Top 15 cities for receptionists and information clerks by average salary
| San Francisco, CA | $53,200 |
|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $52,950 |
| Vallejo, CA | $51,950 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,340 |
| Napa, CA | $48,950 |
| Sacramento, CA | $48,900 |
| Modesto, CA | $48,110 |
| Seattle, WA | $47,620 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $46,610 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $46,420 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $46,410 |
| Stockton, CA | $46,310 |
| Kahului, HI | $46,280 |
| New York, NY | $45,430 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $45,390 |
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Receptionists and Information Clerks salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 25 | $53,200 | $40,430 |
| Washington | 11 | $47,620 | $42,320 |
| Alaska | 2 | $46,420 | $44,340 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $46,280 | $42,740 |
| New York | 13 | $45,430 | $38,440 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $45,350 | $41,980 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $44,710 | $40,760 |
| Maine | 3 | $44,090 | $40,450 |
| Colorado | 7 | $44,030 | $38,150 |
| Oregon | 8 | $43,590 | $39,070 |
| Nevada | 3 | $43,030 | $37,980 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $42,630 | $42,630 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $42,560 | $40,190 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $42,010 | $39,130 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $41,970 | $41,970 |
| Arizona | 7 | $41,780 | $36,240 |
| Montana | 5 | $41,150 | $36,740 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $40,920 | $39,250 |
| Florida | 22 | $40,880 | $34,580 |
| Illinois | 8 | $40,270 | $36,400 |
| Maryland | 4 | $39,540 | $36,190 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $39,450 | $36,590 |
| Michigan | 15 | $39,410 | $35,040 |
| Idaho | 6 | $39,290 | $35,160 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $39,290 | $37,610 |
| Iowa | 8 | $39,130 | $35,550 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $39,130 | $32,040 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $39,120 | $38,180 |
| Utah | 5 | $38,810 | $35,160 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $38,600 | $38,600 |
| Vermont | 1 | $38,580 | $38,580 |
| Missouri | 8 | $38,440 | $34,560 |
| Virginia | 9 | $38,340 | $34,220 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $38,250 | $38,170 |
| Delaware | 1 | $38,010 | $38,010 |
| Texas | 26 | $37,930 | $29,570 |
| Georgia | 14 | $37,730 | $31,930 |
| Tennessee | 10 | $37,570 | $31,900 |
| Ohio | 12 | $37,510 | $33,790 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $37,480 | $32,320 |
| Indiana | 12 | $37,430 | $33,910 |
| New Mexico | 4 | $37,320 | $33,730 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $36,810 | $31,590 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $36,110 | $32,480 |
| Kansas | 4 | $35,780 | $33,360 |
| Louisiana | 10 | $35,680 | $30,440 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $35,370 | $32,680 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $35,060 | $32,390 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $34,860 | $30,460 |
| Alabama | 12 | $34,360 | $29,810 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $34,200 | $32,250 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | $24,580 | $22,990 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $53,200 | $49,450 | $25.58 | 8,510 |
