Best US Cities for Office Managers
Top US cities for Office Managers ranked by estimated median salary, with cost-of-living-adjusted earning power.
| # | City | Estimated salary | Cost mult. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $78,800 | 1.45× | +$24,800 |
| 2 | New York City, NY | $73,400 | 1.32× | +$19,400 |
| 3 | Irvine, CA | $72,500 | 1.30× | +$18,500 |
| 4 | Oakland, CA | $71,200 | 1.35× | +$17,200 |
| 5 | Scottsdale, AZ | $67,500 | 1.18× | +$13,500 |
| 6 | Boston, MA | $66,000 | 1.22× | +$12,000 |
| 7 | San Diego, CA | $65,600 | 1.21× | +$11,600 |
| 8 | Yonkers, NY | $65,300 | 1.20× | +$11,300 |
| 9 | Honolulu, HI | $65,300 | 1.30× | +$11,300 |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | $64,400 | 1.18× | +$10,400 |
| # | City | Salary | Hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $78,800 | $38/hr |
| 2 | New York City, NY | $73,400 | $35/hr |
| 3 | Irvine, CA | $72,500 | $35/hr |
| 4 | Oakland, CA | $71,200 | $34/hr |
| 5 | Scottsdale, AZ | $67,500 | $32/hr |
| 6 | Boston, MA | $66,000 | $32/hr |
| 7 | San Diego, CA | $65,600 | $32/hr |
| 8 | Yonkers, NY | $65,300 | $31/hr |
| 9 | Honolulu, HI | $65,300 | $31/hr |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | $64,400 | $31/hr |
| 11 | Los Angeles, CA | $62,300 | $30/hr |
| 12 | Chicago, IL | $62,000 | $30/hr |
| 13 | Miami, FL | $62,000 | $30/hr |
| 14 | Frisco, TX | $62,000 | $30/hr |
| 15 | Plano, TX | $61,600 | $30/hr |
| 16 | Anchorage, AK | $61,600 | $30/hr |
| 17 | Portland, OR | $61,300 | $29/hr |
| 18 | Newark, NJ | $61,300 | $29/hr |
| 19 | Sacramento, CA | $61,300 | $29/hr |
| 20 | Tampa, FL | $60,800 | $29/hr |
| 21 | Long Beach, CA | $60,800 | $29/hr |
| 22 | Anaheim, CA | $60,800 | $29/hr |
| 23 | Salt Lake City, UT | $60,800 | $29/hr |
| 24 | Denver, CO | $60,400 | $29/hr |
| 25 | Chula Vista, CA | $59,700 | $29/hr |
| 26 | Dallas, TX | $59,500 | $29/hr |
| 27 | St. Petersburg, FL | $59,500 | $29/hr |
| 28 | Austin, TX | $59,300 | $29/hr |
| 29 | Minneapolis, MN | $58,800 | $28/hr |
| 30 | Chandler, AZ | $58,800 | $28/hr |
| 31 | Phoenix, AZ | $58,100 | $28/hr |
| 32 | Philadelphia, PA | $58,100 | $28/hr |
| 33 | Atlanta, GA | $58,100 | $28/hr |
| 34 | Reno, NV | $58,100 | $28/hr |
| 35 | Gilbert, AZ | $58,100 | $28/hr |
| 36 | Riverside, CA | $57,800 | $28/hr |
| 37 | Milwaukee, WI | $57,400 | $28/hr |
| 38 | Wilmington, DE | $57,200 | $28/hr |
| 39 | Raleigh, NC | $57,200 | $28/hr |
| 40 | St. Paul, MN | $57,200 | $28/hr |
| 41 | Boise, ID | $57,200 | $28/hr |
| 42 | Nashville, TN | $56,800 | $27/hr |
| 43 | Madison, WI | $56,800 | $27/hr |
| 44 | Columbus, OH | $56,600 | $27/hr |
| 45 | Kansas City, MO | $56,600 | $27/hr |
| 46 | Charlotte, NC | $56,100 | $27/hr |
| 47 | Baltimore, MD | $55,900 | $27/hr |
| 48 | Stockton, CA | $55,900 | $27/hr |
| 49 | Aurora, CO | $55,900 | $27/hr |
| 50 | Hialeah, FL | $55,900 | $27/hr |
| 51 | Omaha, NE | $55,700 | $27/hr |
| 52 | Las Vegas, NV | $55,500 | $27/hr |
| 53 | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,200 | $27/hr |
| 54 | Albuquerque, NM | $54,800 | $26/hr |
