Salary guide, May 2025
Lead Quality Engineer pay by metro, ranked
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Of 393 metros, BLS published an exact annual median for 374. The highest is Manchester-Nashua, NH at $174,360 and the lowest is Mayaguez, PR at $86,200. 0 more are published but not rankable and 19 are not published by bls.
Broader occupation · SOC 11-3051 Industrial Production Managers
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- Manchester-Nashua, NH$174,360
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$171,140
- Lexington Park, MD$167,040
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$166,030
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$164,420
- Longview-Kelso, WA$163,970
- Boulder, CO$162,040
- Napa, CA$161,220
- Lewiston, ID-WA$157,500
- Trenton-Princeton, NJ$157,160
- Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$156,710
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$156,180
- Midland, MI$154,070
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$153,210
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$151,630
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$151,580
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$150,860
- Bellingham, WA$150,800
- Decatur, AL$150,030
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$148,440
- Kennewick-Richland, WA$148,320
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA$147,980
- Aguadilla, PR$146,710
- Ithaca, NY$146,500
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$146,460
Bars show the top 25 of 374 ranked. The table below lists all 374. Literal BLS medians, May 2025.
| Rank | Metro | BLS occupation | 25th | Median | 75th | Employment | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $129,820 | $174,360 | $213,470 | 700 | 2.22 |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $128,270 | $171,140 | $221,830 | 2,210 | 1.23 |
| 3 | Lexington Park, MD | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $132,110 | $167,040 | $202,280 | 60 | 0.49 |
| 4 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $118,550 | $166,030 | $212,880 | 240 | 1.24 |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $128,070 | $164,420 | $208,050 | 2,990 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Longview-Kelso, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $129,040 | $163,970 | $175,150 | 100 | 1.49 |
| 7 | Boulder, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $123,880 | $162,040 | $201,680 | 230 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Napa, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $131,680 | $161,220 | $198,050 | 240 | 1.95 |
| 9 | Lewiston, ID-WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $106,910 | $157,500 | $157,500 | 70 | 1.62 |
| 10 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $123,760 | $157,160 | $177,480 | 320 | 0.84 |
| 11 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $116,340 | $156,710 | $179,760 | 190 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $128,500 | $156,180 | $182,420 | 40 | 0.27 |
| 13 | Midland, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,590 | $154,070 | $174,920 | 110 | 1.79 |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $128,600 | $153,210 | $191,740 | 3,500 | 0.82 |
| 15 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $117,020 | $151,630 | $178,570 | 7,220 | 0.48 |
| 16 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $136,970 | $151,580 | $172,140 | 3,400 | 1.03 |
| 17 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $119,000 | $150,860 | $165,300 | 550 | 2.13 |
| 18 | Bellingham, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $108,170 | $150,800 | $189,240 | 110 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Decatur, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $106,850 | $150,030 | $181,650 | 240 | 2.46 |
| 20 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $118,340 | $148,440 | $168,640 | 580 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $126,360 | $148,320 | $176,350 | 100 | 0.47 |
| 22 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $111,910 | $147,980 | $178,340 | 580 | 0.82 |
| 23 | Aguadilla, PR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,880 | $146,710 | $169,980 | 50 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Ithaca, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,730 | $146,500 | $160,510 | 30 | 0.43 |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $111,630 | $146,460 | $203,930 | 830 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $119,980 | $143,990 | $189,040 | 80 | 0.93 |
| 27 | Bloomington, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,210 | $143,270 | $174,870 | 230 | 1.96 |
| 28 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $116,340 | $141,300 | $179,170 | 560 | 0.78 |
| 29 | Greeley, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,570 | $139,990 | $186,080 | 170 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Baton Rouge, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $114,400 | $139,860 | $178,650 | 690 | 1.06 |
| 31 | Worcester, MA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $122,690 | $138,430 | $175,110 | 590 | 1.07 |
| 32 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,000 | $137,950 | $169,510 | 620 | 1.14 |
| 33 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $113,620 | $137,860 | $176,870 | 1,290 | 0.26 |
| 34 | Vallejo, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,170 | $136,940 | $175,210 | 200 | 0.9 |
| 35 | Lake Charles, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $108,970 | $136,800 | $173,290 | 200 | 1.26 |
| 36 | Savannah, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $117,930 | $136,620 | $162,720 | 250 | 0.8 |
| 37 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $121,000 | $136,570 | $173,630 | 130 | 0.47 |
| 38 | Gainesville, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $106,010 | $136,460 | $166,740 | 190 | 1.13 |
| 39 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $110,500 | $136,410 | $170,750 | 670 | 1.54 |
| 40 | Huntsville, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $110,230 | $136,240 | $172,620 | 440 | 1.04 |
| 41 | Harrisonburg, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $110,430 | $136,090 | $178,560 | 70 | 0.63 |
| 42 | Richmond, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,680 | $136,030 | $169,630 | 470 | 0.45 |
| 43 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,170 | $135,900 | $171,120 | 50 | 0.34 |
| 44 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,010 | $135,660 | $180,650 | 400 | 1.09 |
| 45 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $110,010 | $135,540 | $162,290 | 1,600 | 1.68 |
| 46 | Casper, WY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $120,340 | $135,350 | $162,000 | 60 | 0.91 |
| 47 | Midland, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,460 | $135,200 | $172,220 | 220 | 1.12 |
| 48 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,920 | $134,860 | $155,240 | 280 | 1.09 |
| 49 | Warner Robins, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,290 | $134,680 | $163,580 | 60 | 0.47 |
| 50 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $111,940 | $134,490 | $159,400 | 140 | 0.96 |
| 51 | Pittsfield, MA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $119,110 | $134,440 | $189,380 | 60 | 0.65 |
| 52 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,370 | $134,280 | $155,850 | 80 | 0.54 |
| 53 | Beckley, WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,860 | $134,150 | $149,950 | 40 | 0.53 |
| 54 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,670 | $133,890 | $173,970 | 120 | 0.76 |
| 55 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,510 | $133,870 | $170,050 | 6,060 | 1.16 |
| 56 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $107,300 | $133,240 | $172,160 | 380 | 2.01 |
| 57 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,130 | $133,110 | $133,110 | 70 | 0.94 |
| 58 | Helena, MT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $111,560 | $133,010 | $143,670 | 30 | 0.45 |
| 59 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,770 | $132,990 | $171,080 | 5,890 | 0.92 |
| 60 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,310 | $132,970 | $172,910 | 910 | 0.53 |
| 61 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $109,710 | $132,930 | $166,850 | 40 | 0.39 |
| 62 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,720 | $132,870 | $166,200 | 450 | 1.17 |
| 63 | Monroe, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,120 | $132,660 | $155,260 | 120 | 0.84 |
| 64 | Albany, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,460 | $132,440 | $169,310 | 120 | 1.63 |
| 65 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,460 | $132,330 | $165,110 | 50 | 0.58 |
| 66 | El Centro, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $88,720 | $132,280 | $166,310 | 80 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Decatur, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $111,290 | $132,250 | $170,360 | 120 | 1.65 |
| 68 | Bangor, ME | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $107,200 | $132,220 | $167,250 | 40 | 0.33 |
| 69 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,510 | $132,210 | $175,930 | 330 | 1.02 |
| 70 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,590 | $132,150 | $172,220 | 2,230 | 0.91 |
| 71 | Pueblo, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $106,390 | $132,050 | $168,710 | 70 | 0.74 |
| 72 | Rome, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,930 | $131,680 | $174,590 | 60 | 0.9 |
| 73 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,720 | $131,420 | $163,950 | 90 | 1.25 |
| 74 | Spartanburg, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,070 | $131,250 | $163,220 | 700 | 2.67 |
| 75 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,850 | $131,200 | $167,490 | 100 | 0.68 |
| 76 | Corpus Christi, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,480 | $131,180 | $159,910 | 260 | 0.84 |
| 77 | Binghamton, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,470 | $131,160 | $174,120 | 100 | 0.66 |
| 78 | Syracuse, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,610 | $131,100 | $170,230 | 400 | 0.85 |
| 79 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,400 | $130,940 | $162,340 | 100 | 0.76 |
| 80 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,060 | $130,850 | $167,450 | 380 | 0.32 |
| 81 | Rocky Mount, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,320 | $130,720 | $165,670 | 180 | 2.09 |
| 82 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,740 | $130,690 | $168,610 | 740 | 0.68 |
| 83 | Wilmington, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,430 | $130,690 | $178,850 | 270 | 0.91 |
