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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Indiana

The median office manager in Indiana earned $69,490 a year in May 2025[1], 0.0% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Indiana at #17 of 51 states for this job.

$5,791median pay per month in Indiana
$8,273employer cost per month with benefits
$33.41median pay per hour
21,780people in this job in Indiana

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Indiana$46,150$69,490$104,190
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Indiana earns $55,650–$84,840; the top tenth earns $104,190 or more, 2.3 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 Indiana median that makes about $99,271 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$99,271local 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 Indiana

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$75,180
$95,450690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$74,680
$90,4208,670
Fort Wayne, IN
$71,100
$83,8301,510
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$67,600
$84,110780
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$66,040
$81,2501,020
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$65,610
$80,780920
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$64,350
$79,660930
Evansville, IN
$64,000
$81,640820
Bloomington, IN
$63,600
$80,120390
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$62,120
$80,8301,160
Kokomo, IN
$62,010
$82,370160
Columbus, IN
$61,950
$77,230230
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$61,840
$79,370240
Terre Haute, IN
$61,090
$75,560420
Muncie, IN
$60,400
$75,670320

Elkhart-Goshen, IN pays the most ($75,180) and Muncie, IN the least ($60,400): $14,780 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 Indiana
Wisconsin
$70,560
+1.5%
Alaska
$69,840
+0.5%
Indiana
$69,490
+0.0%
Illinois
$69,010
-0.7%
Vermont
$68,790
-1.0%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Indiana?

The median was $69,490 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $55,650 to $84,840.

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

About $99,271 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Indiana do office managers earn the most?

Elkhart-Goshen, IN, with a median of $75,180 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.