Receptionists and Information Clerk Salary in the Industry of Outpatient Care Centers

The salary statistics and trend of receptionists and information clerks in the industry of outpatient care centers are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare receptionists and information clerk salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,210
25th Percentile Wage
$25,800
50th Percentile Wage
$30,360
75th Percentile Wage
$37,140
90th Percentile Wage
$45,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for receptionists and information clerks in the industry of outpatient care centers. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) receptionists and information clerks is $45,990. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $30,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent receptionists and information clerks is $22,210.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of receptionists and information clerks in the industry of Outpatient Care Centers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$30,360
0.00% 10.21%
2016
$30,360
1.91% -
2015
$29,780
3.16% -
2014
$28,840
2.15% -
2013
$28,220
3.40% -
2012
$27,260
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Table 3. Compare Receptionists and Information Clerk Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of receptionists and information clerks in 43 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of receptionists and information clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Offices of Dentists
$33,880
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$33,120
Hospitals - State government owned
$32,710
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$32,700
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$30,870
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$30,770
Hospitals - Privately owned
$30,700
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$30,630
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$30,440
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$30,440
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$30,410
Outpatient Care Centers
$30,360
Ambulance Services
$30,220
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$30,080
Offices of Physicians
$29,800
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$29,300
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$29,200
Home Health Care Services
$28,890
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$28,790
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$28,290
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$27,970
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$27,830
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$27,810
Offices of Optometrists
$27,810
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$27,780
Hospitals - Local government owned
$27,770
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$27,750
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$27,640
Offices of Chiropractors
$27,320
Individual and Family Services
$27,130
Social Assistance
$26,880
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$26,810
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$26,790
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$26,770
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$26,510
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$26,370
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$26,220
Other Residential Care Facilities
$26,020
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$25,890
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$25,090
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$25,070
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$24,910
Child Day Care Services
$24,860

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