| San Jose, CA | $52,950 | $47,130 | $25.46 | 3,990 |
| Vallejo, CA | $51,950 | $45,500 | $24.98 | 720 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $49,340 | $45,550 | $23.72 | 1,160 |
| Napa, CA | $48,950 | $46,850 | $23.53 | 280 |
| Sacramento, CA | $48,900 | $45,140 | $23.51 | 4,570 |
| Modesto, CA | $48,110 | $44,610 | $23.13 | 890 |
| Seattle, WA | $47,620 | $45,820 | $22.89 | 14,260 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $46,610 | $44,980 | $22.41 | 510 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $46,420 | $47,260 | $22.32 | 160 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $46,410 | $44,890 | $22.31 | 690 |
| Stockton, CA | $46,310 | $42,710 | $22.27 | 920 |
| Kahului, HI | $46,280 | $43,710 | $22.25 | 470 |
| New York, NY | $45,430 | $44,690 | $21.84 | 74,190 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $45,390 | $45,060 | $21.82 | 450 |
| Barnstable, MA | $45,350 | $45,820 | $21.81 | 670 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $44,710 | $44,610 | $21.50 | 4,780 |
| New Haven, CT | $44,520 | $42,880 | $21.40 | 2,680 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $44,510 | $44,270 | $21.40 | 1,020 |
| San Diego, CA | $44,470 | $44,390 | $21.38 | 6,690 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $44,460 | $43,280 | $21.37 | 35,000 |
| Anchorage, AK | $44,340 | $44,630 | $21.32 | 890 |
| Bremerton, WA | $44,300 | $44,130 | $21.30 | 920 |
| Bellingham, WA | $44,160 | $43,400 | $21.23 | 810 |
| Portland, ME | $44,090 | $44,770 | $21.20 | 1,730 |
| Denver, CO | $44,030 | $43,680 | $21.17 | 5,480 |
| Salinas, CA | $44,000 | $43,300 | $21.16 | 620 |
| Boston, MA | $43,990 | $43,930 | $21.15 | 14,320 |
| Hanford, CA | $43,900 | $45,650 | $21.11 | 180 |
| Kennewick, WA | $43,870 | $43,530 | $21.09 | 1,080 |
| Oxnard, CA | $43,840 | $43,610 | $21.08 | 1,510 |
| Olympia, WA | $43,750 | $42,910 | $21.03 | 1,070 |
| Yuba City, CA | $43,680 | $41,880 | $21.00 | 200 |
| Portland, OR | $43,590 | $43,630 | $20.96 | 8,340 |
| Riverside, CA | $43,320 | $41,800 | $20.83 | 6,880 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $43,070 | $41,410 | $20.71 | 440 |
| Carson City, NV | $43,030 | $40,950 | $20.69 | 280 |
| Boulder, CO | $42,980 | $42,800 | $20.66 | 980 |
| Longview, WA | $42,940 | $40,790 | $20.65 | 300 |
| Fresno, CA | $42,750 | $39,520 | $20.55 | 2,250 |
| Honolulu, HI | $42,740 | $39,960 | $20.55 | 2,410 |
| Amherst, MA | $42,730 | $41,770 | $20.55 | 410 |
| Bend, OR | $42,660 | $42,840 | $20.51 | 890 |
| Spokane, WA | $42,640 | $41,800 | $20.50 | 2,370 |
| Washington, DC | $42,630 | $41,240 | $20.50 | 17,920 |
| El Centro, CA | $42,620 | $41,440 | $20.49 | 160 |
| Trenton, NJ | $42,560 | $40,550 | $20.46 | 1,980 |
| Worcester, MA | $42,390 | $41,720 | $20.38 | 1,940 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $42,340 | $39,630 | $20.36 | 170 |
| Yakima, WA | $42,320 | $40,990 | $20.35 | 890 |
| Ithaca, NY | $42,250 | $39,400 | $20.31 | 300 |
| Waterbury, CT | $42,210 | $41,050 | $20.29 | 1,550 |
| Chico, CA | $42,110 | $40,070 | $20.25 | 370 |
| Springfield, MA | $42,070 | $40,770 | $20.23 | 1,240 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $42,010 | $45,430 | $20.20 | 610 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $41,980 | $41,890 | $20.18 | 360 |
