Hiring a facilities manager in San Jose, CA

Employers in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area pay facilities managers a median of $145,000, with the middle half of the market between $110,000 and $185,960. San Jose residents working in management occupations report a median of $139,980, which is 3% 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$110,000
Median	$145,000
75th percentile	$185,960

Half of facilities managers in this area earn between $110,000 and $185,960. A band set below $110,000 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What San Jose residents earn

$139,980

Median earnings of San Jose residents working in management occupations, 63,806 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 3% 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 two sit close together, so pay alone is unlikely to be what wins or loses this hire.

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.

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Tools and technologies in demand

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

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Is the talent actually in San Jose?

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 46.5% of San Jose adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a deep local pool for a degree-requiring role. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average San Jose commute runs 28.1 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 18.5% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Santa Clara County, management of companies and enterprises employs 56,503 and turns over 3.1% a quarter, with 1,934 hires against 1,807 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $20,915 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 low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.

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 $29,000 to $43,500 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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