Office manager salary in 2026
The median office manager in the United States earns $69,500 a year, or $33.41 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey, published this year. The middle half of office managers earn between $55,950 and $85,090.
Where you work matters more than anything else: Washington pays a median of $79,480, District of Columbia $79,200, and the highest paying metro area, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, $95,010. There are 1,436,680 office managers in the country.
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Office manager salary by state
Median annual and hourly wage, the range the middle half earn, and how many office managers work in each state. Click a state for its cities.
| State | Median annual | Median hourly | Middle half earns | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $79,480 | $38.21 | $66,180 to $97,590 | 31,790 |
| District of Columbia | $79,200 | $38.08 | $62,480 to $101,770 | 4,080 |
| New York | $79,170 | $38.06 | $64,060 to $99,490 | 83,110 |
| Connecticut | $78,200 | $37.59 | $62,770 to $97,470 | 24,420 |
| California | $77,590 | $37.30 | $62,660 to $97,080 | 149,230 |
| Massachusetts | $76,770 | $36.91 | $62,200 to $94,900 | 34,520 |
| New Jersey | $76,640 | $36.85 | $61,220 to $96,890 | 55,210 |
| Colorado | $76,600 | $36.83 | $61,850 to $95,590 | 26,100 |
| Minnesota | $76,440 | $36.75 | $61,600 to $91,050 | 21,690 |
| Rhode Island | $76,030 | $36.55 | $60,900 to $89,870 | 5,090 |
| Delaware | $75,220 | $36.17 | $60,830 to $93,640 | 5,480 |
| Oregon | $74,300 | $35.72 | $60,600 to $85,220 | 12,200 |
| Maryland | $74,140 | $35.64 | $58,680 to $88,920 | 27,860 |
| New Hampshire | $73,250 | $35.22 | $58,650 to $90,200 | 7,600 |
| Wisconsin | $70,560 | $33.92 | $58,670 to $84,330 | 22,950 |
| Alaska | $69,840 | $33.58 | $59,600 to $80,750 | 5,690 |
| Indiana | $69,490 | $33.41 | $55,650 to $84,840 | 21,780 |
| Illinois | $69,010 | $33.18 | $55,530 to $84,600 | 42,400 |
| Vermont | $68,790 | $33.07 | $59,600 to $78,920 | 1,710 |
| North Dakota | $68,720 | $33.04 | $53,830 to $85,090 | 1,830 |
| Maine | $67,530 | $32.47 | $56,960 to $82,780 | 6,000 |
| Virginia | $67,170 | $32.29 | $54,900 to $84,600 | 35,160 |
| Utah | $66,900 | $32.16 | $53,680 to $84,170 | 18,890 |
| Tennessee | $66,390 | $31.92 | $52,370 to $84,840 | 49,870 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,270 | $31.38 | $54,150 to $80,520 | 56,600 |
| Texas | $64,940 | $31.22 | $51,160 to $82,700 | 160,600 |
| Michigan | $64,720 | $31.12 | $52,490 to $81,340 | 30,690 |
| Georgia | $64,620 | $31.07 | $52,400 to $81,860 | 42,630 |
| Iowa | $64,400 | $30.96 | $51,130 to $80,130 | 10,190 |
| Florida | $64,360 | $30.94 | $51,930 to $80,520 | 93,850 |
| Arizona | $64,250 | $30.89 | $53,640 to $79,250 | 31,930 |
| Ohio | $64,220 | $30.87 | $52,140 to $79,250 | 45,070 |
| Kansas | $64,000 | $30.77 | $52,560 to $79,170 | 12,010 |
| Kentucky | $63,180 | $30.38 | $48,560 to $80,470 | 19,670 |
| Nevada | $63,090 | $30.33 | $52,170 to $78,590 | 14,380 |
| Hawaii | $63,080 | $30.33 | $49,990 to $78,350 | 10,090 |
| Missouri | $63,050 | $30.31 | $49,730 to $79,960 | 22,360 |
| Wyoming | $63,050 | $30.31 | $50,970 to $75,640 | 1,980 |
| South Carolina | $62,920 | $30.25 | $49,930 to $80,010 | 26,710 |
| New Mexico | $62,640 | $30.11 | $49,950 to $77,960 | 8,330 |
| Montana | $62,550 | $30.07 | $51,940 to $75,540 | 4,030 |
| South Dakota | $62,530 | $30.06 | $53,350 to $74,610 | 1,750 |
| North Carolina | $62,340 | $29.97 | $51,020 to $79,090 | 35,830 |
| Nebraska | $61,980 | $29.80 | $51,420 to $76,310 | 9,930 |
| Idaho | $61,390 | $29.52 | $49,990 to $76,240 | 8,360 |
| Oklahoma | $60,870 | $29.26 | $48,330 to $77,810 | 19,860 |
| Alabama | $60,360 | $29.02 | $47,730 to $76,540 | 20,140 |
| Mississippi | $58,380 | $28.07 | $46,000 to $73,720 | 13,680 |
| Arkansas | $58,100 | $27.93 | $46,500 to $70,970 | 13,630 |
| Louisiana | $57,180 | $27.49 | $46,010 to $71,560 | 20,810 |
| Virgin Islands | $55,630 | $26.75 | $46,610 to $69,350 | 510 |
| West Virginia | $53,660 | $25.80 | $44,940 to $64,180 | 6,900 |
