Office Manager salary in Williamsport, PA

Pay in Williamsport against Pennsylvania and the US

The middle half of office managers in Williamsport earns $50,030–$75,980. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $85,090, only 1.9 times the bottom tenth, against 2.3 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $25,950 wide, against $26,370 across Pennsylvania and $29,140 nationally: employers in Williamsport 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 $15,660 over the median, the 25th only $10,290 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $20,206 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 median and the 75th percentile in Williamsport, and the Pennsylvania statewide median of $65,270 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Williamsport

At the $60,320 median, a local hire costs about $77,832 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,512 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 Williamsport

Of the 15 roles we track in Williamsport, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($61,260) and sales development representatives ($59,230). Project Coordinator is the highest at $93,020.

Measured against the US median, office managers rank #6 of the 15 roles we track in Williamsport (-13.2%), between virtual receptionists (-11.1%) and e-commerce order specialists (-13.7%). The typical role here is at -13.8%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Office managers hold 10.8% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Williamsport, 10.0% across Pennsylvania and 9.2% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Pennsylvania

Across the 20 areas of Pennsylvania with data for this job, the median runs from $58,510 in Johnstown to $72,700 in Philadelphia-Camden, a gap of $14,190 a year. Of the 18 areas in Pennsylvania with more office managers than Williamsport, 6 pay less, the largest of them the Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetro area ($59,140), the Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetro area ($59,500) and the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetro area ($59,320).

Williamsport against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Williamsport is #433 of 517 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside Pennsylvania, Panama City-Panama City Beach and Hickory-Lenoir pay just above Williamsport and Abilene and Sebastian-Vero Beach just below. All four are within $40 a year of the median in Williamsport. Of the three markets with about as many office managers, all three pay more.

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