Office Manager salary in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

Pay in Gulfport-Biloxi against Mississippi and the US

Office managers at the 90th percentile earn $85,970, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of office managers in Gulfport-Biloxi earns $46,010–$71,890. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $25,880 wide, against $27,720 across Mississippi and $29,140 nationally: employers in Gulfport-Biloxi pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $13,500 a year in pay and about $17,419 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $12,380 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, and the Mississippi statewide median of $58,380 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Gulfport-Biloxi

At the $58,390 median, a local hire costs about $75,342 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,952 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 Gulfport-Biloxi

Of the 17 roles we track in Gulfport-Biloxi, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between executive assistants ($60,640) and marketing specialists ($54,820). Project Coordinator is the highest at $84,200.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #6 of the 17 roles we track in Gulfport-Biloxi (-16.0%), between virtual receptionists (-15.2%) and e-commerce order specialists (-16.1%). The typical role here is at -17.7%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 14.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Gulfport-Biloxi and 9.1% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Mississippi

Across the 7 areas of Mississippi with data for this job, the median runs from $53,540 in the Lower East Mississippi nonmetro area to $60,100 in Jackson, a gap of $6,560 a year. All 2 areas in Mississippi with more office managers than Gulfport-Biloxi also pay more, among them Jackson, MS ($60,100) and the Upper East Mississippi nonmetro area ($59,180).

Gulfport-Biloxi against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Gulfport-Biloxi is #123 of 517 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Mississippi, Idaho Falls and Johnstown pay just above Gulfport-Biloxi and Homosassa Springs and Lubbock just below. All four are within $280 a year of the median in Gulfport-Biloxi. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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