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Salary guide, May 2025

Value Stream Manager 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

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

  1. Manchester-Nashua, NH$174,360
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$171,140
  3. Lexington Park, MD$167,040
  4. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$166,030
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$164,420
  6. Longview-Kelso, WA$163,970
  7. Boulder, CO$162,040
  8. Napa, CA$161,220
  9. Lewiston, ID-WA$157,500
  10. Trenton-Princeton, NJ$157,160
  11. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$156,710
  12. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$156,180
  13. Midland, MI$154,070
  14. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$153,210
  15. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$151,630
  16. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$151,580
  17. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$150,860
  18. Bellingham, WA$150,800
  19. Decatur, AL$150,030
  20. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$148,440
  21. Kennewick-Richland, WA$148,320
  22. New Orleans-Metairie, LA$147,980
  23. Aguadilla, PR$146,710
  24. Ithaca, NY$146,500
  25. 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.

Value Stream Manager by metro, ranked by exact annual median (May 2025)
RankMetroBLS occupation25thMedian75thEmploymentLQ
1Manchester-Nashua, NHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$129,820$174,360$213,4707002.22
2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$128,270$171,140$221,8302,2101.23
3Lexington Park, MDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$132,110$167,040$202,280600.49
4San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$118,550$166,030$212,8802401.24
5San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$128,070$164,420$208,0502,9900.8
6Longview-Kelso, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$129,040$163,970$175,1501001.49
7Boulder, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$123,880$162,040$201,6802300.75
8Napa, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$131,680$161,220$198,0502401.95
9Lewiston, ID-WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$106,910$157,500$157,500701.62
10Trenton-Princeton, NJIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$123,760$157,160$177,4803200.84
11Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$116,340$156,710$179,7601900.97
12Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$128,500$156,180$182,420400.27
13Midland, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,590$154,070$174,9201101.79
14Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$128,600$153,210$191,7403,5000.82
15New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$117,020$151,630$178,5707,2200.48
16Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$136,970$151,580$172,1403,4001.03
17Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$119,000$150,860$165,3005502.13
18Bellingham, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$108,170$150,800$189,2401100.74
19Decatur, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$106,850$150,030$181,6502402.46
20Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$118,340$148,440$168,6405800.91
21Kennewick-Richland, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$126,360$148,320$176,3501000.47
22New Orleans-Metairie, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$111,910$147,980$178,3405800.82
23Aguadilla, PRIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,880$146,710$169,980500.61
24Ithaca, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,730$146,500$160,510300.43
25Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$111,630$146,460$203,9308300.33
26Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$119,980$143,990$189,040800.93
27Bloomington, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,210$143,270$174,8702301.96
28Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$116,340$141,300$179,1705600.78
29Greeley, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,570$139,990$186,0801700.88
30Baton Rouge, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$114,400$139,860$178,6506901.06
31Worcester, MAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$122,690$138,430$175,1105901.07
32Durham-Chapel Hill, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,000$137,950$169,5106201.14
33Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$113,620$137,860$176,8701,2900.26
34Vallejo, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,170$136,940$175,2102000.9
35Lake Charles, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$108,970$136,800$173,2902001.26
36Savannah, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$117,930$136,620$162,7202500.8
37Fort Collins-Loveland, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$121,000$136,570$173,6301300.47
38Gainesville, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$106,010$136,460$166,7401901.13
39Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$110,500$136,410$170,7506701.54
40Huntsville, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$110,230$136,240$172,6204401.04
41Harrisonburg, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$110,430$136,090$178,560700.63
42Richmond, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,680$136,030$169,6304700.45
43Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,170$135,900$171,120500.34
44Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,010$135,660$180,6504001.09
45Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$110,010$135,540$162,2901,6001.68
46Casper, WYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$120,340$135,350$162,000600.91
47Midland, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,460$135,200$172,2202201.12
48Shreveport-Bossier City, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,920$134,860$155,2402801.09
49Warner Robins, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,290$134,680$163,580600.47
50Macon-Bibb County, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$111,940$134,490$159,4001400.96
51Pittsfield, MAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$119,110$134,440$189,380600.65
52Panama City-Panama City Beach, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,370$134,280$155,850800.54
53Beckley, WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,860$134,150$149,950400.53
54Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,670$133,890$173,9701200.76
55Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,510$133,870$170,0506,0601.16
56Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$107,300$133,240$172,1603802.01
57Cape Girardeau, MO-ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,130$133,110$133,110700.94
58Helena, MTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$111,560$133,010$143,670300.45
59Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,770$132,990$171,0805,8900.92
60Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,310$132,970$172,9109100.53
61Amherst Town-Northampton, MAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$109,710$132,930$166,850400.39
62Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,720$132,870$166,2004501.17
63Monroe, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,120$132,660$155,2601200.84
64Albany, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,460$132,440$169,3101201.63
65Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,460$132,330$165,110500.58
66El Centro, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$88,720$132,280$166,310800.75
67Decatur, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$111,290$132,250$170,3601201.65
68Bangor, MEIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$107,200$132,220$167,250400.33
69Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,510$132,210$175,9303301.02
70San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,590$132,150$172,2202,2300.91
71Pueblo, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$106,390$132,050$168,710700.74
72Rome, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,930$131,680$174,590600.9
73Anniston-Oxford, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,720$131,420$163,950901.25
74Spartanburg, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,070$131,250$163,2207002.67
75Athens-Clarke County, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,850$131,200$167,4901000.68
76Corpus Christi, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,480$131,180$159,9102600.84
77Binghamton, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,470$131,160$174,1201000.66
78Syracuse, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,610$131,100$170,2304000.85
79Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,400$130,940$162,3401000.76
80Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,060$130,850$167,4503800.32
81Rocky Mount, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,320$130,720$165,6701802.09
82San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PRIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,740$130,690$168,6107400.68
83Wilmington, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,430$130,690$178,8502700.91
84Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,240$130,560$162,7402900.92
85Ponce, PRIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$107,990$130,550$160,880900.93
86Columbus, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,430$130,490$163,8503604.54
87Ann Arbor, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,060$130,470$166,9503400.98
88Raleigh-Cary, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,770$130,120$164,8101,0100.86
89Anchorage, AKIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,610$130,070$153,4901100.4
90Yakima, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,840$129,990$163,120800.53
91Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,990$129,840$165,0908,8501.24
92Lynchburg, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,250$129,640$158,2701801.19
93Parkersburg-Vienna, WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,930$129,500$150,120901.65
94Peoria, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,600$129,500$167,4203701.41
95Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,840$129,490$164,6101,5102.2
96Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,310$129,390$168,0601,4300.7
97Salinas, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,150$129,360$164,1901600.56
98Kansas City, MO-KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,360$129,300$165,7901,4300.82
99Kingston, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,130$128,990$159,500600.63
100Billings, MTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,740$128,810$168,480500.32
101Mobile, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,750$128,770$165,3402901.07
102Walla Walla, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,500$128,750$148,300300.79
103Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,400$128,640$163,4202,5401.18
104Greenville, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,710$128,600$161,2201501.17
105Victoria, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,070$128,600$160,110701.11
106New Haven, CTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,370$128,550$161,5403700.83
107Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,050$128,540$163,1109,1200.92
108Columbus, GA-ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,390$128,520$160,4201500.8
109Hattiesburg, MSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,250$128,480$160,050800.78
110Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,960$128,410$161,1902000.47
111Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$107,190$128,410$164,7502100.51
112St. Joseph, MO-KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$105,230$128,370$155,7901802.14
113Glens Falls, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$110,500$128,350$165,600600.78
114Enid, OKIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$88,820$128,270$145,900401.05
115Columbia, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,020$128,050$159,5208501.36
116Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,540$127,960$157,0301,1000.51
117Vineland, NJIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,910$127,930$157,8302001.98
118Hanford-Corcoran, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,540$127,810$158,660700.95
119Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,150$127,800$159,6901,9801.03
120Kalamazoo-Portage, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,010$127,770$157,7304902.57
121Dover, DEIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,000$127,720$148,510500.47
122Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,200$127,660$163,4502,6300.57
123Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,680$127,640$165,3603,5801.16
124Brunswick-St. Simons, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,230$127,520$156,700400.52
125Colorado Springs, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,880$127,390$165,7301300.26
126Wichita, KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,010$127,360$167,6205101.03
127Sumter, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,990$127,350$161,280801.53
128Madison, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$104,270$127,020$163,5901,4502.25
129Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,720$126,960$155,4102,6900.71
130Modesto, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,370$126,930$162,9003201.03
131Jefferson City, MOIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,700$126,890$168,7901100.91
132Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,880$126,780$152,260400.45
133Florence, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,330$126,630$160,5302902.05
134Gulfport-Biloxi, MSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,600$126,570$155,7303701.47
135Amarillo, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,130$126,530$160,2801900.97
136Bakersfield-Delano, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,600$126,520$159,8303000.57
137Lewiston-Auburn, MEIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,170$126,300$148,860700.88
138Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,970$126,250$160,5605701.11
139Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,490$126,200$160,3005,9501.97
140Lawrence, KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$109,400$126,170$149,900600.73
141Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,700$126,160$164,4403,9100.85
142San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,350$126,060$144,6201,3400.75
143Battle Creek, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,640$126,050$145,6102302.6
144Tucson, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,900$125,810$154,8004600.74
145Barnstable Town, MAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$110,650$125,730$158,410400.26
146Cincinnati, OH-KY-INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,650$125,680$158,6403,1301.79
147Lawton, OKIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,240$125,510$198,940Not published by BLSNot published by BLS
148Stockton-Lodi, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,940$125,510$159,2504000.88
149Monroe, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,530$125,410$161,8901602.44
150Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,120$125,400$168,9101100.93
151Bowling Green, KYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,400$125,170$154,0103902.97
152Asheville, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,740$125,140$165,8303601.25
153Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,600$125,100$170,730600.74
154Odessa, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,920$125,070$164,2801501.19
155Longview, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,740$124,940$155,1002701.46
156Winston-Salem, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,220$124,880$162,4406601.52
157Oklahoma City, OKIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,040$124,810$138,2006300.59
158Providence-Warwick, RI-MAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,680$124,810$162,3101,2301.09
159Chico, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,740$124,780$178,1001000.84
160Redding, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,330$124,780$161,840900.79
161Greensboro-High Point, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,790$124,570$157,0101,0401.8
162Portland-South Portland, MEIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$108,000$124,570$150,7004601.01
163Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,900$124,550$160,9304300.75
164Albany, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$81,540$124,350$132,710800.85
165Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,190$124,290$159,6606402.62
166Urban Honolulu, HIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,600$124,290$165,770900.13
167Lexington-Fayette, KYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,930$124,230$142,0308301.83
168Muskegon-Norton Shores, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,310$124,100$136,4102802.88
169Kankakee, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$100,700$124,070$146,5901201.82
170Charleston-North Charleston, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$115,660$124,060$158,7109801.57
171Lafayette-West Lafayette, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,470$124,050$159,3702701.66
172Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$102,000$124,030$160,3302,1801.24
173Arecibo, PRIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$76,250$124,020$173,460500.84
174Bozeman, MTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,870$124,020$165,770500.43
175Tulsa, OKIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,710$123,930$159,2907301
176Reno, NVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,140$123,920$140,6805901.35
177Jackson, TNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,660$123,840$158,1201801.32
178Salt Lake City-Murray, UTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,460$123,830$158,6601,1900.91
179North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,420$123,760$155,5103500.64
180Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,430$123,590$163,3408201.37
