Office Manager salary in Valdosta, GA

Pay in Valdosta against Georgia and the US

Office managers at the 90th percentile earn $85,090, 2.4 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of office managers in Valdosta earns $44,670–$67,280. The mean ($59,320) is 11% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $22,610 wide, against $29,460 across Georgia and $29,140 nationally: employers in Valdosta pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an office manager here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $13,650 over the median, the 25th only $8,960 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $17,613 a year in employer cost. 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 75th and 90th percentiles in Valdosta, and the Georgia statewide median of $64,620 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local office managers earn.

What a hire really costs in Valdosta

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $15,570 to the $53,630 median and brings it to $69,200 a year. 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 Valdosta

Of the 15 roles we track in Valdosta, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between recruiters ($55,260) and sales development representatives ($51,440). Project Coordinator is the highest at $77,730.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #9 of the 15 roles we track in Valdosta (-22.8%), between HR assistants (-22.8%) and paralegals (-23.4%). The typical role here is at -22.8%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 9.7% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Valdosta, 8.4% across Georgia and 9.2% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 17 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $53,630 in Valdosta to $69,990 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $16,360 a year. All 14 areas in Georgia with more office managers than Valdosta also pay more, among them Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA ($69,990) and Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($62,610).

Valdosta against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Valdosta is #426 of 517 US areas for this job. It is a small market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Georgia, Lawton and Gadsden pay just above Valdosta and Sierra Vista-Douglas and Shreveport-Bossier City just below. All four are within $880 a year of the median in Valdosta. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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