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

A Mill Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $102,142 for beginners, reaching about $103,872 at mid-level, and approach $107,031 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Mill Manager?

Mill Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mill Manager roles are District of Columbia $117,285, California $116,840, Massachusetts $115,283. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mill Manager roles make?

Salaries for Mill Manager level roles vary by specialization: Feed Mill Manager: $138,370; Paper Mill Manager: $136,063; Mill Supervisor: $101,471; Mill Engineer: $82,715; Mill Maintenance: $61,450.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mill Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Mill Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mill Manager in the United States is $105,929 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,858
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $97,349 to $112,173
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,537

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Mill Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,173	$9,348	$2,157	$54
Average	$105,929	$8,827	$2,037	$51
25th Percentile	$97,349	$8,112	$1,872	$47

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Key Factors That Influence Mill Manager Salaries

A Mill 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 Mill Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mill 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): $102,142
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,541
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,872
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,470
Expert (over 8 years): $107,031

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Mill Manager	$102,142
Intermediate Level Mill Manager	$102,541
Senior Level Mill Manager	$103,872
Specialist Level Mill Manager	$105,470
Expert Level Mill Manager	$107,031

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How Do Mill 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 Mill Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $117,285.
California: $116,840.
Massachusetts: $115,283.

District of Columbia $117,285 California $116,840 Massachusetts $115,283 Washington $114,859 New Jersey $114,816 Alaska $114,668 Connecticut $113,206 New York $112,613

Hawaii $110,717 Rhode Island $109,827 Maryland $109,223 Minnesota $108,397 Colorado $108,079 Illinois $107,973 Oregon $107,571 Delaware $107,274

New Hampshire $107,088 Virginia $106,671 Pennsylvania $105,452 Nevada $104,838 North Dakota $104,637 Michigan $104,319 Wisconsin $104,202 Vermont $103,969

Texas $103,323 Maine $103,281 Arizona $103,217 Ohio $103,143 Georgia $102,169 Indiana $101,681 Wyoming $101,586 Utah $101,438

Iowa $101,374 Kansas $100,866 Louisiana $100,717 North Carolina $100,664 Missouri $100,643 Florida $100,230 Montana $100,008 Nebraska $99,796

Kentucky $99,679 South Carolina $99,255 Tennessee $98,991 Idaho $98,885 New Mexico $98,111 Oklahoma $97,942 Alabama $97,317 South Dakota $96,268

Arkansas $95,696 West Virginia $95,389 Mississippi $94,467

Top Paying Cities for Mill 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: $133,608
San Francisco: $132,295
Oakland: $129,360