181Merced, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,010$123,590$145,6301301.04
182Morristown, TNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,640$123,510$154,2001501.99
183Tuscaloosa, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,700$123,390$145,1002401.38
184Green Bay, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,700$123,240$138,0907002.54
185Waco, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,150$123,200$154,5602401.15
186Yuba City, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,220$123,170$150,700800.93
187Farmington, NMIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,100$123,140$164,600500.63
188Albuquerque, NMIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,550$123,110$159,2102600.41
189St. Louis, MO-ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,080$122,860$157,8802,2501.06
190Gainesville, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,260$122,810$169,7101300.53
191Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,510$122,680$157,8808501
192Champaign-Urbana, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,180$122,600$141,3201400.85
193Wildwood-The Villages, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,550$122,540$148,720300.53
194Sioux City, IA-NE-SDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,850$122,430$156,7802101.79
195Visalia, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,720$122,430$154,2102100.78
196Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,050$122,350$158,7001200.46
197Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,990$122,260$152,900900.66
198Jacksonville, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,210$122,190$167,4707700.63
199Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,090$121,840$166,4201,0500.47
200Kokomo, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,390$121,790$128,6401101.93
201Chattanooga, TN-GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,050$121,670$153,9506801.6
202Evansville, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,050$121,610$152,7203201.5
203Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,700$121,560$154,500500.38
204Sherman-Denison, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,800$121,330$161,790901.12
205Clarksville, TN-KYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,930$121,110$151,8003101.87
206Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,240$121,090$157,3002,1200.78
207San Angelo, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,470$121,060$174,440800.98
208Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,290$121,000$164,6801700.57
209Springfield, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,730$121,000$140,870600.39
210Rockford, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,670$120,800$150,9604602.09
211Florence-Muscle Shoals, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,090$120,490$159,9501301.48
212Charlottesville, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,820$120,380$166,380500.29
213Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$86,300$120,090$164,9002,3000.51
214Knoxville, TNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$88,240$120,020$161,6407501.12
215Montgomery, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,110$119,990$152,9901900.73
216Salisbury, MDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$106,340$119,870$169,450700.79
217Ogden, UTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,190$119,820$145,9003900.91
218Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,880$119,610$154,420Not published by BLSNot published by BLS
219Topeka, KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,940$119,550$151,9001200.65
220Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,030$119,480$136,3802001.2
221Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,210$119,360$160,8001,5500.68
222Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,600$119,190$141,620701.25
223Roanoke, VAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,600$119,180$154,1201800.75
224Kenosha, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,160$118,990$150,4402602.17
225Burlington-South Burlington, VTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$101,850$118,880$140,2602001.05
226Reading, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,020$118,830$135,4504501.61
227La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,800$118,770$138,7002101.53
228Fresno, CAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,220$118,590$151,3505500.73
229Tyler, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,830$118,530$156,1901100.58
230Texarkana, TX-ARIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,330$118,450$163,2301001.14
231Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,110$118,440$148,9202,0001.15
232Bloomington, ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$103,410$118,390$141,0701200.85
233Waterbury-Shelton, CTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,040$118,180$139,9603901.53
234Memphis, TN-MS-ARIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,570$118,120$156,2709100.93
235Lafayette, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,900$118,030$149,6901700.59
236Cedar Rapids, IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,490$118,000$139,5703101.42
237Lima, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,160$117,990$152,6101501.92
238Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,910$117,950$155,9304001.4
239Utica-Rome, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,850$117,720$138,4001600.88
240Racine-Mount Pleasant, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,250$117,190$136,380Not published by BLSNot published by BLS
241Dalton, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,070$116,720$154,1202202.08
242El Paso, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,170$116,580$151,9003400.64
243Grand Junction, COIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,890$116,240$147,740400.41
244Rochester, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,110$116,140$150,4008001.02
245Jackson, MSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,880$116,130$151,8803900.92
246Gadsden, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$88,000$115,430$141,430400.8
247Fargo, ND-MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,510$115,120$139,5001900.8
248distribution management software, KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,890$114,990$164,400600.65
249Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,560$114,410$137,8402,3602.49
250Ames, IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,140$113,930$143,6701201.39
251Bay City, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,860$113,810$154,0701703.12
252Paducah, KY-ILIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,200$113,380$140,1301101.39
253Birmingham, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,610$113,270$151,9006500.79
254Burlington, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,680$112,690$139,0601801.7
255Fayetteville, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,190$112,680$138,8801000.49
256Jackson, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,450$112,650$136,6102602.92
257Valdosta, GAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,860$112,570$143,280800.91
258York-Hanover, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,140$112,490$145,9704501.55
259Winchester, VA-WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,650$112,270$143,670800.75
260Grand Forks, ND-MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,270$112,200$141,730700.81
261Alexandria, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,270$112,060$144,370500.51
262Columbus, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,560$112,020$146,3101,8601.06
263Terre Haute, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,160$111,900$132,7801901.81
264Lancaster, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$86,090$111,860$138,7905501.37
265Saginaw, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,650$111,860$134,1302301.78
266Oshkosh-Neenah, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,320$111,840$142,0704402.94
267Duluth, MN-WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,820$111,630$133,6501700.85
268Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$78,820$111,600$150,4802600.55
269Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,720$111,440$156,1901,9301.78
270Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,200$111,060$130,100600.52
271Auburn-Opelika, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,560$110,980$134,3901000.87
272Lakeland-Winter Haven, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,820$110,910$152,9704501.07
273Brownsville-Harlingen, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$77,590$110,830$135,6901000.4
274Toledo, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$88,800$110,760$137,3008801.91
275Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,010$110,630$140,550700.76
276Goldsboro, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,840$110,560$133,700901.35
277Corvallis, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,770$110,460$134,750400.61
278Lansing-East Lansing, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,600$110,410$134,4405801.69
