43 Series · SOC 43-4171
Receptionists and Information Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $38,010
- Median / year
- $49,950
- Top 10% earn
- 910,180
- US workers
Receptionists and Information Clerks earn a median of $38,010 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $38,010, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,760 (10th percentile) to $49,950 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 910,180 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($49,060), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Receptionists and Information Clerks earn a median of $38,010, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 8% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #51 of 54 by median pay.
- $38,010
- Median annual wage
- Top 92%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #51 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $49,060. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) pays a national median of $38,010 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,760 at the 10th percentile to $49,950 at the 90th, with a mean of $39,460 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 910,180 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
Ten-year employment projections are not separately published for this occupation in the current BLS release. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $49,060, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $49,450 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 910,180 jobs Median $38,010/yr
Median Salary
$38,010
per year
Median Hourly
$18.27/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$39,460
average
Employment
910,180
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Receptionists and Information Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$38,010 Bottom 8% higher than 8% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Receptionists and Information Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Receptionists and Information Clerks sits on the slower-growing side at n/a growth and $38,010 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Annual Openings
128,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Receptionists and Information Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Speaking 3.9
Active Listening 3.8
Service Orientation 3.6
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Writing 3.0
Coordination 3.0
Monitoring 2.9
Time Management 2.9
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.2
Administrative 3.9
English Language 3.7
Computers and Electronics 3.4
Mathematics 2.7
Public Safety and Security 2.7
Administration and Management 2.7
Telecommunications 2.7
Personnel and Human Resources 2.5
Communications and Media 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- ▸ Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
- ▸ Receive payment and record receipts for services.
- ▸ Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
- ▸ Analyze data to determine answers to questions from customers or members of the public.
- ▸ Calculate and quote rates for tours, stocks, insurance policies, or other products or services.
- ▸ Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine.
- ▸ Hear and resolve complaints from customers or the public.
- ▸ File and maintain records.
- ▸ Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,760
25th Percentile
$33,960
Median
$38,010
75th Percentile
$45,130
90th Percentile
$49,950
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $49,060 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $44,720 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $44,710 | +18% above national |
| 4 | California | $44,100 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $43,870 | +15% above national |
| 6 | New York | $43,080 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $42,620 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Maine | $42,440 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $42,010 | +11% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $41,650 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Hawaii | $41,600 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $41,150 | +8% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $40,900 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $40,630 | +7% above national |
| 15 | North Dakota | $39,530 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Arizona | $38,730 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Vermont | $38,370 | +1% above national |
| 18 | South Dakota | $38,280 | +1% above national |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $38,160 | same as national |
| 20 | Maryland | $38,100 | same as national |
| 21 | Nebraska | $37,860 | same as national |
| 22 | Minnesota | $37,510 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Wyoming | $37,480 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Michigan | $37,470 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Illinois | $37,400 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Montana | $37,360 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Iowa | $37,330 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Virginia | $37,060 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Nevada | $37,050 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $36,960 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Florida | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Delaware | $36,310 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $36,160 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $36,100 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $36,050 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Ohio | $35,920 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Missouri | $35,740 | 6% below national |
| 40 | South Carolina | $35,510 | 7% below national |
| 41 | North Carolina | $35,440 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Texas | $35,210 | 7% below national |
| 43 | New Mexico | $35,140 | 8% below national |
| 44 | Tennessee | $34,910 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $34,840 | 8% below national |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $34,630 | 9% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $34,560 | 9% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $32,940 | 13% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $32,750 | 14% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $32,590 | 14% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $31,920 | 16% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $31,160 | 18% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $23,290 | 39% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,890 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $49,450 | +30% above national |
| 2 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $47,260 | +24% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,130 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $46,850 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Barnstable Town, MA | $45,820 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $45,820 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $45,650 | +20% above national |
| 8 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,550 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Vallejo, CA | $45,500 | +20% above national |
| 10 | Sheboygan, WI | $45,430 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,140 | +19% above national |