| Providence, RI | $41,970 | $41,720 | $20.18 | 5,550 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $41,950 | $39,690 | $20.17 | 1,180 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $41,840 | $42,920 | $20.11 | 7,200 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $41,810 | $39,440 | $20.10 | 350 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $41,780 | $39,830 | $20.09 | 670 |
| Syracuse, NY | $41,750 | $39,900 | $20.07 | 2,340 |
| Lewiston, ME | $41,690 | $39,370 | $20.04 | 250 |
| Madison, WI | $41,650 | $43,600 | $20.03 | 3,170 |
| Albany, NY | $41,540 | $39,790 | $19.97 | 2,650 |
| Redding, CA | $41,530 | $39,660 | $19.96 | 370 |
| Visalia, CA | $41,460 | $39,520 | $19.93 | 530 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $41,430 | $39,410 | $19.92 | 1,770 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $41,340 | $39,460 | $19.87 | 200 |
| Medford, OR | $41,310 | $40,630 | $19.86 | 910 |
| Kenosha, WI | $41,250 | $42,900 | $19.83 | 750 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $41,190 | $40,700 | $19.80 | 960 |
| Bozeman, MT | $41,150 | $40,370 | $19.78 | 190 |
| Buffalo, NY | $41,130 | $38,960 | $19.77 | 3,930 |
| Albany, OR | $41,100 | $39,300 | $19.76 | 280 |
| Kingston, NY | $41,100 | $39,540 | $19.76 | 440 |
| Green Bay, WI | $41,060 | $40,760 | $19.74 | 1,330 |
| La Crosse, WI | $40,960 | $40,640 | $19.69 | 780 |
| Hartford, CT | $40,920 | $38,780 | $19.67 | 4,140 |
| Minot, ND | $40,920 | $40,060 | $19.67 | 160 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $40,890 | $41,700 | $19.66 | 780 |
| Naples, FL | $40,880 | $39,000 | $19.66 | 1,180 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $40,820 | $39,340 | $19.63 | 16,850 |
| Racine, WI | $40,820 | $43,410 | $19.63 | 750 |
| Norwich, CT | $40,760 | $37,870 | $19.60 | 1,010 |
| Greeley, CO | $40,570 | $38,960 | $19.51 | 370 |
| Salem, OR | $40,520 | $38,510 | $19.48 | 1,290 |
| Bangor, ME | $40,450 | $39,630 | $19.45 | 360 |
| Merced, CA | $40,430 | $38,890 | $19.44 | 290 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $40,400 | $41,310 | $19.43 | 990 |
| Vineland, NJ | $40,380 | $38,480 | $19.41 | 570 |
| Rochester, NY | $40,280 | $38,550 | $19.37 | 2,840 |
| Chicago, IL | $40,270 | $38,060 | $19.36 | 30,540 |
| Grand Forks, ND | $40,250 | $39,020 | $19.35 | 200 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $40,190 | $39,160 | $19.32 | 1,630 |
| Bismarck, ND | $40,180 | $38,710 | $19.32 | 440 |
| Appleton, WI | $40,150 | $40,300 | $19.30 | 1,170 |
| Wausau, WI | $40,040 | $39,670 | $19.25 | 790 |
| Reno, NV | $39,930 | $38,290 | $19.20 | 1,700 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $39,850 | $40,390 | $19.16 | 470 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $39,830 | $38,190 | $19.15 | 1,370 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $39,540 | $38,100 | $19.01 | 460 |
| Baltimore, MD | $39,470 | $37,600 | $18.98 | 8,660 |
| Corvallis, OR | $39,460 | $37,360 | $18.97 | 280 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $39,450 | $38,000 | $18.97 | 8,780 |
| Detroit, MI | $39,410 | $38,220 | $18.95 | 11,100 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $39,290 | $37,780 | $18.89 | 580 |
| Omaha, NE | $39,290 | $38,740 | $18.89 | 3,330 |
| Fargo, ND | $39,250 | $38,500 | $18.87 | 700 |
| Elmira, NY | $39,190 | $37,380 | $18.84 | 200 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $39,180 | $39,190 | $18.84 | 1,500 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $39,130 | $38,030 | $18.81 | 22,210 |
| Iowa City, IA | $39,130 | $38,740 | $18.81 | 300 |
| Janesville, WI | $39,130 | $38,630 | $18.81 | 640 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $39,120 | $38,560 | $18.81 | 2,430 |