279Tallahassee, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,800$110,360$154,2101200.42
280Sandusky, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,830$110,110$132,6301602.05
281Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,970$110,070$134,8601000.43
282Omaha, NE-IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$88,890$109,960$134,5608201.04
283Pittsburgh, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$86,000$109,840$139,0401,7100.97
284Canton-Massillon, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,340$109,820$134,6604401.72
285Killeen-Temple, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,540$109,780$136,3601600.69
286Elkhart-Goshen, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,000$109,750$153,3209304.57
287Niles, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,120$109,470$136,3202402.56
288Owensboro, KYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$86,280$109,400$153,9301401.85
289Jonesboro, ARIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,220$109,210$145,240900.94
290Elmira, NYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,940$108,990$143,570701.36
291Naples-Marco Island, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,040$108,960$164,9401300.47
292Abilene, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,900$108,830$135,700900.77
293Hammond, LAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,030$108,750$140,820400.55
294Boise City, IDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,010$108,730$135,6405000.81
295Appleton, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,990$108,680$135,8705402.72
296Lincoln, NEIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,610$108,580$131,8603601.25
297Flagstaff, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$108,490$108,490$126,6201101
298Sioux Falls, SD-MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,920$108,380$130,3702300.8
299Bismarck, NDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,820$108,300$152,190400.32
300Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,750$108,070$137,510600.27
301Charleston, WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,720$107,960$141,7501100.69
302Columbia, MOIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,450$107,880$146,110800.46
303Eugene-Springfield, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,740$107,790$135,2702801.11
304Grand Island, NEIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$97,610$107,650$133,4201502.33
305Des Moines-West Des Moines, IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,150$107,550$141,6405100.79
306Rochester, MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$92,820$107,520$139,8701100.58
307Cleveland, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,990$107,380$137,6002,5201.54
308Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,830$107,340$128,0202100.94
309Lubbock, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,870$107,340$145,1101300.48
310Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$94,950$107,200$136,590800.38
311Jacksonville, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,570$107,150$114,620300.37
312Akron, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,840$106,640$137,6608101.6
313Fort Smith, AR-OKIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,110$106,520$130,3302201.46
314Michigan City-La Porte, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$96,100$106,380$134,2801402.09
315South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,510$106,280$131,7703301.6
316Iowa City, IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,290$106,130$127,4401300.85
317Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,100$106,030$134,5404700.97
318Cleveland, TNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,160$105,780$139,7901702.43
319Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,200$105,770$137,1308400.46
320Fort Wayne, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$99,500$105,680$134,6907402.07
321Las Cruces, NMIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,860$105,660$151,380400.35
322Wichita Falls, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,810$105,640$132,880800.85
323College Station-Bryan, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$78,570$105,170$148,1001300.62
324Youngstown-Warren, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,420$105,100$129,8604001.59
325Gettysburg, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,680$105,000$132,4901102.25
326Flint, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$98,520$104,990$138,5704402.06
327Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,500$104,990$134,7704701.15
328Mankato, MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$93,370$104,470$134,6501101.21
329Ocala, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,970$104,400$162,2501500.77
330Traverse City, MIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,470$104,390$130,1701501.41
331Eau Claire, WIIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$91,990$104,340$134,2702301.66
332Springfield, MOIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$81,870$104,190$135,0102300.64
333Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,170$104,180$133,4509101.55
334Twin Falls, IDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,280$104,010$126,7801201.45
335Idaho Falls, IDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,140$103,760$138,800900.7
336State College, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$78,770$103,700$134,750800.72
337Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$81,730$103,660$150,1402500.71
338Joplin, MO-KSIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,550$103,620$143,6701801.34
339St. George, UTIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$72,170$103,590$124,950800.58
340Hot Springs, ARIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,000$103,580$135,230600.94
341Logan, UT-IDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$84,620$103,480$129,3601801.68
342Wheeling, WV-OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,610$103,000$135,150800.84
343Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,660$102,880$129,5503700.71
344Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$85,990$102,810$128,3201701.27
345Chambersburg, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$77,850$102,720$134,5901201.24
346Rapid City, SDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$87,460$102,660$123,370700.56
347St. Cloud, MNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$89,600$102,650$128,3201901.13
348Carson City, NVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,650$102,610$133,940601.14
349Bend, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$90,810$102,590$128,6801700.97
350Salem, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,720$102,490$128,9902100.71
351Elizabethtown, KYIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,660$102,240$130,2102002.46
352Dothan, ALIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,330$102,100$154,990900.95
353Muncie, INIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,790$102,080$127,400801.09
354Dubuque, IAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,280$101,850$134,6501902.04
355Yuma, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$86,450$101,350$128,340700.66
356Medford, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$80,270$101,300$130,9301300.92
357Laredo, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$73,230$101,280$141,860500.26
358Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$65,360$101,140$146,600300.62
359Port St. Lucie, FLIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$81,130$101,080$141,9702000.73
360Pocatello, IDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$95,180$100,920$125,140400.68
361Mansfield, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$78,440$100,480$125,6901702.25
362Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NCIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$72,500$100,450$122,450400.6
363Erie, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$79,780$100,340$129,2502701.42
364Williamsport, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$83,660$100,060$131,9501101.45
365Altoona, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$78,400$99,660$127,7401201.34
366Grants Pass, ORIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$81,910$99,620$129,990501.01
367McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$76,900$99,590$132,3201500.32
368Johnson City, TNIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$77,850$99,450$139,5001301.02
369Lebanon, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$81,570$99,160$132,6901702.04
370Morgantown, WVIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$78,930$98,820$129,320400.38
371Springfield, OHIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$82,590$98,630$119,7901301.8
372Coeur d'Alene, IDIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$67,020$95,010$126,450700.61
373Johnstown, PAIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$72,140$92,670$118,270600.78
374Mayaguez, PRIndustrial Production Managers (11-3051)$74,590$86,200$119,510400.5