| 84 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,240 | $130,560 | $162,740 | 290 | 0.92 |
| 85 | Ponce, PR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $107,990 | $130,550 | $160,880 | 90 | 0.93 |
| 86 | Columbus, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,430 | $130,490 | $163,850 | 360 | 4.54 |
| 87 | Ann Arbor, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,060 | $130,470 | $166,950 | 340 | 0.98 |
| 88 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,770 | $130,120 | $164,810 | 1,010 | 0.86 |
| 89 | Anchorage, AK | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,610 | $130,070 | $153,490 | 110 | 0.4 |
| 90 | Yakima, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,840 | $129,990 | $163,120 | 80 | 0.53 |
| 91 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,990 | $129,840 | $165,090 | 8,850 | 1.24 |
| 92 | Lynchburg, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,250 | $129,640 | $158,270 | 180 | 1.19 |
| 93 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,930 | $129,500 | $150,120 | 90 | 1.65 |
| 94 | Peoria, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,600 | $129,500 | $167,420 | 370 | 1.41 |
| 95 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,840 | $129,490 | $164,610 | 1,510 | 2.2 |
| 96 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,310 | $129,390 | $168,060 | 1,430 | 0.7 |
| 97 | Salinas, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,150 | $129,360 | $164,190 | 160 | 0.56 |
| 98 | Kansas City, MO-KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,360 | $129,300 | $165,790 | 1,430 | 0.82 |
| 99 | Kingston, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,130 | $128,990 | $159,500 | 60 | 0.63 |
| 100 | Billings, MT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,740 | $128,810 | $168,480 | 50 | 0.32 |
| 101 | Mobile, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,750 | $128,770 | $165,340 | 290 | 1.07 |
| 102 | Walla Walla, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,500 | $128,750 | $148,300 | 30 | 0.79 |
| 103 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,400 | $128,640 | $163,420 | 2,540 | 1.18 |
| 104 | Greenville, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,710 | $128,600 | $161,220 | 150 | 1.17 |
| 105 | Victoria, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,070 | $128,600 | $160,110 | 70 | 1.11 |
| 106 | New Haven, CT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,370 | $128,550 | $161,540 | 370 | 0.83 |
| 107 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,050 | $128,540 | $163,110 | 9,120 | 0.92 |
| 108 | Columbus, GA-AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,390 | $128,520 | $160,420 | 150 | 0.8 |
| 109 | Hattiesburg, MS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,250 | $128,480 | $160,050 | 80 | 0.78 |
| 110 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,960 | $128,410 | $161,190 | 200 | 0.47 |
| 111 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $107,190 | $128,410 | $164,750 | 210 | 0.51 |
| 112 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $105,230 | $128,370 | $155,790 | 180 | 2.14 |
| 113 | Glens Falls, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $110,500 | $128,350 | $165,600 | 60 | 0.78 |
| 114 | Enid, OK | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $88,820 | $128,270 | $145,900 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 115 | Columbia, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,020 | $128,050 | $159,520 | 850 | 1.36 |
| 116 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,540 | $127,960 | $157,030 | 1,100 | 0.51 |
| 117 | Vineland, NJ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,910 | $127,930 | $157,830 | 200 | 1.98 |
| 118 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,540 | $127,810 | $158,660 | 70 | 0.95 |
| 119 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,150 | $127,800 | $159,690 | 1,980 | 1.03 |
| 120 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,010 | $127,770 | $157,730 | 490 | 2.57 |
| 121 | Dover, DE | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,000 | $127,720 | $148,510 | 50 | 0.47 |
| 122 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,200 | $127,660 | $163,450 | 2,630 | 0.57 |
| 123 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,680 | $127,640 | $165,360 | 3,580 | 1.16 |
| 124 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,230 | $127,520 | $156,700 | 40 | 0.52 |
| 125 | Colorado Springs, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,880 | $127,390 | $165,730 | 130 | 0.26 |
| 126 | Wichita, KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,010 | $127,360 | $167,620 | 510 | 1.03 |
| 127 | Sumter, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,990 | $127,350 | $161,280 | 80 | 1.53 |
| 128 | Madison, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $104,270 | $127,020 | $163,590 | 1,450 | 2.25 |
| 129 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,720 | $126,960 | $155,410 | 2,690 | 0.71 |
| 130 | Modesto, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,370 | $126,930 | $162,900 | 320 | 1.03 |
| 131 | Jefferson City, MO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,700 | $126,890 | $168,790 | 110 | 0.91 |
| 132 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,880 | $126,780 | $152,260 | 40 | 0.45 |
| 133 | Florence, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,330 | $126,630 | $160,530 | 290 | 2.05 |
| 134 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,600 | $126,570 | $155,730 | 370 | 1.47 |
| 135 | Amarillo, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,130 | $126,530 | $160,280 | 190 | 0.97 |
| 136 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,600 | $126,520 | $159,830 | 300 | 0.57 |
| 137 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,170 | $126,300 | $148,860 | 70 | 0.88 |
| 138 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,970 | $126,250 | $160,560 | 570 | 1.11 |
| 139 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,490 | $126,200 | $160,300 | 5,950 | 1.97 |
| 140 | Lawrence, KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $109,400 | $126,170 | $149,900 | 60 | 0.73 |
| 141 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,700 | $126,160 | $164,440 | 3,910 | 0.85 |
| 142 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,350 | $126,060 | $144,620 | 1,340 | 0.75 |
| 143 | Battle Creek, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,640 | $126,050 | $145,610 | 230 | 2.6 |
| 144 | Tucson, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,900 | $125,810 | $154,800 | 460 | 0.74 |
| 145 | Barnstable Town, MA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $110,650 | $125,730 | $158,410 | 40 | 0.26 |
| 146 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,650 | $125,680 | $158,640 | 3,130 | 1.79 |
| 147 | Lawton, OK | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,240 | $125,510 | $198,940 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| 148 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,940 | $125,510 | $159,250 | 400 | 0.88 |
| 149 | Monroe, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,530 | $125,410 | $161,890 | 160 | 2.44 |
| 150 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,120 | $125,400 | $168,910 | 110 | 0.93 |
| 151 | Bowling Green, KY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,400 | $125,170 | $154,010 | 390 | 2.97 |
| 152 | Asheville, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,740 | $125,140 | $165,830 | 360 | 1.25 |
| 153 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,600 | $125,100 | $170,730 | 60 | 0.74 |
| 154 | Odessa, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,920 | $125,070 | $164,280 | 150 | 1.19 |
| 155 | Longview, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,740 | $124,940 | $155,100 | 270 | 1.46 |
| 156 | Winston-Salem, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,220 | $124,880 | $162,440 | 660 | 1.52 |
| 157 | Oklahoma City, OK | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,040 | $124,810 | $138,200 | 630 | 0.59 |
| 158 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,680 | $124,810 | $162,310 | 1,230 | 1.09 |
| 159 | Chico, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,740 | $124,780 | $178,100 | 100 | 0.84 |
| 160 | Redding, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,330 | $124,780 | $161,840 | 90 | 0.79 |
| 161 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,790 | $124,570 | $157,010 | 1,040 | 1.8 |
| 162 | Portland-South Portland, ME | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $108,000 | $124,570 | $150,700 | 460 | 1.01 |
| 163 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,900 | $124,550 | $160,930 | 430 | 0.75 |
| 164 | Albany, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $81,540 | $124,350 | $132,710 | 80 | 0.85 |
| 165 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,190 | $124,290 | $159,660 | 640 | 2.62 |
| 166 | Urban Honolulu, HI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,600 | $124,290 | $165,770 | 90 | 0.13 |
| 167 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,930 | $124,230 | $142,030 | 830 | 1.83 |
| 168 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,310 | $124,100 | $136,410 | 280 | 2.88 |
| 169 | Kankakee, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $100,700 | $124,070 | $146,590 | 120 | 1.82 |
| 170 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $115,660 | $124,060 | $158,710 | 980 | 1.57 |
| 171 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,470 | $124,050 | $159,370 | 270 | 1.66 |
| 172 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $102,000 | $124,030 | $160,330 | 2,180 | 1.24 |
| 173 | Arecibo, PR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $76,250 | $124,020 | $173,460 | 50 | 0.84 |
| 174 | Bozeman, MT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,870 | $124,020 | $165,770 | 50 | 0.43 |
| 175 | Tulsa, OK | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,710 | $123,930 | $159,290 | 730 | 1 |
| 176 | Reno, NV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,140 | $123,920 | $140,680 | 590 | 1.35 |
| 177 | Jackson, TN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,660 | $123,840 | $158,120 | 180 | 1.32 |
| 178 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,460 | $123,830 | $158,660 | 1,190 | 0.91 |
| 179 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,420 | $123,760 | $155,510 | 350 | 0.64 |
| 180 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,430 | $123,590 | $163,340 | 820 | 1.37 |
| 181 | Merced, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,010 | $123,590 | $145,630 | 130 | 1.04 |
