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 $102,163 for beginners, reaching about $103,893 at mid-level, and approach $107,033 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 $117,301, California $116,856, Massachusetts $115,299. 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: $138,298; Paper Mill Manager: $135,993; Mill Supervisor: $101,491; Mill Engineer: $82,697; Mill Maintenance: $61,421.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mill Manager in the United States is $105,944 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): $117,733
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $97,372 to $112,115
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,568

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Mill Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,115	$9,343	$2,156	$54
Average	$105,944	$8,829	$2,037	$51
25th Percentile	$97,372	$8,114	$1,873	$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): $102,163
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,562
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,893
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,490
Expert (over 8 years): $107,033

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Mill Manager	$102,163
Intermediate Level Mill Manager	$102,562
Senior Level Mill Manager	$103,893
Specialist Level Mill Manager	$105,490
Expert Level Mill Manager	$107,033

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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: $117,301.
California: $116,856.
Massachusetts: $115,299.

District of Columbia $117,301 California $116,856 Massachusetts $115,299 Washington $114,875 New Jersey $114,833 Alaska $114,684 Connecticut $113,222 New York $112,629

Hawaii $110,733 Rhode Island $109,843 Maryland $109,239 Minnesota $108,412 Colorado $108,095 Illinois $107,989 Oregon $107,586 Delaware $107,289

New Hampshire $107,103 Virginia $106,686 Pennsylvania $105,467 Nevada $104,853 North Dakota $104,651 Michigan $104,334 Wisconsin $104,217 Vermont $103,984

Texas $103,338 Maine $103,295 Arizona $103,232 Ohio $103,158 Georgia $102,183 Indiana $101,696 Wyoming $101,600 Utah $101,452

Iowa $101,388 Kansas $100,880 Louisiana $100,732 North Carolina $100,679 Missouri $100,657 Florida $100,244 Montana $100,022 Nebraska $99,810

Kentucky $99,693 South Carolina $99,270 Tennessee $99,005 Idaho $98,899 New Mexico $98,125 Oklahoma $97,956 Alabama $97,331 South Dakota $96,282

Arkansas $95,710 West Virginia $95,403 Mississippi $94,481

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: $133,627
San Francisco: $132,313
Oakland: $129,379

