Key Factors That Influence Receptionist III Salaries
A Receptionist III's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Receptionist Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Receptionist III's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Receptionist I (0-1 years): $41,628
Receptionist II (1-3 years): $46,896
Receptionist III (3-5 years): $51,564
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Receptionist I
0-1 years
$41,628
Receptionist II
1-3 years
$46,896
Receptionist III
3-5 years
$51,564
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Receptionist III Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Receptionist IIIs.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $57,092.
California: $56,875.
Massachusetts: $56,117.
District of Columbia$57,092
California$56,875
Massachusetts$56,117
Washington$55,911
New Jersey$55,890
Alaska$55,818
Connecticut$55,106
New York$54,818
Hawaii$53,895
Rhode Island$53,462
Maryland$53,168
Minnesota$52,765
Colorado$52,611
Illinois$52,559
Oregon$52,363
Delaware$52,219
New Hampshire$52,128
Virginia$51,925
Pennsylvania$51,332
Nevada$51,033
North Dakota$50,935
Michigan$50,780
Wisconsin$50,724
Vermont$50,610
Texas$50,296
Maine$50,275
Arizona$50,244
Ohio$50,208
Georgia$49,733
Indiana$49,496
Wyoming$49,450
Utah$49,378
Iowa$49,347
Kansas$49,099
Louisiana$49,027
North Carolina$49,001
Missouri$48,991
Florida$48,790
Montana$48,682
Nebraska$48,578
Kentucky$48,522
South Carolina$48,315
Tennessee$48,187
Idaho$48,135
New Mexico$47,759
Oklahoma$47,676
Alabama$47,372
South Dakota$46,861
Arkansas$46,583
West Virginia$46,433
Mississippi$45,985
Top Paying Cities for Receptionist IIIs
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $65,038
San Francisco: $64,326
Oakland: $62,970
San Jose, CA$65,038
San Francisco, CA$64,326
Oakland, CA$62,970
New York, NY$59,370
Paramus, NJ$58,648
Queens Village, NY$58,646
Passaic, NJ$58,597
Bergenfield, NJ$58,592
Stamford, CT$58,479
Huntington, NY$58,458
Newark, NJ$58,077
Bridgeport, CT$57,968
Vallejo, CA$57,865
New Brunswick, NJ$57,844
Petaluma, CA$57,814
Middlesex, NJ$57,716
Somerset, NJ$57,679
Santa Cruz, CA$57,612
Boston, MA$57,298
Monterey, CA$57,117
Seattle, WA$56,999
Santa Rosa, CA$56,989
Los Angeles, CA$56,973
Juneau, AK$56,839
Washington, DC$56,782
Orange, CA$56,599
Santa Ana, CA$56,463
Long Beach, CA$56,411
Anaheim, CA$56,401
Anchorage, AK$56,375
Santa Maria, CA$56,220
Everett, WA$56,210
Danbury, CT$56,028
Bremerton, WA$55,957
Tacoma, WA$55,772
New Suffolk, NY$55,771
Sacramento, CA$55,756
Santa Barbara, CA$55,699
Trenton, NJ$55,643
San Diego, CA$55,643
Brockton, MA$55,586
Fairbanks, AK$55,460
Lompoc, CA$55,328
Lowell, MA$55,286
Ventura, CA$55,277
Nashua, NH$55,266
Stockton, CA$55,261
Modesto, CA$54,885
Poughkeepsie, NY$54,771
Olympia, WA$54,673
Kennewick, WA$54,673
New Haven, CT$54,653
Lawrence, MA$54,467
Hartford, CT$54,415
Riverside, CA$54,405
New Bedford, MA$54,354
Richland, WA$54,354
Bakersfield, CA$54,281
San Bernardino, CA$54,261
New Britain, CT$54,256
Atlantic City, NJ$54,256
New London, CT$54,235
Norwich, CT$54,220
Portsmouth, NH$54,209
Boulder, CO$54,100
Portland, OR$54,029
Worcester, MA$54,024
Minneapolis, MN$53,864
Philadelphia, PA$53,792
Honolulu, HI$53,621
Saint Paul, MN$53,597
Vineland, NJ$53,585
Providence, RI$53,436
Chicago, IL$53,286
Bellingham, WA$53,224
Springfield, MA$53,183
Baltimore, MD$53,168
Chico, CA$53,039
Pittsfield, MA$52,900
Manchester, NH$52,802
Spokane, WA$52,575
Denver, CO$52,569
Albany, NY$52,327
Troy, NY$52,307
Nassau, NY$52,251
Schenectady, NY$52,198
Wilmington, DE$52,157
Burlington, VT$52,085
Salem, OR$52,064
Portland, ME$51,904
Yakima, WA$51,853
Rochester, MN$51,693
Reno, NV$51,667
Fresno, CA$51,667
Milwaukee, WI$51,621
Detroit, MI$51,569
Ann Arbor, MI$51,560
Allentown, PA$51,554
Colorado Springs, CO$51,466
Syracuse, NY$51,440
Carson City, NV$51,440
Houston, TX$51,368
Eugene, OR$51,342
Gary, IN$51,280
Springfield, OR$51,239
Bismarck, ND$51,229
Galveston, TX$51,193
Medford, OR$51,115
Fort Collins, CO$51,095
Concord, NH$51,069
Austin, TX$51,054
Mesa, AZ$50,945
Reading, PA$50,940
Phoenix, AZ$50,935
Dallas, TX$50,919
Saint Cloud, MN$50,870
Madison, WI$50,801
Utica, NY$50,662
Rochester, NY$50,579
Des Moines, IA$50,574
Raleigh, NC$50,569
Atlanta, GA$50,491
Battle Creek, MI$50,476
Salt Lake City, UT$50,461
Lancaster, PA$50,383
Harrisburg, PA$50,311
Kansas City, MO$50,259
Champaign, IL$50,249
Kansas City, KS$50,249
Fort Worth, TX$50,244
