Occupation · SOC 43-1011

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: pay and where the jobs are

What first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$69,500 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$73,490
Median hourly wage
$33.41
Mean hourly wage
$35.33
Employment
1,436,680

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-1011.

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How much do first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers make?

The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers was $69,500 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $45,610 and the highest-paid 10% more than $104,710. As an hourly rate, the median is $33.41. About 1,436,680 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Washington ($79,480), District of Columbia ($79,200) and New York ($79,170). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.

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What each step of the pay range for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$45,610$21.93$3,801$3,236
25th percentile$55,950$26.90$4,663$3,928
Median$69,500$33.41$5,792$4,810
75th percentile$85,090$40.91$7,091$5,724
90th percentile$104,710$50.34$8,726$6,874

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: pay by state

54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

North Dakota

$64,180 take-home in national prices

2

Tennessee

$60,438 take-home in national prices

3

Indiana

$59,677 take-home in national prices

Where a median first-line supervisors of office and administrative support worker paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
Washington31,790$79,480$56,900$120,710$63,642$59,471
District of Columbia4,080$79,200$55,060$131,400$60,784$55,308
New York83,110$79,170$55,240$124,450$60,475$56,036
Connecticut24,420$78,200$52,090$116,420$59,902$57,815
California149,230$77,590$50,870$121,650$59,424$53,671
Massachusetts34,520$76,770$51,020$107,490$58,866$55,662
New Jersey55,210$76,640$49,620$116,440$59,542$54,724
Colorado26,100$76,600$49,990$112,250$59,719$57,950
Minnesota21,690$76,440$49,920$106,100$58,595$59,414
Rhode Island5,090$76,030$50,850$102,720$59,247$57,926
Delaware5,480$75,220$48,860$107,880$57,823$57,934
Oregon12,200$74,300$49,280$102,540$55,647$53,838
Maryland27,860$74,140$46,850$104,140$57,832$55,099
New Hampshire7,600$73,250$48,960$107,810$60,361$57,948
Wisconsin22,950$70,560$47,590$102,440$55,789$59,290
Alaska5,690$69,840$47,990$98,220$57,691$56,362
Indiana21,780$69,490$46,150$104,190$55,696$59,677
Illinois42,400$69,010$46,780$103,770$54,107$54,130
Vermont1,710$68,790$49,930$91,920$55,188$56,338
North Dakota1,830$68,720$43,220$103,210$57,094$64,180
Maine6,000$67,530$47,130$98,050$53,119$54,734
Virginia35,160$67,170$45,670$104,530$53,036$52,457
Utah18,890$66,900$44,720$105,990$53,250$53,862
Tennessee49,870$66,390$43,650$103,790$55,524$60,438
Pennsylvania56,600$65,270$45,000$97,560$52,575$53,883
Texas160,600$64,940$43,320$103,540$54,359$56,008
Michigan30,690$64,720$44,830$98,770$51,683$53,715
Georgia42,630$64,620$43,930$101,900$51,626$53,614
Iowa10,190$64,400$43,680$97,710$52,130$59,399
Florida93,850$64,360$43,720$101,670$53,893$52,114
Arizona31,930$64,250$45,410$95,020$52,592$52,239
Ohio45,070$64,220$44,740$97,170$52,458$56,544
Kansas12,010$64,000$45,140$96,270$50,832$56,438
Kentucky19,670$63,180$41,350$99,330$50,851$56,402
Nevada14,380$63,090$45,140$98,720$52,873$52,884
Hawaii10,090$63,080$44,020$98,010$49,559$45,074
Missouri22,360$63,050$42,090$100,300$50,815$55,953
Wyoming1,980$63,050$42,810$87,890$52,841$57,007
South Carolina26,710$62,920$43,570$99,680$50,880$54,272
New Mexico8,330$62,640$40,540$92,410$50,733$55,018
Montana4,030$62,550$45,240$91,580$50,256$53,099
South Dakota1,750$62,530$42,940$83,490$52,423$59,177
North Carolina35,830$62,340$43,880$97,900$50,292$53,317
Nebraska9,930$61,980$44,990$87,840$50,040$55,537
Idaho8,360$61,390$40,680$91,590$49,361$51,691
Oklahoma19,860$60,870$39,580$97,610$48,895$55,662
Alabama20,140$60,360$39,470$93,560$48,154$54,214
Mississippi13,680$58,380$38,030$90,210$47,485$54,610
Arkansas13,630$58,100$38,600$86,580$47,201$54,294
Louisiana20,810$57,180$37,780$85,350$46,795$53,051
Virgin Islands510$55,630$39,100$88,170——
West Virginia6,900$53,660$37,830$80,310$43,697$48,825
Guam990$44,980$30,740$78,500——
Puerto Rico16,400$42,840$29,710$63,840——

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-1011. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.