San Jose, CA $133,627

San Francisco, CA $132,313

Oakland, CA $129,379

New York, NY $122,779

Queens Village, NY $121,984

Paramus, NJ $121,136

Passaic, NJ $121,030

Bergenfield, NJ $120,924

Stamford, CT $120,766

Huntington, NY $120,660

Newark, NJ $119,971

Bridgeport, CT $119,759

New Brunswick, NJ $119,409

Vallejo, CA $119,187

Middlesex, NJ $119,123

Somerset, NJ $119,028

Petaluma, CA $118,784

Santa Cruz, CA $118,371

Boston, MA $118,159

Monterey, CA $117,630

Fairbanks, AK $117,555

Los Angeles, CA $117,354

Washington, DC $117,301

Seattle, WA $117,110

Santa Rosa, CA $117,089

Juneau, AK $116,782

Orange, CA $116,432

Anchorage, AK $116,242

Anaheim, CA $116,168

Santa Ana, CA $116,009

Nassau, NY $115,945

Long Beach, CA $115,903

Danbury, CT $115,871

Santa Maria, CA $115,511

Everett, WA $115,490

Bremerton, WA $114,970

Trenton, NJ $114,769

Sacramento, CA $114,727

San Diego, CA $114,674

Brockton, MA $114,631

Tacoma, WA $114,589

Santa Barbara, CA $114,441

Lowell, MA $114,017

New Suffolk, NY $113,975

Nashua, NH $113,847

Lompoc, CA $113,678

Ventura, CA $113,572

Stockton, CA $113,540

New Haven, CT $113,328

Atlantic City, NJ $113,053

Hartford, CT $112,820

Modesto, CA $112,767

Poughkeepsie, NY $112,534

New Britain, CT $112,481

Olympia, WA $112,332

Kennewick, WA $112,332

New London, CT $112,311

Norwich, CT $112,279

Lawrence, MA $112,226

Bakersfield, CA $111,930

Riverside, CA $111,782

New Bedford, MA $111,782

Richland, WA $111,676

Portsmouth, NH $111,591

Vineland, NJ $111,570

San Bernardino, CA $111,485

Boulder, CO $111,188

Worcester, MA $111,103

Portland, OR $111,008

Saint Paul, MN $110,881

Minneapolis, MN $110,881

Philadelphia, PA $110,733

Honolulu, HI $110,171

Springfield, MA $109,800

Providence, RI $109,790

Chicago, IL $109,483

Bellingham, WA $109,355

Baltimore, MD $109,239

Chico, CA $108,974

Wilmington, DE $108,794

Pittsfield, MA $108,688

Manchester, NH $108,487

Spokane, WA $108,021

Denver, CO $108,010

Albany, NY $107,512

Troy, NY $107,470

Schenectady, NY $107,247

Burlington, VT $107,014

Portland, ME $106,643

Salem, OR $106,558

Yakima, WA $106,537

Ann Arbor, MI $106,506

Rochester, MN $106,209

Fresno, CA $106,156

Reno, NV $106,156

Milwaukee, WI $106,061

Detroit, MI $105,955

Allentown, PA $105,923

Carson City, NV $105,912

Houston, TX $105,753

Colorado Springs, CO $105,743

Syracuse, NY $105,690

Eugene, OR $105,488

Bismarck, ND $105,361

Gary, IN $105,361

Galveston, TX $105,361

Springfield, OR $105,277

Medford, OR $105,022

Fort Collins, CO $104,980

Austin, TX $104,895

Mesa, AZ $104,673

Phoenix, AZ $104,651

Dallas, TX $104,620

Reading, PA $104,556

Saint Cloud, MN $104,514

Concord, NH $104,418

Madison, WI $104,376

Utica, NY $104,090

Raleigh, NC $104,005

Las Vegas, NV $103,995

Rochester, NY $103,920

Des Moines, IA $103,910

Atlanta, GA $103,740

Battle Creek, MI $103,709

Salt Lake City, UT $103,677

Lancaster, PA $103,518

Champaign, IL $103,497

Harrisburg, PA $103,370

Durham, NC $103,274

Kansas City, MO $103,264

Kansas City, KS $103,242

Fort Worth, TX $103,232

Boca Raton, FL $103,189

Cleveland, OH $103,179

Columbus, OH $103,158

Pittsburgh, PA $103,147

Richmond, VA $103,105

Indianapolis, IN $103,084

Cincinnati, OH $102,946

Petersburg, VA $102,787

Billings, MT $102,554

Lansing, MI $102,554

Huntsville, AL $102,554

Lebanon, PA $102,543

Dayton, OH $102,533

Pueblo, CO $102,533

Appleton, WI $102,501

Buffalo, NY $102,458

Racine, WI $102,405

Charlotte, NC $102,395

Saint Louis, MO $102,363

Springfield, IL $102,321

Elkhart, IN $102,300

York, PA $102,300

Gastonia, NC $102,289

Benton Harbor, MI $102,289

Beaumont, TX $102,225

Lorain, OH $102,204

Toledo, OH $102,162

Binghamton, NY $102,109

Rock Hill, SC $102,098

Rockford, IL $102,045

Fargo, ND $101,992

Elyria, OH $101,992

Flagstaff, AZ $101,918

Fort Lauderdale, FL $101,855

Miami, FL $101,791

Duluth, MN $101,621

Bangor, ME $101,484

Cedar Rapids, IA $101,367

Louisville, KY $101,314

