Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) Salary in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
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BLS does not measure Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) as its own occupation, so this page uses Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators (SOC 51-8021, broader occupation). The median annual wage in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ was $83,350 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $75,410 to $115,800. That is $4,730 above the national median of $78,620.
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Broader occupation
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 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.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
| Point | Annual wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $70,000 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $75,410 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $83,350 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $115,800 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $140,440 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $93,280 | Average wage. |
| Point | Hourly wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33.65 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $36.26 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $40.07 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $55.67 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $67.52 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $44.85 | Average wage. |
United States
| Point | Annual wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $50,590 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $63,160 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $78,620 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $101,150 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $125,390 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $83,960 | Average wage. |
| Point | Hourly wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24.32 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $30.37 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $37.8 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $48.63 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $60.28 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $40.37 | Average wage. |
What BLS wages include: base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. What they leave out: overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.
Employment: 40. Location quotient: 0.09.
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 51-8021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. View this release at BLS.
Pay relative to all occupations
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| This occupation, median | $83,350 |
| All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median | $51,380 |
| Relative wage | 1.62 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
| Reference period | Median |
|---|---|
| May 2024 | $79,200 |
| May 2025 | $83,350 |
| Difference | +$4,150 (+5.2%) |
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
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| 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 pay matters here | Included | BLS lists "on-call pay" and "hazardous-duty pay" as wages. |
| Overtime pay | Left out | BLS excludes "overtime pay". Straight-time pay only. |
| Shift differentials matters here | Left out | BLS excludes "shift differentials", so night and weekend premiums are not in the figure. |
| Project-completion and discretionary bonuses | 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 | 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". |
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Recruiter's read
Qualitative, not from BLS data.
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) candidates are usually screened on uPS, switchgear, generators, chillers and CRAH in a live 24/7 site; MOP/SOP/EOP execution and switching under LOTO; EPA 608 and NFPA 70E.
We usually find them through navy nuclear (EMN, ETN, MMN); hospital and power plant operators; OEM field service; competitor colos. We contact working people directly rather than relying on job applications.
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What the published rows say about Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is represented here by Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, SOC 51-8021, in the May 2025 OEWS release. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, data Center Headhunters uses the broader crosswalk for this title; the occupation row, rather than a separate survey of Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE), supplies the figures on this page. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the published annual median is $83,350 and the middle-half endpoints are $75,410 and $115,800.
The Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ middle-half band spans $40,390 on the annual basis. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, its lower quarter-to-median distance is $7,940, compared with $32,450 from the median to the upper quarter. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the upper interval is at least as wide as the other interval in this row. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, for an offer against this Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) crosswalk, these are published reference points, not experience grades; the width does not establish a reason for differences between individual workers.
At $83,350, the Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is $4,730 above the $78,620 national median for the same SOC 51-8021 and annual basis. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, that comparison is arithmetic on two May 2025 BLS rows. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, it is not a cost-of-living adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, and it does not establish a separate data center premium for Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE).
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ can also be compared with El Centro, CA, where the annual median for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators is $96,150 in May 2025. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, this is among the two nearest usable metropolitan reference points to the Census area internal point. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) crosswalk comparison differs by $12,800 from the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median.
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ can also be compared with Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, where the annual median for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators is $87,170 in May 2025. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, this is among the two nearest usable metropolitan reference points to the Census area internal point. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) crosswalk comparison differs by $3,820 from the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median.
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has no local industry-by-occupation wage breakdown in the loaded OEWS rows. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the highest published national industry medians loaded for SOC 51-8021 are Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors at $145,950 and Finance and Insurance at $123,160. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, these May 2025 observations describe the national Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators occupation in those industries, not the pay of data center employers in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; they cannot support a local industry ranking.
The Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ matched median changed from $79,200 in May 2024 to $83,350 in May 2025, a difference of $4,150 up. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, both observations use SOC 51-8021, area code 38060 and the same annual wage basis. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, this Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) comparison reports the released values without adjusting for inflation, annualizing the change or attributing it to a particular employer.
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ uses the OEWS straight-time wage definition, not a complete cost-to-employ budget. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, for an offer mapped to Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, separate overtime, shift differentials and expense reimbursements from the annual figures for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; BLS excludes those categories. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, on-call pay, guaranteed pay and production incentives are included under the wage definition. For Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, no Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE)-specific per diem, travel allowance or relocation amount is observed in this row, so this May 2025 page adds no dollar allowance on top.
Questions about Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Which BLS row supports Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) is mapped to SOC 51-8021, Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators; the May 2025 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ annual median is $83,350. The mapping is broader, not a separate survey of this niche title.
Does the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ figure show all offer costs for Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE)?
Critical Facilities Engineer (CFE) pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ uses straight-time OEWS wages. Overtime and shift differentials are excluded; on-call and guaranteed pay are included. No allowance for travel or relocation is added to this 51-8021 observation.
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