Production Manager salary in Raleigh, NC

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cary, Apex, Wendell, Selma, Franklinton.

Also listed as: Plant Manager

Median salary$145,000

Middle 50%$114.1k–$162.9k

vs. national median+4%comparison median $140,000

Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,385 and $199,863.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$95,837
25th	$114,084
50th (median)	$145,000
75th	$162,894
90th	$173,237

Cost of living

Raleigh's median Production Manager salary of $145,000 is worth about $147,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Raleigh = 98.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Production Managers in the Raleigh, NC area earned a median of $130,120 in May 2025 (1,010 employed). The H-1B median here is $145,000, 11% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
Siemens	too few	3
Abb	too few	3
Amgen	too few	3
Apc	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	2
Mid-level · Level II	–	0
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	too few	2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.