Office Manager salary in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

Pay in Lakeland-Winter Haven against Florida and the US

Office managers at the 90th percentile earn $95,070, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of office managers in Lakeland-Winter Haven earns $51,410–$77,820. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $26,410 wide, against $28,590 across Florida and $29,140 nationally: employers in Lakeland-Winter Haven pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $14,240 a year in pay and about $18,374 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $12,170 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, and the Florida statewide median of $64,360 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Lakeland-Winter Haven

At the $63,580 median, a local hire costs about $82,039 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,459 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven

Of the 17 roles we track in Lakeland-Winter Haven, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($76,630) and recruiters ($62,970). Project Coordinator is the highest at $94,720.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #8 of the 17 roles we track in Lakeland-Winter Haven (-8.5%), between accountants (-8.2%) and payroll specialists (-9.5%). The typical role here is at -9.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 9.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Lakeland-Winter Haven, 8.1% across Florida and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 24 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $55,500 in Sebring to $71,140 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $15,640 a year. Of the 6 areas in Florida with more office managers than Lakeland-Winter Haven, 2 pay less: Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($63,010) and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ($62,850).

Lakeland-Winter Haven against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Lakeland-Winter Haven is #100 of 517 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Florida, Knoxville and Bloomington pay just above Lakeland-Winter Haven and Logan and Charlottesville just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Lakeland-Winter Haven. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, two pay more.

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