Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

Hawaii leads at $59,110 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Hawaii$59,110$51,230–$65,840
District of Columbia$47,060$44,010–$48,620
Vermont$44,940$36,510–$46,640
Washington$40,460$37,930–$45,460
Massachusetts$39,400$37,580–$44,810
California$39,360$36,790–$45,220
Nevada$38,900$32,430–$43,710
New York$38,590$35,820–$48,320
New Jersey$38,110$35,920–$44,340
Rhode Island$37,840$36,730–$39,570
Alaska$37,500$36,190–$41,600
Maine$37,380$35,360–$44,260
New Hampshire$37,300$36,140–$42,010
Oregon$37,020$35,300–$39,730
Connecticut$37,000$36,140–$38,200
Colorado$36,750$34,220–$43,830
Minnesota$36,320$31,720–$38,490
Utah$36,250$31,930–$38,300
Arizona$35,880$33,300–$37,370
Maryland$35,860$33,850–$37,540
Delaware$35,730$31,200–$37,030
Illinois$35,410$32,740–$37,270
Wisconsin$35,360$30,620–$36,590
Montana$35,330$32,080–$36,990
Wyoming$35,050$29,160–$44,810
Florida$35,030$31,400–$37,640
Missouri$34,560$30,160–$36,620
North Dakota$34,530$33,610–$35,430
Idaho$33,870$28,840–$35,940
Michigan$33,870$29,850–$35,950
Indiana$33,280$29,530–$35,580
Virginia$33,270$29,620–$35,950
Nebraska$31,490$29,250–$35,230
Pennsylvania$31,330$28,700–$35,550
Ohio$30,630$29,290–$34,280
Iowa$30,590$28,910–$35,050
South Dakota$30,550$29,580–$34,640
Tennessee$30,160$28,110–$35,070
South Carolina$30,020$26,780–$35,550
Kentucky$29,970$27,090–$34,550
North Carolina$29,900$27,910–$35,360
Kansas$29,750$28,620–$34,260
Texas$29,630$26,790–$35,210
New Mexico$29,300$28,250–$33,370
Georgia$29,130$26,530–$34,520
Arkansas$28,300$26,300–$29,910
Alabama$28,050$26,320–$29,830
Oklahoma$27,630$23,620–$29,210
Louisiana$27,420$23,510–$29,530
Mississippi$27,300$22,900–$28,650
West Virginia$26,830$23,020–$27,900

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.