2027 US EDITION

US Engineering & Manufacturing Salary Guide 2027

Make informed decisions about your next hire or career move. Explore salary benchmarks and hiring insights across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York, covering engineering, manufacturing and management roles.

Introducing the Wentworth James US Salary Guide

Our 2027 US Engineering & Manufacturing Salary Guide brings together salary benchmarks and hiring insights across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York, helping employers and professionals understand pay across these key industrial markets.

Whether you’re planning your next hire, reviewing salaries across your team or exploring a career move, the guide provides a useful starting point for informed conversations about compensation.

We’ve organised the guide into engineering, manufacturing and management categories, with state-by-state salary ranges for technical specialists, skilled manufacturing professionals and operational leaders.

Alongside salary benchmarks, you’ll find insights into in-demand skills, candidate shortages and the factors that influence hiring decisions, from technical experience and location to benefits and career progression.

Download the Wentworth James 2027 US Salary Guide to help plan your next hire or career move.

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What’s inside our 2027 US Salary Guide?

Explore salary ranges and recruitment insights across five engineering and manufacturing markets in the Eastern and Central United States.

Inside the guide, you’ll find:

  • 2027 salary benchmarks across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York.
  • Engineering salary ranges for mechanical, electrical, controls, automation, design and reliability engineers.
  • Manufacturing benchmarks covering manufacturing and quality engineers, maintenance engineers, CNC machinists, production supervisors and continuous improvement specialists.
  • Management salary ranges for engineering, maintenance, plant, manufacturing, operations and production managers.
  • In-demand technical skills and commentary on roles that can be particularly challenging to fill.
  • State-by-state market overviews, including major industrial hubs and key sectors.
  • Practical hiring guidance on setting salary bands, attracting candidates and presenting a competitive opportunity.
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Let’s talk engineering & manufacturing

Whether you’re looking to strengthen your team or explore your next career move, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with our US engineering and manufacturing recruitment team to discuss how we can help.