| 182 | Morristown, TN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,640 | $123,510 | $154,200 | 150 | 1.99 |
| 183 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,700 | $123,390 | $145,100 | 240 | 1.38 |
| 184 | Green Bay, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,700 | $123,240 | $138,090 | 700 | 2.54 |
| 185 | Waco, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,150 | $123,200 | $154,560 | 240 | 1.15 |
| 186 | Yuba City, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,220 | $123,170 | $150,700 | 80 | 0.93 |
| 187 | Farmington, NM | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,100 | $123,140 | $164,600 | 50 | 0.63 |
| 188 | Albuquerque, NM | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,550 | $123,110 | $159,210 | 260 | 0.41 |
| 189 | St. Louis, MO-IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,080 | $122,860 | $157,880 | 2,250 | 1.06 |
| 190 | Gainesville, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,260 | $122,810 | $169,710 | 130 | 0.53 |
| 191 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,510 | $122,680 | $157,880 | 850 | 1 |
| 192 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,180 | $122,600 | $141,320 | 140 | 0.85 |
| 193 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,550 | $122,540 | $148,720 | 30 | 0.53 |
| 194 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,850 | $122,430 | $156,780 | 210 | 1.79 |
| 195 | Visalia, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,720 | $122,430 | $154,210 | 210 | 0.78 |
| 196 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,050 | $122,350 | $158,700 | 120 | 0.46 |
| 197 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,990 | $122,260 | $152,900 | 90 | 0.66 |
| 198 | Jacksonville, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,210 | $122,190 | $167,470 | 770 | 0.63 |
| 199 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,090 | $121,840 | $166,420 | 1,050 | 0.47 |
| 200 | Kokomo, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,390 | $121,790 | $128,640 | 110 | 1.93 |
| 201 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,050 | $121,670 | $153,950 | 680 | 1.6 |
| 202 | Evansville, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,050 | $121,610 | $152,720 | 320 | 1.5 |
| 203 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,700 | $121,560 | $154,500 | 50 | 0.38 |
| 204 | Sherman-Denison, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,800 | $121,330 | $161,790 | 90 | 1.12 |
| 205 | Clarksville, TN-KY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,930 | $121,110 | $151,800 | 310 | 1.87 |
| 206 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,240 | $121,090 | $157,300 | 2,120 | 0.78 |
| 207 | San Angelo, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,470 | $121,060 | $174,440 | 80 | 0.98 |
| 208 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,290 | $121,000 | $164,680 | 170 | 0.57 |
| 209 | Springfield, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,730 | $121,000 | $140,870 | 60 | 0.39 |
| 210 | Rockford, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,670 | $120,800 | $150,960 | 460 | 2.09 |
| 211 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,090 | $120,490 | $159,950 | 130 | 1.48 |
| 212 | Charlottesville, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,820 | $120,380 | $166,380 | 50 | 0.29 |
| 213 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $86,300 | $120,090 | $164,900 | 2,300 | 0.51 |
| 214 | Knoxville, TN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $88,240 | $120,020 | $161,640 | 750 | 1.12 |
| 215 | Montgomery, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,110 | $119,990 | $152,990 | 190 | 0.73 |
| 216 | Salisbury, MD | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $106,340 | $119,870 | $169,450 | 70 | 0.79 |
| 217 | Ogden, UT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,190 | $119,820 | $145,900 | 390 | 0.91 |
| 218 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,880 | $119,610 | $154,420 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| 219 | Topeka, KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,940 | $119,550 | $151,900 | 120 | 0.65 |
| 220 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,030 | $119,480 | $136,380 | 200 | 1.2 |
| 221 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,210 | $119,360 | $160,800 | 1,550 | 0.68 |
| 222 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,600 | $119,190 | $141,620 | 70 | 1.25 |
| 223 | Roanoke, VA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,600 | $119,180 | $154,120 | 180 | 0.75 |
| 224 | Kenosha, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,160 | $118,990 | $150,440 | 260 | 2.17 |
| 225 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $101,850 | $118,880 | $140,260 | 200 | 1.05 |
| 226 | Reading, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,020 | $118,830 | $135,450 | 450 | 1.61 |
| 227 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,800 | $118,770 | $138,700 | 210 | 1.53 |
| 228 | Fresno, CA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,220 | $118,590 | $151,350 | 550 | 0.73 |
| 229 | Tyler, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,830 | $118,530 | $156,190 | 110 | 0.58 |
| 230 | Texarkana, TX-AR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,330 | $118,450 | $163,230 | 100 | 1.14 |
| 231 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,110 | $118,440 | $148,920 | 2,000 | 1.15 |
| 232 | Bloomington, IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $103,410 | $118,390 | $141,070 | 120 | 0.85 |
| 233 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,040 | $118,180 | $139,960 | 390 | 1.53 |
| 234 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,570 | $118,120 | $156,270 | 910 | 0.93 |
| 235 | Lafayette, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,900 | $118,030 | $149,690 | 170 | 0.59 |
| 236 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,490 | $118,000 | $139,570 | 310 | 1.42 |
| 237 | Lima, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,160 | $117,990 | $152,610 | 150 | 1.92 |
| 238 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,910 | $117,950 | $155,930 | 400 | 1.4 |
| 239 | Utica-Rome, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,850 | $117,720 | $138,400 | 160 | 0.88 |
| 240 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,250 | $117,190 | $136,380 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| 241 | Dalton, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,070 | $116,720 | $154,120 | 220 | 2.08 |
| 242 | El Paso, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,170 | $116,580 | $151,900 | 340 | 0.64 |
| 243 | Grand Junction, CO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,890 | $116,240 | $147,740 | 40 | 0.41 |
| 244 | Rochester, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,110 | $116,140 | $150,400 | 800 | 1.02 |
| 245 | Jackson, MS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,880 | $116,130 | $151,880 | 390 | 0.92 |
| 246 | Gadsden, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $88,000 | $115,430 | $141,430 | 40 | 0.8 |
| 247 | Fargo, ND-MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,510 | $115,120 | $139,500 | 190 | 0.8 |
| 248 | distribution management software, KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,890 | $114,990 | $164,400 | 60 | 0.65 |
| 249 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,560 | $114,410 | $137,840 | 2,360 | 2.49 |
| 250 | Ames, IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,140 | $113,930 | $143,670 | 120 | 1.39 |
| 251 | Bay City, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,860 | $113,810 | $154,070 | 170 | 3.12 |
| 252 | Paducah, KY-IL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,200 | $113,380 | $140,130 | 110 | 1.39 |
| 253 | Birmingham, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,610 | $113,270 | $151,900 | 650 | 0.79 |
| 254 | Burlington, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,680 | $112,690 | $139,060 | 180 | 1.7 |
| 255 | Fayetteville, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,190 | $112,680 | $138,880 | 100 | 0.49 |
| 256 | Jackson, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,450 | $112,650 | $136,610 | 260 | 2.92 |
| 257 | Valdosta, GA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,860 | $112,570 | $143,280 | 80 | 0.91 |
| 258 | York-Hanover, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,140 | $112,490 | $145,970 | 450 | 1.55 |
| 259 | Winchester, VA-WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,650 | $112,270 | $143,670 | 80 | 0.75 |
| 260 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,270 | $112,200 | $141,730 | 70 | 0.81 |
| 261 | Alexandria, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,270 | $112,060 | $144,370 | 50 | 0.51 |
| 262 | Columbus, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,560 | $112,020 | $146,310 | 1,860 | 1.06 |
| 263 | Terre Haute, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,160 | $111,900 | $132,780 | 190 | 1.81 |
| 264 | Lancaster, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $86,090 | $111,860 | $138,790 | 550 | 1.37 |
| 265 | Saginaw, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,650 | $111,860 | $134,130 | 230 | 1.78 |
| 266 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,320 | $111,840 | $142,070 | 440 | 2.94 |
| 267 | Duluth, MN-WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,820 | $111,630 | $133,650 | 170 | 0.85 |
| 268 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $78,820 | $111,600 | $150,480 | 260 | 0.55 |
| 269 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,720 | $111,440 | $156,190 | 1,930 | 1.78 |
| 270 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,200 | $111,060 | $130,100 | 60 | 0.52 |
| 271 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,560 | $110,980 | $134,390 | 100 | 0.87 |
| 272 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,820 | $110,910 | $152,970 | 450 | 1.07 |
| 273 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $77,590 | $110,830 | $135,690 | 100 | 0.4 |
| 274 | Toledo, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $88,800 | $110,760 | $137,300 | 880 | 1.91 |
| 275 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,010 | $110,630 | $140,550 | 70 | 0.76 |
| 276 | Goldsboro, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,840 | $110,560 | $133,700 | 90 | 1.35 |
| 277 | Corvallis, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,770 | $110,460 | $134,750 | 40 | 0.61 |
| 278 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,600 | $110,410 | $134,440 | 580 | 1.69 |
| 279 | Tallahassee, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,800 | $110,360 | $154,210 | 120 | 0.42 |
