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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Arkansas

The median office manager in Arkansas earned $58,100 a year in May 2025[1], 16.4% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Arkansas at #49 of 51 states for this job.

$4,842median pay per month in Arkansas
$6,917employer cost per month with benefits
$27.93median pay per hour
13,630people in this job in Arkansas

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Arkansas$38,600$58,100$86,580
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Arkansas earns $46,500–$70,970; the top tenth earns $86,580 or more, 2.2 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 Arkansas median that makes about $83,000 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$83,000local 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 Arkansas

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$63,620
$77,0803,310
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
$58,720
$73,4304,240
Fort Smith, AR-OK
$57,130
$70,990960
Hot Springs, AR
$52,790
$62,940400
Jonesboro, AR
$51,790
$64,560560
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
$51,100
$64,260980
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
$50,800
$63,0901,200
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
$49,180
$62,490680
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area
$48,680
$60,100540

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR pays the most ($63,620) and East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area the least ($48,680): $14,940 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 Arkansas
Alabama
$60,360
+3.9%
Mississippi
$58,380
+0.5%
Arkansas
$58,100
+0.0%
Louisiana
$57,180
-1.6%
West Virginia
$53,660
-7.6%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Arkansas?

The median was $58,100 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $46,500 to $70,970.

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

About $83,000 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Arkansas do office managers earn the most?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, with a median of $63,620 a year.

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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.