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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in New York

The median office manager in New York earned $79,170 a year in May 2025[1], 13.9% above the US median of $69,500. That puts New York at #3 of 51 states for this job.

$79,170median annual wage
$113,100employer cost with benefits
$38.06median per hour
83,110people in this job in New York

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-16.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
New York$55,240$79,170$124,450
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in New York earns $64,060–$99,490; the top tenth earns $124,450 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 New York median that makes about $113,100 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$113,100local 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 New York

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$80,760
$100,93095,180
Ithaca, NY
$73,640
$79,390550
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$73,360
$89,8104,050
Syracuse, NY
$72,620
$86,1202,510
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$72,470
$84,6502,070
Binghamton, NY
$72,430
$88,200770
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$70,000
$84,9904,410
Rochester, NY
$69,450
$81,6904,220
Kingston, NY
$66,820
$81,210480
Glens Falls, NY
$66,640
$81,390350
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,620
$81,200960
Utica-Rome, NY
$66,390
$79,9601,010
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,790
$81,0701,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,750
$79,5701,150
Elmira, NY
$64,120
$76,360280
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$60,750
$73,800270

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ pays the most ($80,760) and Watertown-Fort Drum, NY the least ($60,750): $20,010 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 New York
Washington
$79,480
+0.4%
District of Columbia
$79,200
+0.0%
New York
$79,170
+0.0%
Connecticut
$78,200
-1.2%
California
$77,590
-2.0%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in New York?

The median was $79,170 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $64,060 to $99,490.

What does it cost to employ an office manager in New York?

About $113,100 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in New York do office managers earn the most?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, with a median of $80,760 a year.

Other roles in New York

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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. Data checked 2026-10-16.