First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (SOC 43-1011) earn a median $69,500 a year ($33.41 an hour) in the United States, with 1,436,680 employed as of May 2025; the highest-paying state is Washington.
What first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers do
These supervisors run the day-to-day work of clerical and administrative staff in an office, department, or service area. The group is broad: the alternate titles include accounts payable, accounts receivable, and adjustment supervisors, so the team they oversee may handle billing, customer inquiries, or records. A typical day involves assigning work and setting deadlines, checking records or reports for accuracy, stepping in on complicated customer complaints, and talking with employees whose performance has slipped. They also take part in recruiting and selecting staff, prepare work schedules and duty assignments, and explain company policies and procedures to the team. The title is separate from supervisors in other fields such as sales, production, or transportation, which have their own codes, and from the clerical workers it oversees, who are classified by what they do rather than by being supervised. Because it covers every kind of office team, the settings and the work supervised vary widely.
Typical entry: O*NET survey respondents most often report a bachelor's degree as the education level for this occupation.
Also called: Accounting Administrator, Accounting Clerks Supervisor, Accounting Director, Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor.
National wage percentiles, May 2025
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| United States | Hourly | $21.93 | $26.90 | $33.41 | $40.91 | $50.34 | $35.33 | 1,436,680 |
| Annual | $45,610 | $55,950 | $69,500 | $85,090 | $104,710 | $73,490 | ||
Employment per 1,000 jobs and the location quotient are area measures; they appear in the state and metro tables below. To see what a wage in this range leaves after tax, use FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.
Where first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers earn and work most
Five highest-paying states
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Washington | Hourly | $27.36 | $31.82 | $38.21 | $46.92 | $58.03 | $40.57 | 31,790 | 8.95 | 0.97 |
| Annual | $56,900 | $66,180 | $79,480 | $97,590 | $120,710 | $84,380 | ||||
| District of Columbia | Hourly | $26.47 | $30.04 | $38.08 | $48.93 | $63.17 | $41.74 | 4,080 | 5.82 | 0.63 |
| Annual | $55,060 | $62,480 | $79,200 | $101,770 | $131,400 | $86,820 | ||||
| New York | Hourly | $26.56 | $30.80 | $38.06 | $47.83 | $59.83 | $40.43 | 83,110 | 8.58 | 0.93 |
| Annual | $55,240 | $64,060 | $79,170 | $99,490 | $124,450 | $84,100 | ||||
| Connecticut | Hourly | $25.04 | $30.18 | $37.59 | $46.86 | $55.97 | $39.07 | 24,420 | 14.40 | 1.56 |
| Annual | $52,090 | $62,770 | $78,200 | $97,470 | $116,420 | $81,270 | ||||
| California | Hourly | $24.46 | $30.12 | $37.30 | $46.67 | $58.48 | $39.56 | 149,230 | 8.19 | 0.89 |
| Annual | $50,870 | $62,660 | $77,590 | $97,080 | $121,650 | $82,290 | ||||
Five states with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Texas | Hourly | $20.83 | $24.60 | $31.22 | $39.76 | $49.78 | $34.33 | 160,600 | 11.41 | 1.24 |
| Annual | $43,320 | $51,160 | $64,940 | $82,700 | $103,540 | $71,410 | ||||
| California | Hourly | $24.46 | $30.12 | $37.30 | $46.67 | $58.48 | $39.56 | 149,230 | 8.19 | 0.89 |
| Annual | $50,870 | $62,660 | $77,590 | $97,080 | $121,650 | $82,290 | ||||
| Florida | Hourly | $21.02 | $24.97 | $30.94 | $38.71 | $48.88 | $33.84 | 93,850 | 9.45 | 1.02 |
| Annual | $43,720 | $51,930 | $64,360 | $80,520 | $101,670 | $70,380 | ||||
| New York | Hourly | $26.56 | $30.80 | $38.06 | $47.83 | $59.83 | $40.43 | 83,110 | 8.58 | 0.93 |
| Annual | $55,240 | $64,060 | $79,170 | $99,490 | $124,450 | $84,100 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Hourly | $21.64 | $26.03 | $31.38 | $38.71 | $46.90 | $33.51 | 56,600 | 9.33 | 1.01 |
| Annual | $45,000 | $54,150 | $65,270 | $80,520 | $97,560 | $69,690 | ||||