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.

  1. Aguadilla, PR5.54
  2. Ponce, PR4.85
  3. Arecibo, PR4.75
  4. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR4.44
  5. Monroe, LA3.48
  6. Mayaguez, PR3.41
  7. Hattiesburg, MS3.40
  8. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA3.27
  9. Lewiston, ID-WA3.26
  10. Decatur, AL3.24
  11. Beckley, WV3.21
  12. Athens-Clarke County, GA3.18
  13. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL3.17
  14. Enid, OK3.17
  15. Gadsden, AL3.15
  16. New Orleans-Metairie, LA3.13
  17. Midland, MI3.12
  18. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3.11
  19. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX3.10
  20. Rome, GA3.09
  21. Manchester-Nashua, NH3.08
  22. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV3.08
  23. Anniston-Oxford, AL3.08
  24. Brunswick-St. Simons, GA3.04
  25. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX3.04

Bars show the highest 25 of 374. The table lists all.

Value Stream Manager median over all-occupations median (May 2025)
MetroRole medianAll-occupations medianRatioLQ
Aguadilla, PR$146,710$26,4805.540.61
Ponce, PR$130,550$26,9404.850.93
Arecibo, PR$124,020$26,1204.750.84
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$130,690$29,4404.440.68
Monroe, LA$132,660$38,1503.480.84
Mayaguez, PR$86,200$25,2703.410.5
Hattiesburg, MS$128,480$37,7503.400.78
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$166,030$50,7703.271.24
Lewiston, ID-WA$157,500$48,3003.261.62
Decatur, AL$150,030$46,2803.242.46
Beckley, WV$134,150$41,8503.210.53
Athens-Clarke County, GA$131,200$41,2203.180.68
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$122,260$38,5203.170.66
Enid, OK$128,270$40,5003.171.05
Gadsden, AL$115,430$36,6603.150.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$147,980$47,2903.130.82
Midland, MI$154,070$49,3403.121.79
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$135,900$43,7103.110.34
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$150,860$48,6303.102.13
Rome, GA$131,680$42,6703.090.9
Manchester-Nashua, NH$174,360$56,5303.082.22
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$129,500$42,0003.081.65
Anniston-Oxford, AL$131,420$42,6803.081.25
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$127,520$41,9403.040.52
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$110,830$36,4903.040.4
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$120,490$39,7403.031.48
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$134,860$44,8203.011.09
Bloomington, IN$143,270$47,6603.011.96
Lake Charles, LA$136,800$45,7002.991.26
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$133,110$44,4702.990.94
Victoria, TX$128,600$43,0502.991.11
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$134,280$45,0302.980.54
Lawton, OK$125,510$42,0902.98Not published by BLS
Macon-Bibb County, GA$134,490$45,1602.980.96
Rocky Mount, NC$130,720$43,9602.972.09
Gainesville, GA$136,460$45,9002.971.13
Sumter, SC$127,350$42,8902.971.53
Columbus, GA-AL$128,520$43,5402.950.8
Harrisonburg, VA$136,090$46,1102.950.63
El Paso, TX$116,580$39,5102.950.64
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$135,660$45,9902.951.09
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$133,240$45,2402.952.01
El Centro, CA$132,280$45,1402.930.75
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$136,410$46,6102.931.54
Napa, CA$161,220$55,2102.921.95
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$126,570$43,4702.911.47
Florence, SC$126,630$43,5202.912.05
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$132,330$45,4802.910.58
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$110,070$37,9302.900.43
Corpus Christi, TX$131,180$45,3502.890.84
Savannah, GA$136,620$47,2402.890.8
Valdosta, GA$112,570$39,1102.880.91
Baton Rouge, LA$139,860$48,7102.871.06
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$130,940$45,6102.870.76
Longview-Kelso, WA$163,970$57,4202.861.49
Wilmington, NC$130,690$45,8002.850.91
Albany, GA$124,350$43,6202.850.85
Auburn-Opelika, AL$110,980$39,0702.840.87
Amarillo, TX$126,530$44,5802.840.97
Hot Springs, AR$103,580$36,5402.830.94
Hammond, LA$108,750$38,4802.830.55
Lafayette, LA$118,030$41,7802.830.59
Lynchburg, VA$129,640$46,1902.811.19
Morristown, TN$123,510$44,2802.791.99
San Angelo, TX$121,060$43,5302.780.98
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$129,490$46,5802.782.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$99,590$35,8302.780.32
Tyler, TX$118,530$42,6502.780.58
Bowling Green, KY$125,170$45,0402.782.97
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$121,560$43,8502.770.38
Warner Robins, GA$134,680$48,6002.770.47
Casper, WY$135,350$48,8802.770.91
Longview, TX$124,940$45,1502.771.46
Dalton, GA$116,720$42,2102.772.08
Jackson, TN$123,840$44,7902.761.32
Greenville, NC$128,600$46,5602.761.17
Alexandria, LA$112,060$40,6002.760.51
Columbia, SC$128,050$46,4302.761.36
Bangor, ME$132,220$47,9602.760.33
Spartanburg, SC$131,250$47,6502.752.67
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$124,290$45,2202.752.62
Texarkana, TX-AR$118,450$43,2002.741.14
Mobile, AL$128,770$47,0002.741.07
Dover, DE$127,720$46,6902.740.47
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$156,710$57,3702.730.97
Salinas, CA$129,360$47,3802.730.56
Tuscaloosa, AL$123,390$45,2202.731.38
Goldsboro, NC$110,560$40,5702.731.35
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$124,550$45,7902.720.75
Sherman-Denison, TX$121,330$44,6102.721.12
Laredo, TX$101,280$37,2502.720.26
Yakima, WA$129,990$47,8102.720.53
Visalia, CA$122,430$45,1302.710.78
Monroe, MI$125,410$46,2402.712.44
St. Joseph, MO-KS$128,370$47,3502.712.14
Jackson, MS$116,130$42,8502.710.92
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$132,870$49,0302.711.17
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$133,870$49,4102.711.16
Kankakee, IL$124,070$45,8302.711.82
Clarksville, TN-KY$121,110$44,8602.701.87
Pueblo, CO$132,050$48,9402.700.74
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$124,100$46,0602.692.88
Fort Smith, AR-OK$106,520$39,5602.691.46
Winston-Salem, NC$124,880$46,3802.691.52
Columbus, IN$130,490$48,4702.694.54
Farmington, NM$123,140$45,8202.690.63
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$126,060$47,0102.680.75
Waco, TX$123,200$46,0202.681.15
Greensboro-High Point, NC$124,570$46,5702.671.8
Dothan, AL$102,100$38,1702.670.95
Wichita, KS$127,360$47,6302.671.03
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$122,540$45,8302.670.53
Asheville, NC$125,140$46,8702.671.25
Montgomery, AL$119,990$44,9502.670.73
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$126,520$47,4702.670.57
Albany, OR$132,440$49,7002.661.63
Jacksonville, NC$107,150$40,2302.660.37