| 280 | Sandusky, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,830 | $110,110 | $132,630 | 160 | 2.05 |
| 281 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,970 | $110,070 | $134,860 | 100 | 0.43 |
| 282 | Omaha, NE-IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $88,890 | $109,960 | $134,560 | 820 | 1.04 |
| 283 | Pittsburgh, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $86,000 | $109,840 | $139,040 | 1,710 | 0.97 |
| 284 | Canton-Massillon, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,340 | $109,820 | $134,660 | 440 | 1.72 |
| 285 | Killeen-Temple, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,540 | $109,780 | $136,360 | 160 | 0.69 |
| 286 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,000 | $109,750 | $153,320 | 930 | 4.57 |
| 287 | Niles, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,120 | $109,470 | $136,320 | 240 | 2.56 |
| 288 | Owensboro, KY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $86,280 | $109,400 | $153,930 | 140 | 1.85 |
| 289 | Jonesboro, AR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,220 | $109,210 | $145,240 | 90 | 0.94 |
| 290 | Elmira, NY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,940 | $108,990 | $143,570 | 70 | 1.36 |
| 291 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,040 | $108,960 | $164,940 | 130 | 0.47 |
| 292 | Abilene, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,900 | $108,830 | $135,700 | 90 | 0.77 |
| 293 | Hammond, LA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,030 | $108,750 | $140,820 | 40 | 0.55 |
| 294 | Boise City, ID | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,010 | $108,730 | $135,640 | 500 | 0.81 |
| 295 | Appleton, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,990 | $108,680 | $135,870 | 540 | 2.72 |
| 296 | Lincoln, NE | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,610 | $108,580 | $131,860 | 360 | 1.25 |
| 297 | Flagstaff, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $108,490 | $108,490 | $126,620 | 110 | 1 |
| 298 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,920 | $108,380 | $130,370 | 230 | 0.8 |
| 299 | Bismarck, ND | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,820 | $108,300 | $152,190 | 40 | 0.32 |
| 300 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,750 | $108,070 | $137,510 | 60 | 0.27 |
| 301 | Charleston, WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,720 | $107,960 | $141,750 | 110 | 0.69 |
| 302 | Columbia, MO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,450 | $107,880 | $146,110 | 80 | 0.46 |
| 303 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,740 | $107,790 | $135,270 | 280 | 1.11 |
| 304 | Grand Island, NE | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $97,610 | $107,650 | $133,420 | 150 | 2.33 |
| 305 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,150 | $107,550 | $141,640 | 510 | 0.79 |
| 306 | Rochester, MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $92,820 | $107,520 | $139,870 | 110 | 0.58 |
| 307 | Cleveland, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,990 | $107,380 | $137,600 | 2,520 | 1.54 |
| 308 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,830 | $107,340 | $128,020 | 210 | 0.94 |
| 309 | Lubbock, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,870 | $107,340 | $145,110 | 130 | 0.48 |
| 310 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $94,950 | $107,200 | $136,590 | 80 | 0.38 |
| 311 | Jacksonville, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,570 | $107,150 | $114,620 | 30 | 0.37 |
| 312 | Akron, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,840 | $106,640 | $137,660 | 810 | 1.6 |
| 313 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,110 | $106,520 | $130,330 | 220 | 1.46 |
| 314 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $96,100 | $106,380 | $134,280 | 140 | 2.09 |
| 315 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,510 | $106,280 | $131,770 | 330 | 1.6 |
| 316 | Iowa City, IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,290 | $106,130 | $127,440 | 130 | 0.85 |
| 317 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,100 | $106,030 | $134,540 | 470 | 0.97 |
| 318 | Cleveland, TN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,160 | $105,780 | $139,790 | 170 | 2.43 |
| 319 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,200 | $105,770 | $137,130 | 840 | 0.46 |
| 320 | Fort Wayne, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $99,500 | $105,680 | $134,690 | 740 | 2.07 |
| 321 | Las Cruces, NM | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,860 | $105,660 | $151,380 | 40 | 0.35 |
| 322 | Wichita Falls, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,810 | $105,640 | $132,880 | 80 | 0.85 |
| 323 | College Station-Bryan, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $78,570 | $105,170 | $148,100 | 130 | 0.62 |
| 324 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,420 | $105,100 | $129,860 | 400 | 1.59 |
| 325 | Gettysburg, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,680 | $105,000 | $132,490 | 110 | 2.25 |
| 326 | Flint, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $98,520 | $104,990 | $138,570 | 440 | 2.06 |
| 327 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,500 | $104,990 | $134,770 | 470 | 1.15 |
| 328 | Mankato, MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $93,370 | $104,470 | $134,650 | 110 | 1.21 |
| 329 | Ocala, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,970 | $104,400 | $162,250 | 150 | 0.77 |
| 330 | Traverse City, MI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,470 | $104,390 | $130,170 | 150 | 1.41 |
| 331 | Eau Claire, WI | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $91,990 | $104,340 | $134,270 | 230 | 1.66 |
| 332 | Springfield, MO | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $81,870 | $104,190 | $135,010 | 230 | 0.64 |
| 333 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,170 | $104,180 | $133,450 | 910 | 1.55 |
| 334 | Twin Falls, ID | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,280 | $104,010 | $126,780 | 120 | 1.45 |
| 335 | Idaho Falls, ID | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,140 | $103,760 | $138,800 | 90 | 0.7 |
| 336 | State College, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $78,770 | $103,700 | $134,750 | 80 | 0.72 |
| 337 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $81,730 | $103,660 | $150,140 | 250 | 0.71 |
| 338 | Joplin, MO-KS | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,550 | $103,620 | $143,670 | 180 | 1.34 |
| 339 | St. George, UT | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $72,170 | $103,590 | $124,950 | 80 | 0.58 |
| 340 | Hot Springs, AR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,000 | $103,580 | $135,230 | 60 | 0.94 |
| 341 | Logan, UT-ID | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $84,620 | $103,480 | $129,360 | 180 | 1.68 |
| 342 | Wheeling, WV-OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,610 | $103,000 | $135,150 | 80 | 0.84 |
| 343 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,660 | $102,880 | $129,550 | 370 | 0.71 |
| 344 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $85,990 | $102,810 | $128,320 | 170 | 1.27 |
| 345 | Chambersburg, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $77,850 | $102,720 | $134,590 | 120 | 1.24 |
| 346 | Rapid City, SD | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $87,460 | $102,660 | $123,370 | 70 | 0.56 |
| 347 | St. Cloud, MN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $89,600 | $102,650 | $128,320 | 190 | 1.13 |
| 348 | Carson City, NV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,650 | $102,610 | $133,940 | 60 | 1.14 |
| 349 | Bend, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $90,810 | $102,590 | $128,680 | 170 | 0.97 |
| 350 | Salem, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,720 | $102,490 | $128,990 | 210 | 0.71 |
| 351 | Elizabethtown, KY | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,660 | $102,240 | $130,210 | 200 | 2.46 |
| 352 | Dothan, AL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,330 | $102,100 | $154,990 | 90 | 0.95 |
| 353 | Muncie, IN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,790 | $102,080 | $127,400 | 80 | 1.09 |
| 354 | Dubuque, IA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,280 | $101,850 | $134,650 | 190 | 2.04 |
| 355 | Yuma, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $86,450 | $101,350 | $128,340 | 70 | 0.66 |
| 356 | Medford, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $80,270 | $101,300 | $130,930 | 130 | 0.92 |
| 357 | Laredo, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $73,230 | $101,280 | $141,860 | 50 | 0.26 |
| 358 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $65,360 | $101,140 | $146,600 | 30 | 0.62 |
| 359 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $81,130 | $101,080 | $141,970 | 200 | 0.73 |
| 360 | Pocatello, ID | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $95,180 | $100,920 | $125,140 | 40 | 0.68 |
| 361 | Mansfield, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $78,440 | $100,480 | $125,690 | 170 | 2.25 |
| 362 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $72,500 | $100,450 | $122,450 | 40 | 0.6 |
| 363 | Erie, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $79,780 | $100,340 | $129,250 | 270 | 1.42 |
| 364 | Williamsport, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $83,660 | $100,060 | $131,950 | 110 | 1.45 |
| 365 | Altoona, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $78,400 | $99,660 | $127,740 | 120 | 1.34 |
| 366 | Grants Pass, OR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $81,910 | $99,620 | $129,990 | 50 | 1.01 |
| 367 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $76,900 | $99,590 | $132,320 | 150 | 0.32 |
| 368 | Johnson City, TN | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $77,850 | $99,450 | $139,500 | 130 | 1.02 |
| 369 | Lebanon, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $81,570 | $99,160 | $132,690 | 170 | 2.04 |
| 370 | Morgantown, WV | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $78,930 | $98,820 | $129,320 | 40 | 0.38 |
| 371 | Springfield, OH | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $82,590 | $98,630 | $119,790 | 130 | 1.8 |
| 372 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $67,020 | $95,010 | $126,450 | 70 | 0.61 |
| 373 | Johnstown, PA | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $72,140 | $92,670 | $118,270 | 60 | 0.78 |
| 374 | Mayaguez, PR | Industrial Production Managers (11-3051) | $74,590 | $86,200 | $119,510 | 40 | 0.5 |
What should you know about not published by BLS?
