How much do Receptionists and Information Clerks make in Bismarck, ND?

Percentile spread

For Receptionists and Information Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $28,430 and the 90th percentile is $54,330. The difference is $25,900, which is 66.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,940 to the 75th at $46,070, covers $13,130.

The mean annual wage is $40,180, which sits above the median of $38,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bismarck, ND median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $38,010 for Receptionists and Information Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,527, which is 11.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the North Dakota median of $39,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bismarck, ND is 91.024, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Receptionists and Information Clerks at $42,527 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Receptionists and Information Clerks. Bismarck, ND ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Minot, ND is 100 miles away, with a median of $40,060 and employment of 160. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,031, against $42,527 here.
• Fargo, ND-MN is 190 miles away, with a median of $38,500 and employment of 700. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,368, against $42,527 here.

Employment share

Receptionists and Information Clerks accounts for 0.62% of wage-and-salary employment in Bismarck, ND (440 of 71,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (910,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.