2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Receptionists and Information Clerks
United States. Estimated employment 910,180, with pages for 88 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$28,760 10th
$33,960 25th
$38,010 50th
$45,130 75th
$49,950 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Receptionists and Information Clerks page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
San Francisco, CA $49,450 8,510 San Jose, CA $47,130 3,990 Napa, CA $46,850 280 Seattle, WA $45,820 14,260 Barnstable Town, MA $45,820 670 Hanford, CA $45,650 180 Santa Rosa, CA $45,550 1,160 Vallejo, CA $45,500 720 Sacramento, CA $45,140 4,570 Mount Vernon, WA $45,060 450 Santa Cruz, CA $44,980 510 New York, NY $44,690 74,190 Bremerton, WA $44,130 920 Boston, MA $43,930 14,320 Kennewick, WA $43,530 1,080 Bellingham, WA $43,400 810 Los Angeles, CA $43,280 35,000 Olympia, WA $42,910 1,070 Pittsfield, MA $41,890 360 Spokane, WA $41,800 2,370 Amherst Town, MA $41,770 410 Worcester, MA $41,720 1,940 Wenatchee, WA $41,410 440 Washington, DC $41,240 17,920 Springfield, MA $40,770 1,240 Syracuse, NY $39,900 2,340 Flagstaff, AZ $39,830 670 Albany, NY $39,790 2,650 Kingston, NY $39,540 440 Glens Falls, NY $39,440 350 Kiryas Joel, NY $39,410 1,770 Ithaca, NY $39,400 300 Phoenix, AZ $39,340 16,850 Ann Arbor, MI $39,190 1,500 Naples, FL $39,000 1,180 Buffalo, NY $38,960 3,930 Detroit, MI $38,220 11,100 Chicago, IL $38,060 30,540 Philadelphia, PA $38,030 22,210 Prescott Valley, AZ $37,770 770 Miami, FL $37,570 19,850 Allentown, PA $37,540 2,610 Atlanta, GA $37,530 15,710 Battle Creek, MI $37,480 280 Rockford, IL $37,460 1,000 North Port, FL $37,440 2,370 Lansing, MI $37,330 1,070 Midland, TX $37,280 590 Grand Rapids, MI $37,170 3,130 Punta Gorda, FL $37,130 550 Dallas, TX $37,060 21,380 Tucson, AZ $37,040 2,730 Midland, MI $36,940 240 Harrisburg, PA $36,920 1,970 Gainesville, GA $36,910 590 Traverse City, MI $36,900 540 Champaign, IL $36,880 760 Cape Coral, FL $36,810 2,270 Kalamazoo, MI $36,810 700 Lancaster, PA $36,770 1,730 Jacksonville, FL $36,760 4,380 Crestview, FL $36,750 850 Austin, TX $36,690 7,480 Port St. Lucie, FL $36,680 1,160 Tampa, FL $36,640 10,290 Chambersburg, PA $36,590 400 San Antonio, TX $36,550 7,950 Macon, GA $36,510 570 Springfield, IL $36,500 670 York, PA $36,400 1,160 Reading, PA $36,390 1,160 Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,370 530 Pittsburgh, PA $36,300 6,100 Odessa, TX $36,200 380 Sierra Vista, AZ $36,000 220 Yuma, AZ $35,990 440 Peoria, IL $35,970 1,010 Decatur, IL $35,690 260 Kankakee, IL $35,620 310 Houston, TX $35,350 17,140 Bloomington, IL $35,340 520 Rome, GA $34,830 270 Dalton, GA $34,570 340 Killeen, TX $34,510 890 Albany, GA $34,340 310 Athens, GA $34,290 690 Sherman, TX $34,270 320 Savannah, GA $34,270 1,290
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 910,180 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks. Mapped to our taxonomy as receptionists-and-information-clerks .
Percentiles are reported exactly as released and are never interpolated between published values. We take no payment from employers, recruiters or anyone else for how any figure is presented.