| 12 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $45,060 | +19% above national |
| 13 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $44,980 | +18% above national |
| 14 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $44,970 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $44,940 | +18% above national |
| 16 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $44,890 | +18% above national |
| 17 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $44,770 | +18% above national |
| 18 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44,690 | +18% above national |
| 19 | Anchorage, AK | $44,630 | +17% above national |
| 20 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $44,610 | +17% above national |
| 21 | Modesto, CA | $44,610 | +17% above national |
| 22 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,450 | +17% above national |
| 23 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $44,390 | +17% above national |
| 24 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $44,270 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $44,130 | +16% above national |
| 26 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $43,930 | +16% above national |
| 27 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $43,730 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $43,710 | +15% above national |
| 29 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $43,680 | +15% above national |
| 30 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $43,630 | +15% above national |
| 31 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $43,610 | +15% above national |
| 32 | Madison, WI | $43,600 | +15% above national |
| 33 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $43,530 | +15% above national |
| 34 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $43,410 | +14% above national |
| 35 | Bellingham, WA | $43,400 | +14% above national |
| 36 | Salinas, CA | $43,300 | +14% above national |
| 37 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $43,280 | +14% above national |
| 38 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $43,080 | +13% above national |
| 39 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $42,920 | +13% above national |
| 40 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $42,910 | +13% above national |
| 41 | Kenosha, WI | $42,900 | +13% above national |
| 42 | New Haven, CT | $42,880 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $42,870 | +13% above national |
| 44 | Bend, OR | $42,840 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $42,840 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Boulder, CO | $42,800 | +13% above national |
| 47 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $42,710 | +12% above national |
| 48 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $42,540 | +12% above national |
| 49 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $42,530 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $42,490 | +12% above national |
| 51 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $42,100 | +11% above national |
| 52 | Pittsfield, MA | $41,890 | +10% above national |
| 53 | Yuba City, CA | $41,880 | +10% above national |
| 54 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $41,800 | +10% above national |
| 55 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $41,800 | +10% above national |
| 56 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $41,770 | +10% above national |
| 57 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $41,760 | +10% above national |
| 58 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $41,720 | +10% above national |
| 59 | Worcester, MA | $41,720 | +10% above national |
| 60 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $41,700 | +10% above national |
| 61 | El Centro, CA | $41,440 | +9% above national |
| 62 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $41,410 | +9% above national |
| 63 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $41,360 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Eau Claire, WI | $41,310 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $41,240 | +8% above national |
| 66 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $41,050 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Yakima, WA | $40,990 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Carson City, NV | $40,950 | +8% above national |
| 69 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $40,790 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Springfield, MA | $40,770 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Green Bay, WI | $40,760 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $40,700 | +7% above national |
| 73 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $40,640 | +7% above national |
| 74 | Medford, OR | $40,630 | +7% above national |
| 75 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $40,550 | +7% above national |
| 76 | Fond du Lac, WI | $40,390 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Bozeman, MT | $40,370 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Appleton, WI | $40,300 | +6% above national |
| 79 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $40,260 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Chico, CA | $40,070 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Minot, ND | $40,060 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $39,960 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Syracuse, NY | $39,900 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Flagstaff, AZ | $39,830 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $39,790 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $39,690 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Wausau, WI | $39,670 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Redding, CA | $39,660 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Bangor, ME | $39,630 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Walla Walla, WA | $39,630 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $39,570 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $39,550 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Kingston, NY | $39,540 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,530 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Fresno, CA | $39,520 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Visalia, CA | $39,520 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Grants Pass, OR | $39,460 | +4% above national |
| 98 | Glens Falls, NY | $39,440 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $39,410 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Ithaca, NY | $39,400 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $39,370 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,340 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Albany, OR | $39,300 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $39,270 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $39,200 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,190 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $39,160 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,120 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,020 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $39,010 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $39,000 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $38,960 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Greeley, CO | $38,960 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Merced, CA | $38,890 | +2% above national |
