Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerk Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Iowa City, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Iowa City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Iowa City, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,590
25th Percentile Wage
$24,070
50th Percentile Wage
$27,590
75th Percentile Wage
$29,170
90th Percentile Wage
$36,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Iowa City, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,590.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$27,590
-3.26% 27.33%
2021
$28,490
10.85% -
2020
$25,400
8.27% -
2019
$23,300
3.61% -
2018
$22,460
1.60% -
2017
$22,100
0.00% -
2016
$22,100
0.45% -
2015
$22,000
2.73% -
2014
$21,400
1.87% -
2013
$21,000
4.52% -
2012
$20,050
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Table 2. Compare Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerk Salary in Iowa City with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,590, Iowa City is the second highest paying city for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Des Moines-West Des Moines (median annual salary of $28,250). Compared with Des Moines-West Des Moines, the median annual salary of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Iowa City is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$28,250
Iowa City
$27,590
Ames
$26,870
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$26,530
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$26,070
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$25,620
Cedar Rapids
$24,200
Dubuque
$23,980
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$23,130
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$23,030
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$22,350

See also: Top paying jobs in Iowa City, Iowa.