Maintenance Supervisor Salary in the US
Maintenance Supervisor Salary Range
$86,300
$107,100
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.
Salary benchmarks are based on a mix of TQR internal data and external market research for specialized manufacturing and technical roles in the U.S.
Maintenance Supervisor salaries in the Packaging Manufacturing industry typically range from $86,300 to $107,100, with a midpoint of $95,000. Compensation varies based on maintenance leadership experience, equipment reliability expertise, preventive maintenance programs, manufacturing environment, technical skills, and overall responsibility for supporting plant operations.
What the Salary Percentiles Mean
The following range has been generated based on real salary data across North America.
$86,300
$107,100
$86,300
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.
$95,000
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.
$107,100
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 Supervisor’s Salary
Maintenance Supervisor compensation can vary based on manufacturing experience, maintenance leadership responsibilities, equipment complexity, technical expertise, shift coverage, and operational scope. Employers may need to adjust compensation when the role includes predictive maintenance, facility management, PLC troubleshooting, capital project support, CMMS administration, or responsibility for multiple production lines and maintenance personnel.
Maintenance Supervisor Job Description:
A Maintenance Supervisor oversees daily maintenance activities within a packaging manufacturing facility to ensure equipment reliability, production efficiency, plant safety, and operational continuity. This role helps companies maximize equipment uptime, minimize downtime, and support continuous manufacturing operations by coordinating maintenance activities, leading technicians, and ensuring preventive and corrective maintenance programs are effectively executed.
Maintenance Supervisors often work closely with production, engineering, quality, operations, contractors, and outside vendors. Their work may include scheduling maintenance activities, supervising maintenance technicians, troubleshooting equipment issues, coordinating emergency repairs, managing work orders, supporting capital projects, and maintaining facility systems. In a manufacturing environment, the role is highly hands-on while providing daily leadership and technical guidance to the maintenance team.
Maintenance Supervisors are expected to understand how equipment performance impacts productivity, quality, safety, cost, and customer service. Strong candidates typically combine maintenance expertise with leadership skills, mechanical and electrical knowledge, troubleshooting ability, communication, and continuous improvement experience to improve equipment reliability, develop maintenance teams, and support operational excellence.
Common Responsibilities:
Supervising daily maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, plant uptime, and manufacturing performance.
Planning, scheduling, and coordinating preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to minimize production downtime.
Troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control system issues while supporting emergency equipment repairs.
Leading, coaching, developing, and evaluating maintenance technicians to promote safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Coordinating with contractors, vendors, and service providers to support equipment repairs, facility maintenance, and specialized maintenance activities.
Inspecting production equipment and facility systems to ensure reliable operation and high-quality maintenance standards.
Supporting capital projects, equipment installations, upgrades, and commissioning activities.
Managing maintenance work orders, equipment records, service reports, spare parts inventory, and CMMS documentation.
Monitoring maintenance budgets, inventory levels, and maintenance expenditures while identifying cost-saving opportunities.
Ensuring compliance with OSHA, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), environmental regulations, company safety policies, and applicable maintenance standards.
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TQR recruits for specialized roles across packaging, industrial automation, manufacturing, food production, life sciences, and related technical markets. Current openings may include engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, supply chain, and plant leadership roles.
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