Receptionists and Information Clerks salary
The BLS estimates 910,180 Receptionists and Information Clerks jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $38,010 (May 2025, SOC 43-4171). Across 495 metros with published figures, medians range from $21,840 in Ponce, PR to $49,450 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE910,180 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall U.S. employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$49,450 · 8,510 jobs
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,130 · 3,990 jobs
- Napa, CA$46,850 · 280 jobs
- Barnstable Town, MA$45,820 · 670 jobs
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,820 · 14,260 jobs
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$45,550 · 1,160 jobs
- Vallejo, CA$45,500 · 720 jobs
- Sheboygan, WI$45,430 · 610 jobs
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$45,140 · 4,570 jobs
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$45,060 · 450 jobs
LARGEST METROS
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,690 · 74,190 jobs
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,280 · 35,000 jobs
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$38,060 · 30,540 jobs
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,030 · 22,210 jobs
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$37,060 · 21,380 jobs
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,570 · 19,850 jobs
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$41,240 · 17,920 jobs
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,350 · 17,140 jobs
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,340 · 16,850 jobs
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,530 · 15,710 jobs
ALL METROS (A–Z)
Akron, OH · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Albuquerque, NM · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Ann Arbor, MI · Appleton, WI · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Baton Rouge, LA · Birmingham, AL · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Canton-Massillon, OH · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area · Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chattanooga, TN-GA · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Colorado Springs, CO · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Corpus Christi, TX · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area · Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · El Paso, TX · Eugene-Springfield, OR · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Fort Wayne, IN · Fresno, CA · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Green Bay, WI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Huntsville, AL · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jackson, MS · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kansas nonmetropolitan area · Kennewick-Richland, WA · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Knoxville, TN · Lafayette, LA · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Lancaster, PA · Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Lexington-Fayette, KY · Lincoln, NE · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Lubbock, TX · Madison, WI · Manchester-Nashua, NH · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Naples-Marco Island, FL · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Haven, CT · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area · North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area · Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT · Ogden, UT · Oklahoma City, OK · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL · Peoria, IL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Port St. Lucie, FL · Portland-South Portland, ME · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Rapid City, SD · Reading, PA · Reno, NV · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Rockford, IL · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salem, OR · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Savannah, GA · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · Sioux Falls, SD-MN · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA · South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area · South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area · Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area · Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Springfield, MA · Springfield, MO · St. Louis, MO-IL · Syracuse, NY · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Toledo, OH · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area · Urban Honolulu, HI · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Waterbury-Shelton, CT · West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area · Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Western Washington nonmetropolitan area · Wichita, KS · Wilmington, NC · Winston-Salem, NC · Worcester, MA · York-Hanover, PA
Questions
What is the median Receptionists and Information Clerks salary in the U.S.?
$38,010 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $33,960–$45,130.
Where do Receptionists and Information Clerks earn the most?
Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($49,450), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($47,130), Napa, CA ($46,850). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.