Cheyenne, WY, Eagle Pass, TX, Fairbanks-College, AK, Fond du Lac, WI, Great Falls, MT, Guayama, PR, Hinesville, GA, Homosassa Springs, FL, Janesville-Beloit, WI, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Minot, ND, Missoula, MT, Punta Gorda, FL, Santa Fe, NM, Sebring, FL, Sheboygan, WI, Springfield, MA, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, Wausau, WI.
What should you know about role pay against all occupations, by metro?
Ratio = this role's published median divided by the all-occupations median in the same metro, same units, both exact. A ratio above 1.00 means the role's median is higher than the metro's all-occupations median. It makes no cost-of-living claim. Location quotient (LQ) is employment concentration, not a wage index.
- Aguadilla, PR5.54
- Ponce, PR4.85
- Arecibo, PR4.75
- San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR4.44
- Monroe, LA3.48
- Mayaguez, PR3.41
- Hattiesburg, MS3.40
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA3.27
- Lewiston, ID-WA3.26
- Decatur, AL3.24
- Beckley, WV3.21
- Athens-Clarke County, GA3.18
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL3.17
- Enid, OK3.17
- Gadsden, AL3.15
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA3.13
- Midland, MI3.12
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3.11
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX3.10
- Rome, GA3.09
- Manchester-Nashua, NH3.08
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV3.08
- Anniston-Oxford, AL3.08
- Brunswick-St. Simons, GA3.04
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX3.04
Bars show the highest 25 of 374. The table lists all.
| Metro | Role median | All-occupations median | Ratio | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla, PR | $146,710 | $26,480 | 5.54 | 0.61 |
| Ponce, PR | $130,550 | $26,940 | 4.85 | 0.93 |
| Arecibo, PR | $124,020 | $26,120 | 4.75 | 0.84 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $130,690 | $29,440 | 4.44 | 0.68 |
| Monroe, LA | $132,660 | $38,150 | 3.48 | 0.84 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $86,200 | $25,270 | 3.41 | 0.5 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $128,480 | $37,750 | 3.40 | 0.78 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $166,030 | $50,770 | 3.27 | 1.24 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $157,500 | $48,300 | 3.26 | 1.62 |
| Decatur, AL | $150,030 | $46,280 | 3.24 | 2.46 |
| Beckley, WV | $134,150 | $41,850 | 3.21 | 0.53 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $131,200 | $41,220 | 3.18 | 0.68 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $122,260 | $38,520 | 3.17 | 0.66 |
| Enid, OK | $128,270 | $40,500 | 3.17 | 1.05 |
| Gadsden, AL | $115,430 | $36,660 | 3.15 | 0.8 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $147,980 | $47,290 | 3.13 | 0.82 |
| Midland, MI | $154,070 | $49,340 | 3.12 | 1.79 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $135,900 | $43,710 | 3.11 | 0.34 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $150,860 | $48,630 | 3.10 | 2.13 |
| Rome, GA | $131,680 | $42,670 | 3.09 | 0.9 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $174,360 | $56,530 | 3.08 | 2.22 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $129,500 | $42,000 | 3.08 | 1.65 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $131,420 | $42,680 | 3.08 | 1.25 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $127,520 | $41,940 | 3.04 | 0.52 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $110,830 | $36,490 | 3.04 | 0.4 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $120,490 | $39,740 | 3.03 | 1.48 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $134,860 | $44,820 | 3.01 | 1.09 |
| Bloomington, IN | $143,270 | $47,660 | 3.01 | 1.96 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $136,800 | $45,700 | 2.99 | 1.26 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $133,110 | $44,470 | 2.99 | 0.94 |
| Victoria, TX | $128,600 | $43,050 | 2.99 | 1.11 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $134,280 | $45,030 | 2.98 | 0.54 |
| Lawton, OK | $125,510 | $42,090 | 2.98 | Not published by BLS |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $134,490 | $45,160 | 2.98 | 0.96 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $130,720 | $43,960 | 2.97 | 2.09 |
| Gainesville, GA | $136,460 | $45,900 | 2.97 | 1.13 |
| Sumter, SC | $127,350 | $42,890 | 2.97 | 1.53 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $128,520 | $43,540 | 2.95 | 0.8 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $136,090 | $46,110 | 2.95 | 0.63 |
| El Paso, TX | $116,580 | $39,510 | 2.95 | 0.64 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $135,660 | $45,990 | 2.95 | 1.09 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $133,240 | $45,240 | 2.95 | 2.01 |
| El Centro, CA | $132,280 | $45,140 | 2.93 | 0.75 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $136,410 | $46,610 | 2.93 | 1.54 |
| Napa, CA | $161,220 | $55,210 | 2.92 | 1.95 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $126,570 | $43,470 | 2.91 | 1.47 |
| Florence, SC | $126,630 | $43,520 | 2.91 | 2.05 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $132,330 | $45,480 | 2.91 | 0.58 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $110,070 | $37,930 | 2.90 | 0.43 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $131,180 | $45,350 | 2.89 | 0.84 |
| Savannah, GA | $136,620 | $47,240 | 2.89 | 0.8 |
| Valdosta, GA | $112,570 | $39,110 | 2.88 | 0.91 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $139,860 | $48,710 | 2.87 | 1.06 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $130,940 | $45,610 | 2.87 | 0.76 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $163,970 | $57,420 | 2.86 | 1.49 |
| Wilmington, NC | $130,690 | $45,800 | 2.85 | 0.91 |
| Albany, GA | $124,350 | $43,620 | 2.85 | 0.85 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $110,980 | $39,070 | 2.84 | 0.87 |
| Amarillo, TX | $126,530 | $44,580 | 2.84 | 0.97 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $103,580 | $36,540 | 2.83 | 0.94 |
| Hammond, LA | $108,750 | $38,480 | 2.83 | 0.55 |
| Lafayette, LA | $118,030 | $41,780 | 2.83 | 0.59 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $129,640 | $46,190 | 2.81 | 1.19 |
| Morristown, TN | $123,510 | $44,280 | 2.79 | 1.99 |
| San Angelo, TX | $121,060 | $43,530 | 2.78 | 0.98 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $129,490 | $46,580 | 2.78 | 2.2 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $99,590 | $35,830 | 2.78 | 0.32 |
| Tyler, TX | $118,530 | $42,650 | 2.78 | 0.58 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $125,170 | $45,040 | 2.78 | 2.97 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $121,560 | $43,850 | 2.77 | 0.38 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $134,680 | $48,600 | 2.77 | 0.47 |
| Casper, WY | $135,350 | $48,880 | 2.77 | 0.91 |
| Longview, TX | $124,940 | $45,150 | 2.77 | 1.46 |
| Dalton, GA | $116,720 | $42,210 | 2.77 | 2.08 |
| Jackson, TN | $123,840 | $44,790 | 2.76 | 1.32 |
| Greenville, NC | $128,600 | $46,560 | 2.76 | 1.17 |
| Alexandria, LA | $112,060 | $40,600 | 2.76 | 0.51 |
| Columbia, SC | $128,050 | $46,430 | 2.76 | 1.36 |
| Bangor, ME | $132,220 | $47,960 | 2.76 | 0.33 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $131,250 | $47,650 | 2.75 | 2.67 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $124,290 | $45,220 | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $118,450 | $43,200 | 2.74 | 1.14 |
| Mobile, AL | $128,770 | $47,000 | 2.74 | 1.07 |
| Dover, DE | $127,720 | $46,690 | 2.74 | 0.47 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $156,710 | $57,370 | 2.73 | 0.97 |
| Salinas, CA | $129,360 | $47,380 | 2.73 | 0.56 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $123,390 | $45,220 | 2.73 | 1.38 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $110,560 | $40,570 | 2.73 | 1.35 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $124,550 | $45,790 | 2.72 | 0.75 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $121,330 | $44,610 | 2.72 | 1.12 |
| Laredo, TX | $101,280 | $37,250 | 2.72 | 0.26 |
| Yakima, WA | $129,990 | $47,810 | 2.72 | 0.53 |
| Visalia, CA | $122,430 | $45,130 | 2.71 | 0.78 |
| Monroe, MI | $125,410 | $46,240 | 2.71 | 2.44 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $128,370 | $47,350 | 2.71 | 2.14 |
| Jackson, MS | $116,130 | $42,850 | 2.71 | 0.92 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $132,870 | $49,030 | 2.71 | 1.17 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $133,870 | $49,410 | 2.71 | 1.16 |
| Kankakee, IL | $124,070 | $45,830 | 2.71 | 1.82 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $121,110 | $44,860 | 2.70 | 1.87 |
| Pueblo, CO | $132,050 | $48,940 | 2.70 | 0.74 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $124,100 | $46,060 | 2.69 | 2.88 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $106,520 | $39,560 | 2.69 | 1.46 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $124,880 | $46,380 | 2.69 | 1.52 |
| Columbus, IN | $130,490 | $48,470 | 2.69 | 4.54 |