Five highest-paying metropolitan areas
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Hourly | $29.00 | $36.73 | $45.68 | $58.37 | $67.14 | $47.99 | 7,630 | 6.72 | 0.73 |
| Annual | $60,320 | $76,400 | $95,010 | $121,400 | $139,650 | $99,820 | ||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Hourly | $28.84 | $34.82 | $42.58 | $51.66 | $63.37 | $44.75 | 19,480 | 8.21 | 0.89 |
| Annual | $59,980 | $72,420 | $88,560 | $107,450 | $131,810 | $93,080 | ||||
| Longview-Kelso, WA | Hourly | $27.56 | $32.39 | $39.41 | $46.58 | $55.45 | $40.11 | 410 | 10.10 | 1.09 |
| Annual | $57,330 | $67,360 | $81,980 | $96,880 | $115,330 | $83,420 | ||||
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Hourly | $29.00 | $33.74 | $39.25 | $48.59 | $60.59 | $42.68 | 18,020 | 8.64 | 0.93 |
| Annual | $60,310 | $70,180 | $81,640 | $101,070 | $126,040 | $88,780 | ||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Hourly | $26.99 | $31.16 | $38.83 | $48.52 | $60.93 | $41.35 | 95,180 | 10.03 | 1.09 |
| Annual | $56,130 | $64,820 | $80,760 | $100,930 | $126,730 | $86,010 | ||||
Five metropolitan areas with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Hourly | $26.99 | $31.16 | $38.83 | $48.52 | $60.93 | $41.35 | 95,180 | 10.03 | 1.09 |
| Annual | $56,130 | $64,820 | $80,760 | $100,930 | $126,730 | $86,010 | ||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Hourly | $24.57 | $30.10 | $37.27 | $46.51 | $57.25 | $39.26 | 54,340 | 8.66 | 0.94 |
| Annual | $51,110 | $62,610 | $77,530 | $96,740 | $119,080 | $81,660 | ||||
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Hourly | $22.40 | $27.56 | $35.13 | $43.34 | $54.34 | $36.62 | 45,710 | 11.29 | 1.22 |
| Annual | $46,590 | $57,320 | $73,070 | $90,140 | $113,020 | $76,180 | ||||
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Hourly | $21.69 | $25.80 | $31.73 | $41.21 | $50.80 | $35.17 | 36,940 | 11.23 | 1.22 |
| Annual | $45,100 | $53,670 | $65,990 | $85,720 | $105,670 | $73,150 | ||||
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Hourly | $22.91 | $27.97 | $34.49 | $41.71 | $50.99 | $36.04 | 33,180 | 7.35 | 0.80 |
| Annual | $47,650 | $58,170 | $71,730 | $86,760 | $106,060 | $74,970 | ||||
Top industries employing first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) employ 6.0% of first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers nationally (85,870 jobs) at a median $66,090 a year ($31.78 an hour), followed by Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) (5.6%) and Offices of Physicians (4.7%).
| Industry | Employment | Share of occupation | Median annual | Median hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) NAICS 5220A1 | 85,870 | 6.0% | $66,090 | $31.78 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) NAICS 999300 | 80,220 | 5.6% | $75,790 | $36.44 |
| Offices of Physicians NAICS 621100 | 67,330 | 4.7% | $62,880 | $30.23 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises NAICS 551100 | 55,680 | 3.9% | $80,610 | $38.76 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals NAICS 622100 | 43,670 | 3.0% | $75,720 | $36.41 |
Share is the industry's employment over the occupation's national employment (1,436,680). Industries whose employment BLS withheld are not ranked.
Published medians, May 2021 to May 2025
BLS published a median annual wage of $60,590 for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers in May 2021 and $69,500 in May 2025, with employment of 1,443,630 and 1,436,680.
| Release | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $60,590 | $29.13 | 1,443,630 |
| May 2022 | $61,370 | $29.51 | 1,495,440 |
| May 2023 | $63,450 | $30.50 | 1,504,570 |
| May 2024 | $66,140 | $31.80 | 1,495,580 |
| May 2025 | $69,500 | $33.41 | 1,436,680 |
BLS does not design OEWS as a time series: each release pools three years of samples, and occupational classifications, area definitions and estimation methods change between releases, so a difference between two releases is not a measure of change over time. The figures are shown as published, side by side, and nothing is computed from them. See how often OEWS is updated.
