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SALARY GUIDE 2026 · OPERATIONS & ADMIN

What operations and admin people are asking to be paid.

Real numbers from 664 candidate questionnaires and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: pay by title, why people are looking, where they'll work, and the systems they know.

$65KTypical ask for an Office Manager
34%Are looking because of a layoff or company change
88%Would work fully in the office

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Typical asks inside

Administrative Assistant$60K
Office Manager$65K
Customer Service$72.5K
Operations Manager$115K

Desired base salary, median, from 442 candidates (January 2025 – October 2026). The guide also has the middle-half range and the lowest pay people say they'd accept.

What else is in the guide

  • Why operations and admin people are looking, in their own words
  • Where they'll work: hybrid, in the office, or remote
  • The systems they know, from Microsoft Office to Salesforce
  • How often people leave, from BLS turnover data
  • Metro Atlanta pay from the BLS for comparison
  • Five ways to hire better this year

Only group totals are shown. No one's individual answers are in the guide.

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