| Farmington, NM | $123,140 | $45,820 | 2.69 | 0.63 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $126,060 | $47,010 | 2.68 | 0.75 |
| Waco, TX | $123,200 | $46,020 | 2.68 | 1.15 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $124,570 | $46,570 | 2.67 | 1.8 |
| Dothan, AL | $102,100 | $38,170 | 2.67 | 0.95 |
| Wichita, KS | $127,360 | $47,630 | 2.67 | 1.03 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $122,540 | $45,830 | 2.67 | 0.53 |
| Asheville, NC | $125,140 | $46,870 | 2.67 | 1.25 |
| Montgomery, AL | $119,990 | $44,950 | 2.67 | 0.73 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $126,520 | $47,470 | 2.67 | 0.57 |
| Albany, OR | $132,440 | $49,700 | 2.66 | 1.63 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $107,150 | $40,230 | 2.66 | 0.37 |
| Lawrence, KS | $126,170 | $47,390 | 2.66 | 0.73 |
| Tulsa, OK | $123,930 | $46,670 | 2.66 | 1 |
| Vineland, NJ | $127,930 | $48,190 | 2.65 | 1.98 |
| Binghamton, NY | $131,160 | $49,460 | 2.65 | 0.66 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $130,850 | $49,430 | 2.65 | 0.32 |
| Richmond, VA | $136,030 | $51,460 | 2.64 | 0.45 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $124,810 | $47,230 | 2.64 | 0.59 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $126,890 | $48,030 | 2.64 | 0.91 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $127,810 | $48,470 | 2.64 | 0.95 |
| Tucson, AZ | $125,810 | $47,760 | 2.63 | 0.74 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $127,770 | $48,510 | 2.63 | 2.57 |
| Huntsville, AL | $136,240 | $51,740 | 2.63 | 1.04 |
| Cleveland, TN | $105,780 | $40,230 | 2.63 | 2.43 |
| Billings, MT | $128,810 | $49,060 | 2.63 | 0.32 |
| Merced, CA | $123,590 | $47,220 | 2.62 | 1.04 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $121,000 | $46,240 | 2.62 | 0.57 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $128,350 | $49,090 | 2.61 | 0.78 |
| Evansville, IN | $121,610 | $46,540 | 2.61 | 1.5 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $121,840 | $46,630 | 2.61 | 0.47 |
| Gainesville, FL | $122,810 | $47,020 | 2.61 | 0.53 |
| Peoria, IL | $129,500 | $49,590 | 2.61 | 1.41 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $167,040 | $63,990 | 2.61 | 0.49 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $123,760 | $47,440 | 2.61 | 0.64 |
| Bellingham, WA | $150,800 | $57,820 | 2.61 | 0.74 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $125,400 | $48,120 | 2.61 | 0.93 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $121,670 | $46,700 | 2.61 | 1.6 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $125,100 | $48,040 | 2.60 | 0.74 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $122,430 | $47,030 | 2.60 | 1.79 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $119,190 | $45,840 | 2.60 | 1.25 |
| Chico, CA | $124,780 | $48,050 | 2.60 | 0.84 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $134,440 | $51,860 | 2.59 | 0.65 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $148,320 | $57,290 | 2.59 | 0.47 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $126,050 | $48,690 | 2.59 | 2.6 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $109,210 | $42,240 | 2.59 | 0.94 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $132,990 | $51,440 | 2.59 | 0.92 |
| Kingston, NY | $128,990 | $50,020 | 2.58 | 0.63 |
| Decatur, IL | $132,250 | $51,290 | 2.58 | 1.65 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $122,350 | $47,520 | 2.57 | 0.46 |
| Odessa, TX | $125,070 | $48,590 | 2.57 | 1.19 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $128,640 | $49,990 | 2.57 | 1.18 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $126,780 | $49,290 | 2.57 | 0.45 |
| Rockford, IL | $120,800 | $47,120 | 2.56 | 2.09 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $125,510 | $48,990 | 2.56 | 0.88 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $123,110 | $48,060 | 2.56 | 0.41 |
| Burlington, NC | $112,690 | $44,010 | 2.56 | 1.7 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $124,230 | $48,620 | 2.56 | 1.83 |
| Redding, CA | $124,780 | $48,920 | 2.55 | 0.79 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $126,300 | $49,540 | 2.55 | 0.88 |
| Knoxville, TN | $120,020 | $47,080 | 2.55 | 1.12 |
| Lubbock, TX | $107,340 | $42,130 | 2.55 | 0.48 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $129,300 | $50,820 | 2.54 | 0.82 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $124,050 | $48,780 | 2.54 | 1.66 |
| Greeley, CO | $139,990 | $55,070 | 2.54 | 0.88 |
| Roanoke, VA | $119,180 | $47,140 | 2.53 | 0.75 |
| Fresno, CA | $118,590 | $46,910 | 2.53 | 0.73 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $130,560 | $51,690 | 2.53 | 0.92 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $124,060 | $49,150 | 2.52 | 1.57 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $123,590 | $48,990 | 2.52 | 1.37 |
| Ithaca, NY | $146,500 | $58,130 | 2.52 | 0.43 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $118,120 | $46,890 | 2.52 | 0.93 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $119,480 | $47,440 | 2.52 | 1.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $128,410 | $50,990 | 2.52 | 0.47 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $124,030 | $49,340 | 2.51 | 1.24 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $105,660 | $42,070 | 2.51 | 0.35 |
| Modesto, CA | $126,930 | $50,610 | 2.51 | 1.03 |
| distribution management software, KS | $114,990 | $45,900 | 2.51 | 0.65 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $125,680 | $50,170 | 2.51 | 1.79 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $130,120 | $51,990 | 2.50 | 0.86 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $122,190 | $48,830 | 2.50 | 0.63 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $121,090 | $48,400 | 2.50 | 0.78 |
| Lima, OH | $117,990 | $47,170 | 2.50 | 1.92 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $110,630 | $44,230 | 2.50 | 0.76 |
| Reno, NV | $123,920 | $49,660 | 2.50 | 1.35 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $127,660 | $51,170 | 2.49 | 0.57 |
| Bay City, MI | $113,810 | $45,620 | 2.49 | 3.12 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $111,900 | $44,870 | 2.49 | 1.81 |
| Kokomo, IN | $121,790 | $48,980 | 2.49 | 1.93 |
| Midland, TX | $135,200 | $54,480 | 2.48 | 1.12 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $157,160 | $63,490 | 2.48 | 0.84 |
| Syracuse, NY | $131,100 | $52,990 | 2.47 | 0.85 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $113,380 | $45,860 | 2.47 | 1.39 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $156,180 | $63,200 | 2.47 | 0.27 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $126,960 | $51,380 | 2.47 | 0.71 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $112,680 | $45,620 | 2.47 | 0.49 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $136,570 | $55,310 | 2.47 | 0.47 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $120,090 | $48,640 | 2.47 | 0.51 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $151,630 | $61,430 | 2.47 | 0.48 |
| Green Bay, WI | $123,240 | $49,940 | 2.47 | 2.54 |
| Yuba City, CA | $123,170 | $49,970 | 2.46 | 0.93 |
| Kenosha, WI | $118,990 | $48,310 | 2.46 | 2.17 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $118,770 | $48,260 | 2.46 | 1.53 |
| Salisbury, MD | $119,870 | $48,710 | 2.46 | 0.79 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $122,860 | $49,990 | 2.46 | 1.06 |
| Abilene, TX | $108,830 | $44,340 | 2.45 | 0.77 |
| Ogden, UT | $119,820 | $48,900 | 2.45 | 0.91 |
| Sandusky, OH | $110,110 | $44,970 | 2.45 | 2.05 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $133,890 | $54,730 | 2.45 | 0.76 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $105,640 | $43,210 | 2.44 | 0.85 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $119,360 | $48,940 | 2.44 | 0.68 |
| Owensboro, KY | $109,400 | $44,960 | 2.43 | 1.85 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $117,950 | $48,550 | 2.43 | 1.4 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $128,750 | $53,100 | 2.42 | 0.79 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $126,200 | $52,080 | 2.42 | 1.97 |
| Saginaw, MI | $111,860 | $46,200 | 2.42 | 1.78 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $122,600 | $50,700 | 2.42 | 0.85 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $141,300 | $58,460 | 2.42 | 0.78 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $127,390 | $52,710 | 2.42 | 0.26 |
| Helena, MT | $133,010 | $55,040 | 2.42 | 0.45 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $143,990 | $59,590 | 2.42 | 0.93 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $122,680 | $50,790 | 2.42 | 1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $148,440 | $61,470 | 2.41 | 0.91 |
| Topeka, KS | $119,550 | $49,540 | 2.41 | 0.65 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $107,340 | $44,600 | 2.41 | 0.94 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $114,410 | $47,570 | 2.41 | 2.49 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $126,250 | $52,510 | 2.40 | 1.11 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $117,720 | $48,970 | 2.40 | 0.88 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $110,910 | $46,140 | 2.40 | 1.07 |
