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Lead Manufacturing Engineer salary: median $160,000 a year

Lead Manufacturing Engineer listings that state pay run from $154,500 to $171,500 for the middle half, based on 28 current job listings. 52 lead manufacturing engineer roles are open now.

Lead Manufacturing Engineer pay range

From 28 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$154,500
Median
$160,000
Upper quarter
$171,500

Do AI skills change lead manufacturing engineer pay?

For Engineering roles in general, as of October 26, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for lead manufacturing engineer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Engineering listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +18% (about $31.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$209,000
median, from 3,760 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$152,500
median, from 4,547 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Lead Manufacturing Engineer salary questions

How much does a lead manufacturing engineer make?
Among 28 open lead manufacturing engineer listings that state pay, the median is $160,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $154,500 and $171,500.
Where does this lead manufacturing engineer pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays lead manufacturing engineers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $170,000.

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