Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of maintenance manager salary by state for the United States:
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New Jersey has the highest maintenance manager salary of $94,242
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Florida has the lowest maintenance manager salary of $57,810
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The national average salary for maintenance managers is $72,269
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The national hourly pay for maintenance managers is $34.74
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do maintenance managers get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for maintenance manager by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for maintenance managers after this adjustment? That would be New Jersey.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for maintenance manager salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Maintenance Managers By State
| Rank | State | Average Maintenance Manager Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | New Jersey | $94,242 | $61,000 | $145,000 |
| 2 | Alaska | $92,134 | $60,000 | $140,000 |
| 3 | California | $92,071 | $58,000 | $145,000 |
| 4 | Washington | $87,873 | $56,000 | $137,000 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $86,374 | $67,000 | $110,000 |
| 6 | New York | $83,392 | $54,000 | $128,000 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $83,028 | $53,000 | $128,000 |
| 8 | West Virginia | $81,154 | $51,000 | $128,000 |
| 9 | Michigan | $80,877 | $51,000 | $127,000 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $80,674 | $52,000 | $124,000 |
| 11 | Illinois | $80,491 | $50,000 | $128,000 |
| 12 | Wyoming | $80,444 | $52,000 | $124,000 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $80,305 | $50,000 | $126,000 |
| 14 | Nevada | $79,723 | $49,000 | $127,000 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $78,850 | $51,000 | $120,000 |
| 16 | Idaho | $78,666 | $50,000 | $123,000 |
| 17 | Delaware | $78,170 | $50,000 | $120,000 |
| 18 | Maryland | $77,996 | $50,000 | $121,000 |
| 19 | Ohio | $77,476 | $48,000 | $122,000 |
| 20 | Missouri | $76,864 | $48,000 | $122,000 |
| 21 | Indiana | $75,136 | $46,000 | $120,000 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $74,590 | $46,000 | $118,000 |
| 23 | Oregon | $74,540 | $48,000 | $115,000 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $74,492 | $48,000 | $115,000 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $74,385 | $48,000 | $115,000 |
| 26 | Maine | $74,127 | $48,000 | $114,000 |
| 27 | Kansas | $73,745 | $46,000 | $116,000 |
| 28 | Minnesota | $73,735 | $46,000 | $116,000 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $73,144 | $46,000 | $115,000 |
| 30 | Connecticut | $72,949 | $47,000 | $111,000 |
| 31 | Georgia | $72,592 | $46,000 | $113,000 |
| 32 | Alabama | $72,422 | $46,000 | $113,000 |
| 33 | Virginia | $72,400 | $46,000 | $112,000 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $72,153 | $45,000 | $115,000 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $71,937 | $45,000 | $113,000 |
| 36 | Texas | $71,899 | $45,000 | $113,000 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $71,296 | $45,000 | $112,000 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $69,257 | $43,000 | $110,000 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $69,234 | $44,000 | $108,000 |
| 40 | Utah | $68,509 | $43,000 | $107,000 |
| 41 | Arizona | $68,120 | $43,000 | $106,000 |
| 42 | Colorado | $67,806 | $43,000 | $105,000 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $67,476 | $42,000 | $107,000 |
| 44 | Vermont | $66,480 | $42,000 | $103,000 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $66,312 | $42,000 | $104,000 |
| 46 | Iowa | $63,779 | $40,000 | $101,000 |
| 47 | Montana | $63,773 | $41,000 | $97,000 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $62,111 | $39,000 | $98,000 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $60,510 | $39,000 | $93,000 |
| 50 | Florida | $57,810 | $37,000 | $88,000 |
Methodology: Maintenance Manager Salary By State
To better understand maintenance 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 maintenance managers by state.
We took the average annual salary data for maintenance managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for maintenance managers.
Maintenance Manager Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for maintenance managers?
The highest-paid state for maintenance managers is New Jersey with an average salary of $94,242 per year.
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What city pays maintenance managers the most?
Sacramento, CA pays maintenance managers the most with an average salary of $99,187 per year.
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What is the worst state for maintenance managers?
The worst state for maintenance managers is Florida with an average salary of $57,810 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.
