SOC 43-4171 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Receptionists and Information Clerks make in Hanford-Corcoran, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Receptionists and Information Clerks in Hanford-Corcoran, CA is $45,650. The 10th percentile is $36,600 and the 90th percentile is $49,750. Employment is 180.
Median annual wage
$45,650
- 10th percentile
- $36,600
- 25th percentile
- $40,330
- Median
- $45,650
- 75th percentile
- $45,650
- 90th percentile
- $49,750
- Mean
- $43,900
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Receptionists and Information Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $36,600 and the 90th percentile is $49,750. The difference is $13,150, which is 28.8% 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 $40,330 to the 75th at $45,650, covers $5,320.
The mean annual wage is $43,900, which sits below the median of $45,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Hanford-Corcoran, CA median is 20.1% higher than the national median of $38,010 for Receptionists and Information Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,926, which is 18.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.5% higher than the California median of $44,100.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 101.612, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Receptionists and Information Clerks at $44,926 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Receptionists and Information Clerks. Hanford-Corcoran, CA ranks 3rd of 17 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).).
- Fresno, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $39,520 and employment of 2,250. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,685, against $44,926 here.
- Visalia, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $39,520 and employment of 530. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,589, against $44,926 here.
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $44,890 and employment of 690. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,337, against $44,926 here.
Employment share
Receptionists and Information Clerks accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in Hanford-Corcoran, CA (180 of 48,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (910,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Hanford-Corcoran, CA · Receptionists and Information Clerks by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Receptionists and Information Clerks make in Hanford-Corcoran, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Receptionists and Information Clerks in Hanford-Corcoran, CA is $45,650. The 10th percentile is $36,600 and the 90th percentile is $49,750. Employment is 180.
How does that compare with the national median for Receptionists and Information Clerks?
The local median is 20.1% higher than the national median of $38,010.
What is Receptionists and Information Clerks pay in Hanford-Corcoran, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 101.612, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,650 is $44,926. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Hanford-Corcoran, CA compare with nearby metros for Receptionists and Information Clerks?
Fresno, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $39,520. Hanford-Corcoran, CA ranks 3rd of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.