San Jose, CA $133,608

San Francisco, CA $132,295

Oakland, CA $129,360

New York, NY $122,761

Queens Village, NY $121,967

Paramus, NJ $121,119

Passaic, NJ $121,013

Bergenfield, NJ $120,907

Stamford, CT $120,748

Huntington, NY $120,643

Newark, NJ $119,954

Bridgeport, CT $119,742

New Brunswick, NJ $119,393

Vallejo, CA $119,170

Middlesex, NJ $119,107

Somerset, NJ $119,011

Petaluma, CA $118,768

Santa Cruz, CA $118,354

Boston, MA $118,143

Monterey, CA $117,613

Fairbanks, AK $117,539

Los Angeles, CA $117,338

Washington, DC $117,285

Seattle, WA $117,094

Santa Rosa, CA $117,073

Juneau, AK $116,766

Orange, CA $116,416

Anchorage, AK $116,225

Anaheim, CA $116,151

Santa Ana, CA $115,992

Nassau, NY $115,929

Long Beach, CA $115,886

Danbury, CT $115,855

Santa Maria, CA $115,494

Everett, WA $115,473

Bremerton, WA $114,954

Trenton, NJ $114,753

Sacramento, CA $114,711

San Diego, CA $114,658

Brockton, MA $114,615

Tacoma, WA $114,573

Santa Barbara, CA $114,425

Lowell, MA $114,001

New Suffolk, NY $113,958

Nashua, NH $113,831

Lompoc, CA $113,662

Ventura, CA $113,556

Stockton, CA $113,524

New Haven, CT $113,312

Atlantic City, NJ $113,037

Hartford, CT $112,804

Modesto, CA $112,751

Poughkeepsie, NY $112,518

New Britain, CT $112,465

Olympia, WA $112,317

Kennewick, WA $112,317

New London, CT $112,295

Norwich, CT $112,264

Lawrence, MA $112,211

Bakersfield, CA $111,914

Riverside, CA $111,766

New Bedford, MA $111,766

Richland, WA $111,660

Portsmouth, NH $111,575

Vineland, NJ $111,554

San Bernardino, CA $111,469

Boulder, CO $111,172

Worcester, MA $111,088

Portland, OR $110,992

Saint Paul, MN $110,865

Minneapolis, MN $110,865

Philadelphia, PA $110,717

Honolulu, HI $110,156

Springfield, MA $109,785

Providence, RI $109,774

Chicago, IL $109,467

Bellingham, WA $109,340

Baltimore, MD $109,223

Chico, CA $108,959

Wilmington, DE $108,778

Pittsfield, MA $108,673

Manchester, NH $108,471

Spokane, WA $108,005

Denver, CO $107,995

Albany, NY $107,497

Troy, NY $107,454

Schenectady, NY $107,232

Burlington, VT $106,999

Portland, ME $106,628

Salem, OR $106,543

Yakima, WA $106,522

Ann Arbor, MI $106,490

Rochester, MN $106,194

Fresno, CA $106,141

Reno, NV $106,141

Milwaukee, WI $106,046

Detroit, MI $105,940

Allentown, PA $105,908

Carson City, NV $105,897

Houston, TX $105,738

Colorado Springs, CO $105,728

Syracuse, NY $105,675

Eugene, OR $105,474

Bismarck, ND $105,346

Gary, IN $105,346

Galveston, TX $105,346

Springfield, OR $105,262

Medford, OR $105,007

Fort Collins, CO $104,965

Austin, TX $104,880

Mesa, AZ $104,658

Phoenix, AZ $104,637

Dallas, TX $104,605

Reading, PA $104,541

Saint Cloud, MN $104,499

Concord, NH $104,404

Madison, WI $104,361

Utica, NY $104,075

Raleigh, NC $103,990

Las Vegas, NV $103,980

Rochester, NY $103,906

Des Moines, IA $103,895

Atlanta, GA $103,726

Battle Creek, MI $103,694

Salt Lake City, UT $103,662

Lancaster, PA $103,503

Champaign, IL $103,482

Harrisburg, PA $103,355

Durham, NC $103,260

Kansas City, MO $103,249

Kansas City, KS $103,228

Fort Worth, TX $103,217

Boca Raton, FL $103,175

Cleveland, OH $103,164

Columbus, OH $103,143

Pittsburgh, PA $103,132

Richmond, VA $103,090

Indianapolis, IN $103,069

Cincinnati, OH $102,931

Petersburg, VA $102,772

Billings, MT $102,539

Lansing, MI $102,539

Huntsville, AL $102,539

Lebanon, PA $102,529

Dayton, OH $102,518

Pueblo, CO $102,518

Appleton, WI $102,486

Buffalo, NY $102,444

Racine, WI $102,391

Charlotte, NC $102,380

Saint Louis, MO $102,349

Springfield, IL $102,306

Elkhart, IN $102,285

York, PA $102,285

Gastonia, NC $102,274

Benton Harbor, MI $102,274

Beaumont, TX $102,211

Lorain, OH $102,190

Toledo, OH $102,147

Binghamton, NY $102,094

Rock Hill, SC $102,084

Rockford, IL $102,031

Fargo, ND $101,978

Elyria, OH $101,978

Flagstaff, AZ $101,904

Fort Lauderdale, FL $101,840

Miami, FL $101,777

Duluth, MN $101,607

Bangor, ME $101,469

Cedar Rapids, IA $101,353

Louisville, KY $101,300

Grand Rapids, MI $101,279

Hialeah, FL $101,268

Casper, WY $101,120

Scranton, PA $100,993

New Orleans, LA $100,961

Virginia Beach, VA $100,950

Akron, OH $100,897

Peoria, IL $100,760

Sarasota, FL $100,738

Green Bay, WI $100,664

Baton Rouge, LA $100,611

Charleston, SC $100,590

Nashville, TN $100,558

Jamestown, NY $100,537

Davenport, IA $100,537

Tucson, AZ $100,484

Cheyenne, WY $100,452

