Highest-paying Cities for Receptionists and Information Clerks

The top 100 highest paying cities for receptionists and information clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of receptionists and information clerks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $44,870, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for receptionists and information clerks. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $44,140). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of receptionists and information clerks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Receptionists and Information Clerks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$44,870	$36,940	3,610
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$44,140	$35,360	9,780
3	Rochester, Minnesota	$42,510	$28,920	1,190
4	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$41,110	$34,430	1,140
5	Napa, California	$39,980	$34,320	300
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$39,550	$33,660	13,800
7	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$39,250	$26,440	560
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$38,810	$31,970	800
9	Salinas, California	$38,710	$31,780	720
10	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$38,530	$30,480	530
11	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$38,230	$26,720	90
12	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$38,080	$30,480	82,710
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,060	$30,200	16,050
14	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$38,000	$31,690	4,410
15	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$37,790	$31,100	480
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$37,770	$29,930	3,920
17	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$37,770	$33,280	600
18	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$37,740	$29,910	1,460
19	Anchorage, Alaska	$37,660	$25,150	1,240
20	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$37,650	$27,450	2,410
21	Madison, Wisconsin	$37,600	$23,850	3,380
22	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$37,590	$30,780	790
23	Boulder, Colorado	$37,590	$30,290	980
24	New Haven, Connecticut	$37,490	$28,720	2,410
25	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$37,270	$31,080	660
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$37,190	$31,030	28,640
27	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$37,190	$25,620	5,900
28	Fairbanks, Alaska	$37,170	$27,640	250
29	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$37,120	$29,830	8,120
30	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$37,040	$30,510	8,680
31	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$37,040	$23,820	730
32	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$37,000	$28,740	270
33	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$36,940	$31,200	1,010
34	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$36,910	$24,960	7,720
35	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$36,860	$31,200	980
36	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$36,850	$31,420	790
37	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$36,780	$30,710	6,660
38	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$36,720	$30,690	390
39	Waterbury, Connecticut	$36,700	$28,640	670
40	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$36,650	$29,010	5,310
41	Longview, Washington	$36,570	$30,970	360
42	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$36,570	$27,420	1,610
43	Yakima, Washington	$36,560	$30,840	940
44	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$36,540	$28,910	4,130
45	Olympia, Washington	$36,470	$30,760	970
46	Danbury, Connecticut	$36,400	$28,420	770
47	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$36,330	$29,640	440
48	Worcester, Massachusetts	$36,330	$29,740	1,680
49	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$36,300	$25,490	1,500
50	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$36,300	$27,020	240
51	Glens Falls, New York	$36,290	$28,020	440
52	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$36,290	$27,950	930
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$36,280	$26,890	19,450
54	Walla Walla, Washington	$36,270	$30,140	150
55	Wausau, Wisconsin	$36,240	$26,610	750
56	Bellingham, Washington	$36,240	$30,340	800
57	Modesto, California	$36,170	$30,920	840
58	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$36,120	$31,090	610
59	Ithaca, New York	$36,120	$29,490	360
60	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$36,090	$25,170	2,010
61	Spokane, Washington	$36,090	$30,360	2,180
62	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$36,090	$25,110	1,020
63	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$36,080	$30,840	1,140
64	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$36,080	$28,830	3,060
65	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$36,070	$29,900	490
66	Fresno, California	$36,040	$29,900	1,840
67	Stockton, California	$36,010	$30,780	1,070
68	Springfield, Massachusetts	$35,960	$29,640	2,160
69	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$35,940	$28,380	580
70	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$35,930	$30,760	390
71	Janesville, Wisconsin	$35,910	$23,820	640
72	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$35,900	$28,930	630
73	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,870	$31,620	440
74	Bend, Oregon	$35,870	$28,880	840
75	Bismarck, North Dakota	$35,850	$24,980	490
76	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$35,800	$29,640	330
77	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$35,790	$30,830	650
78	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$35,720	$25,690	320
79	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,710	$26,520	850
80	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$35,710	$30,080	480
81	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$35,680	$28,330	2,610
82	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$35,670	$26,000	360
83	Chico, California	$35,670	$29,890	400
84	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$35,590	$30,260	130
85	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$35,590	$26,760	32,410
86	Yuba City, California	$35,570	$30,160	180
87	Medford, Oregon	$35,570	$28,880	860
88	Kingston, New York	$35,560	$29,090	470
89	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$35,560	$25,100	620
90	Grants Pass, Oregon	$35,460	$28,390	240
91	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$35,430	$27,080	470
92	Bangor, Maine	$35,360	$28,840	420
93	Salem, Oregon	$35,360	$29,140	1,640
94	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$35,360	$29,640	250
95	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$35,360	$28,640	1,470
96	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$35,360	$30,500	6,290
97	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$35,330	$27,060	9,680
98	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,300	$30,780	200
99	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,280	$22,820	1,480
100	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$35,270	$29,960	1,150

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