The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $37,870, Washington is the highest paying state for receptionists and information clerks. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $37,830). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $37,870 |
$31,200 | 25,220 |
| 2 | Alaska | $37,830 |
$26,440 | 2,070 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $37,670 |
$31,730 | 3,400 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $37,450 |
$30,210 | 21,430 |
| 5 | New York | $37,440 |
$30,140 | 67,100 |
| 6 | California | $37,430 |
$31,200 | 76,690 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $37,120 |
$29,040 | 13,580 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $37,110 |
$28,090 | 49,790 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $36,900 |
$28,530 | 4,890 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $36,300 |
$24,120 | 25,420 |
| 11 | Oregon | $36,110 |
$29,300 | 14,990 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $35,980 |
$28,390 | 3,720 |
| 13 | Colorado | $35,920 |
$29,190 | 15,230 |
| 14 | Maine | $35,710 |
$28,910 | 4,500 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $35,560 |
$25,080 | 4,300 |
| 16 | Maryland | $35,200 |
$26,680 | 18,090 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $35,090 |
$25,560 | 2,260 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $34,660 |
$24,730 | 14,630 |
| 19 | Illinois | $34,540 |
$25,860 | 41,770 |
| 20 | Arizona | $34,390 |
$28,180 | 26,480 |
| 21 | Vermont | $34,010 |
$29,040 | 1,160 |
| 22 | Wyoming | $33,050 |
$24,670 | 1,600 |
| 23 | Nebraska | $32,840 |
$24,380 | 5,410 |
| 24 | Michigan | $31,990 |
$24,290 | 26,280 |
| 25 | Nevada | $31,840 |
$25,470 | 8,960 |
| 26 | Iowa | $31,800 |
$22,310 | 5,200 |
| 27 | Indiana | $31,770 |
$22,610 | 18,260 |
| 28 | Utah | $31,770 |
$23,490 | 12,160 |
| 29 | Virginia | $31,720 |
$22,880 | 26,940 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $31,670 |
$22,550 | 37,580 |
| 31 | Idaho | $31,470 |
$22,670 | 6,560 |
| 32 | Georgia | $31,420 |
$22,860 | 36,460 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $30,930 |
$23,880 | 6,250 |
| 34 | Florida | $30,900 |
$23,920 | 71,810 |
| 35 | Ohio | $30,770 |
$23,190 | 34,440 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $30,740 |
$21,720 | 29,040 |
| 37 | Delaware | $30,710 |
$23,410 | 2,240 |
| 38 | Kansas | $30,490 |
$21,210 | 8,860 |
| 39 | Missouri | $30,440 |
$23,660 | 15,900 |
| 40 | Montana | $30,380 |
$22,030 | 1,250 |
| 41 | Texas | $30,360 |
$22,220 | 103,510 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $30,130 |
$22,330 | 14,010 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $29,930 |
$22,310 | 17,050 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $29,630 |
$23,920 | 5,190 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $29,620 |
$23,990 | 12,290 |
| 46 | Alabama | $29,220 |
$21,760 | 17,840 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $29,190 |
$21,320 | 6,180 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $29,120 |
$19,900 | 14,080 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $28,980 |
$22,340 | 10,200 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $28,920 |
$20,680 | 6,250 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $28,830 |
$23,280 | 170 |
| 52 | Kentucky | $28,810 |
$20,800 | 12,650 |
| 53 | Guam | $21,270 |
$19,240 | 240 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,280 |
$17,680 | 2,360 |