Saint Petersburg, FL $100,421

Tampa, FL $100,400

Omaha, NE $100,378

Port Arthur, TX $100,336

Evansville, IN $100,336

Bradenton, FL $100,294

Santa Fe, NM $100,103

Orlando, FL $99,997

Clearwater, FL $99,880

Canton, OH $99,658

La Crosse, WI $99,658

Grand Forks, ND $99,626

Albuquerque, NM $99,594

Tulsa, OK $99,594

Newport News, VA $99,584

High Point, NC $99,552

Ogden, UT $99,510

Corpus Christi, TX $99,425

Laramie, WY $99,361

Norfolk, VA $99,361

Rock Island, IL $99,298

Saginaw, MI $99,277

Jacksonville, FL $99,266

Salisbury, NC $99,245

Memphis, TN $99,224

Moline, IL $99,171

Fort Myers, FL $99,139

Waterloo, IA $99,001

Spartanburg, SC $98,895

Lincoln, NE $98,842

Fort Wayne, IN $98,821

Birmingham, AL $98,705

Cedar Falls, IA $98,683

Provo, UT $98,673

Springfield, OH $98,662

San Antonio, TX $98,641

Greensboro, NC $98,599

South Bend, IN $98,588

Winston Salem, NC $98,578

Boise, ID $98,546

Savannah, GA $98,472

Muskegon, MI $98,281

Lima, OH $98,154

Lake Charles, LA $98,111

Anderson, IN $98,090

Lexington, KY $98,058

Augusta, GA $98,027

Greenville, SC $98,027

Wichita, KS $97,931

Tuscaloosa, AL $97,931

Columbia, SC $97,836

Bloomington, IN $97,571

Roanoke, VA $97,508

Asheville, NC $97,370

Knoxville, TN $97,190

Shreveport, LA $97,179

Wilmington, NC $97,042

Frankfort, KY $96,840

Oklahoma City, OK $96,766

Chillicothe, OH $96,724

Longview, TX $96,713

Topeka, KS $96,681

Mobile, AL $96,523

Terre Haute, IN $96,480

Erie, PA $96,470

Altoona, PA $96,417

Melbourne, FL $96,385

Amarillo, TX $96,342

Killeen, TX $96,311

Fayetteville, AR $96,226

Sioux Falls, SD $96,152

Chattanooga, TN $96,088

Idaho Falls, ID $96,078

Gainesville, FL $95,855

Portsmouth, OH $95,802

Little Rock, AR $95,781

Lynchburg, VA $95,781

Lafayette, LA $95,739

Youngstown, OH $95,739

Temple, TX $95,696

Daytona Beach, FL $95,675

Clarksville, TN $95,664

Pensacola, FL $95,654

Hopkinsville, KY $95,336

Charleston, WV $95,326

Florence, SC $95,273

Sioux City, IA $95,209

Macon, GA $94,902

Tallahassee, FL $94,891

Fayetteville, NC $94,870

Waco, TX $94,849

Wichita Falls, TX $94,849

Pine Bluff, AR $94,806

Vincennes, IN $94,605

Lubbock, TX $94,563

Great Falls, MT $94,499

Alamogordo, NM $94,489

Abilene, TX $94,404

Rapid City, SD $94,266

Monroe, LA $94,266

Albany, GA $94,203

Huntington, WV $94,192

Jackson, MS $94,181

Greenville, MS $94,171

Parkersburg, WV $94,065

Montgomery, AL $94,044

Johnstown, PA $94,023

Springfield, MO $93,938

Biloxi, MS $93,885

Sumter, SC $93,662

Columbus, GA $93,652

Twin Falls, ID $93,588

Pascagoula, MS $93,451

Kingsport, TN $93,175

Gulfport, MS $93,143

Alexandria, LA $92,794

Fort Smith, AR $92,529

El Paso, TX $92,243

Helena, MT $92,105

Las Cruces, NM $91,766

Harlingen, TX $91,470

Pocatello, ID $91,374

Florence, AL $91,343

Brownsville, TX $91,321

Dothan, AL $91,152

Mcallen, TX $91,099

Columbus, MS $90,315

Altus, OK $89,828

Lawton, OK $89,627

Pierre, SD $89,245

What Skills Can Increase a Mill Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.63% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 3.25% 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.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.89% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.63%
Microsoft Office	3.25%
Logistics	1.89%

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 Mill Manager's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Procurement: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$118,640	12%
Analysis	$115,463	9%
Procurement	$115,463	9%
Taking Action	$115,463	9%
Self Motivation	$115,463	9%
Team Operations	$114,403	8%

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

Understanding how a Mill 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

$97,349

Average $105,929/year

$112,173

$8,112

Average $8,827/month

$9,348

$1,872

Average $2,037/week

$2,157

$47

Average $51/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,173	$9,348	$2,157	$54
Average	$105,929	$8,827	$2,037	$51
25th Percentile	$97,349	$8,112	$1,872	$47

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Salary Trends for Mill Manager

Salaries for a Mill Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $116,008 in 2023 to around $116,220 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mill Manager salary trends, .

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