Receptionists and Information Clerks Salary

Median Salary
$38,010
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.27
per hour
Employment
910,180
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$28,760
25th percentile
$33,960
Median
$38,010
75th percentile
$45,130
90th percentile
$49,950

💰 Receptionists and Information Clerks Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$49,060+29.1%
Alaska$44,720+17.7%
Washington$44,710+17.6%
California$44,100+16.0%
Massachusetts$43,870+15.4%
New York$43,080+13.3%
Rhode Island$42,620+12.1%
Maine$42,440+11.7%
Colorado$42,010+10.5%
New Jersey$41,650+9.6%
Hawaii$41,600+9.4%
Wisconsin$41,150+8.3%
Oregon$40,900+7.6%
Connecticut$40,630+6.9%
North Dakota$39,530+4.0%
Arizona$38,730+1.9%
Vermont$38,370+0.9%
South Dakota$38,280+0.7%
New Hampshire$38,160+0.4%
Maryland$38,100+0.2%
Nebraska$37,860-0.4%
Minnesota$37,510-1.3%
Wyoming$37,480-1.4%
Michigan$37,470-1.4%
Illinois$37,400-1.6%
Montana$37,360-1.7%
Iowa$37,330-1.8%
Virginia$37,060-2.5%
Nevada$37,050-2.5%
Utah$36,960-2.8%
Florida$36,810-3.2%
Idaho$36,810-3.2%
Pennsylvania$36,810-3.2%
Delaware$36,310-4.5%
Indiana$36,160-4.9%
Georgia$36,100-5.0%
Kansas$36,050-5.2%
Ohio$35,920-5.5%
Missouri$35,740-6.0%
South Carolina$35,510-6.6%
North Carolina$35,440-6.8%
Texas$35,210-7.4%
New Mexico$35,140-7.6%
Tennessee$34,910-8.2%
Arkansas$34,840-8.3%
Oklahoma$34,560-9.1%
Kentucky$32,940-13.3%
Louisiana$32,750-13.8%
Alabama$32,590-14.3%
West Virginia$31,920-16.0%
Mississippi$31,160-18.0%

🏙️ Receptionists and Information Clerks Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$49,450+30.1%
Fairbanks-College, AK$47,260+24.3%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,130+24.0%
Napa, CA$46,850+23.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$45,820+20.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,820+20.5%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$45,650+20.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$45,550+19.8%
Vallejo, CA$45,500+19.7%
Sheboygan, WI$45,430+19.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$45,140+18.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$45,060+18.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$44,980+18.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$44,890+18.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,770+17.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,690+17.6%
Anchorage, AK$44,630+17.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$44,610+17.4%
Modesto, CA$44,610+17.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,390+16.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$44,270+16.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$44,130+16.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$43,930+15.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$43,710+15.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$43,680+14.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$43,630+14.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$43,610+14.7%
Madison, WI$43,600+14.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$43,530+14.5%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$43,410+14.2%
Bellingham, WA$43,400+14.2%
Salinas, CA$43,300+13.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,280+13.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$42,920+12.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$42,910+12.9%
Kenosha, WI$42,900+12.9%
New Haven, CT$42,880+12.8%
Bend, OR$42,840+12.7%
Boulder, CO$42,800+12.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$42,710+12.4%
Pittsfield, MA$41,890+10.2%
Yuba City, CA$41,880+10.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$41,800+10.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$41,800+10.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$41,770+9.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$41,720+9.8%
Worcester, MA$41,720+9.8%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$41,700+9.7%
El Centro, CA$41,440+9.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$41,410+8.9%
Eau Claire, WI$41,310+8.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$41,240+8.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$41,050+8.0%
Yakima, WA$40,990+7.8%
Carson City, NV$40,950+7.7%
Longview-Kelso, WA$40,790+7.3%
Springfield, MA$40,770+7.3%
Green Bay, WI$40,760+7.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$40,700+7.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$40,640+6.9%
Medford, OR$40,630+6.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$40,550+6.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$40,390+6.3%
Bozeman, MT$40,370+6.2%
Appleton, WI$40,300+6.0%
Chico, CA$40,070+5.4%
Minot, ND$40,060+5.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$39,960+5.1%
Syracuse, NY$39,900+5.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$39,830+4.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$39,790+4.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$39,690+4.4%
Wausau, WI$39,670+4.4%
Redding, CA$39,660+4.3%
Bangor, ME$39,630+4.3%
Walla Walla, WA$39,630+4.3%
Kingston, NY$39,540+4.0%
Fresno, CA$39,520+4.0%
Visalia, CA$39,520+4.0%
Grants Pass, OR$39,460+3.8%
Glens Falls, NY$39,440+3.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$39,410+3.7%
Ithaca, NY$39,400+3.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$39,370+3.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,340+3.5%
Albany, OR$39,300+3.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$39,190+3.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$39,160+3.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$39,020+2.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$39,000+2.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$38,960+2.5%
Greeley, CO$38,960+2.5%
Merced, CA$38,890+2.3%
Dubuque, IA$38,830+2.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38,780+2.0%
Iowa City, IA$38,740+1.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$38,740+1.9%
Bismarck, ND$38,710+1.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$38,630+1.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38,560+1.4%
Rochester, NY$38,550+1.4%
Salem, OR$38,510+1.3%
