Counter and Rental Clerks salary
The median pay for counter and rental clerks in the United States is $41,300 a year. About 400,810 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,800
- 25th percentile
- $35,630
- Median percentile
- $41,300
- 75th percentile
- $50,190
- 90th percentile
- $65,370
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $53,760
- New Jersey $48,900
- Vermont $48,430
- Washington $47,820
- New Hampshire $47,250
- Maine $46,870
- Rhode Island $46,360
- New York $46,270
- Colorado $46,240
- Wisconsin $45,720
- Virginia $45,540
- California $45,010
- Minnesota $44,850
- North Dakota $44,620
- Hawaii $44,420
- Massachusetts $44,070
- Arizona $43,920
- Montana $43,900
- Wyoming $43,860
- Oregon $43,820
- Alaska $43,450
- Pennsylvania $42,910
- Connecticut $39,490
- Maryland $39,490
- Idaho $39,370
- Michigan $39,350
- Nevada $39,140
- Kansas $39,090
- Kentucky $38,990
- Iowa $38,960
- Delaware $38,600
- Georgia $38,590
- Ohio $38,590
- North Carolina $38,230
- Illinois $38,140
- Tennessee $37,960
- Missouri $37,920
- Florida $37,870
- Utah $37,550
- South Carolina $37,340
- Texas $37,250
- Oklahoma $37,160
- Indiana $36,680
- Nebraska $36,450
- South Dakota $36,400
- Mississippi $36,160
- New Mexico $35,580
- Alabama $35,170
- Arkansas $34,940
- Louisiana $34,910
- West Virginia $34,780
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $49,350
- Burlington, VT $48,630
- Trenton, NJ $48,600
- San Jose, CA $48,570
- Portland, ME $48,090
- New York, NY $48,040
- Washington, DC $48,010
- San Francisco, CA $47,740
- Sheboygan, WI $47,610
- Wenatchee, WA $47,450
- Greeley, CO $47,410
- Madison, WI $47,300
- Minot, ND $47,170
- Oshkosh, WI $47,110
- Kahului, HI $47,030
- Bremerton, WA $46,970
- Boulder, CO $46,960
- Fort Collins, CO $46,960
- Denver, CO $46,900
- Racine, WI $46,840
- Gettysburg, PA $46,770
- Fond du Lac, WI $46,690
- Billings, MT $46,670
- Rochester, MN $46,660
- Atlantic City, NJ $46,530
- Richmond, VA $46,520
- Rochester, NY $46,480
- Spokane, WA $46,420
- Janesville, WI $46,380
- Appleton, WI $46,360
- Bellingham, WA $46,140
- Harrisonburg, VA $46,120
- Eau Claire, WI $46,090
- Albany, NY $45,990
- Pueblo, CO $45,900
- Santa Rosa, CA $45,780
- Portland, OR $45,760
- Lewiston, ME $45,730
- Wausau, WI $45,700
- Staunton, VA $45,690
- Vineland, NJ $45,620
- Kenosha, WI $45,570
- St. Cloud, MN $45,540
- Boston, MA $45,510
- Green Bay, WI $45,510
- Vallejo, CA $45,490
- Fairbanks, AK $45,340
- Philadelphia, PA $45,310
- Glens Falls, NY $45,300
- La Crosse, WI $45,300
- Napa, CA $45,280
- Syracuse, NY $45,280
- Barnstable Town, MA $45,250
- Bismarck, ND $45,240
- Sacramento, CA $45,120
- Missoula, MT $45,050
- Manchester, NH $45,040
- Winchester, VA $44,990
- Charlottesville, VA $44,960
- Battle Creek, MI $44,840
- Bend, OR $44,810
- Duluth, MN $44,770
- Phoenix, AZ $44,760
- Milwaukee, WI $44,740
- Modesto, CA $44,600
- Corvallis, OR $44,460
- Los Angeles, CA $44,460
- Minneapolis, MN $44,410
- Kennewick, WA $44,380
- Yakima, WA $44,160
- Allentown, PA $44,140
- Oxnard, CA $44,140
- Mankato, MN $44,070
- Grand Junction, CO $44,060
- Lebanon, PA $44,060
- Iowa City, IA $44,020
- Providence, RI $43,980
- Urban Honolulu, HI $43,980
- Bakersfield, CA $43,970
- Olympia, WA $43,910
- Bozeman, MT $43,880
- Buffalo, NY $43,880
- San Luis Obispo, CA $43,880
- Yuba City, CA $43,880
- Cheyenne, WY $43,860
- Williamsport, PA $43,790
- York, PA $43,720
- Chambersburg, PA $43,660
- Santa Maria, CA $43,660
- Fargo, ND $43,630
- Walla Walla, WA $43,630
- Merced, CA $43,540
- Colorado Springs, CO $43,510
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,480
- Mount Vernon, WA $43,440
- Elmira, NY $43,420
- Lawrence, KS $43,280
- Hanford, CA $43,200
- Lima, OH $43,160
- Riverside, CA $43,130
- Lancaster, PA $43,110
- Anchorage, AK $43,070
- Harrisburg, PA $43,050
- Houma, LA $43,050
- Bangor, ME $42,940
- Salinas, CA $42,880
- Worcester, MA $42,840
- Reno, NV $42,690
- Fresno, CA $42,640
- San Diego, CA $42,600
- Ithaca, NY $42,590
- Detroit, MI $42,470
- Stockton, CA $42,470
- Visalia, CA $42,450
- Flint, MI $42,420
- Salem, OR $42,290
- Kiryas Joel, NY $42,230
- Medford, OR $42,120
- Saginaw, MI $42,120
- Yuma, AZ $42,110