Office Manager salary in Farmington, NM

Pay in Farmington against New Mexico and the US

The middle half of office managers in Farmington earns $49,490–$75,930. The top tenth earns $93,310 or more, 2.4 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 $26,440 wide, against $28,010 across New Mexico and $29,140 nationally: employers in Farmington pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $13,650 a year in pay and about $17,613 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $12,790 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 Farmington, and the New Mexico statewide median of $62,640 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Farmington

At the $62,280 median, a local hire costs about $80,361 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,081 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 Farmington

Of the 14 roles we track in Farmington, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($64,170) and sales development representatives ($60,680). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,210.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #8 of the 14 roles we track in Farmington (-10.4%), between bookkeepers (-9.2%) and executive assistants (-10.4%). The typical role here is at -9.8%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 8.8% of the jobs in these 14 roles in Farmington, 8.8% across New Mexico and 9.2% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in New Mexico

Across the 6 areas of New Mexico with data for this job, the median runs from $59,540 in the Northern New Mexico nonmetro area to $65,760 in Santa Fe, a gap of $6,220 a year. Of the 5 areas in New Mexico with more office managers than Farmington, 3 pay less: the Eastern New Mexico nonmetro area ($60,570), the Northern New Mexico nonmetro area ($59,540) and Las Cruces, NM ($59,830).

Farmington against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Farmington is #450 of 517 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside New Mexico, Punta Gorda and Winston-Salem pay just above Farmington and Wichita and Crestview-Fort Walton Beach just below. All four are within $50 a year of the median in Farmington. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, two pay more.

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