First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Salaries by State

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers salary in the United States is $69,500 per year (mean $73,490), and about 80% earn between $45,610 and $104,710.

Q: How much do first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers make per hour?

Roughly $35 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $73,490 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Q: Which state pays first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers the most?

District of Columbia has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers at $86,820 per year (median $79,200).

Q: What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers?

Employment is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2034 (Decline), with about 144,500 openings per year.

Mean and median pay, wage percentiles, employment, and top-paying metro areas for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workerss across the U.S. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (data.bls.gov OEWS tool /OESServices/combo/table, all-occupation crawl by area).

National mean salary $73,490 ≈ $35/hr

National median salary $69,500

Total employment 1,436,680 nationwide

Job Outlook, 2024–2034

Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Projected growth -0.3% Decline

Annual openings 144,500 per year (avg)

Employment 2024→2034 1,558,400 → 1,554,400 (-3,900)

Typical entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Salary Map

Brighter tiles = higher average pay; dashed tiles have no data. Click a state for details.

AK ME WI VT NH WA ID MT ND MN IL MI NY MA OR NV WY SD IA IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA UT CO NE MO KY WV VA MD DE AZ NM KS AR TN NC SC DC OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL

Mean annual wage $57,000–$66,000 $66,000–$69,000 $69,000–$72,000 $72,000–$77,000 $77,000–$87,000 U.S. mean $73,490

💰 Top 5 Highest-Paying States

📉 5 Lowest-Paying States

West Virginia$57,160
Louisiana$60,130
Arkansas$61,170
Mississippi$61,890
Alabama$64,050

State Rankings

⇄ Compare specific states

#	State	Mean	Median	Hourly	vs. U.S.	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$86,820	$79,200	$42	+18.1%	4,080
2	Washington	$84,380	$79,480	$41	+14.8%	31,790
3	New York	$84,100	$79,170	$40	+14.4%	83,110
4	California	$82,290	$77,590	$40	+12%	149,230
5	Connecticut	$81,270	$78,200	$39	+10.6%	24,420
6	New Jersey	$80,250	$76,640	$39	+9.2%	55,210
7	Colorado	$79,750	$76,600	$38	+8.5%	26,100
8	Massachusetts	$79,530	$76,770	$38	+8.2%	34,520
9	Minnesota	$77,820	$76,440	$37	+5.9%	21,690
10	Delaware	$77,790	$75,220	$37	+5.9%	5,480
11	Rhode Island	$77,180	$76,030	$37	+5%	5,090
12	New Hampshire	$76,240	$73,250	$37	+3.7%	7,600
13	Maryland	$75,660	$74,140	$36	+3%	27,860
14	Oregon	$75,150	$74,300	$36	+2.3%	12,200
15	Wisconsin	$74,120	$70,560	$36	+0.9%	22,950
16	Utah	$73,160	$66,900	$35	-0.4%	18,890
17	Illinois	$73,140	$69,010	$35	-0.5%	42,400
18	Indiana	$73,050	$69,490	$35	-0.6%	21,780
19	Virginia	$72,870	$67,170	$35	-0.8%	35,160
20	North Dakota	$72,440	$68,720	$35	-1.4%	1,830
21	Tennessee	$72,130	$66,390	$35	-1.9%	49,870
22	Alaska	$71,710	$69,840	$34	-2.4%	5,690
23	Texas	$71,410	$64,940	$34	-2.8%	160,600
24	Maine	$71,220	$67,530	$34	-3.1%	6,000
25	Georgia	$70,590	$64,620	$34	-3.9%	42,630
26	Florida	$70,380	$64,360	$34	-4.2%	93,850
27	Vermont	$69,920	$68,790	$34	-4.9%	1,710
28	Pennsylvania	$69,690	$65,270	$34	-5.2%	56,600
29	Michigan	$69,330	$64,720	$33	-5.7%	30,690
30	South Carolina	$69,070	$62,920	$33	-6%	26,710
31	Missouri	$68,660	$63,050	$33	-6.6%	22,360
32	Nevada	$68,590	$63,090	$33	-6.7%	14,380
33	Kansas	$68,540	$64,000	$33	-6.7%	12,010
34	Ohio	$68,520	$64,220	$33	-6.8%	45,070
35	Arizona	$68,370	$64,250	$33	-7%	31,930
36	Iowa	$68,130	$64,400	$33	-7.3%	10,190
37	North Carolina	$67,440	$62,340	$32	-8.2%	35,830
38	Kentucky	$67,370	$63,180	$32	-8.3%	19,670
39	Hawaii	$67,290	$63,080	$32	-8.4%	10,090
40	Montana	$66,010	$62,550	$32	-10.2%	4,030
41	New Mexico	$65,850	$62,640	$32	-10.4%	8,330
42	Oklahoma	$65,730	$60,870	$32	-10.6%	19,860
43	Nebraska	$65,390	$61,980	$31	-11%	9,930
44	Idaho	$64,740	$61,390	$31	-11.9%	8,360
45	Wyoming	$64,650	$63,050	$31	-12%	1,980
46	South Dakota	$64,100	$62,530	$31	-12.8%	1,750
47	Alabama	$64,050	$60,360	$31	-12.8%	20,140
48	Mississippi	$61,890	$58,380	$30	-15.8%	13,680
49	Arkansas	$61,170	$58,100	$29	-16.8%	13,630
50	Louisiana	$60,130	$57,180	$29	-18.2%	20,810
51	West Virginia	$57,160	$53,660	$27	-22.2%	6,900

Top-Paying Metro Areas

Highest median pay among 521 metro areas.

