Counter and Rental Clerks in Lake Havasu City-Kingman

BLS metro-level wage data places Counter and Rental Clerks pay in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ at a median of $37,650 per year ($18.10/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $41,300, Lake Havasu City-Kingman pays 9% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 290 counter and rental clerkss are employed across the Lake Havasu City-Kingman MSA in SOC 41-2021.

The Lake Havasu City-Kingman pay distribution spans from $34,050 at the 10th percentile to $59,140 at the 90th, a 1.7× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $36,180 and the 75th at $45,930, so half of Lake Havasu City-Kingman-based counter and rental clerkss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide AZ data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.