Every state, by median wage
51 states and DC publish a row for this occupation. A linked state has its own page with the within-state metro table and comparison; the others appear here only.
| Rank | State | Median hourly | Median annual | 10th pct (annual) | 90th pct (annual) | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington profile | $38.21 | $79,480 | $56,900 | $120,710 | 31,790 | 8.95 | 0.97 |
| 2 | District of Columbia profile | $38.08 | $79,200 | $55,060 | $131,400 | 4,080 | 5.82 | 0.63 |
| 3 | New York profile | $38.06 | $79,170 | $55,240 | $124,450 | 83,110 | 8.58 | 0.93 |
| 4 | Connecticut profile | $37.59 | $78,200 | $52,090 | $116,420 | 24,420 | 14.40 | 1.56 |
| 5 | California profile | $37.30 | $77,590 | $50,870 | $121,650 | 149,230 | 8.19 | 0.89 |
| 6 | Massachusetts profile | $36.91 | $76,770 | $51,020 | $107,490 | 34,520 | 9.49 | 1.03 |
| 7 | New Jersey profile | $36.85 | $76,640 | $49,620 | $116,440 | 55,210 | 12.88 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Colorado profile | $36.83 | $76,600 | $49,990 | $112,250 | 26,100 | 9.08 | 0.98 |
| 9 | Minnesota profile | $36.75 | $76,440 | $49,920 | $106,100 | 21,690 | 7.35 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Rhode Island profile | $36.55 | $76,030 | $50,850 | $102,720 | 5,090 | 10.15 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Delaware profile | $36.17 | $75,220 | $48,860 | $107,880 | 5,480 | 11.31 | 1.22 |
| 12 | Oregon profile | $35.72 | $74,300 | $49,280 | $102,540 | 12,200 | 6.20 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Maryland profile | $35.64 | $74,140 | $46,850 | $104,140 | 27,860 | 10.08 | 1.09 |
| 14 | New Hampshire profile | $35.22 | $73,250 | $48,960 | $107,810 | 7,600 | 11.12 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Wisconsin profile | $33.92 | $70,560 | $47,590 | $102,440 | 22,950 | 7.80 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Alaska profile | $33.58 | $69,840 | $47,990 | $98,220 | 5,690 | 17.46 | 1.89 |
| 17 | Indiana profile | $33.41 | $69,490 | $46,150 | $104,190 | 21,780 | 6.80 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Illinois profile | $33.18 | $69,010 | $46,780 | $103,770 | 42,400 | 6.95 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Vermont profile | $33.07 | $68,790 | $49,930 | $91,920 | 1,710 | 5.63 | 0.61 |
| 20 | North Dakota profile | $33.04 | $68,720 | $43,220 | $103,210 | 1,830 | 4.26 | 0.46 |
| 21 | Maine profile | $32.47 | $67,530 | $47,130 | $98,050 | 6,000 | 9.36 | 1.01 |
| 22 | Virginia profile | $32.29 | $67,170 | $45,670 | $104,530 | 35,160 | 8.56 | 0.93 |
| 23 | Utah profile | $32.16 | $66,900 | $44,720 | $105,990 | 18,890 | 10.89 | 1.18 |
| 24 | Tennessee profile | $31.92 | $66,390 | $43,650 | $103,790 | 49,870 | 15.21 | 1.65 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania profile | $31.38 | $65,270 | $45,000 | $97,560 | 56,600 | 9.33 | 1.01 |
| 26 | Texas profile | $31.22 | $64,940 | $43,320 | $103,540 | 160,600 | 11.41 | 1.24 |
| 27 | Michigan profile | $31.12 | $64,720 | $44,830 | $98,770 | 30,690 | 6.97 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Georgia profile | $31.07 | $64,620 | $43,930 | $101,900 | 42,630 | 8.72 | 0.94 |
| 29 | Iowa profile | $30.96 | $64,400 | $43,680 | $97,710 | 10,190 | 6.54 | 0.71 |
| 30 | Florida profile | $30.94 | $64,360 | $43,720 | $101,670 | 93,850 | 9.45 | 1.02 |
| 31 | Arizona profile | $30.89 | $64,250 | $45,410 | $95,020 | 31,930 | 9.86 | 1.07 |
