2025 Manufacturing Wage Trends

The state of manufacturing in the United States has attracted interest from the public in reaction to the impact of new and proposed tariffs.

In this report, Payscale looks at wage trends in manufacturing, including labor participation over time, the most in-demand jobs in recruiting, the fastest growing jobs by wages, and the highest paid jobs.

Participants and users of Payscale’s compensation software are encouraged to sign up to participate in Pulse and/or Peer to receive updated data in the manufacturing industry being released June 4, 2025.