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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in North Carolina

The median office manager in North Carolina earned $62,340 a year in May 2025[1], 10.3% below the US median of $69,500. That puts North Carolina at #43 of 51 states for this job.

$62,340median annual wage
$89,057employer cost with benefits
$29.97median per hour
35,830people in this job in North Carolina

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

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
North Carolina$43,880$62,340$97,900
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in North Carolina earns $51,020–$79,090; the top tenth earns $97,900 or more, 2.2 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 North Carolina median that makes about $89,057 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$89,057local 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 North Carolina

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$68,450
$83,5702,690
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$65,170
$81,43010,770
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$64,550
$82,7305,170
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$62,630
$78,9902,510
Winston-Salem, NC
$62,330
$79,0401,880
Fayetteville, NC
$60,850
$70,180870
Wilmington, NC
$60,430
$76,8501,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$60,320
$74,9901,010
Asheville, NC
$59,880
$74,9901,380
Goldsboro, NC
$59,780
$72,690260
Burlington, NC
$59,430
$76,560500
Rocky Mount, NC
$59,160
$70,510340
Greenville, NC
$58,850
$75,680530
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$58,240
$72,2701,440
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$58,020
$69,0701,920
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
$55,510
$65,160300
Jacksonville, NC
$55,130
$66,240350
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$54,150
$67,6601,850

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC pays the most ($68,450) and Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area the least ($54,150): $14,300 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 North Carolina
Montana
$62,550
+0.3%
South Dakota
$62,530
+0.3%
North Carolina
$62,340
+0.0%
Nebraska
$61,980
-0.6%
Idaho
$61,390
-1.5%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in North Carolina?

The median was $62,340 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $51,020 to $79,090.

What does it cost to employ an office manager in North Carolina?

About $89,057 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in North Carolina do office managers earn the most?

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, with a median of $68,450 a year.

Other roles in North Carolina

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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.