Receptionists and Information Clerk Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of receptionists and information clerks in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of receptionists and information clerks in Rochester 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 Receptionists and Information Clerks in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,630
25th Percentile Wage
$29,800
50th Percentile Wage
$35,010
75th Percentile Wage
$38,250
90th Percentile Wage
$45,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for receptionists and information clerks in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,630.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of receptionists and information clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,010
14.34% 25.94%
2021
$29,990
-2.83% -
2020
$30,840
1.72% -
2019
$30,310
3.76% -
2018
$29,170
1.95% -
2017
$28,600
3.71% -
2016
$27,540
2.72% -
2015
$26,790
4.40% -
2014
$25,610
-1.48% -
2013
$25,990
0.23% -
2012
$25,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Receptionists and Information Clerk Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,010 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for receptionists and information clerks in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of receptionists and information clerks in Rochester is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$38,080
Glens Falls
$36,290
Ithaca
$36,120
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$36,080
Kingston
$35,560
Syracuse
$35,020
Rochester
$35,010
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,750
Nassau-Suffolk
$34,420
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$34,000
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,690
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,240
Utica-Rome
$32,370
Binghamton
$31,400
Elmira
$31,400
Watertown-Fort Drum
$31,200
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$29,710
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$28,790
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,570
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,050

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.