Office Manager salary in Chambersburg, PA

Pay in Chambersburg against Pennsylvania and the US

Office managers at the 90th percentile earn $96,310, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of office managers in Chambersburg earns $51,950–$82,450. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $30,500 wide, wider than in Pennsylvania as a whole ($26,370) and the US ($29,140), so what a office manager earns in Chambersburg depends more on the employer.

What to budget for an office manager here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $15,710 a year in pay and about $20,271 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $14,790 in pay. 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 Chambersburg, and the Pennsylvania statewide median of $65,270 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Chambersburg

At the $66,740 median, a local hire costs about $86,116 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,376 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 Chambersburg

Of the 15 roles we track in Chambersburg, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between accountants ($70,490) and marketing specialists ($65,900). Project Coordinator is the highest at $92,370.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #3 of the 15 roles we track in Chambersburg (-4.0%), between virtual receptionists (-3.7%) and medical administrative assistants (-4.5%). The typical role here is at -9.7%, so, measured against the US, office managers cost more in Chambersburg than the area's general pay level would suggest. Office managers hold 12.7% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Chambersburg, 10.0% across Pennsylvania and 9.2% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Pennsylvania

Across the 20 areas of Pennsylvania with data for this job, the median runs from $58,510 in Johnstown to $72,700 in Philadelphia-Camden, a gap of $14,190 a year. Of the 13 areas in Pennsylvania with more office managers than Chambersburg, 12 pay less, the largest of them Pittsburgh, PA ($63,260), Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ($65,880) and Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ ($65,770).

Chambersburg against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Chambersburg is #376 of 517 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Pennsylvania, Peoria and Kansas City pay just above Chambersburg and Reno and Glens Falls just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Chambersburg. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, two pay more.

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