First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers pay in the United States

Goes furthest in Minnesota
·Office and Administrative Support·
1.4M jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics
$33.41/hr median
1,436,680 employed
+0% to 2035
54% AI exposure
High school diploma or equivalent
54 states reported
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What this work is

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.

Where the money actually goes furthest

Washington pays the highest headline figure at $79,480. Adjusted for what things cost there it is worth $74,273 — less than Minnesota, where $76,440 is worth $77,509.

Pay by state

54 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.

Adjusted for what things cost in that state.

Median pay for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers by state, ranked by what it is worth locally
StateHourlyAnnualWorth locallyAfter state taxJobs
Minnesota$36.75/hr$76,440$77,509$72,70521,690
North Dakota$33.04/hr$68,720$77,248$68,6091,830
Connecticut$37.59/hr$78,200$75,475$74,64924,420
Delaware$36.17/hr$75,220$75,363$71,4865,480
Wisconsin$33.92/hr$70,560$74,984$67,91722,950
Indiana$33.41/hr$69,490$74,456$67,43521,780
Rhode Island$36.55/hr$76,030$74,335$73,5745,090
Colorado$36.83/hr$76,600$74,332$73,96526,100
Washington$38.21/hr$79,480$74,273$79,48031,790
Iowa$30.96/hr$64,400$73,381$62,50710,190
New York$38.06/hr$79,170$73,359$75,42083,110
Massachusetts$36.91/hr$76,770$72,588$72,93134,520
Tennessee$31.92/hr$66,390$72,265$66,39049,870
District of Columbia$38.08/hr$79,200$72,065$75,3094,080
Oregon$35.72/hr$74,300$71,884$68,33912,200
Kansas$30.77/hr$64,000$71,055$60,71712,010
Maryland$35.64/hr$74,140$70,636$70,79927,860
South Dakota$30.06/hr$62,530$70,583$62,5301,750
New Jersey$36.85/hr$76,640$70,434$73,88455,210
New Hampshire$35.22/hr$73,250$70,317$73,2507,600
Vermont$33.07/hr$68,790$70,222$66,1871,710
California$37.30/hr$77,590$70,077$74,346149,230
Kentucky$30.38/hr$63,180$70,075$60,77919,670
Maine$32.47/hr$67,530$69,582$64,2116,000
Missouri$30.31/hr$63,050$69,423$60,94322,360
Oklahoma$29.26/hr$60,870$69,296$58,46819,860
Ohio$30.87/hr$64,220$69,224$63,17045,070
Illinois$33.18/hr$69,010$69,037$65,73142,400
Nebraska$29.80/hr$61,980$68,790$59,6669,930
Alaska$33.58/hr$69,840$68,229$69,8405,690
Wyoming$30.31/hr$63,050$68,022$63,0501,980
Alabama$29.02/hr$60,360$67,957$57,53220,140
New Mexico$30.11/hr$62,640$67,931$60,6838,330
Utah$32.16/hr$66,900$67,671$63,85618,890
Michigan$31.12/hr$64,720$67,262$62,20730,690
Mississippi$28.07/hr$58,380$67,142$55,91213,680
South Carolina$30.25/hr$62,920$67,114$60,60126,710
Georgia$31.07/hr$64,620$67,109$61,88942,630
Texas$31.22/hr$64,940$66,907$64,940160,600
Pennsylvania$31.38/hr$65,270$66,895$63,26656,600
Arkansas$27.93/hr$58,100$66,827$56,01013,630
Virginia$32.29/hr$67,170$66,439$64,05335,160
North Carolina$29.97/hr$62,340$66,087$60,23235,830
Montana$30.07/hr$62,550$66,085$59,9744,030
Louisiana$27.49/hr$57,180$64,822$55,83920,810
Idaho$29.52/hr$61,390$64,289$58,9108,360
Arizona$30.89/hr$64,250$63,816$63,00831,930
Nevada$30.33/hr$63,090$63,102$63,09014,380
Florida$30.94/hr$64,360$62,237$64,36093,850
West Virginia$25.80/hr$53,660$59,955$51,8886,900
Hawaii$30.33/hr$63,080$57,371$59,72910,090
Virgin Islands$26.75/hr$55,630Not publishedNot published510
Guam$21.63/hr$44,980Not publishedNot published990
Puerto Rico$20.60/hr$42,840Not publishedNot published16,400

National median for comparison: $69,500. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.

$69,500/year

$33.41/hr an hour, national median

Across the states

$35,200$101,770

25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state

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How much of this job could software do?

54%Moderate exposure
Hands, places, peopleLanguage and information

Both methods agree closely.

Method 1 — ability mix55%

Cognitive share of O*NET ability importance (element families 1.A.1–1.A.4), O*NET 31.0

Method 2 — task content52%

Importance-weighted share of O*NET tasks classed as language or information work, O*NET 31.0

What this does and does not mean

Exposure means a model could plausibly do a meaningful share of the tasks in this job. It is not a forecast that the job disappears, and it says nothing about whether any employer will actually automate it.

For what the labour market expects, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in this occupation to change by +0% between 2025 and 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year.

Which parts are exposed

  • Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.
  • Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.
  • Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.
  • Review records or reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, or shipping to verify details, monitor work activities, or evaluate performance.
  • Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems.
  • Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments for office or administrative staff.

Amber marks language and information work. Green marks tasks that need a person in a place.

Where first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers move next

Occupations that share most of this one’s skills, with the pay difference and the change in AI exposure.

Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Photograph by Ron Lach.