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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Alabama

The median office manager in Alabama earned $60,360 a year in May 2025[1], 13.2% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Alabama at #47 of 51 states for this job.

$5,030median pay per month in Alabama
$7,186employer cost per month with benefits
$29.02median pay per hour
20,140people in this job in Alabama

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Alabama$39,470$60,360$93,560
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Alabama earns $47,730–$76,540; the top tenth earns $93,560 or more, 2.4 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Alabama median that makes about $86,229 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$86,229local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Alabama

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Birmingham, AL
$64,170
$80,2305,820
Huntsville, AL
$62,950
$80,6702,030
Decatur, AL
$60,720
$76,660510
Montgomery, AL
$60,100
$77,9201,690
Tuscaloosa, AL
$59,880
$73,160970
Auburn-Opelika, AL
$59,310
$73,050660
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$59,060
$73,840590
Mobile, AL
$57,760
$74,4601,910
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$57,330
$68,350500
Dothan, AL
$56,650
$67,340580
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
$55,360
$71,570820
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$54,890
$68,340740
Anniston-Oxford, AL
$54,660
$69,280340
Gadsden, AL
$54,510
$64,880260
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$52,910
$68,260540
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$52,750
$69,9701,020

Birmingham, AL pays the most ($64,170) and Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area the least ($52,750): $11,420 a year apart for the same job.

What an office manager does

An office manager (for a remote team: an operations coordinator) owns the processes that keep a small company organised: vendors, onboarding, tools, policies and the admin calendar.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Alabama
Idaho
$61,390
+1.7%
Oklahoma
$60,870
+0.8%
Alabama
$60,360
+0.0%
Mississippi
$58,380
-3.3%
Arkansas
$58,100
-3.7%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Alabama?

The median was $60,360 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $47,730 to $76,540.

What does it cost to employ an office manager in Alabama?

About $86,229 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Alabama do office managers earn the most?

Birmingham, AL, with a median of $64,170 a year.

Other roles in Alabama

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-1011: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes431011.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-05.