First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: Pay by State and the Programs That Lead There

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

Washington, at a median of $79,480. After adjusting for prices, Minnesota is highest, at $77,509 in US-average prices.

Q: What education do first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers need?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education to start, plus less than 5 years of related work experience. The federal crosswalk from fields of study to jobs links 8 programs here to first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers. The ones with the most schools are Business Administration (Bachelor's), Business Administration (Associate's), and Health and Medical Administration (Certificate).

1,436,680 jobs in the US
Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent
Occupation code 43-1011

BLS wages May 2025 · BLS projections 2025 to 2035 · BEA price parities 2024

The short answer

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers earn a median of $69,500 a year in the US, across all experience levels. Pay is highest in Washington ($79,480) and lowest in Puerto Rico ($42,840). After adjusting for prices, Minnesota is highest ($77,509) and Hawaii lowest ($57,371). Jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year across the US.

Median pay$69,500US, all experience levels

Bottom 10% earn under$45,610US

Top 10% earn over$104,710US

Projected job changeAbout the same2025 to 2035, about 127,400 openings a year

Pay for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by state

Median pay across all experience levels. "After prices" divides it by the state's price level (US average = 100), so states can be compared by what the pay buys.

#	State	Median pay	After prices	Jobs	Bottom 10%	Top 10%
1	Washington	$79,480	$74,271	31,790	$56,900	$120,710
2	District of Columbia	$79,200	$72,065	4,080	$55,060	$131,400
3	New York	$79,170	$73,359	83,110	$55,240	$124,450
4	Connecticut	$78,200	$75,475	24,420	$52,090	$116,420
5	California	$77,590	$70,078	149,230	$50,870	$121,650
6	Massachusetts	$76,770	$72,591	34,520	$51,020	$107,490
7	New Jersey	$76,640	$70,438	55,210	$49,620	$116,440
8	Colorado	$76,600	$74,331	26,100	$49,990	$112,250
9	Minnesota	$76,440	$77,509	21,690	$49,920	$106,100
10	Rhode Island	$76,030	$74,335	5,090	$50,850	$102,720
11	Delaware	$75,220	$75,365	5,480	$48,860	$107,880
12	Oregon	$74,300	$71,884	12,200	$49,280	$102,540
13	Maryland	$74,140	$70,637	27,860	$46,850	$104,140
14	New Hampshire	$73,250	$70,321	7,600	$48,960	$107,810
15	Wisconsin	$70,560	$74,988	22,950	$47,590	$102,440
16	Alaska	$69,840	$68,230	5,690	$47,990	$98,220
17	Indiana	$69,490	$74,457	21,780	$46,150	$104,190
18	Illinois	$69,010	$69,039	42,400	$46,780	$103,770
19	Vermont	$68,790	$70,224	1,710	$49,930	$91,920
20	North Dakota	$68,720	$77,249	1,830	$43,220	$103,210
21	Maine	$67,530	$69,583	6,000	$47,130	$98,050
22	Virginia	$67,170	$66,437	35,160	$45,670	$104,530
23	Utah	$66,900	$67,669	18,890	$44,720	$105,990
24	Tennessee	$66,390	$72,265	49,870	$43,650	$103,790
25	Pennsylvania	$65,270	$66,894	56,600	$45,000	$97,560
26	Texas	$64,940	$66,909	160,600	$43,320	$103,540
27	Michigan	$64,720	$67,265	30,690	$44,830	$98,770
28	Georgia	$64,620	$67,108	42,630	$43,930	$101,900
29	Iowa	$64,400	$73,380	10,190	$43,680	$97,710
30	Florida	$64,360	$62,235	93,850	$43,720	$101,670
31	Arizona	$64,250	$63,818	31,930	$45,410	$95,020
32	Ohio	$64,220	$69,222	45,070	$44,740	$97,170
33	Kansas	$64,000	$71,057	12,010	$45,140	$96,270
34	Kentucky	$63,180	$70,076	19,670	$41,350	$99,330
35	Nevada	$63,090	$63,103	14,380	$45,140	$98,720
36	Hawaii	$63,080	$57,371	10,090	$44,020	$98,010
37	Missouri	$63,050	$69,425	22,360	$42,090	$100,300
37	Wyoming	$63,050	$68,022	1,980	$42,810	$87,890
39	South Carolina	$62,920	$67,115	26,710	$43,570	$99,680
40	New Mexico	$62,640	$67,930	8,330	$40,540	$92,410
41	Montana	$62,550	$66,089	4,030	$45,240	$91,580
42	South Dakota	$62,530	$70,587	1,750	$42,940	$83,490
43	North Carolina	$62,340	$66,090	35,830	$43,880	$97,900
44	Nebraska	$61,980	$68,788	9,930	$44,990	$87,840
45	Idaho	$61,390	$64,287	8,360	$40,680	$91,590
46	Oklahoma	$60,870	$69,294	19,860	$39,580	$97,610
47	Alabama	$60,360	$67,955	20,140	$39,470	$93,560
48	Mississippi	$58,380	$67,140	13,680	$38,030	$90,210
49	Arkansas	$58,100	$66,830	13,630	$38,600	$86,580
50	Louisiana	$57,180	$64,825	20,810	$37,780	$85,350
51	West Virginia	$53,660	$59,957	6,900	$37,830	$80,310
52	Puerto Rico	$42,840	Not available	16,400	$29,710	$63,840

State names link to the state's college page. Puerto Rico has no BEA price level, so its pay is not adjusted.

Programs that lead to this job

The federal crosswalk from fields of study to jobs links these programs to first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers. Figures are medians across each program type's US programs. Program names link to the national ranking.

Program	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
Agricultural Business (Bachelor's)	73	$48,800	$20,000
Business Administration (Bachelor's)	1,105	$45,396	$26,000
Health and Medical Administration (Bachelor's)	215	$44,779	$30,000
Business Administration (Certificate)	74	$38,381	$15,084
Business Administration (Associate's)	337	$34,615	$13,418
Health and Medical Administration (Associate's)	182	$32,756	$22,019
Health and Medical Administration (Certificate)	281	$28,575	$10,875
Office Administration (Certificate)	46	$25,904	$9,500

Program figures are first-year pay for new graduates. The job's median pay covers every experience level.

Common questions

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers earn a median of $69,500 a year in the US, across all experience levels (May 2025). The bottom 10% earn less than $45,610, and the top 10% more than $104,710.

About this data

Pay is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for May 2025. It covers all experience levels and all industries, and leaves out self-employed workers.
Projections are the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections for 2025 to 2035, for the whole US.
Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.
Program figures are College Scorecard medians across programs, and only include students who received federal financial aid.

Sources

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study files, June 2026 release

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: Pay by State and the Programs That Lead There

Pay for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers by state

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