SOC 41-2021 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Counter and Rental Clerks Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for counter and rental clerks in Dallas, Texas is $43,270 a year ($20.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,110: half of the 10,860 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($45,700).

$43,270average per year

$20.80 / hourMedian $38,110Take-home ≈ $36,947

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

10,860people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#1 of 26Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Counter and Rental Clerks pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,250 or more. The middle half of counter and rental clerks in Dallas earn between $33,460 and $47,440.

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,270$3,606$20.80
Median$38,110$3,176$18.32
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,460$2,788$16.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,440$3,953$22.81

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Counter and Rental Clerks pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Counter and rental clerks in Dallas earn 4% more than the Texas average ($41,540) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($45,700). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $41,300.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$43,270$38,110$28,750$61,25010,860
Texas$41,540$37,250$27,430$60,39036,600
United States$45,700$41,300$29,800$65,370400,810

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Counter and Rental Clerks salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $43,270, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $36,947 a year, or $3,079 a month and $1,421 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for counter and rental clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $43,270 buys what about $41,973 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Counter and Rental Clerks salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 1st of 26 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Counter and Rental Clerks salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for counter and rental clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($56,030).

Counter and Rental Clerks salary by city

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Counter and Rental Clerks salary in Dallas: questions

How much do counter and rental clerks make an hour in Dallas?

$20.80 an hour on average, and $18.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level counter and rental clerks salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the counter and rental clerks take-home pay in Dallas?

About $36,947 a year ($3,079 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,270. Texas has no state income tax.

Do counter and rental clerks earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($45,700).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-2021; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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