| Sioux City, IA | $39,080 | $38,380 | $18.79 | 330 |
| Champaign, IL | $39,070 | $36,880 | $18.79 | 760 |
| Eugene, OR | $39,070 | $37,510 | $18.79 | 1,250 |
| Utica, NY | $39,060 | $36,810 | $18.78 | 710 |
| Lewiston, ID | $38,890 | $37,420 | $18.70 | 200 |
| Pueblo, CO | $38,860 | $37,270 | $18.69 | 260 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $38,850 | $37,480 | $18.68 | 280 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $38,810 | $37,810 | $18.66 | 4,660 |
| Miami, FL | $38,790 | $37,570 | $18.65 | 19,850 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | $38,670 | $37,770 | $18.59 | 770 |
| Manchester, NH | $38,600 | $37,410 | $18.56 | 1,700 |
| Burlington, VT | $38,580 | $37,400 | $18.55 | 440 |
| Binghamton, NY | $38,560 | $37,010 | $18.54 | 600 |
| Rockford, IL | $38,530 | $37,460 | $18.52 | 1,000 |
| Lansing, MI | $38,520 | $37,330 | $18.52 | 1,070 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $38,460 | $36,810 | $18.49 | 700 |
| Boise, ID | $38,450 | $37,500 | $18.49 | 2,280 |
| Allentown, PA | $38,440 | $37,540 | $18.48 | 2,610 |
| Watertown, NY | $38,440 | $36,160 | $18.48 | 230 |
| Kansas City, MO | $38,440 | $37,210 | $18.48 | 6,750 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $38,400 | $37,170 | $18.46 | 3,130 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $38,340 | $37,220 | $18.43 | 390 |
| Sarasota, FL | $38,340 | $37,440 | $18.43 | 2,370 |
| Casper, WY | $38,250 | $37,760 | $18.39 | 280 |
| Billings, MT | $38,180 | $37,810 | $18.36 | 250 |
| Rapid City, SD | $38,180 | $37,990 | $18.35 | 1,240 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $38,170 | $37,450 | $18.35 | 290 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $38,150 | $37,250 | $18.34 | 420 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $38,090 | $36,810 | $18.31 | 2,270 |
| St. Louis, MO | $38,080 | $36,470 | $18.31 | 8,700 |
| Helena, MT | $38,060 | $38,320 | $18.30 | 100 |
| Dubuque, IA | $38,050 | $38,830 | $18.30 | 200 |
| Dover, DE | $38,010 | $36,570 | $18.28 | 450 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $37,980 | $36,520 | $18.26 | 8,030 |
| Des Moines, IA | $37,940 | $37,910 | $18.24 | 1,260 |
| Midland, TX | $37,930 | $37,280 | $18.23 | 590 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $37,910 | $37,130 | $18.23 | 550 |
| Springfield, IL | $37,870 | $36,500 | $18.21 | 670 |
| Mankato, MN | $37,810 | $37,950 | $18.18 | 190 |
| Rochester, MN | $37,790 | $36,570 | $18.17 | 420 |
| Dallas, TX | $37,750 | $37,060 | $18.15 | 21,380 |
| Tampa, FL | $37,750 | $36,640 | $18.15 | 10,290 |
| San Antonio, TX | $37,740 | $36,550 | $18.14 | 7,950 |
| Midland, MI | $37,730 | $36,940 | $18.14 | 240 |
| Atlanta, GA | $37,730 | $37,530 | $18.14 | 15,710 |
| Austin, TX | $37,720 | $36,690 | $18.13 | 7,480 |
| Missoula, MT | $37,720 | $36,610 | $18.14 | 170 |
| Grand Island, NE | $37,710 | $37,400 | $18.13 | 250 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,700 | $36,760 | $18.13 | 4,380 |
| Tucson, AZ | $37,700 | $37,040 | $18.12 | 2,730 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $37,690 | $37,140 | $18.12 | 720 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $37,640 | $37,210 | $18.09 | 380 |
| Lincoln, NE | $37,610 | $37,050 | $18.08 | 1,260 |
| Crestview, FL | $37,580 | $36,750 | $18.07 | 850 |
| Nashville, TN | $37,570 | $36,810 | $18.06 | 4,040 |
| Sebastian, FL | $37,530 | $36,430 | $18.04 | 530 |
| Columbus, OH | $37,510 | $36,910 | $18.04 | 5,960 |
