Production Manager salary in Reno, NV

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Reno, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sparks, Fernley.

Also listed as: Plant Manager

Median salary$127,500
Middle 50%$118.1k–$138.6k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $140,000
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,218 and $171,213.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,576
25th$118,111
50th (median)$127,500
75th$138,567
90th$150,696

Cost of living

Reno's median Production Manager salary of $127,500 is worth about $126,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Reno = 101.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Production Managers in the Reno, NV area earned a median of $123,920 in May 2025 (590 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,500, 3% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Tesla$131,62520

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $125,000 11
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$100,630$125,00011

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.