Office Manager salary in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area

Pay in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area against North Carolina and the US

The middle half of office managers in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area earns $47,790–$72,270. The top tenth earns $86,190 or more, 2.2 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.3 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $24,480 wide, against $28,070 across North Carolina and $29,140 nationally: employers in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $10,450 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $14,030, or about $18,103 once benefits are added. 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 the Central North Carolina nonmetro area, and the North Carolina statewide median of $62,340 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area

At the $58,240 median, a local hire costs about $75,148 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,908 here. 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 the Central North Carolina nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between executive assistants ($59,240) and sales development representatives ($56,970). Project Coordinator is the highest at $94,170.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #9 of the 17 roles we track in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area (-16.2%), between virtual receptionists (-14.3%) and medical administrative assistants (-17.0%). The typical role here is at -16.2%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 8.3% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area, 6.8% across North Carolina and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $54,150 in the Western North Carolina nonmetro area to $68,450 in Durham-Chapel Hill, a gap of $14,300 a year. Of the 7 areas in North Carolina with more office managers than the Central North Carolina nonmetro area, 2 pay less: the Eastern North Carolina nonmetro area ($58,020) and the Western North Carolina nonmetro area ($54,150).

the Central North Carolina nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Central North Carolina nonmetro area is #162 of 517 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside North Carolina, Homosassa Springs and Gulfport-Biloxi pay just above the Central North Carolina nonmetro area and Lubbock and El Paso just below. All four are within $310 a year of the median in the Central North Carolina nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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