| Charleston, SC | $37,480 | $37,220 | $18.02 | 2,160 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $37,430 | $37,050 | $17.99 | 5,830 |
| Traverse City, MI | $37,420 | $36,900 | $17.99 | 540 |
| Muskegon, MI | $37,380 | $36,460 | $17.97 | 320 |
| Elkhart, IN | $37,340 | $36,970 | $17.95 | 440 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $37,320 | $37,040 | $17.94 | 400 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $37,310 | $36,590 | $17.94 | 400 |
| Decatur, IL | $37,310 | $35,690 | $17.94 | 260 |
| Peoria, IL | $37,270 | $35,970 | $17.92 | 1,010 |
| Reading, PA | $37,200 | $36,390 | $17.89 | 1,160 |
| Lancaster, PA | $37,140 | $36,770 | $17.86 | 1,730 |
| Salisbury, MD | $37,110 | $36,210 | $17.84 | 330 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $37,060 | $36,370 | $17.82 | 530 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $37,040 | $36,680 | $17.81 | 1,160 |
| Yuma, AZ | $37,040 | $35,990 | $17.81 | 440 |
| Gainesville, GA | $37,020 | $36,910 | $17.80 | 590 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $36,970 | $36,920 | $17.78 | 1,970 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $36,950 | $37,690 | $17.77 | 500 |
| Cleveland, OH | $36,890 | $36,320 | $17.74 | 5,700 |
| Davenport, IA | $36,870 | $36,170 | $17.73 | 790 |
| Flint, MI | $36,850 | $36,230 | $17.72 | 870 |
| Orlando, FL | $36,830 | $36,290 | $17.71 | 7,550 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $36,820 | $36,300 | $17.70 | 6,100 |
| Raleigh, NC | $36,810 | $36,550 | $17.70 | 3,690 |
| Jackson, MI | $36,780 | $36,130 | $17.68 | 280 |
| Panama City, FL | $36,780 | $35,670 | $17.68 | 610 |
| Richmond, VA | $36,750 | $36,400 | $17.67 | 3,550 |
| Great Falls, MT | $36,740 | $36,580 | $17.66 | 100 |
| Provo, UT | $36,700 | $36,770 | $17.65 | 2,650 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $36,680 | $35,510 | $17.64 | 650 |
| Akron, OH | $36,670 | $36,670 | $17.63 | 2,120 |
| Winchester, VA | $36,650 | $36,090 | $17.62 | 380 |
| Saginaw, MI | $36,640 | $35,730 | $17.61 | 520 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $36,610 | $36,350 | $17.60 | 1,470 |
| Charlotte, NC | $36,610 | $36,300 | $17.60 | 5,880 |
| Duluth, MN | $36,590 | $35,350 | $17.59 | 550 |
| Kankakee, IL | $36,490 | $35,620 | $17.55 | 310 |
| Pensacola, FL | $36,490 | $35,690 | $17.54 | 1,210 |
| Ogden, UT | $36,470 | $36,810 | $17.53 | 2,050 |
| South Bend, IN | $36,460 | $36,320 | $17.53 | 880 |
| Toledo, OH | $36,460 | $36,710 | $17.53 | 1,900 |
| Bloomington, IL | $36,400 | $35,340 | $17.50 | 520 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $36,370 | $36,260 | $17.49 | 360 |
| Staunton, VA | $36,300 | $36,200 | $17.45 | 300 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $36,240 | $36,000 | $17.42 | 220 |
| Deltona, FL | $36,230 | $35,790 | $17.42 | 1,410 |
| Kokomo, IN | $36,220 | $35,040 | $17.41 | 200 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $36,190 | $35,630 | $17.40 | 790 |
| Ames, IA | $36,180 | $35,170 | $17.40 | 170 |
| Little Rock, AR | $36,110 | $35,790 | $17.36 | 3,390 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $36,090 | $36,080 | $17.35 | 2,530 |
| Farmington, NM | $36,070 | $35,440 | $17.34 | 250 |
| Lebanon, PA | $35,920 | $36,010 | $17.27 | 250 |
| Asheville, NC | $35,920 | $36,000 | $17.27 | 750 |
| Odessa, TX | $35,880 | $36,200 | $17.25 | 380 |
| Durham, NC | $35,880 | $35,990 | $17.25 | 880 |
| Monroe, MI | $35,870 | $35,580 | $17.24 | 280 |
| Michigan City, IN | $35,860 | $36,390 | $17.24 | 200 |
