Office manager: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Office managers (SOC 4141)
About £31,759 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +1.7% on last year
£3,268 a month About £2,647 a month after tax 143 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £31,759 in 2021 to £39,221 in 2026 (+23%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £19,688 | £24,835 | £31,759 | £40,000 | x |
| 2022 | £21,000 | £25,702 | £32,714 | £41,949 | x |
| 2023 | £23,460 | £28,001 | £34,992 | £43,493 | x |
| 2024 | £24,306 | £29,907 | £37,403 | £47,102 | £57,795 |
| 2025 | £25,534 | £31,201 | £38,574 | £50,396 | £62,241 |
| 2026 | £26,789 | £31,891 | £39,221 | £51,424 | £63,797 |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £39,221 a year and half earn more. That is 4% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £31,891 and £51,424; the middle 80% between £26,789 and £63,797.
Ranked by median, it is number 157 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,647 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,642 in Scotland.
The median for men is £46,367 and for women £37,555, a gap of 19% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £26,789 | £2,232 |
| 20th | £30,483 | £2,540 |
| 25th (P25) | £31,891 | £2,658 |
| 30th | £33,265 | £2,772 |
| 40th | £36,385 | £3,032 |
| Median (50th) | £39,221 | £3,268 |
| 60th | £43,858 | £3,655 |
| 70th | £48,741 | £4,062 |
| 75th (P75) | £51,424 | £4,285 |
| 80th | £54,679 | £4,557 |
| 90th (P90) | £63,797 | £5,316 |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £46,367 | £49,784 | 46 |
| Women | £37,555 | £40,049 | 97 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £31,759 | £2,647 |
| Scotland | £31,702 | £2,642 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £39,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 38 job titles to SOC 4141 Office managers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Admin manager
- Administration manager
- Administrative manager
- Booking manager
- Box office manager
- Branch manager
- Business support manager
- Census district manager
- Church hall manager
- Copyright manager
- Court manager
- District manager
- Document manager
- Documentation manager
- Front office manager
- Head of administration
- Hotel front office manager
- Insurance office manager
- Mailroom manager
- Manager
- Office manager
- Office services manager
- Post room manager
- Practice manager
- Printing office manager
- Records manager
- Registry manager
- Reprographics manager
- Sales administration manager
- Sales office manager
- School office manager
- Shift processing manager
- Telephone manager
- Ticket agency manager
- Train crews manager
- Typing manager
- Warranty manager
- Witness service manager
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.