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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Virginia

The median office manager in Virginia earned $67,170 a year in May 2025[1], 3.4% below the US median of $69,500. That puts Virginia at #22 of 51 states for this job.

$67,170median annual wage
$95,957employer cost with benefits
$32.29median per hour
35,160people in this job in Virginia

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-16.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Virginia$45,670$67,170$104,530
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Virginia earns $54,900–$84,600; the top tenth earns $104,530 or more, 2.3 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Virginia median that makes about $95,957 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$95,957local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Virginia

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Harrisonburg, VA
$68,800
$77,790540
Richmond, VA
$64,690
$81,4406,490
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$63,970
$80,1006,850
Charlottesville, VA
$63,510
$78,850800
Winchester, VA-WV
$62,950
$77,750670
Lynchburg, VA
$62,560
$79,990770
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
$61,850
$78,770380
Roanoke, VA
$61,800
$78,7401,460
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$60,680
$78,140570
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$60,200
$77,730400
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$60,110
$77,190850
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$59,960
$71,390n/a
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$58,860
$72,7501,080

Harrisonburg, VA pays the most ($68,800) and Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area the least ($58,860): $9,940 a year apart for the same job.

What an office manager does

An office manager (for a remote team: an operations coordinator) owns the processes that keep a small company organised: vendors, onboarding, tools, policies and the admin calendar.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Virginia
North Dakota
$68,720
+2.3%
Maine
$67,530
+0.5%
Virginia
$67,170
+0.0%
Utah
$66,900
-0.4%
Tennessee
$66,390
-1.2%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Virginia?

The median was $67,170 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $54,900 to $84,600.

What does it cost to employ an office manager in Virginia?

About $95,957 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Virginia do office managers earn the most?

Harrisonburg, VA, with a median of $68,800 a year.

Other roles in Virginia

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-1011: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes431011.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.