| Reading, PA | $118,830 | $49,440 | 2.40 | 1.61 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $105,100 | $43,800 | 2.40 | 1.59 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $117,190 | $48,870 | 2.40 | Not published by BLS |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $109,820 | $45,810 | 2.40 | 1.72 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $111,060 | $46,330 | 2.40 | 0.52 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $116,240 | $48,510 | 2.40 | 0.41 |
| Worcester, MA | $138,430 | $57,830 | 2.39 | 1.07 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $118,000 | $49,360 | 2.39 | 1.42 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $111,600 | $46,780 | 2.39 | 0.55 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $112,270 | $47,070 | 2.39 | 0.75 |
| Niles, MI | $109,470 | $45,980 | 2.38 | 2.56 |
| Ocala, FL | $104,400 | $43,990 | 2.37 | 0.77 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $129,840 | $54,720 | 2.37 | 1.24 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $110,360 | $46,520 | 2.37 | 0.42 |
| Birmingham, AL | $113,270 | $47,770 | 2.37 | 0.79 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $105,170 | $44,470 | 2.36 | 0.62 |
| Jackson, MI | $112,650 | $47,760 | 2.36 | 2.92 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $130,470 | $55,380 | 2.36 | 0.98 |
| Charleston, WV | $107,960 | $45,830 | 2.36 | 0.69 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $109,780 | $46,660 | 2.35 | 0.69 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $118,440 | $50,390 | 2.35 | 1.15 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $146,460 | $62,320 | 2.35 | 0.33 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $128,410 | $54,660 | 2.35 | 0.51 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $100,450 | $42,920 | 2.34 | 0.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $119,610 | $51,160 | 2.34 | Not published by BLS |
| Vallejo, CA | $136,940 | $58,620 | 2.34 | 0.9 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $106,380 | $45,540 | 2.34 | 2.09 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $112,490 | $48,170 | 2.34 | 1.55 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $132,930 | $57,030 | 2.33 | 0.39 |
| Boulder, CO | $162,040 | $69,580 | 2.33 | 0.75 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $103,000 | $44,250 | 2.33 | 0.84 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $132,210 | $56,850 | 2.33 | 1.02 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $124,810 | $53,680 | 2.33 | 1.09 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $126,160 | $54,310 | 2.32 | 0.85 |
| Lancaster, PA | $111,860 | $48,210 | 2.32 | 1.37 |
| Muncie, IN | $102,080 | $44,110 | 2.31 | 1.09 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $103,660 | $44,940 | 2.31 | 0.71 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $111,440 | $48,370 | 2.30 | 1.78 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $103,620 | $44,980 | 2.30 | 1.34 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $128,540 | $55,850 | 2.30 | 0.92 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $153,210 | $66,620 | 2.30 | 0.82 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $118,180 | $51,440 | 2.30 | 1.53 |
| Springfield, IL | $121,000 | $52,670 | 2.30 | 0.39 |
| Toledo, OH | $110,760 | $48,220 | 2.30 | 1.91 |
| St. George, UT | $103,590 | $45,140 | 2.29 | 0.58 |
| Yuma, AZ | $101,350 | $44,170 | 2.29 | 0.66 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $104,010 | $45,400 | 2.29 | 1.45 |
| Flint, MI | $104,990 | $45,880 | 2.29 | 2.06 |
| Johnson City, TN | $99,450 | $43,480 | 2.29 | 1.02 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $108,490 | $47,500 | 2.28 | 1 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $106,280 | $46,540 | 2.28 | 1.6 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $109,750 | $48,070 | 2.28 | 4.57 |
| Columbia, MO | $107,880 | $47,260 | 2.28 | 0.46 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $108,960 | $47,800 | 2.28 | 0.47 |
| Elmira, NY | $108,990 | $47,850 | 2.28 | 1.36 |
| Springfield, MO | $104,190 | $45,780 | 2.28 | 0.64 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $129,390 | $56,950 | 2.27 | 0.7 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $137,950 | $60,720 | 2.27 | 1.14 |
| Ames, IA | $113,930 | $50,220 | 2.27 | 1.39 |
| Rochester, NY | $116,140 | $51,210 | 2.27 | 1.02 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $105,770 | $46,670 | 2.27 | 0.46 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $104,990 | $46,330 | 2.27 | 1.15 |
| Bozeman, MT | $124,020 | $54,830 | 2.26 | 0.43 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $135,540 | $59,940 | 2.26 | 1.68 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $108,380 | $47,970 | 2.26 | 0.8 |
| Erie, PA | $100,340 | $44,460 | 2.26 | 1.42 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $107,200 | $47,510 | 2.26 | 0.38 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $115,120 | $51,050 | 2.26 | 0.8 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $112,200 | $49,760 | 2.25 | 0.81 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $105,000 | $46,610 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $132,150 | $58,690 | 2.25 | 0.91 |
| Altoona, PA | $99,660 | $44,270 | 2.25 | 1.34 |
| Mansfield, OH | $100,480 | $44,700 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $123,830 | $55,240 | 2.24 | 0.91 |
| Pocatello, ID | $100,920 | $45,160 | 2.23 | 0.68 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $111,630 | $50,000 | 2.23 | 0.85 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $103,480 | $46,360 | 2.23 | 1.68 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $125,730 | $56,360 | 2.23 | 0.26 |
| Bloomington, IL | $118,390 | $53,140 | 2.23 | 0.85 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $132,970 | $59,750 | 2.23 | 0.53 |
| Rapid City, SD | $102,660 | $46,270 | 2.22 | 0.56 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $103,760 | $46,800 | 2.22 | 0.7 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $105,680 | $47,700 | 2.22 | 2.07 |
| Boise City, ID | $108,730 | $49,100 | 2.21 | 0.81 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $109,960 | $49,660 | 2.21 | 1.04 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $164,420 | $74,260 | 2.21 | 0.8 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $109,840 | $49,650 | 2.21 | 0.97 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $106,030 | $48,010 | 2.21 | 0.97 |
| Traverse City, MI | $104,390 | $47,470 | 2.20 | 1.41 |
| Madison, WI | $127,020 | $58,080 | 2.19 | 2.25 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $124,570 | $56,960 | 2.19 | 1.01 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $102,240 | $46,810 | 2.18 | 2.46 |
| Akron, OH | $106,640 | $48,840 | 2.18 | 1.6 |
| Columbus, OH | $112,020 | $51,340 | 2.18 | 1.06 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $120,380 | $55,180 | 2.18 | 0.29 |
| Lincoln, NE | $108,580 | $49,800 | 2.18 | 1.25 |
| Grand Island, NE | $107,650 | $49,410 | 2.18 | 2.33 |
| Appleton, WI | $108,680 | $49,910 | 2.18 | 2.72 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $101,080 | $46,490 | 2.17 | 0.73 |
| Williamsport, PA | $100,060 | $46,050 | 2.17 | 1.45 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $124,290 | $57,220 | 2.17 | 0.13 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $107,790 | $49,680 | 2.17 | 1.11 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $104,340 | $48,100 | 2.17 | 1.66 |
| Springfield, OH | $98,630 | $45,470 | 2.17 | 1.8 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $102,810 | $47,430 | 2.17 | 1.27 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $127,960 | $59,070 | 2.17 | 0.51 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $102,720 | $47,540 | 2.16 | 1.24 |
| Anchorage, AK | $130,070 | $60,200 | 2.16 | 0.4 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $127,640 | $59,320 | 2.15 | 1.16 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $101,140 | $47,050 | 2.15 | 0.62 |
| Cleveland, OH | $107,380 | $50,140 | 2.14 | 1.54 |
| New Haven, CT | $128,550 | $60,060 | 2.14 | 0.83 |
| Lebanon, PA | $99,160 | $46,500 | 2.13 | 2.04 |
| Iowa City, IA | $106,130 | $50,060 | 2.12 | 0.85 |
| Mankato, MN | $104,470 | $49,530 | 2.11 | 1.21 |
| State College, PA | $103,700 | $49,220 | 2.11 | 0.72 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $127,800 | $60,690 | 2.11 | 1.03 |
| Johnstown, PA | $92,670 | $44,110 | 2.10 | 0.78 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $110,410 | $52,800 | 2.09 | 1.69 |
| Dubuque, IA | $101,850 | $48,750 | 2.09 | 2.04 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $151,580 | $72,610 | 2.09 | 1.03 |
| Morgantown, WV | $98,820 | $47,350 | 2.09 | 0.38 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $104,180 | $49,980 | 2.08 | 1.55 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $107,550 | $51,820 | 2.08 | 0.79 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $102,880 | $49,610 | 2.07 | 0.71 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $111,840 | $54,060 | 2.07 | 2.94 |
