How much does a Production Support make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Production Support in the United States is $78,392 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.
However, a Production Support's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,073
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,512 to $85,553
Key Factors That Influence Production Support Salaries
A Production Support'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 Production Support Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Production Support'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:
How Do Production Support 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 Production Supports. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $98,876
San Francisco: $97,794
Oakland: $95,733
San Jose, CA$98,876
San Francisco, CA$97,794
Oakland, CA$95,733
New York, NY$90,260
Paramus, NJ$89,163
Queens Village, NY$89,159
Passaic, NJ$89,084
Bergenfield, NJ$89,077
Stamford, CT$88,905
Huntington, NY$88,873
Newark, NJ$88,293
Bridgeport, CT$88,128
Vallejo, CA$87,972
New Brunswick, NJ$87,940
Petaluma, CA$87,893
Middlesex, NJ$87,745
Somerset, NJ$87,690
Santa Cruz, CA$87,588
Boston, MA$87,110
Monterey, CA$86,834
Seattle, WA$86,655
Santa Rosa, CA$86,639
Los Angeles, CA$86,616
Juneau, AK$86,412
Washington, DC$86,326
Orange, CA$86,047
Santa Ana, CA$85,840
Long Beach, CA$85,761
Anaheim, CA$85,745
Anchorage, AK$85,706
Santa Maria, CA$85,471
Everett, WA$85,455
Danbury, CT$85,180
Bremerton, WA$85,071
Tacoma, WA$84,789
New Suffolk, NY$84,788
Sacramento, CA$84,766
Santa Barbara, CA$84,679
Trenton, NJ$84,593
San Diego, CA$84,593
Brockton, MA$84,507
Fairbanks, AK$84,315
Lompoc, CA$84,115
Lowell, MA$84,051
Ventura, CA$84,037
Nashua, NH$84,021
Stockton, CA$84,013
Modesto, CA$83,441
Poughkeepsie, NY$83,268
Olympia, WA$83,119
Kennewick, WA$83,119
New Haven, CT$83,088
Lawrence, MA$82,806
Hartford, CT$82,727
Riverside, CA$82,712
New Bedford, MA$82,633
Richland, WA$82,633
Bakersfield, CA$82,524
San Bernardino, CA$82,492
New Britain, CT$82,484
Atlantic City, NJ$82,484
New London, CT$82,453
Norwich, CT$82,430
Portsmouth, NH$82,414
Boulder, CO$82,248
Portland, OR$82,139
Worcester, MA$82,132
Minneapolis, MN$81,889
Philadelphia, PA$81,779
Honolulu, HI$81,520
Saint Paul, MN$81,483
Vineland, NJ$81,465
Providence, RI$81,238
Chicago, IL$81,011
Bellingham, WA$80,917
Springfield, MA$80,854
Baltimore, MD$80,830
Chico, CA$80,634
Pittsfield, MA$80,423
Manchester, NH$80,274
Spokane, WA$79,929
Denver, CO$79,921
Albany, NY$79,553
Troy, NY$79,521
Nassau, NY$79,437
Schenectady, NY$79,357
Wilmington, DE$79,294
Burlington, VT$79,184
Salem, OR$79,153
Portland, ME$78,910
Yakima, WA$78,831
Rochester, MN$78,588
Reno, NV$78,549
Fresno, CA$78,549
Milwaukee, WI$78,479
Detroit, MI$78,400
Ann Arbor, MI$78,387
Allentown, PA$78,377
Colorado Springs, CO$78,243
Syracuse, NY$78,204
Carson City, NV$78,204
Houston, TX$78,094
Eugene, OR$78,055
Gary, IN$77,961
Springfield, OR$77,898
Bismarck, ND$77,883
Galveston, TX$77,828
Medford, OR$77,710
Fort Collins, CO$77,679
Concord, NH$77,640
Austin, TX$77,616
Mesa, AZ$77,452
Reading, PA$77,444
Phoenix, AZ$77,436
Dallas, TX$77,412
Saint Cloud, MN$77,337
Madison, WI$77,232
Utica, NY$77,020
Rochester, NY$76,895
Des Moines, IA$76,887
Raleigh, NC$76,879
Atlanta, GA$76,762
Battle Creek, MI$76,738
Salt Lake City, UT$76,715
Lancaster, PA$76,597
Harrisburg, PA$76,487
Kansas City, MO$76,409
Champaign, IL$76,393
Kansas City, KS$76,393
Fort Worth, TX$76,385
Columbus, OH$76,372
Boca Raton, FL$76,354
Pittsburgh, PA$76,323
Richmond, VA$76,291
Indianapolis, IN$76,276
Cleveland, OH$76,268
Las Vegas, NV$76,174
Cincinnati, OH$76,174
Petersburg, VA$76,056
Huntsville, AL$75,939
Lansing, MI$75,886
Lebanon, PA$75,876
Pueblo, CO$75,868
Appleton, WI$75,845
Buffalo, NY$75,813
Dayton, OH$75,790
Racine, WI$75,774
Charlotte, NC$75,766
Saint Louis, MO$75,743
York, PA$75,696
Elkhart, IN$75,696
Gastonia, NC$75,681
Billings, MT$75,662
Beaumont, TX$75,641
Lorain, OH$75,625
Benton Harbor, MI$75,609
Toledo, OH$75,594
Binghamton, NY$75,554
Rock Hill, SC$75,547
Rockford, IL$75,507
Springfield, IL$75,476
Elyria, OH$75,468
Fargo, ND$75,468
Flagstaff, AZ$75,413
Fort Lauderdale, FL$75,366
Duluth, MN$75,319
Miami, FL$75,319
Cheyenne, WY$75,264
Grand Forks, ND$75,264
Bangor, ME$75,092
Cedar Rapids, IA$75,006
Durham, NC$74,973
Louisville, KY$74,967
Grand Rapids, MI$74,951