Fargo, ND-MN$38,500+1.3%
Vineland, NJ$38,480+1.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$38,380+1.0%
Helena, MT$38,320+0.8%
Reno, NV$38,290+0.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38,220+0.6%
Colorado Springs, CO$38,190+0.5%
Lexington Park, MD$38,100+0.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$38,060+0.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,030+0.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$38,000-0.0%
Rapid City, SD$37,990-0.1%
Mankato, MN$37,950-0.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,910-0.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$37,870-0.4%
Billings, MT$37,810-0.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$37,810-0.5%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$37,780-0.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$37,770-0.6%
Casper, WY$37,760-0.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$37,690-0.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,600-1.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,570-1.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,540-1.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,530-1.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$37,510-1.3%
Boise City, ID$37,500-1.3%
Battle Creek, MI$37,480-1.4%
Rockford, IL$37,460-1.4%
Cheyenne, WY$37,450-1.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,440-1.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$37,420-1.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$37,410-1.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$37,400-1.6%
Grand Island, NE$37,400-1.6%
Elmira, NY$37,380-1.7%
Corvallis, OR$37,360-1.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$37,330-1.8%
Midland, TX$37,280-1.9%
Pueblo, CO$37,270-1.9%
Grand Junction, CO$37,250-2.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,220-2.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$37,220-2.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$37,210-2.1%
St. Cloud, MN$37,210-2.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,170-2.2%
Charlottesville, VA$37,140-2.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$37,130-2.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,060-2.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,050-2.5%
Lincoln, NE$37,050-2.5%
Santa Fe, NM$37,040-2.6%
Tucson, AZ$37,040-2.6%
Binghamton, NY$37,010-2.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,970-2.7%
Midland, MI$36,940-2.8%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$36,920-2.9%
Columbus, OH$36,910-2.9%
Gainesville, GA$36,910-2.9%
Traverse City, MI$36,900-2.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$36,880-3.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$36,810-3.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,810-3.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$36,810-3.2%
Ogden, UT$36,810-3.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$36,810-3.2%
Lancaster, PA$36,770-3.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$36,770-3.3%
Jacksonville, FL$36,760-3.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$36,750-3.3%
Toledo, OH$36,710-3.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,690-3.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$36,680-3.5%
Akron, OH$36,670-3.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,640-3.6%
Missoula, MT$36,610-3.7%
Chambersburg, PA$36,590-3.7%
Great Falls, MT$36,580-3.8%
Dover, DE$36,570-3.8%
Rochester, MN$36,570-3.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$36,550-3.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,550-3.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,520-3.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,510-3.9%
Springfield, IL$36,500-4.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$36,470-4.1%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,460-4.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$36,430-4.2%
Richmond, VA$36,400-4.2%
York-Hanover, PA$36,400-4.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$36,390-4.3%
Reading, PA$36,390-4.3%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$36,370-4.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$36,350-4.4%
Cleveland, OH$36,320-4.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,320-4.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,300-4.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$36,300-4.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$36,290-4.5%
Twin Falls, ID$36,260-4.6%
Burlington, NC$36,230-4.7%
Flint, MI$36,230-4.7%
Salisbury, MD$36,210-4.7%
Odessa, TX$36,200-4.8%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$36,200-4.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,170-4.8%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$36,160-4.9%
Jackson, MI$36,130-4.9%
St. George, UT$36,090-5.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$36,090-5.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,080-5.1%
Lebanon, PA$36,010-5.3%
Asheville, NC$36,000-5.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$36,000-5.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$35,990-5.3%
Yuma, AZ$35,990-5.3%
Peoria, IL$35,970-5.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,790-5.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,790-5.8%
Topeka, KS$35,780-5.9%
Logan, UT-ID$35,770-5.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,750-5.9%
Saginaw, MI$35,730-6.0%
Decatur, IL$35,690-6.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$35,690-6.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,670-6.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,650-6.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$35,630-6.3%
Springfield, OH$35,630-6.3%
Kankakee, IL$35,620-6.3%
Knoxville, TN$35,620-6.3%
Birmingham, AL$35,610-6.3%
Lima, OH$35,600-6.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$35,590-6.4%
Monroe, MI$35,580-6.4%
Columbus, IN$35,560-6.4%
Wichita, KS$35,540-6.5%
Columbia, SC$35,530-6.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$35,510-6.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,490-6.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$35,470-6.7%