| Gainesville, FL | $35,840 | $35,350 | $17.23 | 810 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | $35,820 | $34,750 | $17.22 | 330 |
| St. George, UT | $35,820 | $36,090 | $17.22 | 810 |
| Houston, TX | $35,810 | $35,350 | $17.21 | 17,140 |
| Topeka, KS | $35,780 | $35,780 | $17.20 | 480 |
| Lakeland, FL | $35,740 | $35,430 | $17.18 | 1,300 |
| York, PA | $35,730 | $36,400 | $17.18 | 1,160 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $35,710 | $35,470 | $17.17 | 4,370 |
| New Orleans, LA | $35,680 | $35,750 | $17.16 | 2,930 |
| Columbus, IN | $35,670 | $35,560 | $17.15 | 240 |
| Sandusky, OH | $35,650 | $34,830 | $17.14 | 280 |
| Springfield, MO | $35,640 | $34,590 | $17.13 | 1,470 |
| Lawrence, KS | $35,570 | $35,410 | $17.10 | 260 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $35,570 | $35,190 | $17.10 | 320 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $35,560 | $35,220 | $17.09 | 1,310 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $35,560 | $35,280 | $17.10 | 180 |
| Niles, MI | $35,550 | $34,850 | $17.09 | 330 |
| Waterloo, IA | $35,550 | $35,590 | $17.09 | 240 |
| Wildwood, FL | $35,520 | $34,940 | $17.08 | 240 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $35,510 | $35,250 | $17.07 | 5,560 |
| Savannah, GA | $35,500 | $34,270 | $17.07 | 1,290 |
| Wichita, KS | $35,490 | $35,540 | $17.06 | 1,900 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $35,430 | $35,360 | $17.03 | 3,010 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $35,410 | $34,800 | $17.02 | 720 |
| Louisville, KY | $35,370 | $34,520 | $17.01 | 3,330 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $35,370 | $34,920 | $17.01 | 690 |
| Dayton, OH | $35,300 | $35,360 | $16.97 | 2,140 |
| Macon, GA | $35,280 | $36,510 | $16.96 | 570 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $35,220 | $34,940 | $16.94 | 370 |
| Columbia, SC | $35,210 | $35,530 | $16.93 | 1,880 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $35,160 | $34,510 | $16.90 | 410 |
| Logan, UT | $35,160 | $35,770 | $16.91 | 520 |
| Pocatello, ID | $35,160 | $34,870 | $16.90 | 280 |
| Knoxville, TN | $35,080 | $35,620 | $16.86 | 1,620 |
| Lafayette, IN | $35,070 | $35,110 | $16.86 | 490 |
| Tulsa, OK | $35,060 | $35,310 | $16.86 | 2,500 |
| Bay City, MI | $35,040 | $33,860 | $16.84 | 240 |
| Greenville, SC | $35,000 | $35,490 | $16.83 | 2,030 |
| Wilmington, NC | $34,990 | $34,260 | $16.82 | 1,210 |
| Scranton, PA | $34,960 | $35,650 | $16.81 | 1,620 |
| Burlington, NC | $34,950 | $36,230 | $16.81 | 300 |
| Memphis, TN | $34,940 | $34,530 | $16.80 | 2,100 |
| Springfield, OH | $34,940 | $35,630 | $16.80 | 280 |
| Sherman, TX | $34,890 | $34,270 | $16.78 | 320 |
| Columbia, MO | $34,890 | $34,020 | $16.77 | 730 |
| Jackson, MS | $34,860 | $34,350 | $16.76 | 1,770 |
| Ocala, FL | $34,830 | $34,380 | $16.74 | 890 |
| Canton, OH | $34,820 | $34,640 | $16.74 | 1,030 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,720 | $34,380 | $16.69 | 260 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $34,720 | $35,360 | $16.69 | 1,210 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $34,710 | $34,710 | $16.69 | 150 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $34,700 | $35,070 | $16.68 | 1,090 |
| Sebring, FL | $34,680 | $34,190 | $16.67 | 210 |
| Rome, GA | $34,630 | $34,830 | $16.65 | 270 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,580 | $34,100 | $16.63 | 940 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $34,580 | $34,720 | $16.63 | 190 |
| Joplin, MO | $34,560 | $34,350 | $16.62 | 510 |
