One chart shows how much more data center jobs pay than other gigs

Indeed's data showed that the median pay for various roles was higher for data centers than for other gigs.

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Indeed job posting data showed data center roles can pay more than similar non-data center ones.

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A recent Indeed Hiring Lab post about the data center job market showed that data center roles typically pay better than their counterparts in similar non-data center jobs.

There can be work-life trade-offs, such as working nights or required traveling, depending on the role.

Based on job postings on Indeed from January to June, data-center-related roles among several job titles typically pay higher than non-data-center gigs.

The median for data-center facilities managers was $134,000, 64% higher than the median for other kinds of facilities managers.

Big household names dominate listings for those jobs, as 71% of data center postings this year are from the largest tech employers.

Laura Ullrich, the director of economic research in North America at the Indeed Hiring Lab, told Business Insider a likely reason for the data center pay premium is that these major employers have an overall reputation of paying well and offering good benefits.

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If you're looking for a 9-to-5 schedule, you might want to look elsewhere.

Working nights was advertised about 40 times more often in job postings for data-center IT infrastructure, operations, and support roles than for their non-data-center counterparts.