| 32 | Ohio profile | $30.87 | $64,220 | $44,740 | $97,170 | 45,070 | 8.12 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Kansas profile | $30.77 | $64,000 | $45,140 | $96,270 | 12,010 | 8.35 | 0.90 |
| 34 | Kentucky profile | $30.38 | $63,180 | $41,350 | $99,330 | 19,670 | 9.83 | 1.06 |
| 35 | Nevada profile | $30.33 | $63,090 | $45,140 | $98,720 | 14,380 | 9.27 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Hawaii profile | $30.33 | $63,080 | $44,020 | $98,010 | 10,090 | 16.07 | 1.74 |
| 37 | Missouri profile | $30.31 | $63,050 | $42,090 | $100,300 | 22,360 | 7.62 | 0.82 |
| 38 | Wyoming profile | $30.31 | $63,050 | $42,810 | $87,890 | 1,980 | 7.06 | 0.76 |
| 39 | South Carolina profile | $30.25 | $62,920 | $43,570 | $99,680 | 26,710 | 11.59 | 1.25 |
| 40 | New Mexico profile | $30.11 | $62,640 | $40,540 | $92,410 | 8,330 | 9.56 | 1.03 |
| 41 | Montana profile | $30.07 | $62,550 | $45,240 | $91,580 | 4,030 | 7.87 | 0.85 |
| 42 | South Dakota profile | $30.06 | $62,530 | $42,940 | $83,490 | 1,750 | 3.84 | 0.42 |
| 43 | North Carolina profile | $29.97 | $62,340 | $43,880 | $97,900 | 35,830 | 7.25 | 0.78 |
| 44 | Nebraska profile | $29.80 | $61,980 | $44,990 | $87,840 | 9,930 | 9.69 | 1.05 |
| 45 | Idaho profile | $29.52 | $61,390 | $40,680 | $91,590 | 8,360 | 9.75 | 1.06 |
| 46 | Oklahoma profile | $29.26 | $60,870 | $39,580 | $97,610 | 19,860 | 11.63 | 1.26 |
| 47 | Alabama profile | $29.02 | $60,360 | $39,470 | $93,560 | 20,140 | 9.53 | 1.03 |
| 48 | Mississippi profile | $28.07 | $58,380 | $38,030 | $90,210 | 13,680 | 11.77 | 1.27 |
| 49 | Arkansas profile | $27.93 | $58,100 | $38,600 | $86,580 | 13,630 | 10.45 | 1.13 |
| 50 | Louisiana profile | $27.49 | $57,180 | $37,780 | $85,350 | 20,810 | 10.76 | 1.16 |
| 51 | West Virginia profile | $25.80 | $53,660 | $37,830 | $80,310 | 6,900 | 9.84 | 1.07 |
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Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS 43-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Top industries: nat4d_M2025_dl.xlsx in oesm25in4.zip (BLS OEWS May 2025, national, 4-digit NAICS, cross-ownership). Employment is the industry's rounded total for this occupation; industries whose employment BLS withheld (**) are not ranked.
- Published medians: national_M2021_dl.xlsx to national_M2024_dl.xlsx in oesm21nat.zip to oesm24nat.zip (BLS OEWS May 2021 to May 2024, national, cross-industry, all ownerships) and the May 2025 spine. Each release is shown as published; nothing is computed between them.
Sources
- BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018, definition of 43-1011, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- O*NET 30.1 Database, 43-1011.00, National Center for O*NET Development, USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0).
- OEWS May 2025 national industry-specific estimates, 4-digit NAICS (oesm25in4.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2021 national estimates (oesm21nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2022 national estimates (oesm22nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2023 national estimates (oesm23nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2024 national estimates (oesm24nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2025 national estimates (oesm25nat.zip), the site's data spine, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
Includes information from O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Description written 2026-10-17 in our own words from the sources above.