Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Maintenance Technician pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI was $92,200 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $76,410 and $106,330.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is $12,340 above the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: median $92,200; published 25th to 75th percentile $76,410 to $106,330.

Annual wage percentiles, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$58,710	$76,410	$92,200	$106,330	$129,510

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: median $44.33; published 25th to 75th percentile $36.74 to $51.12.

Hourly wage percentiles, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$28.23	$36.74	$44.33	$51.12	$62.26

BLS estimated 5,450 workers employed in this occupation in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. Location quotient: 0.7.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Lead Maintenance Technician median is $92,200. The all-occupations median in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $59,320. Ratio: 1.55 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.7 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Lead Maintenance Technician in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$75,270	$90,480	$105,750
May 2025	$76,410	$92,200	$106,330

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Lead Maintenance Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
St. Cloud, MN	$81,590	$72,090 to $100,620
Mankato, MN	$82,570	$64,070 to $99,890

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