Office Manager salary in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area

Pay in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area against Michigan and the US

The middle half of office managers in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area earns $49,390–$76,040. The top tenth earns $88,770 or more, 2.2 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.3 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $26,650 wide, against $28,850 across Michigan and $29,140 nationally: employers in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $14,670 a year in pay and about $18,929 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $11,980 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 median and the 75th percentile in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area, and the Michigan statewide median of $64,720 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area

At the $61,370 median, a local hire costs about $79,187 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,817 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 Southern Michigan nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($66,420) and marketing specialists ($60,970). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,590.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #11 of the 17 roles we track in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area (-11.7%), between accountants (-11.1%) and recruiters (-12.5%). The typical role here is at -9.3%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 8.6% of the jobs in the 16 of these roles with a job count in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area, 7.6% across Michigan and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Michigan

Across the 19 areas of Michigan with data for this job, the median runs from $57,700 in the Mid Michigan nonmetro area to $69,520 in Lansing-East Lansing, a gap of $11,820 a year. Of the 7 areas in Michigan with more office managers than the Southern Michigan nonmetro area, 1 pays less: the Mid Michigan nonmetro area ($57,700).

the Southern Michigan nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Southern Michigan nonmetro area is #302 of 517 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Michigan, Coeur d'Alene and Manhattan pay just above the Southern Michigan nonmetro area and Topeka and Canton-Massillon just below. All four are within $160 a year of the median in the Southern Michigan nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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