Office Manager salary in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

Pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman against Arizona and the US

The middle half of office managers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman earns $46,570–$66,960. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $77,190, only 1.9 times the bottom tenth, against 2.3 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $20,390 wide, against $25,610 across Arizona and $29,140 nationally: employers in Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $8,560 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $11,830, or about $15,265 once benefits are added. 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 75th and 90th percentiles in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, and the Arizona statewide median of $64,250 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local office managers earn.

What a hire really costs in Lake Havasu City-Kingman

At the $55,130 median, a local hire costs about $71,135 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,005 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman

Of the 15 roles we track in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between executive assistants ($60,420) and marketing specialists ($51,560). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,400.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #11 of the 15 roles we track in Lake Havasu City-Kingman (-20.7%), between accountants (-19.0%) and executive assistants (-21.1%). The typical role here is at -16.5%, so, measured against the US, office managers cost less in Lake Havasu City-Kingman than the area's general pay level would suggest. Office managers hold 10.2% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, 9.2% across Arizona and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Arizona

Across the 8 areas of Arizona with data for this job, the median runs from $53,440 in Sierra Vista-Douglas to $65,470 in Phoenix-Mesa, a gap of $12,030 a year. All 6 areas in Arizona with more office managers than Lake Havasu City-Kingman also pay more, among them Phoenix-Mesa, AZ ($65,470) and Tucson, AZ ($59,440).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Lake Havasu City-Kingman is #399 of 517 US areas for this job. It is a small market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Arizona, Jacksonville and Huntington-Ashland pay just above Lake Havasu City-Kingman and Victoria and Lake Charles just below. All four are within $190 a year of the median in Lake Havasu City-Kingman. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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