| Mansfield, OH | $34,560 | $33,170 | $16.62 | 290 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $34,440 | $35,040 | $16.56 | 4,030 |
| Lima, OH | $34,390 | $35,600 | $16.53 | 370 |
| Roanoke, VA | $34,370 | $34,240 | $16.52 | 980 |
| Birmingham, AL | $34,360 | $35,610 | $16.52 | 3,030 |
| Bloomington, IN | $34,320 | $34,230 | $16.50 | 410 |
| Kingsport, TN | $34,310 | $33,940 | $16.49 | 470 |
| Evansville, IN | $34,300 | $33,860 | $16.49 | 970 |
| Albany, GA | $34,270 | $34,340 | $16.47 | 310 |
| Muncie, IN | $34,260 | $35,040 | $16.47 | 330 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $34,220 | $33,940 | $16.45 | 560 |
| Killeen, TX | $34,200 | $34,510 | $16.44 | 890 |
| Weirton, WV | $34,200 | $34,690 | $16.44 | 280 |
| Athens, GA | $34,030 | $34,290 | $16.36 | 690 |
| Dalton, GA | $33,950 | $34,570 | $16.32 | 340 |
| Lexington, KY | $33,940 | $33,970 | $16.32 | 1,410 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $33,910 | $34,130 | $16.30 | 360 |
| Amarillo, TX | $33,850 | $33,900 | $16.27 | 900 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $33,820 | $34,130 | $16.26 | 890 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $33,810 | $33,020 | $16.25 | 250 |
| Youngstown, OH | $33,790 | $34,140 | $16.24 | 990 |
| State College, PA | $33,730 | $34,860 | $16.22 | 470 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $33,730 | $33,280 | $16.22 | 620 |
| Greensboro, NC | $33,690 | $34,070 | $16.20 | 1,360 |
| Hickory, NC | $33,690 | $33,870 | $16.20 | 420 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $33,680 | $32,540 | $16.19 | 670 |
| Huntsville, AL | $33,670 | $35,060 | $16.19 | 1,470 |
| Brunswick, GA | $33,640 | $33,990 | $16.17 | 220 |
| Waco, TX | $33,630 | $32,810 | $16.17 | 730 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $33,620 | $34,000 | $16.17 | 630 |
| Greenville, NC | $33,520 | $33,680 | $16.12 | 360 |
| Florence, SC | $33,460 | $33,130 | $16.09 | 380 |
| Manhattan, KS | $33,360 | $32,130 | $16.04 | 390 |
| Beaumont, TX | $33,300 | $31,960 | $16.01 | 900 |
| Paducah, KY | $33,290 | $32,130 | $16.00 | 240 |
| Augusta, GA | $33,260 | $32,690 | $15.99 | 1,190 |
| Owensboro, KY | $33,230 | $31,300 | $15.98 | 310 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $33,230 | $33,750 | $15.98 | 2,610 |
| Morgantown, WV | $33,190 | $33,170 | $15.96 | 600 |
| Williamsport, PA | $33,170 | $33,790 | $15.95 | 310 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $33,150 | $31,810 | $15.94 | 1,270 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $33,070 | $32,490 | $15.90 | 450 |
| Erie, PA | $33,030 | $32,210 | $15.88 | 890 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $33,030 | $32,730 | $15.88 | 350 |
| Charleston, WV | $32,970 | $32,810 | $15.85 | 800 |
| Hinesville, GA | $32,960 | $32,510 | $15.85 | 60 |
| Wheeling, WV | $32,940 | $31,750 | $15.84 | 410 |
| Jackson, TN | $32,920 | $33,860 | $15.83 | 270 |
| Decatur, AL | $32,900 | $33,280 | $15.82 | 250 |
| Tyler, TX | $32,870 | $32,100 | $15.80 | 810 |
| Victoria, TX | $32,820 | $32,130 | $15.78 | 280 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $32,740 | $32,330 | $15.74 | 200 |
| Johnstown, PA | $32,730 | $33,310 | $15.74 | 250 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $32,720 | $32,940 | $15.73 | 420 |
| College Station, TX | $32,710 | $31,100 | $15.72 | 790 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $32,680 | $31,750 | $15.71 | 390 |
| Huntington, WV | $32,560 | $31,890 | $15.65 | 1,050 |
| Longview, TX | $32,560 | $32,350 | $15.65 | 610 |
