Pay for facilities managers is unusually consistent across the country: $63,730 at the bottom of the range, $157,120 at the top, a spread of only 2.47×. Where you work matters less for this role than it does for most — which usually points to pay being set by structure (scales, licensure, collective agreements) rather than local bidding.
The top tenth of facilities managers earn $176,120 or more; the bottom tenth earn under $64,480. That is a 2.73× gap within the same occupation, in the same year. A spread this wide means the job title is not what determines pay — specialisation, employer type, seniority or book of business is. Expect the early years to sit near the bottom of the band rather than the middle, and treat the $106,660 median as a waypoint, not a destination.
Kennewick-Richland (WA) leads and Ponce (PR) trails, but the gap is modest. For a role like this the more useful comparison is not between cities but between the 10th and 90th percentile within one — see the band above.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick-Richland WA | $157,120 | $75.54 | 0.69 | 90 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $149,490 | $71.87 | 0.87 | 1,830 |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $147,710 | $71.02 | 0.8 | 50 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | $145,000 | $69.71 | 1.28 | 1,460 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals AL | $140,000 | $67.31 | 0.56 | 30 |
| Idaho Falls ID | $139,180 | $66.92 | 1.65 | 140 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $134,230 | $64.54 | 1.3 | 3,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $134,010 | $64.43 | 1.07 | 10,210 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes WA | $133,620 | $64.24 | 0.69 | 40 |
| Bellingham WA | $132,870 | $63.88 | 0.76 | 70 |
| Boulder CO | $132,740 | $63.82 | 0.83 | 160 |
| Vallejo CA | $131,830 | $63.38 | 0.95 | 140 |
| Kokomo IN | $131,390 | $63.17 | 0.9 | 30 |
| Greeley CO | $131,190 | $63.07 | 0.77 | 90 |
| Pueblo CO | $131,140 | $63.05 | 0.75 | 50 |
| Trenton-Princeton NJ | $131,140 | $63.05 | 1.41 | 340 |
| Tuscaloosa AL | $129,880 | $62.44 | 0.48 | 50 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee WA | $129,110 | $62.07 | 0.74 | 40 |
| Decatur AL | $128,880 | $61.96 | 0.6 | 40 |
| Topeka KS | $128,460 | $61.76 | 0.85 | 100 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater WA | $128,110 | $61.59 | 0.72 | 90 |
| Mobile AL | $127,420 | $61.26 | 0.53 | 90 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $127,400 | $61.25 | 1.69 | 4,580 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO | $125,780 | $60.47 | 0.69 | 1,120 |
| Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $125,750 | $60.46 | 0.53 | 50 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce PR | $63,730 | $30.64 | 0.81 | 50 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $70,650 | $33.97 | 0.53 | 30 |
| Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $75,570 | $36.33 | 1.01 | 120 |
| Lexington Park MD | $75,580 | $36.34 | 2.21 | 160 |
| Laredo TX | $76,230 | $36.65 | 0.46 | 50 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $76,280 | $36.68 | 0.83 | 570 |
| Johnstown PA | $76,700 | $36.88 | 0.9 | 40 |
| Niles MI | $76,960 | $37.00 | 1.35 | 80 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $77,220 | $37.12 | 1.22 | 140 |
| Lake Charles LA | $78,680 | $37.83 | 0.35 | 40 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $110,830 | $53.28 | 3.75 | 410 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $91,680 | $44.08 | 2.35 | 150 |
| Lexington Park MD | $75,580 | $36.34 | 2.21 | 160 |
| Salisbury MD | $79,630 | $38.28 | 2.18 | 120 |
| Anchorage AK | $116,120 | $55.83 | 2.13 | 380 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette IN | $88,340 | $42.47 | 2.13 | 220 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $104,210 | $50.10 | 2.11 | 90 |
| State College PA | $104,440 | $50.21 | 2.03 | 140 |
| Fairbanks-College AK | $123,240 | $59.25 | 2 | 70 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $97,590 | $46.92 | 2 | 130 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $84,200 | $40.48 | 2 | 180 |
| Flagstaff AZ | $80,710 | $38.80 | 1.94 | 130 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $134,010 | $64.43 | 1.07 | 10,210 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $113,150 | $54.40 | 1.5 | 6,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $114,970 | $55.28 | 1.05 | 6,630 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $127,400 | $61.25 | 1.69 | 4,580 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $109,860 | $52.82 | 1.33 | 4,190 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD | $103,570 | $49.80 | 1.14 | 3,330 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | $105,650 | $50.79 | 0.97 | 3,200 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $134,230 | $64.54 | 1.3 | 3,100 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $99,920 | $48.04 | 0.98 | 2,780 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ | $102,230 | $49.15 | 1.03 | 2,470 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson MD | $103,350 | $49.69 | 1.73 | 2,360 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA | $102,330 | $49.20 | 1.33 | 2,060 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 11-3013. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates cover 479 of 528 metropolitan areas — near-complete coverage, which means the ranges above are reliable rather than drawn from a handful of markets. Read the methodology.