| Bismarck, ND | $108,300 | $52,560 | 2.06 | 0.32 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $171,140 | $84,050 | 2.04 | 1.23 |
| Medford, OR | $101,300 | $49,900 | 2.03 | 0.92 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $102,650 | $50,840 | 2.02 | 1.13 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $95,010 | $47,750 | 1.99 | 0.61 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $118,880 | $60,020 | 1.98 | 1.05 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $99,620 | $50,730 | 1.96 | 1.01 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $137,860 | $71,060 | 1.94 | 0.26 |
| Corvallis, OR | $110,460 | $57,680 | 1.92 | 0.61 |
| Bend, OR | $102,590 | $54,570 | 1.88 | 0.97 |
| Salem, OR | $102,490 | $55,310 | 1.85 | 0.71 |
| Carson City, NV | $102,610 | $56,680 | 1.81 | 1.14 |
| Rochester, MN | $107,520 | $60,620 | 1.77 | 0.58 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $108,070 | $61,960 | 1.74 | 0.27 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3051 Industrial Production Managers, Manchester-Nashua. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
How should you read Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking?
Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH has a published annual median of $174,360 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount.
A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH row, the published lower quartile is $129,820 and the upper quartile is $213,470. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH employment estimate is 700. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Albuquerque, NM has a published annual median of $123,110 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Albuquerque, NM row, the published lower quartile is $90,550 and the upper quartile is $159,210. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Albuquerque, NM employment estimate is 260. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Mayaguez, PR has a published annual median of $86,200 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
For the same Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Mayaguez, PR row, the published lower quartile is $74,590 and the upper quartile is $119,510. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
The Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Mayaguez, PR employment estimate is 40. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
Which questions matter for Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking?
Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH has a published annual median of $174,360 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening.
Does Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking give an exact offer for my plant?
Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH has a published annual median of $174,360 for 2025-05. This is an occupation estimate across employers, not a quoted starting rate for your opening. Read the occupation name with the amount. A narrower plant title does not turn a broader BLS occupation into a separately measured job.
What does the wage band in Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking describe?
For the same Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH row, the published lower quartile is $129,820 and the upper quartile is $213,470. These are wage distribution points, not junior and senior job grades. A person’s equipment knowledge, shift requirements and actual duties still need a separate discussion. A missing percentile stays missing rather than being filled from another occupation.
Does the employment figure in Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking measure available candidates?
The Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking: Lead Quality Engineer, mapped to Industrial Production Managers (11-3051), in Manchester-Nashua, NH employment estimate is 700. Employment describes people already working in the measured occupation and area. It does not count available applicants, people willing to move or candidates interested in your plant. Keep that distinction when using this Lead Quality Engineer metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.
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Using the published data
What does this ranking mean for your opening?
A Lead Quality Engineer performs technical direction of quality investigations and engineering decisions rather than administrative QMS management. Before you use metropolitan wage data to plan an offer, understand that the published national figures encompass a wide range of industrial production roles that may not capture the specific technical accountability required for this level of engineering investigation.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.
A Lead Quality Engineer performs technical direction of quality investigations and engineering decisions rather than administrative QMS management. Before you use metropolitan wage data to plan an offer, understand that the published national figures encompass a wide range of industrial production roles that may not capture the specific technical accountability required for this level of engineering investigation. The data provided serves as a high-level reference for the broader occupation but does not isolate the senior technical judgment needed to assess measurement validity or drive causal evidence in a manufacturing environment.
Distinguish observed area estimates from the realities of a niche hire. Metropolitan wage variations often reflect local industrial concentrations or cost-of-living differences rather than specific demand for this high-level technical lead. When reviewing the metro list, remember that the lowest or highest figures do not equate to the actual availability of candidates who possess the requisite engineering experience in complex investigations. Your offer must reflect the specific depth of technical responsibility offered, rather than just market-wide averages for production managers.
Consider the applicant's current working life when planning your search. An engineer currently working in quality-focused roles within an equivalent manufacturing environment will require a clear, compelling reason to move beyond a simple title change. If the candidate already holds significant technical authority elsewhere, they are unlikely to be motivated solely by the metropolitan median. Align your expectations with the specific technical remit, technical leadership versus QMS administration, rather than relying on broad regional salary ranges to attract top talent.
The published data does not account for shift patterns, specialized process knowledge, or the specific equipment expertise your plant floor demands. These factors frequently carry more weight than metropolitan wage percentiles when a specialized candidate evaluates a transition. Avoid using the provided regional figures as a proxy for the actual cost of securing the necessary engineering and investigatory capabilities. The final compensation package must be grounded in the specific technical decisions the person will own, which are not reflected in these standard occupation metrics.
What should you know about questions before using this pay map?
These figures are limited to broader occupation statistics and do not capture specific hiring costs or the premium required to relocate or entice a qualified candidate. For Lead Quality Engineer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $126,060; the May 2024 median is $121,440.
Does the metropolitan wage data dictate a specific starting offer for a Lead Quality Engineer?
No, the metropolitan data provides a general market overview for broader production management roles. Your starting offer should reflect the specific technical responsibilities and complexity of the role rather than the regional median.
How should I interpret the wide variance between the lowest and highest metro figures?
The variance largely reflects local economic factors and regional industrial density rather than the specific demand for an experienced Lead Quality Engineer. Focus on the value of the technical leadership you are filling rather than the geographical extremes.
Can I use these figures to estimate the total cost of hiring?
These figures are limited to broader occupation statistics and do not capture specific hiring costs or the premium required to relocate or entice a qualified candidate. For Lead Quality Engineer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $126,060; the May 2024 median is $121,440. Their arithmetic difference is $4,620. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause.
Why does the salary guide include a broad occupational title for this specific engineering role?
Government data categorizes by broad occupational codes to ensure standardized reporting across many industries. This means your plant-specific title and technical requirements are grouped with many other roles that have different daily functions.