| 115 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,890 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $38,860 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Dubuque, IA | $38,830 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,780 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Iowa City, IA | $38,740 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,740 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Bismarck, ND | $38,710 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $38,630 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $38,560 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $38,560 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Rochester, NY | $38,550 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $38,550 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Salem, OR | $38,510 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Fargo, ND-MN | $38,500 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Vineland, NJ | $38,480 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $38,440 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,380 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Helena, MT | $38,320 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,320 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Reno, NV | $38,290 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,250 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,220 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Colorado Springs, CO | $38,190 | same as national |
| 138 | Lexington Park, MD | $38,100 | same as national |
| 139 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,060 | same as national |
| 140 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38,030 | same as national |
| 141 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,000 | same as national |
| 142 | Rapid City, SD | $37,990 | same as national |
| 143 | Mankato, MN | $37,950 | same as national |
| 144 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $37,910 | same as national |
| 145 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $37,870 | same as national |
| 146 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $37,860 | same as national |
| 147 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $37,850 | same as national |
| 148 | Billings, MT | $37,810 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,810 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $37,810 | 1% below national |
| 151 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $37,780 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $37,770 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $37,770 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Casper, WY | $37,760 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $37,690 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,600 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,570 | 1% below national |
| 158 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $37,550 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37,540 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $37,530 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,510 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Boise City, ID | $37,500 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $37,490 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Battle Creek, MI | $37,480 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Rockford, IL | $37,460 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $37,460 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Cheyenne, WY | $37,450 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 1% below national |
| 169 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,440 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | 1% below national |
| 171 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $37,440 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $37,420 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,410 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $37,400 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Grand Island, NE | $37,400 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Elmira, NY | $37,380 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Corvallis, OR | $37,360 | 2% below national |
| 179 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,360 | 2% below national |
| 180 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,350 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,330 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Midland, TX | $37,280 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Pueblo, CO | $37,270 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Grand Junction, CO | $37,250 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $37,220 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Harrisonburg, VA | $37,220 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $37,210 | 2% below national |
| 189 | St. Cloud, MN | $37,210 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,170 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Charlottesville, VA | $37,140 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,140 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Punta Gorda, FL | $37,130 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,060 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,050 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Lincoln, NE | $37,050 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,040 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Tucson, AZ | $37,040 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $37,020 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Binghamton, NY | $37,010 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $36,970 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Midland, MI | $36,940 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $36,920 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Columbus, OH | $36,910 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Gainesville, GA | $36,910 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Traverse City, MI | $36,900 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $36,880 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $36,840 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Ogden, UT | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Utica-Rome, NY | $36,810 | 3% below national |
| 215 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Lancaster, PA | $36,770 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,770 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Jacksonville, FL | $36,760 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $36,750 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $36,720 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,720 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Toledo, OH | $36,710 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $36,690 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,680 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Akron, OH | $36,670 | 4% below national |
