Office Manager salary in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Pay in Salt Lake City-Murray against Utah and the US

Office managers at the 90th percentile earn $108,280, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of office managers in Salt Lake City-Murray earns $58,240–$88,380. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $30,140 wide, between the figure for Utah ($30,490) 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 $16,490 a year in pay and about $21,277 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,650 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, and the Utah statewide median of $66,900 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Salt Lake City-Murray

At the $71,890 median, a local hire costs about $92,761 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,871 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 Salt Lake City-Murray

Of the 17 roles we track in Salt Lake City-Murray, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between recruiters ($74,410) and marketing specialists ($64,670). Project Coordinator is the highest at $98,000.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #2 of the 17 roles we track in Salt Lake City-Murray (+3.4%), between data entry specialists (+15.0%) and paralegals (+2.8%). The typical role here is at -1.9%, so, measured against the US, office managers cost more in Salt Lake City-Murray than the area's general pay level would suggest. Office managers hold 9.5% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, 9.7% across Utah and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Utah

Across the 7 areas of Utah with data for this job, the median runs from $61,220 in the High Desert Utah nonmetro area to $71,890 in Salt Lake City-Murray, a gap of $10,670 a year. No other area in Utah has as many office managers, and all 6 others pay less.

Salt Lake City-Murray against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Salt Lake City-Murray is #29 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 Utah, Redding and Janesville-Beloit pay just above Salt Lake City-Murray and Bakersfield-Delano and Fresno just below. All four are within $240 a year of the median in Salt Lake City-Murray. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, none pays as much.

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