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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Kentucky

The median office manager in Kentucky earned $63,180 a year in May 2025[1], 9.1% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Kentucky at #34 of 51 states for this job.

$5,265median pay per month in Kentucky
$7,521employer cost per month with benefits
$30.38median pay per hour
19,670people in this job in Kentucky

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Kentucky$41,350$63,180$99,330
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Kentucky earns $48,560–$80,470; the top tenth earns $99,330 or more, 2.4 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 Kentucky median that makes about $90,257 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$90,257local 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 Kentucky

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$67,450
$83,0706,470
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$63,550
$79,0001,620
Owensboro, KY
$62,340
$80,130380
Bowling Green, KY
$61,250
$76,940650
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$61,130
$77,5201,090
Elizabethtown, KY
$59,340
$75,020370
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$59,300
$78,5303,090
Paducah, KY-IL
$57,510
$71,010440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$54,900
$68,270950
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
$53,000
$73,1701,640

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN pays the most ($67,450) and South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area the least ($53,000): $14,450 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 Kentucky
Ohio
$64,220
+1.6%
Kansas
$64,000
+1.3%
Kentucky
$63,180
+0.0%
Nevada
$63,090
-0.1%
Hawaii
$63,080
-0.2%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Kentucky?

The median was $63,180 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $48,560 to $80,470.

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

About $90,257 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Kentucky do office managers earn the most?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, with a median of $67,450 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.