Building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance vs building manager

The differences between building superintendents, cleaning painting maintenance and building managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a building manager has an average salary of $66,595, which is higher than the $29,686 average annual salary of a building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance.

The top three skills for a building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance include general repairs, building maintenance and general maintenance. The most important skills for a building manager are building maintenance, emergency situations, and HVAC.

Building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance vs building manager overview

	Building Superintendent, Cleaning, Painting, Maintenance	Building Manager
Yearly salary	$29,686	$66,595
Hourly rate	$14.27	$32.02
Growth rate	4%	3%
Number of jobs	76,270	15,982
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	-	6

Building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance vs building manager salary

Building superintendents, cleaning painting maintenance and building managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Superintendent, Cleaning, Painting, Maintenance	Building Manager
Average salary	$29,686	$66,595
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $48,000	Between $37,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance and building manager education

There are a few differences between a building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance and a building manager in terms of educational background:

	Building Superintendent, Cleaning, Painting, Maintenance	Building Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	University of Southern California

Building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance vs building manager demographics

Here are the differences between building superintendents, cleaning painting maintenance' and building managers' demographics:

	Building Superintendent, Cleaning, Painting, Maintenance	Building Manager
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%	Male, 65.9% Female, 34.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 5.1% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	12%

Differences between building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance and building manager duties and responsibilities

Building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance example responsibilities.

Manage inventory control and CMMS system.
Clean offices and restrooms, snow removal, lawn mowing and assist the maintenance person on occasion
Participate in networking and collaboration with other regional CBA providers.
Mow and trim lawns and shrubbery, using mowers and hand and power trimmers, and clear debris from grounds.

Building manager example responsibilities.

Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and teamwork when managing the budget by empowering staff members to participate in controlling expenditures.
Supervise electrical, plumbing, mechanical and general carpentry works.
Perform renovation repairs including painting, plastering, electrical and plumbing repairs.
Maintain cleanliness of common spaces; including garbage/recycling removal and snow removal.
Provide first aid and CPR as required.
Offer basic first aid and CPR when need.

Building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance vs building manager skills

Common building superintendent, cleaning, painting, maintenance skills

General Repairs, 35%
Building Maintenance, 35%
General Maintenance, 30%

Common building manager skills

Building Maintenance, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
HVAC, 7%
Quality Customer Service, 7%
Facilities Management, 5%
Emergency Procedures, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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