Hialeah, FL$74,943
Casper, WY$74,833
Scranton, PA$74,739
New Orleans, LA$74,716
Virginia Beach, VA$74,708
Akron, OH$74,669
Peoria, IL$74,567
Sarasota, FL$74,551
Nashville, TN$74,496
Omaha, NE$74,496
Green Bay, WI$74,496
Baton Rouge, LA$74,457
Charleston, SC$74,441
Jamestown, NY$74,402
Davenport, IA$74,402
Tucson, AZ$74,363
Saint Petersburg, FL$74,316
Tampa, FL$74,300
Evansville, IN$74,253
Port Arthur, TX$74,253
Bradenton, FL$74,222
Santa Fe, NM$74,081
Orlando, FL$73,940
Clearwater, FL$73,916
Canton, OH$73,751
La Crosse, WI$73,751
Albuquerque, NM$73,704
Newport News, VA$73,697
High Point, NC$73,673
Ogden, UT$73,642
Corpus Christi, TX$73,579
Norfolk, VA$73,532
Laramie, WY$73,532
Rock Island, IL$73,485
Saginaw, MI$73,469
Jacksonville, FL$73,461
Salisbury, NC$73,446
Boise, ID$73,430
Moline, IL$73,391
Fort Myers, FL$73,367
Memphis, TN$73,352
Tulsa, OK$73,312
Waterloo, IA$73,265
Spartanburg, SC$73,187
Lincoln, NE$73,148
Fort Wayne, IN$73,132
Provo, UT$73,124
Cedar Falls, IA$73,030
San Antonio, TX$72,999
Greensboro, NC$72,968
South Bend, IN$72,960
Savannah, GA$72,873
Muskegon, MI$72,842
Birmingham, AL$72,834
Winston Salem, NC$72,796
Lake Charles, LA$72,607
Anderson, IN$72,591
Lexington, KY$72,568
Augusta, GA$72,544
Greenville, SC$72,544
Lima, OH$72,482
Wichita, KS$72,474
Tuscaloosa, AL$72,474
Columbia, SC$72,403
Springfield, OH$72,387
Asheville, NC$72,262
Bloomington, IN$72,207
Knoxville, TN$71,925
Shreveport, LA$71,917
Wilmington, NC$71,815
Roanoke, VA$71,815
Topeka, KS$71,674
Frankfort, KY$71,665
Oklahoma City, OK$71,611
Chillicothe, OH$71,580
Longview, TX$71,572
Melbourne, FL$71,564
Sioux Falls, SD$71,439
Mobile, AL$71,431
Terre Haute, IN$71,400
Altoona, PA$71,353
Amarillo, TX$71,298
Killeen, TX$71,274
Fayetteville, AR$71,212
Chattanooga, TN$71,188
Sioux City, IA$71,117
Idaho Falls, ID$71,102
Lynchburg, VA$71,039
Gainesville, FL$70,937
Portsmouth, OH$70,898
Little Rock, AR$70,882
Lafayette, LA$70,851
Youngstown, OH$70,851
Daytona Beach, FL$70,804
Clarksville, TN$70,796
Pensacola, FL$70,788
Temple, TX$70,783
Hopkinsville, KY$70,553
Erie, PA$70,537
Florence, SC$70,506
Charleston, WV$70,381
Great Falls, MT$70,341
Macon, GA$70,232
Tallahassee, FL$70,224
Fayetteville, NC$70,208
Waco, TX$70,192
Helena, MT$70,138
Pine Bluff, AR$70,108
Vincennes, IN$70,012
Lubbock, TX$69,981
Alamogordo, NM$69,934
Twin Falls, ID$69,863
Rapid City, SD$69,840
Jackson, MS$69,699
Huntington, WV$69,693
Greenville, MS$69,691
Parkersburg, WV$69,611
Montgomery, AL$69,597
Wichita Falls, TX$69,518
Springfield, MO$69,518
Biloxi, MS$69,479
Monroe, LA$69,401
Johnstown, PA$69,346
Sumter, SC$69,314
Columbus, GA$69,307
Pascagoula, MS$69,158
Abilene, TX$69,158
Kingsport, TN$68,954
Albany, GA$68,954
Gulfport, MS$68,930
Alexandria, LA$68,672
Fort Smith, AR$68,476
El Paso, TX$68,264
Las Cruces, NM$67,911
Harlingen, TX$67,712
Pocatello, ID$67,700
Florence, AL$67,598
Brownsville, TX$67,582
Mcallen, TX$67,417
Dothan, AL$67,308
Columbus, MS$66,842
Altus, OK$66,477
Lawton, OK$66,328
Pierre, SD$66,046
Production Support Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Production Support roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Production Support positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Production Support as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Production Support
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$101,910
$49.0
30%
Internet
$97,990
$47.0
25%
Biotechnology
$94,071
$45.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$90,151
$43.0
15%
Chemicals
$86,232
$41.0
10%
Production Support Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Production Support'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.
Salaries for a Production Support can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $68,253 in 2023
to around $67,959 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Production Support salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Production Support
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Production Support
Here are companies hiring for Production Support and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Production Support
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Production Support?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Production Support roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
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