Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of production manager salary by state for the United States:
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Rhode Island has the highest production manager salary of $93,747
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North Carolina has the lowest production manager salary of $46,158
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The national average salary for production managers is $78,064
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The national hourly pay for production managers is $37.53
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Highest-Paid Production Managers By State
| Rank | State | Average Production Manager Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Rhode Island | $93,747 | $57,000 | $153,000 |
| 2 | Washington | $90,522 | $56,000 | $145,000 |
| 3 | California | $88,069 | $54,000 | $141,000 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $84,101 | $51,000 | $136,000 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $84,064 | $51,000 | $137,000 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $84,033 | $51,000 | $137,000 |
| 7 | Arizona | $81,246 | $51,000 | $128,000 |
| 8 | Louisiana | $80,930 | $49,000 | $131,000 |
| 9 | Nevada | $80,685 | $49,000 | $130,000 |
| 10 | Maine | $80,534 | $49,000 | $130,000 |
| 11 | New York | $80,417 | $48,000 | $132,000 |
| 12 | Utah | $79,617 | $49,000 | $128,000 |
| 13 | Idaho | $78,690 | $48,000 | $126,000 |
| 14 | New Jersey | $78,685 | $47,000 | $129,000 |
| 15 | Delaware | $75,077 | $45,000 | $124,000 |
| 16 | Oregon | $73,380 | $45,000 | $118,000 |
| 17 | Texas | $73,288 | $45,000 | $117,000 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $71,525 | $49,000 | $102,000 |
| 19 | Colorado | $69,501 | $45,000 | $105,000 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $68,986 | $45,000 | $104,000 |
| 21 | Michigan | $68,665 | $43,000 | $107,000 |
| 22 | Maryland | $66,802 | $40,000 | $110,000 |
| 23 | Vermont | $66,378 | $41,000 | $107,000 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $66,139 | $39,000 | $109,000 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $64,128 | $40,000 | $101,000 |
| 26 | Alaska | $64,101 | $42,000 | $95,000 |
| 27 | Minnesota | $61,516 | $41,000 | $90,000 |
| 28 | Montana | $60,872 | $39,000 | $94,000 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $59,915 | $40,000 | $87,000 |
| 30 | Alabama | $59,850 | $37,000 | $95,000 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $59,369 | $39,000 | $89,000 |
| 32 | Illinois | $59,065 | $39,000 | $89,000 |
| 33 | Florida | $58,866 | $35,000 | $97,000 |
| 34 | Kansas | $58,657 | $39,000 | $88,000 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $58,481 | $36,000 | $92,000 |
| 36 | Ohio | $58,185 | $36,000 | $91,000 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $58,088 | $36,000 | $92,000 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $57,224 | $37,000 | $87,000 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $56,996 | $37,000 | $87,000 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $56,317 | $36,000 | $86,000 |
| 41 | Georgia | $55,340 | $35,000 | $87,000 |
| 42 | Indiana | $55,173 | $36,000 | $84,000 |
| 43 | North Dakota | $54,405 | $37,000 | $79,000 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $54,188 | $33,000 | $87,000 |
| 45 | Missouri | $52,483 | $34,000 | $78,000 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $52,121 | $33,000 | $79,000 |
| 47 | Virginia | $52,039 | $31,000 | $85,000 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $50,537 | $34,000 | $75,000 |
| 49 | Iowa | $48,980 | $32,000 | $72,000 |
| 50 | North Carolina | $46,158 | $28,000 | $73,000 |
Methodology: Production Manager Salary By State
To better understand production manager pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for production managers by state.
We took the average annual salary data for production managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for production managers.
Production Manager Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for production managers?
The highest-paid state for production managers is Rhode Island with an average salary of $93,747 per year.
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What city pays production managers the most?
San Francisco, CA pays production managers the most with an average salary of $93,725 per year.
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What is the worst state for production managers?
The worst state for production managers is North Carolina with an average salary of $46,158 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