Grand Rapids, MI $101,293

Hialeah, FL $101,282

Casper, WY $101,134

Scranton, PA $101,007

New Orleans, LA $100,975

Virginia Beach, VA $100,965

Akron, OH $100,912

Peoria, IL $100,774

Sarasota, FL $100,753

Green Bay, WI $100,679

Baton Rouge, LA $100,626

Charleston, SC $100,604

Nashville, TN $100,573

Jamestown, NY $100,551

Davenport, IA $100,551

Tucson, AZ $100,498

Cheyenne, WY $100,467

Saint Petersburg, FL $100,435

Tampa, FL $100,414

Omaha, NE $100,393

Port Arthur, TX $100,350

Evansville, IN $100,350

Bradenton, FL $100,308

Santa Fe, NM $100,117

Orlando, FL $100,011

Clearwater, FL $99,895

Canton, OH $99,672

La Crosse, WI $99,672

Grand Forks, ND $99,640

Albuquerque, NM $99,609

Tulsa, OK $99,609

Newport News, VA $99,598

High Point, NC $99,566

Ogden, UT $99,524

Corpus Christi, TX $99,439

Laramie, WY $99,375

Norfolk, VA $99,375

Rock Island, IL $99,312

Saginaw, MI $99,291

Jacksonville, FL $99,280

Salisbury, NC $99,259

Memphis, TN $99,238

Moline, IL $99,185

Fort Myers, FL $99,153

Waterloo, IA $99,015

Spartanburg, SC $98,909

Lincoln, NE $98,856

Fort Wayne, IN $98,835

Birmingham, AL $98,719

Cedar Falls, IA $98,697

Provo, UT $98,687

Springfield, OH $98,676

San Antonio, TX $98,655

Greensboro, NC $98,613

South Bend, IN $98,602

Winston Salem, NC $98,591

Boise, ID $98,560

Savannah, GA $98,486

Muskegon, MI $98,295

Lima, OH $98,168

Lake Charles, LA $98,125

Anderson, IN $98,104

Lexington, KY $98,072

Augusta, GA $98,041

Greenville, SC $98,041

Wichita, KS $97,945

Tuscaloosa, AL $97,945

Columbia, SC $97,850

Bloomington, IN $97,585

Roanoke, VA $97,521

Asheville, NC $97,384

Knoxville, TN $97,204

Shreveport, LA $97,193

Wilmington, NC $97,055

Frankfort, KY $96,854

Oklahoma City, OK $96,780

Chillicothe, OH $96,737

Longview, TX $96,727

Topeka, KS $96,695

Mobile, AL $96,536

Terre Haute, IN $96,494

Erie, PA $96,483

Altoona, PA $96,430

Melbourne, FL $96,398

Amarillo, TX $96,356

Killeen, TX $96,324

Fayetteville, AR $96,240

Sioux Falls, SD $96,165

Chattanooga, TN $96,102

Idaho Falls, ID $96,091

Gainesville, FL $95,869

Portsmouth, OH $95,816

Little Rock, AR $95,795

Lynchburg, VA $95,795

Lafayette, LA $95,752

Youngstown, OH $95,752

Temple, TX $95,710

Daytona Beach, FL $95,689

Clarksville, TN $95,678

Pensacola, FL $95,667

Hopkinsville, KY $95,350

Charleston, WV $95,339

Florence, SC $95,286

Sioux City, IA $95,222

Macon, GA $94,915

Tallahassee, FL $94,905

Fayetteville, NC $94,883

Waco, TX $94,862

Wichita Falls, TX $94,862

Pine Bluff, AR $94,820

Vincennes, IN $94,619

Lubbock, TX $94,576

Great Falls, MT $94,513

Alamogordo, NM $94,502

Abilene, TX $94,417

Rapid City, SD $94,280

Monroe, LA $94,280

Albany, GA $94,216

Huntington, WV $94,205

Jackson, MS $94,195

Greenville, MS $94,184

Parkersburg, WV $94,078

Montgomery, AL $94,057

Johnstown, PA $94,036

Springfield, MO $93,951

Biloxi, MS $93,898

Sumter, SC $93,676

Columbus, GA $93,665

Twin Falls, ID $93,602

Pascagoula, MS $93,464

Kingsport, TN $93,188

Gulfport, MS $93,157

Alexandria, LA $92,807

Fort Smith, AR $92,542

El Paso, TX $92,256

Helena, MT $92,118

Las Cruces, NM $91,779

Harlingen, TX $91,483

Pocatello, ID $91,387

Florence, AL $91,356

Brownsville, TX $91,334

Dothan, AL $91,165

Mcallen, TX $91,112

Columbus, MS $90,328

Altus, OK $89,841

Lawton, OK $89,639

Pierre, SD $89,258

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	$118,657	12%
Analysis	$115,479	9%
Procurement	$115,479	9%
Taking Action	$115,479	9%
Self Motivation	$115,479	9%
Team Operations	$114,420	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 January 01, 2026

$97,372

Average $105,944/year

$112,115

$8,114

Average $8,829/month

$9,343

$1,873

Average $2,037/week

$2,156

$47

Average $51/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,115	$9,343	$2,156	$54
Average	$105,944	$8,829	$2,037	$51
25th Percentile	$97,372	$8,114	$1,873	$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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