Facility management professionals overseeing and working in maintenance departments in buildings all across the United States are in need of help. Practically all departments are short-staffed with open positions ready to be filled. In addition, many teams are made up of senior leaders nearing retirement age.
With a reported renewed interest in the trades from Gen Z, hopefully new hope is on the horizon. When it comes to compensating these new hires, the 2025 Facility Management Salary Survey offers maintenance professionals critical insight into pay trends. By comparing their compensation packages to national benchmarks, leaders can better attract and retain the professionals maintaining facilities across the country.
Since the facility maintenance department is a large team, this research features five titles (a separate set of articles will feature five additional topics centered on executive level facility tasks). The five titles included here are: Superintendents or Directors of Buildings and Grounds; Directors of Maintenance, Operations and Engineering; Maintenance and Operations Managers; Maintenance Supervisors; and Engineers.
Within each title, the data is broken down further by eight sub-categories: Education Level, Budget, Geography, Market Type, Square Footage, Years of Experience, Certifications, and Gender. By providing multiple perspectives on compensation, the report enables facility professionals to more accurately gauge whether the salaries and bonuses they offer are competitive in the labor market.
The data is presented in both average and median numbers for each of these sub-categories. The median indicates a middle point of data. Half who responded earned less than the median, while half earned more. Numbers that are extremely high or low do not distort it. Having industry benchmarks for both averages and medians can help facility professionals go to top management and make the case for an increase in pay. Or show employees that they already receive competitive compensation.
The entire salary series uses salary data from 1,718 facility management personnel who completed a survey in spring 2025. To compare this year’s data to 2023 numbers, access the previous report here.
2025 Facility Management and Maintenance Salaries
Salaries for Superintendents or Directors of Buildings and Grounds
Salaries for Directors of Maintenance, Operations and Engineering
Salaries for Maintenance and Operations Managers