Farmington, NM$35,440-6.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,430-6.8%
Lawrence, KS$35,410-6.8%
Albuquerque, NM$35,360-7.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$35,360-7.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$35,360-7.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$35,350-7.0%
Gainesville, FL$35,350-7.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,350-7.0%
Bloomington, IL$35,340-7.0%
Tulsa, OK$35,310-7.1%
Gettysburg, PA$35,280-7.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$35,250-7.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$35,220-7.3%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$35,190-7.4%
Ames, IA$35,170-7.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$35,110-7.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$35,070-7.7%
Huntsville, AL$35,060-7.8%
Kokomo, IN$35,040-7.8%
Muncie, IN$35,040-7.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$35,040-7.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$34,940-8.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$34,940-8.1%
Spartanburg, SC$34,920-8.1%
Pocatello, ID$34,870-8.3%
State College, PA$34,860-8.3%
Niles, MI$34,850-8.3%
Rome, GA$34,830-8.4%
Sandusky, OH$34,830-8.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$34,800-8.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$34,750-8.6%
Rocky Mount, NC$34,720-8.7%
Goldsboro, NC$34,710-8.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$34,690-8.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$34,640-8.9%
Virgin Islands$34,630-8.9%
Springfield, MO$34,590-9.0%
Dalton, GA$34,570-9.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$34,530-9.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$34,520-9.2%
Jefferson City, MO$34,510-9.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,510-9.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$34,380-9.6%
Ocala, FL$34,380-9.6%
Jackson, MS$34,350-9.6%
Joplin, MO-KS$34,350-9.6%
Albany, GA$34,340-9.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$34,290-9.8%
Savannah, GA$34,270-9.8%
Sherman-Denison, TX$34,270-9.8%
Wilmington, NC$34,260-9.9%
Roanoke, VA$34,240-9.9%
Bloomington, IN$34,230-9.9%
Sebring, FL$34,190-10.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$34,140-10.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$34,130-10.2%
Terre Haute, IN$34,130-10.2%
Tallahassee, FL$34,100-10.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$34,070-10.4%
Columbia, MO$34,020-10.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,000-10.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$33,990-10.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$33,970-10.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$33,940-10.7%
Lynchburg, VA$33,940-10.7%
Amarillo, TX$33,900-10.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$33,870-10.9%
Bay City, MI$33,860-10.9%
Evansville, IN$33,860-10.9%
Jackson, TN$33,860-10.9%
Enid, OK$33,820-11.0%
Williamsport, PA$33,790-11.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$33,750-11.2%
Greenville, NC$33,680-11.4%
Johnstown, PA$33,310-12.4%
Decatur, AL$33,280-12.4%
Las Cruces, NM$33,280-12.4%
Mansfield, OH$33,170-12.7%
Morgantown, WV$33,170-12.7%
Florence, SC$33,130-12.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$33,020-13.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$32,940-13.3%
Charleston, WV$32,810-13.7%
Waco, TX$32,810-13.7%
Cleveland, TN$32,770-13.8%
Warner Robins, GA$32,730-13.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$32,690-14.0%
Jonesboro, AR$32,540-14.4%
Hinesville, GA$32,510-14.5%
Fayetteville, NC$32,490-14.5%
Longview, TX$32,350-14.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$32,330-14.9%
Altoona, PA$32,240-15.2%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$32,220-15.2%
Erie, PA$32,210-15.3%
Hot Springs, AR$32,210-15.3%
Hammond, LA$32,130-15.5%
Manhattan, KS$32,130-15.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$32,130-15.5%
Victoria, TX$32,130-15.5%
Lawton, OK$32,100-15.5%
Tyler, TX$32,100-15.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$31,960-15.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$31,910-16.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$31,900-16.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$31,890-16.1%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$31,880-16.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$31,810-16.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$31,760-16.4%
Bowling Green, KY$31,750-16.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$31,750-16.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$31,750-16.5%
Lake Charles, LA$31,620-16.8%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$31,600-16.9%
Lubbock, TX$31,550-17.0%
Alexandria, LA$31,500-17.1%
Owensboro, KY$31,300-17.7%
Monroe, LA$31,250-17.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$31,200-17.9%
Morristown, TN$31,200-17.9%
San Angelo, TX$31,200-17.9%
Valdosta, GA$31,190-17.9%
Johnson City, TN$31,180-18.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$31,100-18.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$31,060-18.3%
Sumter, SC$31,060-18.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$30,960-18.5%
Montgomery, AL$30,740-19.1%
Mobile, AL$30,710-19.2%
Abilene, TX$30,690-19.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,630-19.4%
Jacksonville, NC$30,600-19.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$30,580-19.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$30,470-19.8%
Beckley, WV$30,180-20.6%
Lafayette, LA$30,170-20.6%
Dothan, AL$30,060-20.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$29,850-21.5%
El Paso, TX$29,460-22.5%
Gadsden, AL$29,450-22.5%
Eagle Pass, TX$29,340-22.8%
Laredo, TX$29,140-23.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,720-24.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,530-24.9%
Guam$23,290-38.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,010-39.5%
Puerto Rico$22,890-39.8%
Aguadilla, PR$22,490-40.8%
Guayama, PR$22,480-40.9%
Mayaguez, PR$22,220-41.5%
Arecibo, PR$21,890-42.4%
Ponce, PR$21,840-42.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.