Office manager salary in Arkansas
The median office manager in Arkansas earns $58,100 a year, or $27.93 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. That is 16% below the national median of $69,500, and 49th of the 54 states and territories BLS publishes.
The middle half of Arkansas’s 13,630 office managers earn between $46,500 and $70,970. The highest paying metro area in the state is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, at $71,310.
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Office manager salary by city in Arkansas
Every metro area in Arkansas where BLS publishes a median for office managers, highest first. A metro that crosses a state line appears under each of its states.
| Metro area | Median annual | Median hourly | Middle half earns | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $71,310 | $34.28 | $55,590 to $88,920 | 8,710 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $63,620 | $30.59 | $51,650 to $77,080 | 3,310 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $58,720 | $28.23 | $47,260 to $73,430 | 4,240 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $57,130 | $27.46 | $47,970 to $70,990 | 960 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $56,840 | $27.33 | $44,450 to $67,510 | 530 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $52,790 | $25.38 | $44,040 to $62,940 | 400 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $51,790 | $24.90 | $44,990 to $64,560 | 560 |
What an office manager costs an employer in Arkansas
Wages are the start. At employers with fewer than 50 workers, benefits add 35% on top (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation), so an office manager at the Arkansas median costs about $78,400 a year. The employer’s view for every state and metro is on what an office manager costs, and the routine part of the job is what Liaison does inside the tools a business already runs.
The routine half of an office manager’s job, for 10% of what one costs in Arkansas.
- Answers the routine customer email and the phone-tag threads in your voice.
- Keeps the schedule, the renewals and the vendor follow-ups moving without being asked.
- Catches the small mismatches across the inbox, the CRM and the books before they become big ones.
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Questions
How much does an office manager make in Arkansas?
The median office manager in Arkansas earned $58,100 a year, or $27.93 an hour, in May 2025. The middle half earned between $46,500 and $70,970. Nationally the median is $69,500, so Arkansas pays 16% less than the country as a whole.
Which cities in Arkansas pay office managers the most?
Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($71,310), Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ($63,620) and Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($58,720).
What does an office manager cost an employer in Arkansas?
Benefits at employers with fewer than 50 workers add 35% on top of wages, so an office manager at the Arkansas median costs about $78,400 a year. The employer’s view is at useliaison.com/back-office-costs/office-manager.
Office manager salary in other states
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 43-1011. Annual figures assume 2,080 hours a year. Updated 2026-10-02.
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