Office Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 195,000 jobs.
Median salary
£35,000
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 10.4% below the £38,630 median for people working full-time.
▲ 3.1% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£38,630
Part-time only
£17,531
Mean
£37,236
Jobs measured
195,000
What a typical office manager takes home
On the full-time median of £38,630, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£2,611
Take-home a year
£31,333
Income Tax
£5,212
National Insurance
£2,085
What most office managers actually earn
Half of office managers earn between £25,607 and £47,154. Earning above £47,154 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of office managers earn less than this.
Office Manager salary by region
10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £42,368 | £44,840 |
| Wales | £36,157 | £39,486 |
| Scotland | £34,945 | £39,674 |
| South East | £34,713 | £37,255 |
| North West | £34,111 | £37,334 |
| South West | £34,001 | £35,022 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £33,785 | £34,277 |
| East Midlands | £32,087 | £31,991 |
| East | £31,632 | £33,889 |
| North East | £31,102 | £31,801 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Office managers
- SOC 2020 code
- 4141
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Office Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Office Manager salary in the UK?
The median is £35,000 a year and the mean is £37,236, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £38,630 and part-time employees £17,531.
How much does a office manager earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £19.20 excluding overtime, or £20.05 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Office Manager salary?
Half of office managers earn between £25,607 and £47,154. Anything above £47,154 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a office manager?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of office managers earn under £14,924 and the lowest quarter under £25,607 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid office managers earn?
The top 10% of office managers earn more than £58,804 a year, and the top quarter more than £47,154. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Which part of the UK pays office managers the most?
London, at a median of £42,368, is the highest of the 7 GB regions with a precise ONS estimate; East is the lowest at £31,632. Regions where ONS marks the figure as imprecise are not ranked.
Has office manager pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +3.1% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many office managers are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 195,000 employee jobs in “Office managers” (SOC 4141) in the UK. Self-employed work is not included.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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