Data Center Operations Manager Salary in Columbus, OH
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BLS does not measure Data Center Operations Manager as its own occupation, so this page uses Facilities Managers (SOC 11-3013, broader occupation). The median annual wage in Columbus, OH was $98,290 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $72,010 to $120,920. That is $8,370 below the national median of $106,660.
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Broader occupation
Facilities 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
| Point | Annual wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $56,290 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $72,010 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $98,290 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $120,920 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $149,830 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $100,520 | Average wage. |
| Point | Hourly wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27.06 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $34.62 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $47.25 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $58.14 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $72.03 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $48.33 | Average wage. |
United States
| Point | Annual wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $64,480 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $82,020 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $106,660 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $138,870 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $176,120 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $116,890 | Average wage. |
| Point | Hourly wage | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31 | 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this. |
| 25th percentile | $39.43 | 25% earned less than this. |
| Median | $51.28 | Half earned less, half earned more. |
| 75th percentile | $66.76 | 75% earned less than this. |
| 90th percentile | $84.67 | 90% earned less than this. |
| Mean | $56.2 | 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: 1,290. Location quotient: 1.16.
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 11-3013 Facilities Managers, Columbus, OH. View this release at BLS.
Pay relative to all occupations
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| This occupation, median | $98,290 |
| All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median | $51,340 |
| Relative wage | 1.91 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 | $96,130 |
| May 2025 | $98,290 |
| Difference | +$2,160 (+2.2%) |
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.
Data Center Operations Manager candidates are usually screened on customer SLAs, incident and change management, capacity; audit support (SOC 2, ISO 27001); team leadership.
We usually find them through colos; enterprise data centers; hyperscaler ops leads. We contact working people directly rather than relying on job applications.
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What the published rows say about Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH
Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH is represented here by Facilities Managers, SOC 11-3013, in the May 2025 OEWS release. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, data Center Headhunters uses the broader crosswalk for this title; the occupation row, rather than a separate survey of Data Center Operations Manager, supplies the figures on this page. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, the published annual median is $98,290 and the middle-half endpoints are $72,010 and $120,920.
The Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH middle-half band spans $48,910 on the annual basis. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, its lower quarter-to-median distance is $26,280, compared with $22,630 from the median to the upper quarter. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, the lower interval is at least as wide as the other interval in this row. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, for an offer against this Data Center Operations Manager crosswalk, these are published reference points, not experience grades; the width does not establish a reason for differences between individual workers.
At $98,290, the Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH median is $8,370 below the $106,660 national median for the same SOC 11-3013 and annual basis. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, that comparison is arithmetic on two May 2025 BLS rows. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, it is not a cost-of-living adjustment for Columbus, OH, and it does not establish a separate data center premium for Data Center Operations Manager.
Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH can also be compared with Springfield, OH, where the annual median for Facilities Managers is $88,460 in May 2025. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, this is among the two nearest usable metropolitan reference points to the Census area internal point. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, the Data Center Operations Manager crosswalk comparison differs by $9,830 from the Columbus, OH median.
Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH can also be compared with Mansfield, OH, where the annual median for Facilities Managers is $91,860 in May 2025. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, this is among the two nearest usable metropolitan reference points to the Census area internal point. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, the Data Center Operations Manager crosswalk comparison differs by $6,430 from the Columbus, OH median.
Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH has no local industry-by-occupation wage breakdown in the loaded OEWS rows. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, the highest published national industry medians loaded for SOC 11-3013 are Oil and Gas Extraction at $211,660 and Oil and Gas Extraction at $211,660. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, these May 2025 observations describe the national Facilities Managers occupation in those industries, not the pay of data center employers in Columbus, OH; they cannot support a local industry ranking.
The Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH matched median changed from $96,130 in May 2024 to $98,290 in May 2025, a difference of $2,160 up. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, both observations use SOC 11-3013, area code 18140 and the same annual wage basis. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, this Data Center Operations Manager comparison reports the released values without adjusting for inflation, annualizing the change or attributing it to a particular employer.
Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH uses the OEWS straight-time wage definition, not a complete cost-to-employ budget. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, for an offer mapped to Facilities Managers, separate overtime, shift differentials and expense reimbursements from the annual figures for Columbus, OH; BLS excludes those categories. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, on-call pay, guaranteed pay and production incentives are included under the wage definition. For Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH, no Data Center Operations Manager-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 Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH
Which BLS row supports Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH?
Data Center Operations Manager is mapped to SOC 11-3013, Facilities Managers; the May 2025 Columbus, OH annual median is $98,290. The mapping is broader, not a separate survey of this niche title.
Does the Columbus, OH figure show all offer costs for Data Center Operations Manager?
Data Center Operations Manager pay in Columbus, OH 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 11-3013 observation.
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