $126,052

Erie, PA $126,038

Altoona, PA $125,969

Melbourne, FL $125,927

Amarillo, TX $125,872

Killeen, TX $125,831

Fayetteville, AR $125,720

Sioux Falls, SD $125,623

Chattanooga, TN $125,540

Idaho Falls, ID $125,526

Gainesville, FL $125,235

Portsmouth, OH $125,166

Little Rock, AR $125,139

Lynchburg, VA $125,139

Lafayette, LA $125,083

Youngstown, OH $125,083

Temple, TX $125,028

Daytona Beach, FL $125,000

Clarksville, TN $124,986

Pensacola, FL $124,972

Hopkinsville, KY $124,557

Charleston, WV $124,543

Florence, SC $124,474

Sioux City, IA $124,391

Macon, GA $123,990

Tallahassee, FL $123,976

Fayetteville, NC $123,948

Waco, TX $123,921

Wichita Falls, TX $123,921

Pine Bluff, AR $123,865

Vincennes, IN $123,602

Lubbock, TX $123,547

Great Falls, MT $123,464

Alamogordo, NM $123,450

Abilene, TX $123,339

Rapid City, SD $123,159

Monroe, LA $123,159

Albany, GA $123,076

Huntington, WV $123,063

Jackson, MS $123,049

Greenville, MS $123,035

Parkersburg, WV $122,897

Montgomery, AL $122,869

Johnstown, PA $122,841

Springfield, MO $122,730

Biloxi, MS $122,661

Sumter, SC $122,371

Columbus, GA $122,357

Twin Falls, ID $122,274

Pascagoula, MS $122,094

Kingsport, TN $121,734

Gulfport, MS $121,692

Alexandria, LA $121,236

Fort Smith, AR $120,890

El Paso, TX $120,516

Helena, MT $120,336

Las Cruces, NM $119,893

Harlingen, TX $119,506

Pocatello, ID $119,381

Florence, AL $119,340

Brownsville, TX $119,312

Dothan, AL $119,091

Mcallen, TX $119,021

Columbus, MS $117,997

Altus, OK $117,361

Lawton, OK $117,098

Pierre, SD $116,599

What Skills Can Increase a Factory Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 13.39% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
5S (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): Stands for sort, sustain, set in order, standardized and shine. 5 tips that are designed to achieve clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized workplace for a more systematized work flow.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	13.39%
Microsoft Office	2.08%
5S	1.35%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Factory Manager's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Decision Making: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Supply Chain: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$146,701	6%
Decision Making	$146,701	6%
Supply Chain	$146,701	6%
Project Management	$145,317	5%
Manufacturing Engineering	$145,317	5%
Manufacturing Operations	$143,933	4%

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How Education impacts a Factory Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Factory Managers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Factory Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $122,294 and $130,354).

Factory Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Factory Manager

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 18.1%

Associates 11.9%

Bachelors 43.8%

Masters 23.2%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	18.1%
Associates	11.9%
Bachelors	43.8%
Masters	23.2%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Factory Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Factory Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$125,988

Average $138,397/year

$152,887

$10,499

Average $11,533/month

$12,741

$2,423

Average $2,661/week

$2,940

$61

Average $67/hour

$74

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$152,887	$12,741	$2,940	$74
Average	$138,397	$11,533	$2,661	$67
25th Percentile	$125,988	$10,499	$2,423	$61

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Salary Trends for Factory Manager

Salaries for a Factory Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $105,575 in 2023 to around $103,799 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Factory Manager salary trends, .

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