#	Metro area	Median	Mean	Employment
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$95,010	$99,820	7,630
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$88,560	$93,080	19,480
3	Longview-Kelso, WA	$81,980	$83,420	410
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$81,640	$88,780	18,020
5	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$80,760	$86,010	95,180
6	Vallejo, CA	$80,520	$83,480	1,160
7	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$79,770	$83,680	5,490
8	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$79,540	$84,120	740
9	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$79,460	$81,840	2,770
10	Boulder, CO	$79,450	$87,470	1,910

Pay by Industry

Highest-paying industries employing first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workerss (BLS OEWS, by median).

#	Industry	Median	Mean	Employment
1	Nuclear Electric Power Generation	$132,930	$135,080	110
2	Hydroelectric Power Generation	$128,050	$115,720	40
3	Pipeline Transportation	$118,110	$119,360	120
4	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$118,110	$129,150	50
5	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$115,960	$112,110	40
6	Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	$109,160	$116,390	510
7	Natural Gas Distribution	$108,820	$106,830	1,680
8	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Local Government Owned	$106,510	$91,700	370
9	Rail Transportation	$105,470	$102,090	1,090
10	Rail Transportation	$105,470	$102,090	1,090
11	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$102,220	$105,410	4,880
12	Ship and Boat Building	$101,060	$96,570	820

Workforce Deep-Dive

Distribution and demographics from Census ACS (2023, self-reported). Wage figures here are ACS averages and run lower than the authoritative BLS wages above; use them for shape, not exact pay.

Annual wage distribution

< $10K

233,637

$10-20k

62,174

$20-30k

93,385

$30-40k

170,651

$40-50k

198,750

$50-60k

195,237

$60-70k

150,375

$70-80k

112,155

$80-90k

77,263

$90-100k

51,671

$100-110k

41,005

$110-120k

21,061

$120-130k

25,114

$130-140k

11,851

$140-150k

10,214

$150-160k

10,539

$160-170k

4,625

$170-180k

3,883

$180-190k

5,096

$190-200k

1,607

$200k+

17,057

Pay by age band

16-24

$29,926

25-34

$51,623

35-44

$60,883

45-54

$64,812

55-64

$56,344

65+

$26,812

Education level

Bachelors Degree

$64,098

Regular high school diploma

$44,848

1 or more years of college credit, no degree

$47,283

Associates Degree

$48,111

Some college, but less than 1 year

$46,852

Masters Degree

$76,313

GED or alternative credential

$50,155

Professional degree

$83,306

12th grade - no diploma

$37,521

No schooling completed

$42,012

Doctorate degree

$71,851

Grade 11

$43,784

Grade 10

$49,204

Grade 9

$31,713

Grade 8

$39,137

Grade 6

$37,402

Grade 7

$61,600

Nursery school, preschool

$35,165

Grade 4

$18,175

Kindergarten

$50,976

Grade 2

$38,742

Grade 5

$4,108

Grade 3

$67,598

Full-time vs part-time

Full-time

1,136,671 · $66,191

Part-time

124,036 · $31,161

Race / ethnicity

White

$53,971

Black

$50,547

Two or More Races

$53,713

Other

$49,828

Asian

$67,092

American Indian

$48,155

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

$76,594

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$59,656

Alaska Native

$65,816

Top fields of study

Business Management And Administration

$70,067

General Business

$68,567

Psychology

$58,588

Accounting

$73,367

Communications

$67,716

Marketing And Marketing Research

$58,937

Criminal Justice And Fire Protection

$67,600

Political Science And Government

$85,064

Top Skills

Most important skills for this role (O*NET importance, 1–5 scale).

Speaking

4.0

Monitoring

4.0

Active Listening

4.0

Social Perceptiveness

4.0

Reading Comprehension

4.0

Coordination

4.0

Critical Thinking

3.9

Writing

3.8

Active Learning

3.8

Time Management

3.8

Management of Personnel Resources

3.8

Instructing

3.8

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers make in the U.S.?

The median first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers salary in the United States is $69,500 per year (mean $73,490), and about 80% earn between $45,610 and $104,710.

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

Roughly $35 per hour, based on a mean annual wage of $73,490 and 2,080 work hours per year.

Which state pays first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers the most?

District of Columbia has the highest average pay for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers at $86,820 per year (median $79,200).

What is the job outlook for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers?

Employment is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2034 (Decline), with about 144,500 openings per year.