Hiring a facilities manager in Houston, TX

Employers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area pay facilities managers a median of $105,650, with the middle half of the market between $80,080 and $149,800. Houston residents working in management occupations report a median of $87,042, which is 18% below what the metro pays for this role.

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What does a facilities manager earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$80,080
Median	$105,650
75th percentile	$149,800

Half of facilities managers in this area earn between $80,080 and $149,800. A band set below $80,080 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Houston residents earn

$87,042

Median earnings of Houston residents working in management occupations, 112,918 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 18% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Houston rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Monitor the facility to ensure that it remains safe, secure, and well-maintained.
Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems.
Oversee construction and renovation projects to improve efficiency and to ensure that facilities meet environmental, health, and security standards, and comply with government regulations.
Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
Participate in architectural and engineering planning and design, including space and installation management.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 11-3013.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Houston?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

That matters here, because 36% of Houston adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Houston commute runs 27.3 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 11.7% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Fort Bend County, management of companies and enterprises employs 1,175 and turns over 7.4% a quarter, with 113 hires against 97 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $8,499 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 55.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about facilities managers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a normal churn rate, where a well-run search closes on schedule.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $21,130 to $31,695 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

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