Lawrence, KS$126,170$47,3902.660.73
Tulsa, OK$123,930$46,6702.661
Vineland, NJ$127,930$48,1902.651.98
Binghamton, NY$131,160$49,4602.650.66
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$130,850$49,4302.650.32
Richmond, VA$136,030$51,4602.640.45
Oklahoma City, OK$124,810$47,2302.640.59
Jefferson City, MO$126,890$48,0302.640.91
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$127,810$48,4702.640.95
Tucson, AZ$125,810$47,7602.630.74
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$127,770$48,5102.632.57
Huntsville, AL$136,240$51,7402.631.04
Cleveland, TN$105,780$40,2302.632.43
Billings, MT$128,810$49,0602.630.32
Merced, CA$123,590$47,2202.621.04
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$121,000$46,2402.620.57
Glens Falls, NY$128,350$49,0902.610.78
Evansville, IN$121,610$46,5402.611.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$121,840$46,6302.610.47
Gainesville, FL$122,810$47,0202.610.53
Peoria, IL$129,500$49,5902.611.41
Lexington Park, MD$167,040$63,9902.610.49
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$123,760$47,4402.610.64
Bellingham, WA$150,800$57,8202.610.74
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$125,400$48,1202.610.93
Chattanooga, TN-GA$121,670$46,7002.611.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$125,100$48,0402.600.74
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$122,430$47,0302.601.79
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$119,190$45,8402.601.25
Chico, CA$124,780$48,0502.600.84
Pittsfield, MA$134,440$51,8602.590.65
Kennewick-Richland, WA$148,320$57,2902.590.47
Battle Creek, MI$126,050$48,6902.592.6
Jonesboro, AR$109,210$42,2402.590.94
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$132,990$51,4402.590.92
Kingston, NY$128,990$50,0202.580.63
Decatur, IL$132,250$51,2902.581.65
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$122,350$47,5202.570.46
Odessa, TX$125,070$48,5902.571.19
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$128,640$49,9902.571.18
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$126,780$49,2902.570.45
Rockford, IL$120,800$47,1202.562.09
Stockton-Lodi, CA$125,510$48,9902.560.88
Albuquerque, NM$123,110$48,0602.560.41
Burlington, NC$112,690$44,0102.561.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY$124,230$48,6202.561.83
Redding, CA$124,780$48,9202.550.79
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$126,300$49,5402.550.88
Knoxville, TN$120,020$47,0802.551.12
Lubbock, TX$107,340$42,1302.550.48
Kansas City, MO-KS$129,300$50,8202.540.82
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$124,050$48,7802.541.66
Greeley, CO$139,990$55,0702.540.88
Roanoke, VA$119,180$47,1402.530.75
Fresno, CA$118,590$46,9102.530.73
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$130,560$51,6902.530.92
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$124,060$49,1502.521.57
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$123,590$48,9902.521.37
Ithaca, NY$146,500$58,1302.520.43
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$118,120$46,8902.520.93
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$119,480$47,4402.521.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$128,410$50,9902.520.47
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$124,030$49,3402.511.24
Las Cruces, NM$105,660$42,0702.510.35
Modesto, CA$126,930$50,6102.511.03
distribution management software, KS$114,990$45,9002.510.65
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$125,680$50,1702.511.79
Raleigh-Cary, NC$130,120$51,9902.500.86
Jacksonville, FL$122,190$48,8302.500.63
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$121,090$48,4002.500.78
Lima, OH$117,990$47,1702.501.92
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$110,630$44,2302.500.76
Reno, NV$123,920$49,6602.501.35
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$127,660$51,1702.490.57
Bay City, MI$113,810$45,6202.493.12
Terre Haute, IN$111,900$44,8702.491.81
Kokomo, IN$121,790$48,9802.491.93
Midland, TX$135,200$54,4802.481.12
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$157,160$63,4902.480.84
Syracuse, NY$131,100$52,9902.470.85
Paducah, KY-IL$113,380$45,8602.471.39
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$156,180$63,2002.470.27
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$126,960$51,3802.470.71
Fayetteville, NC$112,680$45,6202.470.49
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$136,570$55,3102.470.47
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$120,090$48,6402.470.51
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$151,630$61,4302.470.48
Green Bay, WI$123,240$49,9402.472.54
Yuba City, CA$123,170$49,9702.460.93
Kenosha, WI$118,990$48,3102.462.17
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$118,770$48,2602.461.53
Salisbury, MD$119,870$48,7102.460.79
St. Louis, MO-IL$122,860$49,9902.461.06
Abilene, TX$108,830$44,3402.450.77
Ogden, UT$119,820$48,9002.450.91
Sandusky, OH$110,110$44,9702.452.05
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$133,890$54,7302.450.76
Wichita Falls, TX$105,640$43,2102.440.85
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$119,360$48,9402.440.68
Owensboro, KY$109,400$44,9602.431.85
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$117,950$48,5502.431.4
Walla Walla, WA$128,750$53,1002.420.79
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$126,200$52,0802.421.97
Saginaw, MI$111,860$46,2002.421.78
Champaign-Urbana, IL$122,600$50,7002.420.85
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$141,300$58,4602.420.78
Colorado Springs, CO$127,390$52,7102.420.26
Helena, MT$133,010$55,0402.420.45
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$143,990$59,5902.420.93
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$122,680$50,7902.421
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$148,440$61,4702.410.91
Topeka, KS$119,550$49,5402.410.65
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$107,340$44,6002.410.94
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$114,410$47,5702.412.49
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$126,250$52,5102.401.11
Utica-Rome, NY$117,720$48,9702.400.88
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$110,910$46,1402.401.07
Reading, PA$118,830$49,4402.401.61
Youngstown-Warren, OH$105,100$43,8002.401.59
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$117,190$48,8702.40Not published by BLS
Canton-Massillon, OH$109,820$45,8102.401.72
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$111,060$46,3302.400.52
Grand Junction, CO$116,240$48,5102.400.41
Worcester, MA$138,430$57,8302.391.07
Cedar Rapids, IA$118,000$49,3602.391.42
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$111,600$46,7802.390.55
