Preventive maintenance salary: $134K median
The median advertised Preventive maintenance salary is $134K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $105K to $170K: counted from 218 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $64 an hour or $11,167 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $222K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Preventive maintenance jobs
$134Kmedian advertised salary
$105K – $170Kmiddle half of roles
$142Kaverage advertised salary
218roles counted
Preventive maintenance salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $204K, 24% 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 | $140K–$185K | 32 |
| Lead and above | $204K | $172K–$238K | 30 |
| No level in the title | $122K | $100K–$142K | 153 |
Preventive maintenance salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $177K | 22 |
| 🇺🇸California | $150K | 89 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $135K | 17 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $134K | 210 |
Skills that pay more for Preventive maintenance roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $178K | +$44K | 22 |
| Quality inspection | $160K | +$26K | 21 |
| Test equipment | $156K | +$22K | 23 |
| Root cause analysis | $154K | +$20K | 48 |
| Sensor fusion | $150K | +$16K | 49 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $281K | 4 |
| Zoox | $242K | 3 |
| OpenAI | $230K | 3 |
| Crusoe | $214K | 4 |
| Muon Space | $196K | 3 |
| Shield AI | $183K | 4 |
| Agility Robotics | $164K | 4 |
| Helion | $156K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $150K | 49 |
| Epirus | $135K | 4 |
| General Matter | $132K | 4 |
| Shift5 | $131K | 6 |
| SpaceX | $125K | 10 |
| AssetWatch, Inc. | $118K | 15 |
| LG Electronics | $110K | 3 |
| Orion Steel | $110K | 5 |
| Blue Sky Plumbing & Heating | $110K | 3 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $108K | 5 |
| McMaster-Carr | $106K | 4 |
| Lincoln Property Company through LinkedIn | $105K | 4 |
| Gotion | $100K | 10 |
| CGB Enterprises | $95K | 3 |
| CookUnity | $88K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Preventive maintenance roles
All Preventive maintenance jobs- Staff Software Engineer - Managed KubernetesLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$314K - $465KHybridLead and abovePythonMachine LearningLinux
- Data Center Controls EngineerAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320K - $405KRemotePythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Senior Staff Data Scientist, RoboticsAgility Robotics · Remote$218K - $340KRemoteLead and abovePythonSQLData quality
- Strategic Account Executive - Energy (Oil and Gas) & UtilitiesCohere · 🇺🇸Houston$230K - $330KRemoteNLPPreventive maintenance
- AV Production SpecialistAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$285K - $325KJiraNetwork engineeringPreventive maintenance
- Senior Staff Lab Manager (R5090)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$210K - $315KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Network Operations Engineer, AI NetworkingOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$157K - $302KPythonTerraformGCP
- Head of Maintenance Repair & OverhaulAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$253K - $300KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceVideo editing
- Principal Power & Energy Infrastructure LeadAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionSensor fusionPreventive maintenance
- Lab Operations Engineer, Systems Integration | Consumer DevicesOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$230K - $290KFirmwareHardware testingTest equipment
- Sr. Electrical Integration Engineer - DiagnosticsZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$204K - $280KSeniorPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Manager, Service Operations SystemsZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$228K - $273KSAPSAP S/4HANAWorkforce planning
- Staff Product Manager, AI Infrastructure (Fleet Management)Crusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and aboveKubernetesAIObservability
- VP of Customer SuccessAssetWatch, Inc. · 🇺🇸United States$220K - $260KLead and aboveMachine LearningEnglishAI agents
- Director of Government AffairsShift5 · 🇺🇸Rosslyn, VA$190K - $260KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceAviationPreventive maintenance
- Digital Factory Lead (R5265)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$171K - $257KLead and aboveMachine LearningERPPreventive maintenance
- Principal Sustaining Engineering Manager - SparkCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$225K - $255KLead and aboveData centersPRDsPreventive maintenance
- ControllerAssetWatch, Inc. · 🇺🇸United States$200K - $250KCPAERPAudit
- Maintenance and Engineering Supervisor: Automation, Mechatronics and Critical Building SystemsMcMaster-Carr · 🇺🇸Chicago, IL (Elmhurst)$166K - $236KData centersMechatronicsPreventive maintenance
- Senior Director, Facilities and AutomationRent the Runway · 🇺🇸Arlington, TX; Secaucus, NJ$215K - $235KLead and aboveSQLLookerPower BI
Questions about Preventive maintenance pay
- What is the average Preventive maintenance salary?
- $142K a year on average and $134K at the median, across 218 open Preventive maintenance 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 $105K to $170K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Preventive maintenance pay?
- Anthropic ($281K), Zoox ($242K), OpenAI ($230K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a preventive maintenance a high-paying job?
- The median Preventive maintenance posting advertises $134K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 23% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a preventive maintenance?
- A tenth of the postings offer $222K a year or more; the highest open Preventive maintenance role advertises up to $465K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Preventive maintenance salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $134K a year is about $64 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $11,167 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $50 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Preventive maintenance roles?
- Postings that ask for Python (+$44K, 22 postings), Quality inspection (+$26K, 21 postings), Test equipment (+$22K, 23 postings) advertise more than the $134K median of all Preventive maintenance postings with pay.
- 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 Preventive maintenance roles at companies is $134K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $105K to $170K. Counted from 218 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/preventive-maintenance/
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