Maintenance Mechanic Salary in the US
$62,105
$87,335
Low Range
High Range
Midpoint
This salary range represents a national benchmark in USD. Regional salary adjustment factors can be applied below to estimate how compensation may shift by state.
Maintenance Mechanic Salary Range
Maintenance Mechanic salaries in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing industry typically range from $62,105 to $87,335, with a midpoint of $72,345. Compensation varies based on industrial maintenance experience, mechanical troubleshooting expertise, preventive maintenance knowledge, packaging equipment experience, automation exposure, and overall responsibility for equipment reliability and plant performance.
What the Salary Percentiles Mean
The following range has been generated based on real salary data across North America.
$62,105
$87,335
$62,105
25th percentile
Employees in this section often have a lower level of experience or skills and
are still growing into their role. This role may also be at a small to medium-sized business.
$72,345
50th percentile
Employees in this section typically demonstrate the required level of experience plus many skills that are deemed an asset. This role is likely at a medium-sized business.
$87,335
75th percentile
Employees in this section typically demonstrate a higher-level of expertise and/or enhanced qualifications. They should also have a proven track record and cultural fit. This role is likely at a larger business.
Regional Salary Adjustments
Salary ranges can vary by region based on cost of living, labor competition, industry concentration, and talent availability. The map below shows regional adjustment factors that can be applied to the national salary benchmark as a directional guide.
Factors That Affect a Maintenance Mechanic's Salary
Maintenance Mechanic compensation can vary based on manufacturing experience, equipment complexity, mechanical expertise, troubleshooting skills, shift responsibility, and maintenance scope. Employers may need to adjust compensation when the role includes advanced mechanical systems, PLC troubleshooting, printing press maintenance, predictive maintenance programs, automation support, or responsibility for maintaining critical production equipment.
Maintenance Mechanic Job Description:
A Maintenance Mechanic installs, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and optimizes manufacturing equipment and mechanical systems within a manufacturing environment. This role helps companies maximize equipment reliability, production efficiency, product quality, safety, and overall plant performance by performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance while minimizing equipment downtime and supporting continuous manufacturing operations.
Maintenance Mechanics often work with equipment, printing presses, conveyors, motors, pumps, gearboxes, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, PLC-controlled machinery, and facility equipment. Their work may include diagnosing equipment failures, performing mechanical repairs, conducting preventive maintenance, supporting equipment installations and upgrades, troubleshooting production issues, and collaborating with production, engineering, maintenance, and quality teams.
Maintenance Mechanics are expected to understand how equipment performance impacts productivity, quality, safety, cost, and customer satisfaction. Strong candidates typically combine mechanical maintenance expertise with troubleshooting ability, technical knowledge, communication skills, and continuous improvement experience to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and support efficient manufacturing operations.
Common Responsibilities:
Installing, inspecting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing equipment and mechanical systems to maximize equipment reliability and plant uptime.
Performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production machinery, printing presses, conveyors, pumps, motors, gearboxes, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
Diagnosing mechanical, electrical, and PLC-related equipment failures while implementing effective corrective actions to minimize downtime.
Monitoring equipment performance and identifying opportunities to improve reliability, productivity, safety, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Supporting equipment installations, upgrades, commissioning, changeovers, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, equipment manuals, schematics, and technical documentation to support maintenance activities.
Maintaining accurate maintenance records, work orders, equipment histories, spare parts inventory, and CMMS documentation.
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