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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Connecticut

The median office manager in Connecticut earned $78,200 a year in May 2025[1], 12.5% above the US median of $69,500. That puts Connecticut at #4 of 51 states for this job.

$6,517median pay per month in Connecticut
$9,310employer cost per month with benefits
$37.60median pay per hour
24,420people in this job in Connecticut

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Connecticut$52,090$78,200$116,420
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Connecticut earns $62,770–$97,470; the top tenth earns $116,420 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 Connecticut median that makes about $111,714 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$111,714local 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 Connecticut

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
$79,770
$98,7405,490
New Haven, CT
$78,990
$99,8104,260
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
$78,740
$98,4908,670
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
$73,920
$94,4701,660
Waterbury-Shelton, CT
$73,800
$90,2202,320
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area
$69,970
$85,780860

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT pays the most ($79,770) and Connecticut nonmetropolitan area the least ($69,970): $9,800 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 Connecticut
District of Columbia
$79,200
+1.3%
New York
$79,170
+1.2%
Connecticut
$78,200
+0.0%
California
$77,590
-0.8%
Massachusetts
$76,770
-1.8%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Connecticut?

The median was $78,200 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $62,770 to $97,470.

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

About $111,714 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Connecticut do office managers earn the most?

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, with a median of $79,770 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.