Receptionists and Information Clerks salary
The median pay for receptionists and information clerks in the United States is $38,010 a year. About 910,180 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,760
- 25th percentile
- $33,960
- Median percentile
- $38,010
- 75th percentile
- $45,130
- 90th percentile
- $49,950
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 $49,060
- Alaska $44,720
- Washington $44,710
- California $44,100
- Massachusetts $43,870
- New York $43,080
- Rhode Island $42,620
- Maine $42,440
- Colorado $42,010
- New Jersey $41,650
- Hawaii $41,600
- Wisconsin $41,150
- Oregon $40,900
- Connecticut $40,630
- North Dakota $39,530
- Arizona $38,730
- Vermont $38,370
- South Dakota $38,280
- New Hampshire $38,160
- Maryland $38,100
- Nebraska $37,860
- Minnesota $37,510
- Wyoming $37,480
- Michigan $37,470
- Illinois $37,400
- Montana $37,360
- Iowa $37,330
- Virginia $37,060
- Nevada $37,050
- Utah $36,960
- Florida $36,810
- Idaho $36,810
- Pennsylvania $36,810
- Delaware $36,310
- Indiana $36,160
- Georgia $36,100
- Kansas $36,050
- Ohio $35,920
- Missouri $35,740
- South Carolina $35,510
- North Carolina $35,440
- Texas $35,210
- New Mexico $35,140
- Tennessee $34,910
- Arkansas $34,840
- Oklahoma $34,560
- Kentucky $32,940
- Louisiana $32,750
- Alabama $32,590
- West Virginia $31,920
- Mississippi $31,160
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $49,450
- Fairbanks, AK $47,260
- San Jose, CA $47,130
- Napa, CA $46,850
- Barnstable Town, MA $45,820
- Seattle, WA $45,820
- Hanford, CA $45,650
- Santa Rosa, CA $45,550
- Vallejo, CA $45,500
- Sheboygan, WI $45,430
- Sacramento, CA $45,140
- Mount Vernon, WA $45,060
- Santa Cruz, CA $44,980
- San Luis Obispo, CA $44,890
- Portland, ME $44,770
- New York, NY $44,690
- Anchorage, AK $44,630
- Bridgeport, CT $44,610
- Modesto, CA $44,610
- San Diego, CA $44,390
- Santa Maria, CA $44,270
- Bremerton, WA $44,130
- Boston, MA $43,930
- Kahului, HI $43,710
- Denver, CO $43,680
- Portland, OR $43,630
- Oxnard, CA $43,610
- Madison, WI $43,600
- Kennewick, WA $43,530
- Racine, WI $43,410
- Bellingham, WA $43,400
- Salinas, CA $43,300
- Los Angeles, CA $43,280
- Milwaukee, WI $42,920
- Olympia, WA $42,910
- Kenosha, WI $42,900
- New Haven, CT $42,880
- Bend, OR $42,840
- Boulder, CO $42,800
- Stockton, CA $42,710
- Pittsfield, MA $41,890
- Yuba City, CA $41,880
- Riverside, CA $41,800
- Spokane, WA $41,800
- Amherst Town, MA $41,770
- Providence, RI $41,720
- Worcester, MA $41,720
- Oshkosh, WI $41,700
- El Centro, CA $41,440
- Wenatchee, WA $41,410
- Eau Claire, WI $41,310
- Washington, DC $41,240
- Waterbury, CT $41,050
- Yakima, WA $40,990
- Carson City, NV $40,950
- Longview, WA $40,790
- Springfield, MA $40,770
- Green Bay, WI $40,760
- Fort Collins, CO $40,700
- La Crosse, WI $40,640
- Medford, OR $40,630
- Trenton, NJ $40,550
- Fond du Lac, WI $40,390
- Bozeman, MT $40,370
- Appleton, WI $40,300
- Chico, CA $40,070
- Minot, ND $40,060
- Urban Honolulu, HI $39,960
- Syracuse, NY $39,900
- Flagstaff, AZ $39,830
- Albany, NY $39,790
- Bakersfield, CA $39,690
- Wausau, WI $39,670
- Redding, CA $39,660
- Bangor, ME $39,630
- Walla Walla, WA $39,630
- Kingston, NY $39,540
- Fresno, CA $39,520
- Visalia, CA $39,520
- Grants Pass, OR $39,460
- Glens Falls, NY $39,440
- Kiryas Joel, NY $39,410
- Ithaca, NY $39,400
- Lewiston, ME $39,370
- Phoenix, AZ $39,340
- Albany, OR $39,300
- Ann Arbor, MI $39,190
- Atlantic City, NJ $39,160
- Grand Forks, ND $39,020
- Naples, FL $39,000
- Buffalo, NY $38,960
- Greeley, CO $38,960
- Merced, CA $38,890
- Dubuque, IA $38,830
- Hartford, CT $38,780
- Iowa City, IA $38,740
- Omaha, NE $38,740
- Bismarck, ND $38,710
- Janesville, WI $38,630
- Sioux Falls, SD $38,560
- Rochester, NY $38,550
- Salem, OR $38,510
- Fargo, ND $38,500
- Vineland, NJ $38,480
- Sioux City, IA $38,380
- Helena, MT $38,320
- Reno, NV $38,290
- Detroit, MI $38,220
- Colorado Springs, CO $38,190
- Lexington Park, MD $38,100
- Chicago, IL $38,060
- Philadelphia, PA $38,030
- Minneapolis, MN $38,000
- Rapid City, SD $37,990
- Mankato, MN $37,950
- Des Moines, IA $37,910
- Norwich, CT $37,870
- Billings, MT $37,810
- Salt Lake City, UT $37,810
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,780