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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Colorado

The median office manager in Colorado earned $76,600 a year in May 2025[1], 10.2% above the US median of $69,500. That puts Colorado at #8 of 51 states for this job.

$6,383median pay per month in Colorado
$9,119employer cost per month with benefits
$36.83median pay per hour
26,100people in this job in Colorado

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Colorado$49,990$76,600$112,250
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Colorado earns $61,850–$95,590; the top tenth earns $112,250 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 Colorado median that makes about $109,429 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$109,429local 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 Colorado

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Boulder, CO
$79,450
$101,7801,910
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$79,120
$98,72014,710
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$73,740
$85,9001,480
Greeley, CO
$73,330
$91,7901,010
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$73,170
$87,8401,300
Colorado Springs, CO
$70,150
$84,6702,640
Pueblo, CO
$69,200
$80,770480
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$69,140
$81,540680
Grand Junction, CO
$67,240
$81,960540
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$66,290
$80,8901,030

Boulder, CO pays the most ($79,450) and Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area the least ($66,290): $13,160 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 Colorado
Massachusetts
$76,770
+0.2%
New Jersey
$76,640
+0.1%
Colorado
$76,600
+0.0%
Minnesota
$76,440
-0.2%
Rhode Island
$76,030
-0.7%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Colorado?

The median was $76,600 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $61,850 to $95,590.

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

About $109,429 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Colorado do office managers earn the most?

Boulder, CO, with a median of $79,450 a year.

Other roles in Colorado

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How to hire office managers

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.