Winchester, VA-WV$112,270$47,0702.390.75
Niles, MI$109,470$45,9802.382.56
Ocala, FL$104,400$43,9902.370.77
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$129,840$54,7202.371.24
Tallahassee, FL$110,360$46,5202.370.42
Birmingham, AL$113,270$47,7702.370.79
College Station-Bryan, TX$105,170$44,4702.360.62
Jackson, MI$112,650$47,7602.362.92
Ann Arbor, MI$130,470$55,3802.360.98
Charleston, WV$107,960$45,8302.360.69
Killeen-Temple, TX$109,780$46,6602.350.69
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$118,440$50,3902.351.15
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$146,460$62,3202.350.33
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$128,410$54,6602.350.51
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$100,450$42,9202.340.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$119,610$51,1602.34Not published by BLS
Vallejo, CA$136,940$58,6202.340.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$106,380$45,5402.342.09
York-Hanover, PA$112,490$48,1702.341.55
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$132,930$57,0302.330.39
Boulder, CO$162,040$69,5802.330.75
Wheeling, WV-OH$103,000$44,2502.330.84
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$132,210$56,8502.331.02
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$124,810$53,6802.331.09
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$126,160$54,3102.320.85
Lancaster, PA$111,860$48,2102.321.37
Muncie, IN$102,080$44,1102.311.09
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$103,660$44,9402.310.71
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$111,440$48,3702.301.78
Joplin, MO-KS$103,620$44,9802.301.34
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$128,540$55,8502.300.92
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$153,210$66,6202.300.82
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$118,180$51,4402.301.53
Springfield, IL$121,000$52,6702.300.39
Toledo, OH$110,760$48,2202.301.91
St. George, UT$103,590$45,1402.290.58
Yuma, AZ$101,350$44,1702.290.66
Twin Falls, ID$104,010$45,4002.291.45
Flint, MI$104,990$45,8802.292.06
Johnson City, TN$99,450$43,4802.291.02
Flagstaff, AZ$108,490$47,5002.281
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$106,280$46,5402.281.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$109,750$48,0702.284.57
Columbia, MO$107,880$47,2602.280.46
Naples-Marco Island, FL$108,960$47,8002.280.47
Elmira, NY$108,990$47,8502.281.36
Springfield, MO$104,190$45,7802.280.64
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$129,390$56,9502.270.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$137,950$60,7202.271.14
Ames, IA$113,930$50,2202.271.39
Rochester, NY$116,140$51,2102.271.02
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$105,770$46,6702.270.46
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$104,990$46,3302.271.15
Bozeman, MT$124,020$54,8302.260.43
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$135,540$59,9402.261.68
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$108,380$47,9702.260.8
Erie, PA$100,340$44,4602.261.42
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$107,200$47,5102.260.38
Fargo, ND-MN$115,120$51,0502.260.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN$112,200$49,7602.250.81
Gettysburg, PA$105,000$46,6102.252.25
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$132,150$58,6902.250.91
Altoona, PA$99,660$44,2702.251.34
Mansfield, OH$100,480$44,7002.252.25
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$123,830$55,2402.240.91
Pocatello, ID$100,920$45,1602.230.68
Duluth, MN-WI$111,630$50,0002.230.85
Logan, UT-ID$103,480$46,3602.231.68
Barnstable Town, MA$125,730$56,3602.230.26
Bloomington, IL$118,390$53,1402.230.85
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$132,970$59,7502.230.53
Rapid City, SD$102,660$46,2702.220.56
Idaho Falls, ID$103,760$46,8002.220.7
Fort Wayne, IN$105,680$47,7002.222.07
Boise City, ID$108,730$49,1002.210.81
Omaha, NE-IA$109,960$49,6602.211.04
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$164,420$74,2602.210.8
Pittsburgh, PA$109,840$49,6502.210.97
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$106,030$48,0102.210.97
Traverse City, MI$104,390$47,4702.201.41
Madison, WI$127,020$58,0802.192.25
Portland-South Portland, ME$124,570$56,9602.191.01
Elizabethtown, KY$102,240$46,8102.182.46
Akron, OH$106,640$48,8402.181.6
Columbus, OH$112,020$51,3402.181.06
Charlottesville, VA$120,380$55,1802.180.29
Lincoln, NE$108,580$49,8002.181.25
Grand Island, NE$107,650$49,4102.182.33
Appleton, WI$108,680$49,9102.182.72
Port St. Lucie, FL$101,080$46,4902.170.73
Williamsport, PA$100,060$46,0502.171.45
Urban Honolulu, HI$124,290$57,2202.170.13
Eugene-Springfield, OR$107,790$49,6802.171.11
Eau Claire, WI$104,340$48,1002.171.66
Springfield, OH$98,630$45,4702.171.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$102,810$47,4302.171.27
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$127,960$59,0702.170.51
Chambersburg, PA$102,720$47,5402.161.24
Anchorage, AK$130,070$60,2002.160.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$127,640$59,3202.151.16
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$101,140$47,0502.150.62
Cleveland, OH$107,380$50,1402.141.54
New Haven, CT$128,550$60,0602.140.83
Lebanon, PA$99,160$46,5002.132.04
Iowa City, IA$106,130$50,0602.120.85
Mankato, MN$104,470$49,5302.111.21
State College, PA$103,700$49,2202.110.72
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$127,800$60,6902.111.03
Johnstown, PA$92,670$44,1102.100.78
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$110,410$52,8002.091.69
Dubuque, IA$101,850$48,7502.092.04
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$151,580$72,6102.091.03
Morgantown, WV$98,820$47,3502.090.38
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$104,180$49,9802.081.55
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$107,550$51,8202.080.79
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$102,880$49,6102.070.71
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$111,840$54,0602.072.94
Bismarck, ND$108,300$52,5602.060.32
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$171,140$84,0502.041.23
Medford, OR$101,300$49,9002.030.92
St. Cloud, MN$102,650$50,8402.021.13
Coeur d'Alene, ID$95,010$47,7501.990.61
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$118,880$60,0201.981.05
Grants Pass, OR$99,620$50,7301.961.01
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$137,860$71,0601.940.26
Corvallis, OR$110,460$57,6801.920.61
Bend, OR$102,590$54,5701.880.97
Salem, OR$102,490$55,3101.850.71
Carson City, NV$102,610$56,6801.811.14
Rochester, MN$107,520$60,6201.770.58
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$108,070$61,9601.740.27