Columbus, OH$50,235
Boca Raton, FL$50,223
Pittsburgh, PA$50,203
Richmond, VA$50,182
Indianapolis, IN$50,172
Cleveland, OH$50,167
Las Vegas, NV$50,105
Cincinnati, OH$50,105
Petersburg, VA$50,027
Huntsville, AL$49,950
Lansing, MI$49,915
Lebanon, PA$49,909
Pueblo, CO$49,904
Appleton, WI$49,888
Buffalo, NY$49,868
Dayton, OH$49,852
Racine, WI$49,842
Charlotte, NC$49,837
Saint Louis, MO$49,821
York, PA$49,790
Elkhart, IN$49,790
Gastonia, NC$49,780
Billings, MT$49,768
Beaumont, TX$49,754
Lorain, OH$49,744
Benton Harbor, MI$49,733
Toledo, OH$49,723
Binghamton, NY$49,697
Rock Hill, SC$49,692
Rockford, IL$49,666
Springfield, IL$49,646
Elyria, OH$49,641
Fargo, ND$49,641
Flagstaff, AZ$49,605
Fort Lauderdale, FL$49,574
Duluth, MN$49,543
Miami, FL$49,543
Cheyenne, WY$49,507
Grand Forks, ND$49,507
Bangor, ME$49,393
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,336
Durham, NC$49,315
Louisville, KY$49,311
Grand Rapids, MI$49,300
Hialeah, FL$49,295
Casper, WY$49,223
Scranton, PA$49,161
New Orleans, LA$49,146
Virginia Beach, VA$49,140
Akron, OH$49,115
Peoria, IL$49,048
Sarasota, FL$49,037
Nashville, TN$49,001
Omaha, NE$49,001
Green Bay, WI$49,001
Baton Rouge, LA$48,975
Charleston, SC$48,965
Jamestown, NY$48,939
Davenport, IA$48,939
Tucson, AZ$48,914
Saint Petersburg, FL$48,883
Tampa, FL$48,872
Evansville, IN$48,841
Port Arthur, TX$48,841
Bradenton, FL$48,821
Santa Fe, NM$48,728
Orlando, FL$48,635
Clearwater, FL$48,620
Canton, OH$48,511
La Crosse, WI$48,511
Albuquerque, NM$48,480
Newport News, VA$48,475
High Point, NC$48,460
Ogden, UT$48,439
Corpus Christi, TX$48,398
Norfolk, VA$48,367
Laramie, WY$48,367
Rock Island, IL$48,336
Saginaw, MI$48,326
Jacksonville, FL$48,321
Salisbury, NC$48,310
Boise, ID$48,300
Moline, IL$48,274
Fort Myers, FL$48,259
Memphis, TN$48,248
Tulsa, OK$48,223
Waterloo, IA$48,192
Spartanburg, SC$48,140
Lincoln, NE$48,114
Fort Wayne, IN$48,104
Provo, UT$48,099
Cedar Falls, IA$48,037
San Antonio, TX$48,016
Greensboro, NC$47,996
South Bend, IN$47,991
Savannah, GA$47,934
Muskegon, MI$47,913
Birmingham, AL$47,908
Winston Salem, NC$47,883
Lake Charles, LA$47,759
Anderson, IN$47,748
Lexington, KY$47,733
Augusta, GA$47,717
Greenville, SC$47,717
Lima, OH$47,676
Wichita, KS$47,671
Tuscaloosa, AL$47,671
Columbia, SC$47,625
Springfield, OH$47,614
Asheville, NC$47,532
Bloomington, IN$47,496
Knoxville, TN$47,310
Shreveport, LA$47,305
Wilmington, NC$47,238
Roanoke, VA$47,238
Topeka, KS$47,145
Frankfort, KY$47,139
Oklahoma City, OK$47,104
Chillicothe, OH$47,083
Longview, TX$47,078
Melbourne, FL$47,073
Sioux Falls, SD$46,990
Mobile, AL$46,985
Terre Haute, IN$46,964
Altoona, PA$46,934
Amarillo, TX$46,897
Killeen, TX$46,882
Fayetteville, AR$46,841
Chattanooga, TN$46,825
Sioux City, IA$46,779
Idaho Falls, ID$46,769
Lynchburg, VA$46,727
Gainesville, FL$46,660
Portsmouth, OH$46,634
Little Rock, AR$46,624
Lafayette, LA$46,604
Youngstown, OH$46,604
Daytona Beach, FL$46,573
Clarksville, TN$46,567
Pensacola, FL$46,562
Temple, TX$46,559
Hopkinsville, KY$46,408
Erie, PA$46,397
Florence, SC$46,377
Charleston, WV$46,294
Great Falls, MT$46,268
Macon, GA$46,196
Tallahassee, FL$46,191
Fayetteville, NC$46,181
Waco, TX$46,170
Helena, MT$46,134
Pine Bluff, AR$46,115
Vincennes, IN$46,052
Lubbock, TX$46,031
Alamogordo, NM$46,000
Twin Falls, ID$45,954
Rapid City, SD$45,938
Jackson, MS$45,846
Huntington, WV$45,842
Greenville, MS$45,840
Parkersburg, WV$45,788
Montgomery, AL$45,779
Wichita Falls, TX$45,727
Springfield, MO$45,727
Biloxi, MS$45,701
Monroe, LA$45,650
Johnstown, PA$45,614
Sumter, SC$45,593
Columbus, GA$45,588
Pascagoula, MS$45,490
Abilene, TX$45,490
Kingsport, TN$45,356
Albany, GA$45,356
Gulfport, MS$45,340
Alexandria, LA$45,170
Fort Smith, AR$45,041
El Paso, TX$44,902
Las Cruces, NM$44,670
Harlingen, TX$44,539
Pocatello, ID$44,531
Florence, AL$44,464
Brownsville, TX$44,453
Mcallen, TX$44,345
Dothan, AL$44,273
Columbus, MS$43,967
Altus, OK$43,726
Lawton, OK$43,628
Pierre, SD$43,443
Receptionist III Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Receptionist III salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $57,674.
While startup companies pay approximate $48,775.
Receptionist III Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$48,775
Growth Stage
51~500
$51,587
Established
501~5000
$55,695
Enterprise
5000+
$57,674
Receptionist III Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Receptionist III roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Receptionist positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Receptionist III as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Receptionist III
