Salary by Metro

SOC 43-4171 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Receptionists and Information Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$38,010

10th percentile
$28,760
25th percentile
$33,960
Median
$38,010
75th percentile
$45,130
90th percentile
$49,950
Mean
$39,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 910,180.

That median is 25.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Receptionists and Information Clerks.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA8,510$37,610$49,450$76,070
Fairbanks-College, AK160$34,580$47,260$55,280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA3,990$40,060$47,130$68,640
Napa, CA280$39,040$46,850$63,020
Barnstable Town, MA670$36,610$45,820$54,620
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,260$37,570$45,820$60,520
Hanford-Corcoran, CA180$36,600$45,650$49,750
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,160$38,140$45,550$69,770
Vallejo, CA720$37,170$45,500$76,090
Sheboygan, WI610$28,930$45,430$48,250
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA4,570$35,380$45,140$76,550
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA450$36,330$45,060$59,400
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA510$36,410$44,980$62,360
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA690$36,260$44,890$65,450
Portland-South Portland, ME1,730$36,480$44,770$49,510
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ74,190$35,060$44,690$59,720
Anchorage, AK890$32,130$44,630$57,030
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT4,780$35,070$44,610$55,840
Modesto, CA890$36,050$44,610$72,390
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA6,690$35,520$44,390$56,330

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Receptionists and Information Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ74,190$35,060$44,690$59,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA35,000$37,120$43,280$52,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN30,540$31,690$38,060$49,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD22,210$27,520$38,030$49,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX21,380$26,560$37,060$47,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL19,850$28,360$37,570$46,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17,920$33,600$41,240$54,790
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX17,140$24,370$35,350$47,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ16,850$33,670$39,340$48,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA15,710$25,700$37,530$48,570
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH14,320$34,870$43,930$55,750
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,260$37,570$45,820$60,520
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11,100$30,220$38,220$48,790
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL10,290$30,160$36,640$46,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI8,780$28,590$38,000$51,910
St. Louis, MO-IL8,700$30,550$36,470$47,500
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD8,660$31,460$37,600$48,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA8,510$37,610$49,450$76,070
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA8,340$35,570$43,630$51,410
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV8,030$28,820$36,520$47,480

States and territories

State estimates for Receptionists and Information Clerks, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia2,000$37,050$49,060$64,270
Alaska1,530$32,810$44,720$57,360
Washington26,500$36,730$44,710$57,840
California82,470$36,410$44,100$58,800
Massachusetts18,970$35,790$43,870$54,270
New York65,010$34,740$43,080$59,140
Rhode Island4,270$32,940$42,620$50,020
Maine3,440$35,880$42,440$49,140
Colorado11,020$33,200$42,010$51,490
New Jersey42,060$33,420$41,650$54,290
Hawaii3,510$35,050$41,600$55,310
Wisconsin25,580$29,530$41,150$50,030
Oregon13,590$33,970$40,900$49,660
Connecticut14,980$34,120$40,630$54,170
North Dakota1,930$29,570$39,530$52,220
Arizona23,220$32,130$38,730$47,930
Vermont1,160$30,830$38,370$46,810
South Dakota5,760$27,920$38,280$47,860
New Hampshire5,320$26,800$38,160$53,370
Maryland18,390$31,750$38,100$49,180
Nebraska6,750$29,070$37,860$47,350
Minnesota11,800$28,320$37,510$50,540
Wyoming1,540$28,580$37,480$49,570
Michigan25,230$29,480$37,470$48,280
Illinois40,370$31,200$37,400$48,350
Montana1,280$27,240$37,360$47,420
Iowa4,660$26,740$37,330$47,610
Virginia23,360$28,800$37,060$47,220
Nevada10,650$29,340$37,050$47,790
Utah12,020$27,870$36,960$47,210
Florida63,280$28,850$36,810$46,480
Idaho5,340$28,500$36,810$47,100
Pennsylvania37,830$24,820$36,810$48,310
Delaware2,880$31,200$36,310$47,610
Indiana17,360$24,410$36,160$47,310
Georgia26,080$24,920$36,100$47,190
Kansas7,290$27,390$36,050$45,690
Ohio30,850$26,070$35,920$46,840
Missouri18,890$29,230$35,740$46,660
South Carolina11,280$22,710$35,510$46,750
North Carolina20,080$23,270$35,440$46,210
Texas78,330$24,700$35,210$47,380
New Mexico5,650$26,970$35,140$44,210
Tennessee11,460$25,400$34,910$45,980
Arkansas10,870$27,610$34,840$43,930
Virgin Islands120$27,040$34,630$44,450
Oklahoma9,380$24,700$34,560$44,760
Kentucky9,290$23,720$32,940$44,270
Louisiana12,820$21,420$32,750$44,410
Alabama10,460$22,830$32,590$40,730
West Virginia5,470$23,690$31,920$42,740
Mississippi6,920$22,310$31,160$42,990
Guam210$20,310$23,290$30,330
Puerto Rico4,030$21,840$22,890$27,940

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Receptionists and Information Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Receptionists and Information Clerks is $38,010. Employment is 910,180.

How does Receptionists and Information Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Receptionists and Information Clerks is 25.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Receptionists and Information Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $49,450.