Lean manufacturing salary: $142K median
The median advertised Lean manufacturing salary is $142K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $113K to $172K: counted from 459 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $69 an hour or $11,875 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $202K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Lean manufacturing jobs
$142Kmedian advertised salary
$113K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$146Kaverage advertised salary
459roles counted
Lean manufacturing salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $210K, 28% more than senior roles ($165K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $165K | $146K–$174K | 111 |
| Lead and above | $210K | $164K–$234K | 68 |
| No level in the title | $126K | $101K–$148K | 271 |
Lean manufacturing salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $191K | 21 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $188K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸California | $154K | 234 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $142K | 446 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $132K | 59 |
Skills that pay more for Lean manufacturing roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechatronics | $160K | +$18K | 88 |
| Sensor fusion | $154K | +$11K | 153 |
| Security clearance | $154K | +$11K | 126 |
| Procurement | $154K | +$11K | 45 |
| Computer Vision | $154K | +$11K | 155 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Shield AI | $214K | 11 |
| Waymo | $212K | 3 |
| Affirm | $195K | 5 |
| Pure Storage | $191K | 4 |
| Zoox | $184K | 4 |
| Omada Health | $182K | 3 |
| Skydio | $170K | 5 |
| 1X | $161K | 5 |
| Anduril Industries | $154K | 153 |
| Senra Systems | $152K | 5 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $152K | 14 |
| Apex Technology | $148K | 3 |
| Lucid Motors | $146K | 4 |
| General Matter | $145K | 4 |
| Rocket Lab | $140K | 13 |
| Crusoe | $140K | 17 |
| Hermeus | $135K | 3 |
| True Anomaly | $132K | 3 |
| Vast | $132K | 9 |
| SpaceX | $118K | 49 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $106K | 12 |
| Oscar Health | $100K | 23 |
| Gotion | $100K | 23 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $100K | 4 |
| Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope | $98K | 7 |
Highest-paying open Lean manufacturing roles
All Lean manufacturing jobs- VP Production, Connected WarfareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveComputer VisionSensor fusionLean manufacturing
- VP Production, Frontier SystemsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$252K - $382KLead and aboveComputer VisionSensor fusionLean manufacturing
- Vice President, ProductionTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA or Denver, CO$300K - $350KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceMechatronicsRF engineering
- Head of Aircraft Production (R6147)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$233K - $349KLead and aboveLean manufacturingSolderingISO 9001
- Director, Travel & ExpenseDatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California; United States$190K - $327KLead and aboveCPAAuditLean manufacturing
- Hardware Engineering Operations / Manufacturing, AVPAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$280K - $310KMandarinTest equipmentHardware interfaces
- Director, Order-to-Cash AssuranceAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA$230K - $300KLead and aboveSQLWorkdayCPA
- Vice President, Hardware QualityWhoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$200K - $300KLead and abovePCB designProcurementLean manufacturing
- Senior Manager, R&D Vehicle ProductionZoox · 🇺🇸Fremont, CA$195K - $293KSeniorERPMechatronicsMechanical assembly
- Senior Director, Capacity Planning, Workforce Operations & AnalyticsOmada Health · 🇺🇸Remote, USA$233K - $291KRemoteLead and aboveAI agentsLean manufacturingDemand planning
- Vice President, OperationsSkyryse · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$200K - $280KLead and aboveContract negotiationERPProcurement
- Senior Product Manager 2, AssuranceDrata · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco$165K - $270KHybridSeniorUser researchLean manufacturing
- Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Structures & Welding (R5984)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$178K - $267KLead and aboveAWSSecurity clearanceSix Sigma certification
- Director, Formulation DevelopmentTarsus Pharmaceuticals · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$188K - $264KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceLean manufacturingSix Sigma
- Senior Manager, Programs - Global Expansion and New InitiativesAffirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$195K - $255KRemoteSeniorPMPSix Sigma certificationFraud prevention
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer II - TPARocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $255KSeniorCADCNC machiningGD&T
- Staff Industrial EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Hayward, CA$212K - $255KLead and aboveSAPPMPAPICS
- Sr. Director of OperationsInquis Medical, Inc. · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$210K - $250KLead and aboveNetSuitePMPSix Sigma certification
- Head of ManufacturingLeoLabs, Inc. · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$225K - $248KLead and aboveMechatronicsRF engineeringLean manufacturing
- Avionics Manufacturing EngineerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$120K - $245KCADAviationMechanical assembly
Questions about Lean manufacturing pay
- What is the average Lean manufacturing salary?
- $146K a year on average and $142K at the median, across 459 open Lean manufacturing postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $113K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Lean manufacturing pay?
- Shield AI ($214K), Waymo ($212K), Affirm ($195K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a lean manufacturing a high-paying job?
- The median Lean manufacturing posting advertises $142K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 18% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a lean manufacturing?
- A tenth of the postings offer $202K a year or more; the highest open Lean manufacturing role advertises up to $382K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Lean manufacturing salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $142K a year is about $69 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,875 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $54 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Lean manufacturing roles?
- Postings that ask for Mechatronics (+$18K, 88 postings), Sensor fusion (+$11K, 153 postings), Security clearance (+$11K, 126 postings) advertise more than the $142K median of all Lean manufacturing postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level lean manufacturing make?
- 9 junior and intern Lean manufacturing postings state pay, with a median of $100K a year ($48 an hour).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Lean manufacturing roles at companies is $142K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $113K to $172K. Counted from 459 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/lean-manufacturing/
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