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$61,877
$30.0
20%
Biotechnology
$59,299
$29.0
15%
Business Services
$56,720
$27.0
10%
Chemicals
$55,689
$27.0
8%
Construction
$54,658
$26.0
6%
Receptionist III Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Receptionist III's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Receptionist III can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $46,895 in 2023
to around $45,907 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Receptionist III salary trends,
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2023
$46,895
2024
$46,228
2025
$45,907
2026
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2027
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2024
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Common company salaries for Receptionist III
Here are companies hiring for Receptionist III and their salaries, click below for more details.
C
$128,509/per year
C R Bard Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
H
$124,697/per year
Henry Schein Canada
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$123,899/per year
Nordex Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$120,416/per year
Nipro Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$115,870/per year
Enovis
Biotechnology
the United States
A
$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Biotechnology
the United States
M
$112,110/per year
MiniMed Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug Development
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$110,229/per year
Life Technologies Corp
Biotechnology
the United States
Z
$106,224/per year
Zimmer Biomet
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$103,077/per year
Promontory Therapeutics
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$102,181/per year
Steris PLC
Biotechnology
the United States
G
$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicines
Biotechnology
the United States
R
$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLC
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$94,235/per year
Pleno Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$93,666/per year
Simulaids Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
N
$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CAS
Biotechnology
the United States
O
$86,468/per year
Onward Technology
Biotechnology
the United States
L
$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
E
$84,682/per year
Eyeco Ltd
Biotechnology
the United States
P
$84,523/per year
Paerosol
Biotechnology
the United States
I
$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences Inc
Biotechnology
the United States
S
$82,815/per year
Stateside PPE
Biotechnology
the United States
D
$82,041/per year
Digi Bio
Biotechnology
the United States
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FAQ about Receptionist III
1. Where can a Receptionist III earn the most?
A Receptionist III's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer.
According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Receptionist III earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Receptionist III is $65,038.
2. What is the highest pay for Receptionist III?
The highest pay for Receptionist III is $62,175.
3. What is the lowest pay for Receptionist III?
The lowest pay for Receptionist III is $41,930.
4. What are the responsibilities of Receptionist III?
Greets visitors and maintains visitor logs. Completes security procedures such as issuing badges or visitor passes. Performs administrative activities such as booking meeting rooms, arranging transportation, receiving and sending mail and packages. Responds to internal and external inquiries. May provide back up for clerical projects or route phone calls. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Typically reports to a supervisor. Works independently within established procedures associated with the specific job function. Has gained proficiency in multiple competencies relevant to the job. Typically requires 3-5 years of related experience.
5. What industry pays the highest salary for Receptionist III?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Receptionist III roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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