Commissioning Manager Salary in Columbus, OH

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BLS does not measure Commissioning Manager as its own occupation, so this page uses Architectural and Engineering Managers (SOC 11-9041, broader occupation). The median annual wage in Columbus, OH was $162,770 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $135,540 to $186,940. That is $8,500 below the national median of $171,270.

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Broader occupation

Architectural and Engineering Managers is a broader occupation based on the work described, not a separate data center wage series. BLS does not distinguish this title, experience level, shift, credentials or data center employers. Confirm the actual duties before using this comparison.

Columbus, OH

Architectural and Engineering Managers, Columbus, OH, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$119,900	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$135,540	25% earned less than this.
Median	$162,770	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$186,940	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$215,400	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$166,120	Average wage.

Architectural and Engineering Managers, Columbus, OH, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$57.65	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$65.16	25% earned less than this.
Median	$78.26	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$89.88	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$103.56	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$79.86	Average wage.

United States

Architectural and Engineering Managers, United States, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$120,810	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$139,360	25% earned less than this.
Median	$171,270	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$212,500	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$262,760	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$181,540	Average wage.

Architectural and Engineering Managers, United States, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$58.08	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$67	25% earned less than this.
Median	$82.34	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$102.16	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$126.33	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$87.28	Average wage.

What BLS wages cover: OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. These are straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Discuss per diem, travel and relocation separately. BLS pay-term definitions.

Employment: Not published by BLS. Location quotient: Not published by BLS.

Location quotient measures job concentration, not pay. A value above 1 means the occupation makes up a larger share of local jobs than it does nationally. It says nothing about wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers, Columbus, OH. Download metropolitan data (ZIP).

Pay relative to all occupations

Median for this occupation divided by the all-occupations median, same area, same annual basis
Measure	Value
This occupation, median	$162,770
All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median	$51,340
Relative wage	3.17 times

A ratio of 1.00 means the same median as all workers in the area. It is arithmetic on two BLS medians, not a BLS statistic.

Change since the prior BLS release

Median annual wage, same SOC and same BLS area code, two releases
Reference period	Median
May 2024	$162,410
May 2025	$162,770
Difference	+$360 (+0.2%)

Two published BLS values, shown as released. Not annualized, not adjusted for inflation, and BLS metro boundaries and survey panels can differ between releases.

What is inside the BLS pay figure

For construction and commissioning hires, separate expense reimbursements and overtime from straight-time pay. Check a project bonus on its actual terms. Guaranteed pay and production incentives count in BLS wages; discretionary nonproduction bonuses do not.

Pay components for Commissioning & Quality roles against the BLS wage definition
Component	In the BLS figure?	Note
Base rate and guaranteed pay	Included	BLS counts the "base rate" and "guaranteed pay".
Production and incentive pay	Included	BLS counts "incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses".
On-call waiting or availability pay	Left out	BLS excludes payment for time spent awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. BLS on-call pay definition.
Overtime pay matters here	Left out	BLS excludes "overtime pay". Straight-time pay only.
Shift differentials	Left out	BLS excludes "shift differentials", so night and weekend premiums are not in the figure.
Project-completion and discretionary bonuses matters here	Depends on the terms	Guaranteed pay and production incentives are included. Discretionary nonproduction bonuses are excluded. Check how the payment is defined.
Per diem, travel and relocation matters here	Left out	BLS does not name these as wages. They are expense reimbursements and are not in the figure.
Benefits and employer costs	Left out	BLS excludes "employer costs for supplementary benefits".

Nearby and other areas

Recruiter's read

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What the published rows say about Commissioning Manager pay in Columbus, OH

Commissioning Manager maps to Architectural and Engineering Managers, SOC 11-9041. For Columbus, OH, the May 2025 OEWS annual median is $162,770; the middle half runs from $135,540 to $186,940. This is a broader occupation, not a separate wage estimate for this exact job. BLS does not separate seniority titles that share this row. Check whether you need someone to execute test scripts or own the commissioning plan. Travel and responsibility for sign-off belong in the offer discussion, not in an assumed wage premium.

The middle-half spread is $51,400: $27,230 from the 25th percentile to the median and $24,170 from the median to the 75th. The lower interval is wider. Use these points to compare an offer, not to price a junior or senior hire. Percentiles are not experience bands, and this distribution alone does not explain why individual workers earn different amounts.

The local median is $8,500 below the national $171,270 on the same annual basis. Both rows cover SOC 11-9041 in May 2025. This is a wage comparison, not a cost-of-living adjustment or evidence of a separate data center premium.

Springfield, OH reports a annual median of $121,340 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $41,430 below Columbus, OH's median.

Mansfield, OH reports a annual median of $130,900 for this occupation in May 2025. It is one of the two nearest usable metro reference points, measured from the Census area internal point. That is $31,870 below Columbus, OH's median.

The highest exact national industry medians in the loaded SOC 11-9041 rows are Office Administrative Services at $284,860 and Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories at $278,830. These are May 2025 national occupation estimates, not local data center pay. The loaded data has no local industry-by-occupation breakdown, so it cannot rank industries within Columbus, OH.

The matched median moved from $162,410 in May 2024 to $162,770 in May 2025: $360 higher. Both rows use SOC 11-9041, area 18140 and the same annual basis. This is not adjusted for inflation or annualized, and it does not attribute the change to a particular employer.

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. This is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Agree travel, per diem and relocation terms separately. No verified Commissioning Manager-specific allowance is in this occupation row, so none is added to the figures.

Questions about Commissioning Manager pay in Columbus, OH

Which BLS row supports Commissioning Manager pay in Columbus, OH?

Commissioning Manager maps to SOC 11-9041, Architectural and Engineering Managers. The May 2025 annual median for Columbus, OH is $162,770. The broader mapping is not a separate survey of this niche title.

Does the figure cover the whole offer for Commissioning Manager?

OEWS includes base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production incentives. It excludes on-call waiting or availability pay, overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits. The on-call exclusion covers time awaiting a call to work, not ordinary wages for hours actually worked. Travel and relocation terms still need their own discussion; this row supplies no separate allowance.

Nearest-area selection uses Census Gazetteer internal points, not road distance. Source: 2025 Census Gazetteer.