| 55 | Henderson, NV | $54,800 | $26/hr |
| 56 | Charleston, SC | $54,800 | $26/hr |
| 57 | Orlando, FL | $54,400 | $26/hr |
| 58 | Detroit, MI | $54,100 | $26/hr |
| 59 | Buffalo, NY | $54,100 | $26/hr |
| 60 | Virginia Beach, VA | $54,000 | $26/hr |
| 61 | Chesapeake, VA | $54,000 | $26/hr |
| 62 | North Las Vegas, NV | $54,000 | $26/hr |
| 63 | Fresno, CA | $54,000 | $26/hr |
| 64 | Worcester, MA | $54,000 | $26/hr |
| 65 | Cleveland, OH | $53,600 | $26/hr |
| 66 | Colorado Springs, CO | $53,600 | $26/hr |
| 67 | Bakersfield, CA | $53,600 | $26/hr |
| 68 | Winston-Salem, NC | $53,600 | $26/hr |
| 69 | Norfolk, VA | $53,200 | $26/hr |
| 70 | Jacksonville, FL | $52,900 | $25/hr |
| 71 | Mesa, AZ | $52,900 | $25/hr |
| 72 | Lincoln, NE | $52,800 | $25/hr |
| 73 | Houston, TX | $52,500 | $25/hr |
| 74 | Fort Worth, TX | $52,500 | $25/hr |
| 75 | Tucson, AZ | $52,500 | $25/hr |
| 76 | Glendale, AZ | $52,500 | $25/hr |
| 77 | Garland, TX | $52,500 | $25/hr |
| 78 | Spokane, WA | $52,500 | $25/hr |
| 79 | Arlington, TX | $52,100 | $25/hr |
| 80 | Tallahassee, FL | $52,100 | $25/hr |
| 81 | New Orleans, LA | $51,700 | $25/hr |
| 82 | Fort Wayne, IN | $51,600 | $25/hr |
| 83 | San Antonio, TX | $51,400 | $25/hr |
| 84 | Grand Rapids, MI | $51,400 | $25/hr |
| 85 | Cincinnati, OH | $51,000 | $25/hr |
| 86 | Lexington, KY | $51,000 | $25/hr |
| 87 | Corpus Christi, TX | $51,000 | $25/hr |
| 88 | Greensboro, NC | $51,000 | $25/hr |
| 89 | Knoxville, TN | $51,000 | $25/hr |
| 90 | El Paso, TX | $50,600 | $24/hr |
| 91 | St. Louis, MO | $50,600 | $24/hr |
| 92 | Indianapolis, IN | $50,200 | $24/hr |
| 93 | Louisville, KY | $50,200 | $24/hr |
| 94 | Memphis, TN | $49,800 | $24/hr |
| 95 | Oklahoma City, OK | $49,800 | $24/hr |
| 96 | Birmingham, AL | $49,500 | $24/hr |
| 97 | Toledo, OH | $49,500 | $24/hr |
| 98 | Lubbock, TX | $49,500 | $24/hr |
| 99 | Wichita, KS | $48,700 | $23/hr |
| 100 | Mobile, AL | $48,700 | $23/hr |
Does location actually decide Office Manager pay?
Office Manager work is rarely remote, so the metro you choose still largely determines what you earn. Pay ranges from $48,700 in Mobile to $78,800 in San Francisco — a spread of 62%.
Highest-paying is not the same as best-off
The number that ranks these metros is not the number you live on. In San Francisco, $78,800 against $3,000/month rent leaves roughly $42,800 a year after housing. In Mobile, $48,700 against $850 leaves about $38,500. The top still wins after rent, but by $4,300 rather than the $30,100 the headline suggests.
Why these metros and not others
The metros at the top are not simply the expensive ones; they are where the hiring is. San Francisco (Salesforce, Google); New York City (JPMorgan Chase, NYC Health + Hospitals); Irvine (University of California, Irvine, Broadcom). Depth of demand for business work is what lifts pay above the local baseline, and it is why two equally costly cities can pay this role differently.
Salaries are modelled from BLS national medians adjusted for local price level at a wage elasticity below 1 — pay rises with local costs but not proportionally. See our methodology.