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What the wage survey shows
Median
$69,500
Bottom tenth
$45,610
Top tenth
$104,710
These are the figures for supervisors of office and administrative staff, the survey group that names office managers: median $69,500 a year, bottom tenth $45,610 or less, top tenth $104,710 or more. General office clerks have a median of $45,010 a year and receptionists $38,010. Office administration is a ladder, and this is the rung where you run the office.