| Lubbock, TX | $32,550 | $31,550 | $15.65 | 1,130 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $32,540 | $31,880 | $15.64 | 330 |
| Lawton, OK | $32,540 | $32,100 | $15.64 | 170 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $32,480 | $32,210 | $15.61 | 400 |
| Slidell, LA | $32,450 | $31,760 | $15.60 | 1,000 |
| Daphne, AL | $32,390 | $31,750 | $15.57 | 460 |
| Enid, OK | $32,390 | $33,820 | $15.57 | 140 |
| Anniston, AL | $32,380 | $31,900 | $15.57 | 190 |
| Johnson City, TN | $32,370 | $31,180 | $15.56 | 300 |
| Cleveland, TN | $32,340 | $32,770 | $15.55 | 160 |
| Clarksville, TN | $32,320 | $30,960 | $15.54 | 450 |
| Sumter, SC | $32,320 | $31,060 | $15.54 | 180 |
| San Angelo, TX | $32,290 | $31,200 | $15.53 | 300 |
| Beckley, WV | $32,250 | $30,180 | $15.51 | 350 |
| Columbus, GA | $32,250 | $31,200 | $15.51 | 910 |
| Houma, LA | $32,240 | $31,060 | $15.50 | 590 |
| Alexandria, LA | $32,230 | $31,500 | $15.49 | 400 |
| Abilene, TX | $32,220 | $30,690 | $15.49 | 450 |
| Shreveport, LA | $32,210 | $31,910 | $15.49 | 1,140 |
| Gulfport, MS | $32,180 | $32,220 | $15.47 | 950 |
| Altoona, PA | $32,040 | $32,240 | $15.40 | 370 |
| Valdosta, GA | $31,930 | $31,190 | $15.35 | 340 |
| Morristown, TN | $31,900 | $31,200 | $15.34 | 150 |
| Hammond, LA | $31,890 | $32,130 | $15.33 | 280 |
| Auburn, AL | $31,880 | $31,600 | $15.33 | 330 |
| Monroe, LA | $31,870 | $31,250 | $15.32 | 600 |
| Montgomery, AL | $31,820 | $30,740 | $15.30 | 750 |
| Texarkana, TX | $31,780 | $30,470 | $15.28 | 340 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $31,590 | $30,600 | $15.19 | 270 |
| Mobile, AL | $31,580 | $30,710 | $15.18 | 880 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $31,570 | $30,630 | $15.18 | 510 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $31,420 | $31,620 | $15.11 | 570 |
| Dothan, AL | $30,720 | $30,060 | $14.77 | 400 |
| El Paso, TX | $30,670 | $29,460 | $14.75 | 1,950 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $30,610 | $29,340 | $14.72 | 90 |
| Florence, AL | $30,560 | $30,580 | $14.69 | 330 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $30,460 | $29,850 | $14.65 | 480 |
| Lafayette, LA | $30,440 | $30,170 | $14.64 | 1,180 |
| Gadsden, AL | $29,810 | $29,450 | $14.33 | 180 |
| Laredo, TX | $29,710 | $29,140 | $14.28 | 630 |
| Brownsville, TX | $29,670 | $28,720 | $14.27 | 1,070 |
| McAllen, TX | $29,570 | $28,530 | $14.22 | 1,780 |
| San Juan, PR | $24,580 | $23,010 | $11.82 | 3,000 |
| Guayama, PR | $23,840 | $22,480 | $11.46 | 40 |
| Arecibo, PR | $23,610 | $21,890 | $11.35 | 180 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $23,520 | $22,220 | $11.31 | 180 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $23,500 | $22,490 | $11.30 | 190 |
| Ponce, PR | $22,990 | $21,840 | $11.05 | 330 |
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Receptionists and Information Clerks salary: questions
Where do receptionists and information clerks make the most money?
In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $53,200 a year, among the 393 metro areas we cover.
What is the average receptionists and information clerks salary in the U.S.?
$39,791 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where is receptionists and information clerks pay the lowest?
Ponce, PR, at $22,990 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
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 43-4171.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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