Office Manager salary in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area

Pay in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area against Idaho and the US

Office managers at the 90th percentile earn $89,290, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of office managers in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area earns $47,190–$71,570. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $24,380 wide, against $26,250 across Idaho and $29,140 nationally: employers in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $11,690 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $12,690, or about $16,374 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $69,500 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area, and the Idaho statewide median of $61,390 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area

At the $58,880 median, a local hire costs about $75,974 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,094 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area

Of the 13 roles we track in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($62,750) and marketing specialists ($57,190). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,590.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #7 of the 13 roles we track in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area (-15.3%), between administrative assistants (-10.9%) and project coordinators (-16.4%). The typical role here is at -15.3%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 10.2% of the jobs in these 13 roles in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area, 10.2% across Idaho and 9.5% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Idaho

Across the 8 areas of Idaho with data for this job, the median runs from $54,240 in the Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetro area to $64,840 in Boise City, a gap of $10,600 a year. Of the 4 areas in Idaho with more office managers than the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area, 2 pay less: the Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetro area ($54,240) and Idaho Falls, ID ($58,480).

the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area is #369 of 517 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Idaho, Killeen-Temple and Springfield pay just above the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area and Youngstown-Warren and Greenville just below. All four are within $170 a year of the median in the Northwestern Idaho nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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