| Guam | $44,980 | $21.63 | $35,990 to $60,760 | 990 |
| Puerto Rico | $42,840 | $20.60 | $35,200 to $49,560 | 16,400 |
Highest paying cities for office managers
The ten metro areas with the highest median, out of the 391 where BLS publishes one.
| Metro area | Median annual | Median hourly | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $95,010 | $45.68 | 7,630 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $88,560 | $42.58 | 19,480 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $81,980 | $39.41 | 410 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $81,640 | $39.25 | 18,020 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $80,760 | $38.83 | 95,180 |
| Vallejo, CA | $80,520 | $38.71 | 1,160 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $79,770 | $38.35 | 5,490 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $79,540 | $38.24 | 740 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $79,460 | $38.20 | 2,770 |
| Boulder, CO | $79,450 | $38.20 | 1,910 |
The lowest medians in the 50 states and DC: Beckley, WV ($46,850), Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ($49,010), Eagle Pass, TX ($50,690), Monroe, LA ($51,530) and Lafayette, LA ($51,630).
What it pays where you are
Pick your state or metro area. The wage is the median there; the cost line is what an employer pays once benefits are added.
Office manager, the United States, 40 hours a week
$93,820 a year
$7,818 a month. Wages $69,493 at the median of $33.41 an hour, plus $24,327 in benefits. The middle half of office managers here earn $55,950 to $85,090 in wages.
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What office managers do
Office managers supervise an office’s administrative staff and processes: scheduling, vendors, onboarding, records and the budget for running the office. BLS counts them under occupation 43-1011, which is the definition every figure on this page uses.
For an employer, the wage is the start: benefits at a small employer add 35%, so an office manager at the median costs about $93,800 a year. The employer’s numbers, by state and metro, are on what an office manager costs. The routine part of the job, the follow-ups, the reconciling, the scheduling, is the part Liaison does inside the tools a business already runs.
Questions
What is the average office manager salary?
The median office manager in the United States earned $69,500 a year, or $33.41 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. The middle half earned between $55,950 and $85,090. The median is the wage half of office managers earn more than and half earn less than, which is a steadier guide than an average.
How much does an office manager make an hour?
The median office manager earns $33.41 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. At 2,080 hours a year that is $69,500. The middle half earn between $26.90 and $40.91 an hour.
Which states pay office managers the most?
Washington ($79,480), District of Columbia ($79,200), New York ($79,170), Connecticut ($78,200) and California ($77,590).
Which cities pay office managers the most?
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,010), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($88,560), Longview-Kelso, WA ($81,980), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($81,640) and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($80,760), out of the 391 metro areas where BLS publishes a median for office managers.
How many office managers are there?
BLS counted 1,436,680 office managers employed in the United States in May 2025.
What does an office manager cost an employer?
Wages are only part of it. At employers with fewer than 50 workers, benefits add 35% on top of wages (BLS, June 2026), so an office manager at the median costs about $93,800 a year. The employer’s view, by state and metro, is at useliaison.com/back-office-costs/office-manager.
Other roles
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Annual figures assume 2,080 hours a year. Updated 2026-10-02.
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