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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Illinois

The median office manager in Illinois earned $69,010 a year in May 2025[1], 0.7% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Illinois at #18 of 51 states for this job.

$69,010median annual wage
$98,586employer cost with benefits
$33.18median per hour
42,400people in this job in Illinois

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-16.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Illinois$46,780$69,010$103,770
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Illinois earns $55,530–$84,600; the top tenth earns $103,770 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 Illinois median that makes about $98,586 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$98,586local 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 Illinois

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$71,730
$86,76033,180
Peoria, IL
$66,750
$80,900830
Rockford, IL
$65,740
$84,450750
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$63,820
$79,350500
Springfield, IL
$63,250
$78,140620
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$63,070
$78,510800
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$62,400
$75,920800
Decatur, IL
$61,780
$76,530230
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$60,370
$75,480960
Kankakee, IL
$60,020
$75,370220
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,630
$72,790740

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN pays the most ($71,730) and South Illinois nonmetropolitan area the least ($57,630): $14,100 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 Illinois
Alaska
$69,840
+1.2%
Indiana
$69,490
+0.7%
Illinois
$69,010
+0.0%
Vermont
$68,790
-0.3%
North Dakota
$68,720
-0.4%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Illinois?

The median was $69,010 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $55,530 to $84,600.

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

About $98,586 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Illinois do office managers earn the most?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, with a median of $71,730 a year.

Other roles in Illinois

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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. Data checked 2026-10-16.