How much do Receptionists and Information Clerks make in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA?

Percentile spread

For Receptionists and Information Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $36,330 and the 90th percentile is $59,400. The difference is $23,070, which is 51.2% 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 $38,030 to the 75th at $49,560, covers $11,530.

The mean annual wage is $45,390, which sits above the median of $45,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA median is 18.5% higher than the national median of $38,010 for Receptionists and Information Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,985, which is 15.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Washington median of $44,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 102.443, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Receptionists and Information Clerks at $43,985 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Receptionists and Information Clerks. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Bellingham, WA is 24 miles away, with a median of $43,400 and employment of 810. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,000, against $43,985 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $45,820 and employment of 14,260. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,230, against $43,985 here.
• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 70 miles away, with a median of $44,130 and employment of 920. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,787, against $43,985 here.

Employment share

Receptionists and Information Clerks accounts for 0.86% of wage-and-salary employment in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (450 of 52,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (910,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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.