Office Manager salary in Portland-South Portland, ME

Pay in Portland-South Portland against Maine and the US

The middle half of office managers in Portland-South Portland earns $58,990–$86,260. The top tenth earns $100,220 or more, 2.1 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.3 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $27,270 wide, between the figure for Maine ($25,820) and the US figure ($29,140).

What to budget for an office manager here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $16,020 a year in pay and about $20,671 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $11,250 in pay. 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 25th percentile and the median in Portland-South Portland, and the Maine statewide median of $67,530 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Portland-South Portland

At the $70,240 median, a local hire costs about $90,632 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,392 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 Portland-South Portland

Of the 17 roles we track in Portland-South Portland, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($73,420) and sales development representatives ($68,370). Project Coordinator is the highest at $105,530.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Portland-South Portland (+1.1%), between paralegals (+2.2%) and sales development representatives (-2.3%). The typical role here is at +2.8%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 10.6% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Portland-South Portland, 10.9% across Maine and 9.1% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Maine

Across the 5 areas of Maine with data for this job, the median runs from $62,690 in the Northeast Maine nonmetro area to $70,240 in Portland-South Portland, a gap of $7,550 a year. No other area in Maine has as many office managers, and all 4 others pay less.

Portland-South Portland against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Portland-South Portland is #92 of 517 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Maine, Lexington Park and Chico pay just above Portland-South Portland and Corvallis and Colorado Springs just below. All four are within $180 a year of the median in Portland-South Portland. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, none pays as much.

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