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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Louisiana

The median office manager in Louisiana earned $57,180 a year in May 2025[1], 17.7% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Louisiana at #50 of 51 states for this job.

$4,765median pay per month in Louisiana
$6,807employer cost per month with benefits
$27.49median pay per hour
20,810people in this job in Louisiana

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Louisiana$37,780$57,180$85,350
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Louisiana earns $46,010–$71,560; the top tenth earns $85,350 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 Louisiana median that makes about $81,686 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$81,686local 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 Louisiana

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Baton Rouge, LA
$61,710
$76,9604,060
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$60,270
$76,0304,830
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$57,580
$71,3001,050
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$57,060
$69,210780
Hammond, LA
$56,150
$72,990480
Lake Charles, LA
$54,960
$69,430880
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$53,100
$63,7902,110
Alexandria, LA
$52,780
$64,310630
Lafayette, LA
$51,630
$65,8401,830
Monroe, LA
$51,530
$64,1601,030
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$49,980
$62,390760
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$49,730
$61,050650
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$48,100
$61,1001,120

Baton Rouge, LA pays the most ($61,710) and Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area the least ($48,100): $13,610 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 Louisiana
Mississippi
$58,380
+2.1%
Arkansas
$58,100
+1.6%
Louisiana
$57,180
+0.0%
West Virginia
$53,660
-6.2%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Louisiana?

The median was $57,180 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $46,010 to $71,560.

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

About $81,686 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Louisiana do office managers earn the most?

Baton Rouge, LA, with a median of $61,710 a year.

Other roles in Louisiana

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How to hire office managers

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.