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Office Manager salary and cost of hiring in Washington

The median office manager in Washington earned $79,480 a year in May 2025[1], 14.4% above the US median of $69,500. That puts Washington at #1 of 51 states for this job.

$6,623median pay per month in Washington
$9,462employer cost per month with benefits
$38.21median pay per hour
31,790people in this job in Washington

BLS occupation 43-1011. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Washington$56,900$79,480$120,710
United States$45,610$69,500$104,710
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of office managers in Washington earns $66,180–$97,590; the top tenth earns $120,710 or more, 2.1 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 Washington median that makes about $113,543 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$113,543local 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 Washington

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$81,980
$96,880410
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$81,640
$101,07018,020
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$79,540
$96,970740
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$78,270
$94,9701,210
Bellingham, WA
$76,530
$92,480920
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$76,200
$93,980490
Walla Walla, WA
$75,770
$85,170230
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$75,640
$89,0401,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$75,380
$87,5101,310
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$74,710
$88,480930
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$73,290
$87,250410
Yakima, WA
$73,050
$85,090880
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$72,300
$85,4902,810

Longview-Kelso, WA pays the most ($81,980) and Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA the least ($72,300): $9,680 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 Washington
Washington
$79,480
+0.0%
District of Columbia
$79,200
-0.4%
New York
$79,170
-0.4%

Questions

How much does an office manager earn in Washington?

The median was $79,480 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $66,180 to $97,590.

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

About $113,543 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Washington do office managers earn the most?

Longview-Kelso, WA, with a median of $81,980 a year.

Other roles in Washington

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How to hire office managers

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. Last updated 2026-11-05.