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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Minnesota

The median office manager in Minnesota earned $76,440 a year in May 2025[1], 10.0% above the US median of $69,500. That puts Minnesota at #9 of 51 states for this job.

$6,370median pay per month in Minnesota
$9,100employer cost per month with benefits
$36.75median pay per hour
21,690people in this job in Minnesota

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Minnesota$49,920$76,440$106,100
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Minnesota earns $61,600–$91,050; the top tenth earns $106,100 or more, 2.1 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 Minnesota median that makes about $109,200 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$109,200local 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 Minnesota

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$78,410
$95,17014,480
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$73,490
$85,090960
Rochester, MN
$72,940
$80,310940
St. Cloud, MN
$71,790
$82,750820
Mankato, MN
$71,310
$86,170360
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$67,710
$81,730680
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$66,180
$81,3401,510
Duluth, MN-WI
$65,880
$80,660810
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$64,190
$78,670300

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI pays the most ($78,410) and Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area the least ($64,190): $14,220 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 Minnesota
New Jersey
$76,640
+0.3%
Colorado
$76,600
+0.2%
Minnesota
$76,440
+0.0%
Rhode Island
$76,030
-0.5%
Delaware
$75,220
-1.6%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Minnesota?

The median was $76,440 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $61,600 to $91,050.

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

About $109,200 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Minnesota do office managers earn the most?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, with a median of $78,410 a year.

Other roles in Minnesota

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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.