Maintenance Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Maintenance Manager in the United States is $146,392 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $70.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $173,194
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $134,717 to $160,421
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $124,088
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Maintenance Manager Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $160,421 $13,368 $3,085 $77
Average $146,392 $12,199 $2,815 $70
25th Percentile $134,717 $11,226 $2,591 $65
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Key Factors That Influence Maintenance Manager Salaries

A Maintenance 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Maintenance Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Maintenance 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): $90,696
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $113,963
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $131,194
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,992
  • Expert (over 8 years): $145,360
Levels Salary
Maintenan... Level Maintenance Manager$90,696
Maintenan... Level Maintenance Manager$113,963
Maintenan... Level Maintenance Manager$131,194
Maintenan... Level Maintenance Manager$113,992
Maintenan... Level Maintenance Manager$145,360
$90,696 0 yr
$113,963 < 2 yrs
$131,194 2-4 yrs
$113,992 5-8 yrs
$145,360 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Maintenance 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: $184,644
  • San Francisco: $182,623
  • Oakland: $178,774

What Skills Can Increase a Maintenance Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 5.67% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Painting (Mentioned in 3.77% Job Postings): Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, gesture (as in gestural painting), composition, narration (as in narrative art), or abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism), or political in nature (as in Artivism). A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery, to Biblical scenes Sistine Chapel ceiling, to scenes from the life of Buddha or other images of Eastern religious origin.
  • Laundry (Mentioned in 1.57% Job Postings): Laundry refers to the washing of clothing and other textiles. Laundry processes are often done in a room reserved for that purpose; in an individual home this is referred to as a laundry room, Laundry in Australian English or utility room. An apartment building or student hall of residence may have a shared laundry facility such as a tvättstuga. A stand-alone business is referred to as a self-service laundry (launderette in British English or laundromat in American English). The material that is being washed, or has been laundered, is also generally referred to as laundry. Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures have dealt with this universal human need are of interest to several branches of scholarship. Laundry work has traditionally been highly gendered, with the responsibility in most cultures falling to women (known as laundresses or washerwomen). The Industrial Revolution gradually led to mechanised solutions to laundry work, notably the washing machine and later the tumble dryer. Laundry, like cooking and child care, is done both at home and by commercial establishments outside the home.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 5.67%
Painting 3.77%
Laundry 1.57%
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 Maintenance Manager's salary.
  • Packaging: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
  • Continuous Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Packaging
$156,639
7%
Continuous Improvement
$155,176
6%
Initiative
$153,712
5%
Project Management
$153,712
5%
Analysis
$153,712
5%
Budgeting
$152,248
4%
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Maintenance Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Maintenance 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 May 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Maintenance Manager

Salaries for a Maintenance Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $106,258 in 2023 to around $106,837 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Maintenance Manager salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Maintenance Manager Over Time

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2024
$107,151
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