Office Manager salary in Billings, MT

Pay in Billings against Montana and the US

The middle half of office managers in Billings earns $54,960–$77,850. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $92,670, only 2.0 times the bottom tenth, against 2.3 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $22,890 wide, against $23,600 across Montana and $29,140 nationally: employers in Billings pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $14,500 over the median, the 25th only $8,390 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $18,710 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $69,500 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Billings, and the Montana statewide median of $62,550 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Billings

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $18,392 to the $63,350 median and brings it to $81,742 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Billings

Of the 15 roles we track in Billings, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($65,470) and sales development representatives ($59,930). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,540.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #9 of the 15 roles we track in Billings (-8.8%), between administrative assistants (-8.1%) and accountants (-9.4%). The typical role here is at -8.1%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 9.1% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Billings, 9.7% across Montana and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Montana

Across the 8 areas of Montana with data for this job, the median runs from $59,720 in the West Montana nonmetro area to $68,620 in Bozeman, a gap of $8,900 a year. The one area in Montana with more office managers, the West Montana nonmetro area ($59,720), pays less: a bigger pool at a lower median.

Billings against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Billings is #327 of 517 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Montana, Palm Bay-Melbourne and Casper pay just above Billings and Port St. Lucie and Oklahoma City just below. All four are within $50 a year of the median in Billings. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, one pays more.

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