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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Nebraska

The median office manager in Nebraska earned $61,980 a year in May 2025[1], 10.8% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Nebraska at #44 of 51 states for this job.

$5,165median pay per month in Nebraska
$7,379employer cost per month with benefits
$29.80median pay per hour
9,930people in this job in Nebraska

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Nebraska$44,990$61,980$87,840
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Nebraska earns $51,420–$76,310; the top tenth earns $87,840 or more, 2.0 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 Nebraska median that makes about $88,543 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$88,543local 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 Nebraska

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Omaha, NE-IA
$63,700
$78,1405,030
Lincoln, NE
$61,590
$75,5901,850
Grand Island, NE
$60,790
$75,950290
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$59,680
$71,960740
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$58,520
$68,4301,290
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
$57,900
$75,640330

Omaha, NE-IA pays the most ($63,700) and Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area the least ($57,900): $5,800 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 Nebraska
South Dakota
$62,530
+0.9%
North Carolina
$62,340
+0.6%
Nebraska
$61,980
+0.0%
Idaho
$61,390
-1.0%
Oklahoma
$60,870
-1.8%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Nebraska?

The median was $61,980 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $51,420 to $76,310.

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

About $88,543 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Nebraska do office managers earn the most?

Omaha, NE-IA, with a median of $63,700 a year.

Other roles in Nebraska

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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.