Electrical General Foreman Salary in Columbus, OH

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BLS does not measure Electrical General Foreman as its own occupation, so this page uses First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (SOC 47-1011, broader occupation). The median annual wage in Columbus, OH was $82,360 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $73,100 to $98,310. That is $2,440 above the national median of $79,920.

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Broader occupation

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 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

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Columbus, OH, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$61,010	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$73,100	25% earned less than this.
Median	$82,360	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$98,310	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$113,610	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$85,630	Average wage.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Columbus, OH, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$29.33	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$35.15	25% earned less than this.
Median	$39.59	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$47.27	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$54.62	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$41.17	Average wage.

United States

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, United States, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$53,280	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$63,400	25% earned less than this.
Median	$79,920	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$101,460	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$128,260	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$86,450	Average wage.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, United States, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$25.62	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$30.48	25% earned less than this.
Median	$38.42	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$48.78	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$61.66	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$41.56	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: 5,420. Location quotient: 0.94.

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 47-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, Columbus, OH. View this release at BLS.

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	$82,360
All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median	$51,340
Relative wage	1.60 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	$81,160
May 2025	$82,360
Difference	+$1,200 (+1.5%)

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 Electrical & Mechanical Trade Leadership 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 pay	Included	BLS lists "on-call pay" and "hazardous-duty pay" as wages.
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".

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Recruiter's read

Qualitative, not from BLS data.

Electrical General Foreman candidates are usually screened on busway, switchgear setting and large cable pulls; crew productivity; journeyman or master license; OSHA 30.

We usually find them through electrical contractors, IBEW and open shop, traveling crews. We contact working people directly rather than relying on job applications.

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What the published rows say about Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH

Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH is represented here by First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011, in the May 2025 OEWS release. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, data Center Headhunters uses the broader crosswalk for this title; the occupation row, rather than a separate survey of Electrical General Foreman, supplies the figures on this page. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, the published annual median is $82,360 and the middle-half endpoints are $73,100 and $98,310.

The Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH middle-half band spans $25,210 on the annual basis. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, its lower quarter-to-median distance is $9,260, compared with $15,950 from the median to the upper quarter. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, the upper interval is at least as wide as the other interval in this row. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, for an offer against this Electrical General Foreman crosswalk, these are published reference points, not experience grades; the width does not establish a reason for differences between individual workers.

At $82,360, the Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH median is $2,440 above the $79,920 national median for the same SOC 47-1011 and annual basis. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, that comparison is arithmetic on two May 2025 BLS rows. For Electrical General Foreman 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 Electrical General Foreman.

Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH can also be compared with Springfield, OH, where the annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers is $77,560 in May 2025. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, this is among the two nearest usable metropolitan reference points to the Census area internal point. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, the Electrical General Foreman crosswalk comparison differs by $4,800 from the Columbus, OH median.

Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH can also be compared with Mansfield, OH, where the annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers is $72,510 in May 2025. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, this is among the two nearest usable metropolitan reference points to the Census area internal point. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, the Electrical General Foreman crosswalk comparison differs by $9,850 from the Columbus, OH median.

Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH has no local industry-by-occupation wage breakdown in the loaded OEWS rows. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, the highest published national industry medians loaded for SOC 47-1011 are Nuclear Electric Power Generation at $141,350 and Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil at $140,520. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, these May 2025 observations describe the national First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers occupation in those industries, not the pay of data center employers in Columbus, OH; they cannot support a local industry ranking.

The Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH matched median changed from $81,160 in May 2024 to $82,360 in May 2025, a difference of $1,200 up. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, both observations use SOC 47-1011, area code 18140 and the same annual wage basis. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, this Electrical General Foreman comparison reports the released values without adjusting for inflation, annualizing the change or attributing it to a particular employer.

Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH uses the OEWS straight-time wage definition, not a complete cost-to-employ budget. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, for an offer mapped to First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, separate overtime, shift differentials and expense reimbursements from the annual figures for Columbus, OH; BLS excludes those categories. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, on-call pay, guaranteed pay and production incentives are included under the wage definition. For Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH, no Electrical General Foreman-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 Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH

Which BLS row supports Electrical General Foreman pay in Columbus, OH?

Electrical General Foreman is mapped to SOC 47-1011, First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers; the May 2025 Columbus, OH annual median is $82,360. The mapping is broader, not a separate survey of this niche title.

Does the Columbus, OH figure show all offer costs for Electrical General Foreman?

Electrical General Foreman 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 47-1011 observation.

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