| 226 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,660 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,640 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Missoula, MT | $36,610 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Chambersburg, PA | $36,590 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Great Falls, MT | $36,580 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Dover, DE | $36,570 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Rochester, MN | $36,570 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $36,560 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $36,550 | 4% below national |
| 235 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,550 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,520 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $36,510 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Springfield, IL | $36,500 | 4% below national |
| 239 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $36,470 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $36,460 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $36,430 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Richmond, VA | $36,400 | 4% below national |
| 243 | York-Hanover, PA | $36,400 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,400 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $36,390 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Reading, PA | $36,390 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,370 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $36,350 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,330 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Cleveland, OH | $36,320 | 4% below national |
| 251 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $36,320 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $36,300 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,300 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $36,290 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $36,290 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Twin Falls, ID | $36,260 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $36,240 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Burlington, NC | $36,230 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Flint, MI | $36,230 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Salisbury, MD | $36,210 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Odessa, TX | $36,200 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $36,200 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $36,170 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $36,160 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $36,160 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Jackson, MI | $36,130 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,130 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,130 | 5% below national |
| 270 | St. George, UT | $36,090 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Winchester, VA-WV | $36,090 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $36,080 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Lebanon, PA | $36,010 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Asheville, NC | $36,000 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $36,000 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $35,990 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Yuma, AZ | $35,990 | 5% below national |
| 278 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,990 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Peoria, IL | $35,970 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,920 | 5% below national |
| 281 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $35,840 | 6% below national |
| 282 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,820 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,810 | 6% below national |
| 284 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $35,800 | 6% below national |
| 285 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $35,790 | 6% below national |
| 286 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $35,790 | 6% below national |
| 287 | Topeka, KS | $35,780 | 6% below national |
| 288 | Logan, UT-ID | $35,770 | 6% below national |
| 289 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $35,750 | 6% below national |
| 290 | Saginaw, MI | $35,730 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Decatur, IL | $35,690 | 6% below national |
| 292 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $35,690 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $35,670 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $35,650 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $35,630 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Springfield, OH | $35,630 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Kankakee, IL | $35,620 | 6% below national |
| 298 | Knoxville, TN | $35,620 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Birmingham, AL | $35,610 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Lima, OH | $35,600 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $35,590 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Monroe, MI | $35,580 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,580 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Columbus, IN | $35,560 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Wichita, KS | $35,540 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Columbia, SC | $35,530 | 7% below national |
| 307 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $35,510 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $35,490 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $35,470 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Farmington, NM | $35,440 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $35,430 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Lawrence, KS | $35,410 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Winston-Salem, NC | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 316 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 317 | Duluth, MN-WI | $35,350 | 7% below national |
| 318 | Gainesville, FL | $35,350 | 7% below national |
| 319 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,350 | 7% below national |
| 320 | Bloomington, IL | $35,340 | 7% below national |
| 321 | Tulsa, OK | $35,310 | 7% below national |
| 322 | Gettysburg, PA | $35,280 | 7% below national |
| 323 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $35,250 | 7% below national |
| 325 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,240 | 7% below national |
| 326 | Fort Wayne, IN | $35,220 | 7% below national |
| 327 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,210 | 7% below national |
| 328 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,200 | 7% below national |
| 329 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,190 | 7% below national |
| 330 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,190 | 7% below national |
| 331 | Ames, IA | $35,170 | 7% below national |
| 332 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $35,110 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,100 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,070 | 8% below national |
| 335 | Huntsville, AL | $35,060 | 8% below national |
| 336 | Kokomo, IN | $35,040 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Muncie, IN | $35,040 | 8% below national |
| 338 | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,040 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $35,000 | 8% below national |
| 340 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $34,940 | 8% below national |