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.

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Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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.

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For the same Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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.

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Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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.

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For the same Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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.

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The Value Stream Manager metro ranking: Value Stream Manager, 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 Value Stream Manager metro ranking to plan a search or discuss an offer with a hiring manager.

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The Value Stream Manager role is defined by the end-to-end flow of product from incoming material to finished output, representing a significant shift from traditional departmental management. Published wage data for this role is buried within general industrial management categories, providing no insight into the specific level of responsibility or the technical flow required by your plant.

Recruiter's read. Qualitative interpretation, not another BLS estimate.

The Value Stream Manager role is defined by the end-to-end flow of product from incoming material to finished output, representing a significant shift from traditional departmental management. Published wage data for this role is buried within general industrial management categories, providing no insight into the specific level of responsibility or the technical flow required by your plant. Consequently, you must define the remit's scope before assessing market pay.

Your hiring criteria should center on the candidate's ability to make constraint-based decisions that balance inventory against delivery deadlines. This is the evidence of competence that matters for your plant's success, not a list of past projects. When reviewing regional salary ranges, realize these numbers aggregate roles with widely varying scopes, from managing one simple department to managing a full, complex production stream.

Do not base your initial offer on national or regional medians, which lack the specificity needed for this particular management style. Instead, focus on building a short list by mapping managers currently handling assembly or machining flow. A qualified candidate will value the authority over the end-to-end product stream more than they will value a standard wage increase. A move must hold up in the context of their daily work-life reality.

A frequent hiring mistake involves focusing on whether a candidate has held a title in their past, rather than their competence in managing the flow you have. If your opening doesn't give them real authority, a competitive salary will not keep them from leaving later. Your search should prioritize finding someone who can walk you through an actual constraint decision they faced, as this proves they have the needed expertise.

Before an offer is extended, settle the reporting lines and the specific constraints the candidate will manage. By keeping the offer decision with your internal team and ensuring the candidate understands the exact nature of their responsibilities, you minimize the risk of a counteroffer. Your goal is to secure a leader who sees the value in your specific production flow, regardless of how regional wage reports compare.

What should you know about questions before using this pay map?

The pay should be justified by the scope of responsibility, specifically the end-to-end control of the product flow. If the role requires managing flow from input to output, the compensation should reflect the increased complexity and accountability of that position.

Does this role justify higher pay than a standard department manager?

The pay should be justified by the scope of responsibility, specifically the end-to-end control of the product flow. If the role requires managing flow from input to output, the compensation should reflect the increased complexity and accountability of that position.

How can we distinguish between candidates with relevant experience?

Ask candidates to describe a specific constraint decision where they had to balance inventory and delivery. This exposes their judgment and actual decision-making authority, which is more critical than a title match or years in a position.

What should we do if our wage range is below the regional median?

If you are below the median, you must lean on the quality of the opportunity and the specific production challenges your plant faces. A strong candidate will be more attracted to the chance to fix or optimize a value stream than they will be to a slightly higher salary elsewhere.

Why do candidates leave for lower-paying, better-scoped jobs?

Candidates often leave for roles that offer more autonomy and a broader scope of responsibility, even if the salary is similar. They are looking for professional growth through handling more complex systems, not just a marginal pay increase.

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