Office manager salary in Wisconsin
The median office manager in Wisconsin earns $70,560 a year, or $33.92 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. That is 2% above the national median of $69,500, and 15th of the 54 states and territories BLS publishes.
The middle half of Wisconsin’s 22,950 office managers earn between $58,670 and $84,330. The highest paying metro area in the state is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, at $78,410.
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Office manager salary by city in Wisconsin
Every metro area in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $78,410 | $37.70 | $63,730 to $95,170 | 14,480 |
| Kenosha, WI | $77,390 | $37.21 | $60,990 to $89,600 | 570 |
| Madison, WI | $75,290 | $36.20 | $62,600 to $87,410 | 3,380 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $73,970 | $35.56 | $60,010 to $89,270 | 6,310 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $73,890 | $35.53 | $58,710 to $92,370 | 570 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $72,130 | $34.68 | $58,120 to $83,970 | 530 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $71,250 | $34.25 | $59,250 to $80,200 | 340 |
| Green Bay, WI | $71,130 | $34.20 | $59,540 to $84,320 | 1,240 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $70,010 | $33.66 | $59,770 to $83,900 | 370 |
| Appleton, WI | $69,340 | $33.34 | $59,650 to $84,450 | 960 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $67,980 | $32.68 | $56,810 to $79,230 | 610 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $66,420 | $31.93 | $55,210 to $78,410 | 540 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $66,040 | $31.75 | $51,600 to $79,150 | 740 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $65,880 | $31.67 | $56,070 to $80,660 | 810 |
| Wausau, WI | $65,230 | $31.36 | $57,360 to $80,720 | 570 |
What an office manager costs an employer in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin median costs about $95,300 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 8% of what one costs in Wisconsin.
- 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 Wisconsin?
The median office manager in Wisconsin earned $70,560 a year, or $33.92 an hour, in May 2025. The middle half earned between $58,670 and $84,330. Nationally the median is $69,500, so Wisconsin pays 2% more than the country as a whole.
Which cities in Wisconsin pay office managers the most?
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($78,410), Kenosha, WI ($77,390) and Madison, WI ($75,290).
What does an office manager cost an employer in Wisconsin?
Benefits at employers with fewer than 50 workers add 35% on top of wages, so an office manager at the Wisconsin median costs about $95,300 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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