| 341 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $34,940 | 8% below national |
| 342 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,940 | 8% below national |
| 343 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $34,930 | 8% below national |
| 344 | Spartanburg, SC | $34,920 | 8% below national |
| 345 | Pocatello, ID | $34,870 | 8% below national |
| 346 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $34,870 | 8% below national |
| 347 | State College, PA | $34,860 | 8% below national |
| 348 | Niles, MI | $34,850 | 8% below national |
| 349 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,840 | 8% below national |
| 350 | Rome, GA | $34,830 | 8% below national |
| 351 | Sandusky, OH | $34,830 | 8% below national |
| 352 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 8% below national |
| 353 | Idaho Falls, ID | $34,800 | 8% below national |
| 354 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,770 | 9% below national |
| 355 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $34,750 | 9% below national |
| 356 | Rocky Mount, NC | $34,720 | 9% below national |
| 357 | Goldsboro, NC | $34,710 | 9% below national |
| 358 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $34,690 | 9% below national |
| 359 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $34,670 | 9% below national |
| 360 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $34,640 | 9% below national |
| 361 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $34,640 | 9% below national |
| 362 | Springfield, MO | $34,590 | 9% below national |
| 363 | Dalton, GA | $34,570 | 9% below national |
| 364 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $34,530 | 9% below national |
| 365 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $34,520 | 9% below national |
| 366 | Jefferson City, MO | $34,510 | 9% below national |
| 367 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $34,510 | 9% below national |
| 368 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $34,460 | 9% below national |
| 369 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,450 | 9% below national |
| 370 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,380 | 10% below national |
| 371 | Ocala, FL | $34,380 | 10% below national |
| 372 | Jackson, MS | $34,350 | 10% below national |
| 373 | Joplin, MO-KS | $34,350 | 10% below national |
| 374 | Albany, GA | $34,340 | 10% below national |
| 375 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,300 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $34,290 | 10% below national |
| 377 | Savannah, GA | $34,270 | 10% below national |
| 378 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $34,270 | 10% below national |
| 379 | Wilmington, NC | $34,260 | 10% below national |
| 380 | Roanoke, VA | $34,240 | 10% below national |
| 381 | Bloomington, IN | $34,230 | 10% below national |
| 382 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $34,210 | 10% below national |
| 383 | Sebring, FL | $34,190 | 10% below national |
| 384 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $34,140 | 10% below national |
| 385 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $34,130 | 10% below national |
| 386 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,130 | 10% below national |
| 387 | Tallahassee, FL | $34,100 | 10% below national |
| 388 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $34,100 | 10% below national |
| 389 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $34,070 | 10% below national |
| 390 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $34,030 | 10% below national |
| 391 | Columbia, MO | $34,020 | 10% below national |
| 392 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,000 | 11% below national |
| 393 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $33,990 | 11% below national |
| 394 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $33,990 | 11% below national |
| 395 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $33,970 | 11% below national |
| 396 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $33,940 | 11% below national |
| 397 | Lynchburg, VA | $33,940 | 11% below national |
| 398 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,920 | 11% below national |
| 399 | Amarillo, TX | $33,900 | 11% below national |
| 400 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $33,870 | 11% below national |
| 401 | Bay City, MI | $33,860 | 11% below national |
| 402 | Evansville, IN | $33,860 | 11% below national |
| 403 | Jackson, TN | $33,860 | 11% below national |
| 404 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $33,860 | 11% below national |
| 405 | Enid, OK | $33,820 | 11% below national |
| 406 | Williamsport, PA | $33,790 | 11% below national |
| 407 | Baton Rouge, LA | $33,750 | 11% below national |
| 408 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $33,710 | 11% below national |
| 409 | Greenville, NC | $33,680 | 11% below national |
| 410 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,470 | 12% below national |
| 411 | Johnstown, PA | $33,310 | 12% below national |
| 412 | Decatur, AL | $33,280 | 12% below national |
| 413 | Las Cruces, NM | $33,280 | 12% below national |
| 414 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 12% below national |
| 415 | Mansfield, OH | $33,170 | 13% below national |
| 416 | Morgantown, WV | $33,170 | 13% below national |
| 417 | Florence, SC | $33,130 | 13% below national |
| 418 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $33,090 | 13% below national |
| 419 | Elizabethtown, KY | $33,020 | 13% below national |
| 420 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,020 | 13% below national |
| 421 | Wichita Falls, TX | $32,940 | 13% below national |
| 422 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,940 | 13% below national |
| 423 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,920 | 13% below national |
| 424 | Charleston, WV | $32,810 | 14% below national |
| 425 | Waco, TX | $32,810 | 14% below national |
| 426 | Cleveland, TN | $32,770 | 14% below national |
| 427 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,760 | 14% below national |
| 428 | Warner Robins, GA | $32,730 | 14% below national |
| 429 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $32,690 | 14% below national |
| 430 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,590 | 14% below national |
| 431 | Jonesboro, AR | $32,540 | 14% below national |
| 432 | Hinesville, GA | $32,510 | 14% below national |
| 433 | Fayetteville, NC | $32,490 | 15% below national |
| 434 | Longview, TX | $32,350 | 15% below national |
| 435 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $32,330 | 15% below national |
| 436 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $32,270 | 15% below national |
| 437 | Altoona, PA | $32,240 | 15% below national |
| 438 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $32,220 | 15% below national |
| 439 | Erie, PA | $32,210 | 15% below national |
| 440 | Hot Springs, AR | $32,210 | 15% below national |
| 441 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,210 | 15% below national |
| 442 | Hammond, LA | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 443 | Manhattan, KS | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 444 | Paducah, KY-IL | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 445 | Victoria, TX | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 446 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 447 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 448 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,130 | 15% below national |
