National Salary Info » Highest Paying States for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Highest-paying States for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

The highest-paying states for hotel, motel, and resort desk 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 hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,030, Hawaii is the highest paying state for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $36,630). 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 hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (2022 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 Hawaii
$56,030
$35,320 2,210
2 District of Columbia
$36,630
$31,940 730
3 New York
$35,810
$28,990 8,550
4 California
$35,500
$30,650 24,840
5 Washington
$35,340
$30,600 4,630
6 Connecticut
$35,120
$28,400 1,550
7 Massachusetts
$34,850
$30,860 2,840
8 Colorado
$34,430
$29,210 5,310
9 Maine
$33,960
$28,370 1,480
10 Vermont
$33,390
$27,340 700
11 Oregon
$32,870
$28,710 4,340
12 New Hampshire
$31,250
$27,910 810
13 New Jersey
$31,130
$27,190 4,240
14 Rhode Island
$30,450
$29,710 700
15 Minnesota
$30,070
$26,900 3,840
16 Alaska
$29,910
$24,380 880
17 Arizona
$29,840
$27,530 5,700
18 Nevada
$29,680
$24,250 4,690
19 Florida
$29,230
$23,920 21,670
20 Montana
$28,930
$23,050 2,430
21 Virgin Islands
$28,820
$24,380 250
22 Maryland
$28,760
$26,000 3,160
23 Pennsylvania
$28,670
$21,700 7,530
24 Utah
$28,360
$23,040 3,370
25 Idaho
$28,300
$20,420 1,840
26 Delaware
$28,270
$23,640 550
27 Michigan
$28,260
$22,700 5,790
28 Wisconsin
$28,230
$21,760 4,770
29 North Dakota
$28,200
$26,440 1,850
30 Virginia
$28,150
$22,880 6,770
31 Illinois
$28,110
$24,960 7,130
32 Indiana
$27,990
$21,160 4,330
33 Wyoming
$27,950
$22,760 1,320
34 South Dakota
$27,740
$23,510 1,780
35 Tennessee
$27,410
$20,160 5,950
36 Nebraska
$27,370
$23,300 2,090
37 Missouri
$27,300
$23,210 4,730
38 Ohio
$27,290
$22,760 5,830
39 Kansas
$27,250
$18,920 2,440
40 North Carolina
$27,180
$21,690 8,320
41 New Mexico
$27,060
$23,920 3,140
42 Texas
$26,960
$21,730 20,800
43 Georgia
$26,950
$20,940 6,730
44 Iowa
$26,750
$22,010 3,050
45 Arkansas
$25,690
$23,400 3,070
46 South Carolina
$25,310
$20,390 5,260
47 Kentucky
$24,070
$21,280 3,370
48 West Virginia
$23,530
$20,920 1,670
49 Louisiana
$22,810
$21,100 4,100
50 Oklahoma
$22,760
$17,730 3,040
51 Alabama
$22,490
$18,800 4,070
52 Mississippi
$21,640
$17,270 3,210
53 Puerto Rico
$20,380
$17,710 860
54 Guam
$20,190
$19,770 110
See also: Highest-paying industries for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks, Top paying jobs in America.