| 449 | Lawton, OK | $32,100 | 16% below national |
| 450 | Tyler, TX | $32,100 | 16% below national |
| 451 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $32,070 | 16% below national |
| 452 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $31,960 | 16% below national |
| 453 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $31,910 | 16% below national |
| 454 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $31,900 | 16% below national |
| 455 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $31,890 | 16% below national |
| 456 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $31,880 | 16% below national |
| 457 | Corpus Christi, TX | $31,810 | 16% below national |
| 458 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $31,760 | 16% below national |
| 459 | Bowling Green, KY | $31,750 | 16% below national |
| 460 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $31,750 | 16% below national |
| 461 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $31,750 | 16% below national |
| 462 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $31,750 | 16% below national |
| 463 | Lake Charles, LA | $31,620 | 17% below national |
| 464 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $31,600 | 17% below national |
| 465 | Lubbock, TX | $31,550 | 17% below national |
| 466 | Alexandria, LA | $31,500 | 17% below national |
| 467 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31,500 | 17% below national |
| 468 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $31,360 | 17% below national |
| 469 | Owensboro, KY | $31,300 | 18% below national |
| 470 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,300 | 18% below national |
| 471 | Monroe, LA | $31,250 | 18% below national |
| 472 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,210 | 18% below national |
| 473 | Columbus, GA-AL | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 474 | Morristown, TN | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 475 | San Angelo, TX | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 476 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 477 | Valdosta, GA | $31,190 | 18% below national |
| 478 | Johnson City, TN | $31,180 | 18% below national |
| 479 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $31,100 | 18% below national |
| 480 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $31,060 | 18% below national |
| 481 | Sumter, SC | $31,060 | 18% below national |
| 482 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $31,010 | 18% below national |
| 483 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $30,960 | 19% below national |
| 484 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,960 | 19% below national |
| 485 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,950 | 19% below national |
| 486 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,810 | 19% below national |
| 487 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,790 | 19% below national |
| 488 | Montgomery, AL | $30,740 | 19% below national |
| 489 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $30,720 | 19% below national |
| 490 | Mobile, AL | $30,710 | 19% below national |
| 491 | Abilene, TX | $30,690 | 19% below national |
| 492 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,630 | 19% below national |
| 493 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,610 | 19% below national |
| 494 | Jacksonville, NC | $30,600 | 19% below national |
| 495 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $30,580 | 20% below national |
| 496 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,540 | 20% below national |
| 497 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $30,470 | 20% below national |
| 498 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,420 | 20% below national |
| 499 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,420 | 20% below national |
| 500 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,370 | 20% below national |
| 501 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,310 | 20% below national |
| 502 | Beckley, WV | $30,180 | 21% below national |
| 503 | Lafayette, LA | $30,170 | 21% below national |
| 504 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $30,110 | 21% below national |
| 505 | Dothan, AL | $30,060 | 21% below national |
| 506 | Hattiesburg, MS | $29,850 | 21% below national |
| 507 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $29,760 | 22% below national |
| 508 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,680 | 22% below national |
| 509 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,680 | 22% below national |
| 510 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,670 | 22% below national |
| 511 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $29,640 | 22% below national |
| 512 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,640 | 22% below national |
| 513 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,520 | 22% below national |
| 514 | El Paso, TX | $29,460 | 22% below national |
| 515 | Gadsden, AL | $29,450 | 23% below national |
| 516 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $29,450 | 23% below national |
| 517 | Eagle Pass, TX | $29,340 | 23% below national |
| 518 | Laredo, TX | $29,140 | 23% below national |
| 519 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $28,760 | 24% below national |
| 520 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,720 | 24% below national |
| 521 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $28,530 | 25% below national |
| 522 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $23,010 | 39% below national |
| 523 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,490 | 41% below national |
| 524 | Guayama, PR | $22,480 | 41% below national |
| 525 | Mayaguez, PR | $22,220 | 42% below national |
| 526 | Arecibo, PR | $21,890 | 42% below national |
| 527 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 43% below national |
| 528 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 43% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Receptionists and Information Clerks make? ▼
The median annual salary for Receptionists and Information Clerks is $38,010 ($18.27/hour). The salary range spans from $28,760 at the 10th percentile to $49,950 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Receptionists and Information Clerks the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Receptionists and Information Clerks at $49,060/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Receptionists and Information Clerks? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Receptionists and Information Clerks is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Receptionists and Information Clerks? ▼
Receptionists and Information Clerks has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
How does Receptionists and Information Clerks pay vary by state? ▼
Receptionists and Information Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $49,060/year, while Alabama pays the least at $32,590/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Receptionists and Information Clerks? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Receptionists and Information Clerks is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $49,450/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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