How much does an Office Receptionist make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Office Receptionist in the United States is $46,603 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.
However, an Office Receptionist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,059
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,029 to $51,553
Key Factors That Influence Office Receptionist Salaries
An Office Receptionist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Office Receptionist 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 Office Receptionists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $58,780
San Francisco: $58,136
Oakland: $56,911
San Jose, CA$58,780
San Francisco, CA$58,136
Oakland, CA$56,911
New York, NY$53,658
Paramus, NJ$53,005
Queens Village, NY$53,003
Passaic, NJ$52,959
Bergenfield, NJ$52,955
Stamford, CT$52,852
Huntington, NY$52,833
Newark, NJ$52,489
Bridgeport, CT$52,390
Vallejo, CA$52,298
New Brunswick, NJ$52,279
Petaluma, CA$52,251
Middlesex, NJ$52,162
Somerset, NJ$52,130
Santa Cruz, CA$52,069
Boston, MA$51,785
Monterey, CA$51,621
Seattle, WA$51,515
Santa Rosa, CA$51,505
Los Angeles, CA$51,491
Juneau, AK$51,370
Washington, DC$51,319
Orange, CA$51,153
Santa Ana, CA$51,030
Long Beach, CA$50,983
Anaheim, CA$50,974
Anchorage, AK$50,951
Santa Maria, CA$50,811
Everett, WA$50,802
Danbury, CT$50,638
Bremerton, WA$50,573
Tacoma, WA$50,405
New Suffolk, NY$50,405
Sacramento, CA$50,391
Santa Barbara, CA$50,340
Trenton, NJ$50,289
San Diego, CA$50,289
Brockton, MA$50,238
Fairbanks, AK$50,124
Lompoc, CA$50,005
Lowell, MA$49,967
Ventura, CA$49,958
Nashua, NH$49,949
Stockton, CA$49,944
Modesto, CA$49,604
Poughkeepsie, NY$49,501
Olympia, WA$49,413
Kennewick, WA$49,413
New Haven, CT$49,394
Lawrence, MA$49,226
Hartford, CT$49,180
Riverside, CA$49,171
New Bedford, MA$49,124
Richland, WA$49,124
Bakersfield, CA$49,059
San Bernardino, CA$49,040
New Britain, CT$49,035
Atlantic City, NJ$49,035
New London, CT$49,017
Norwich, CT$49,003
Portsmouth, NH$48,993
Boulder, CO$48,895
Portland, OR$48,830
Worcester, MA$48,826
Minneapolis, MN$48,681
Philadelphia, PA$48,616
Honolulu, HI$48,462
Saint Paul, MN$48,440
Vineland, NJ$48,430
Providence, RI$48,294
Chicago, IL$48,159
Bellingham, WA$48,103
Springfield, MA$48,066
Baltimore, MD$48,052
Chico, CA$47,936
Pittsfield, MA$47,810
Manchester, NH$47,721
Spokane, WA$47,516
Denver, CO$47,511
Albany, NY$47,292
Troy, NY$47,274
Nassau, NY$47,224
Schenectady, NY$47,176
Wilmington, DE$47,139
Burlington, VT$47,073
Salem, OR$47,055
Portland, ME$46,910
Yakima, WA$46,864
Rochester, MN$46,719
Reno, NV$46,696
Fresno, CA$46,696
Milwaukee, WI$46,654
Detroit, MI$46,607
Ann Arbor, MI$46,599
Allentown, PA$46,593
Colorado Springs, CO$46,514
Syracuse, NY$46,491
Carson City, NV$46,491
Houston, TX$46,426
Eugene, OR$46,402
Gary, IN$46,346
Springfield, OR$46,309
Bismarck, ND$46,300
Galveston, TX$46,267
Medford, OR$46,197
Fort Collins, CO$46,179
Concord, NH$46,155
Austin, TX$46,141
Mesa, AZ$46,043
Reading, PA$46,039
Phoenix, AZ$46,034
Dallas, TX$46,020
Saint Cloud, MN$45,975
Madison, WI$45,913
Utica, NY$45,787
Rochester, NY$45,713
Des Moines, IA$45,708
Raleigh, NC$45,703
Atlanta, GA$45,633
Battle Creek, MI$45,619
Salt Lake City, UT$45,605
Lancaster, PA$45,535
Harrisburg, PA$45,470
Kansas City, MO$45,424
Champaign, IL$45,414
Kansas City, KS$45,414
Fort Worth, TX$45,410
Columbus, OH$45,402
Boca Raton, FL$45,391
Pittsburgh, PA$45,372
Richmond, VA$45,354
Indianapolis, IN$45,344
Cleveland, OH$45,340
Las Vegas, NV$45,284
Cincinnati, OH$45,284
Petersburg, VA$45,214
Huntsville, AL$45,144
Lansing, MI$45,113
Lebanon, PA$45,107
Pueblo, CO$45,102
Appleton, WI$45,088
Buffalo, NY$45,069
Dayton, OH$45,055
Racine, WI$45,046
Charlotte, NC$45,042
Saint Louis, MO$45,028
York, PA$45,000
Elkhart, IN$45,000
Gastonia, NC$44,991
Billings, MT$44,980
Beaumont, TX$44,967
Lorain, OH$44,958
Benton Harbor, MI$44,948
Toledo, OH$44,939
Binghamton, NY$44,916
Rock Hill, SC$44,911
Rockford, IL$44,888
Springfield, IL$44,869
Elyria, OH$44,864
Fargo, ND$44,864
Flagstaff, AZ$44,832
Fort Lauderdale, FL$44,804
Duluth, MN$44,776
Miami, FL$44,776
Cheyenne, WY$44,743
Grand Forks, ND$44,743
Bangor, ME$44,641
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,589
Durham, NC$44,570
Louisville, KY$44,566
Grand Rapids, MI$44,557
Hialeah, FL$44,552
Casper, WY$44,487
Scranton, PA$44,431
New Orleans, LA$44,417
Virginia Beach, VA$44,412
Akron, OH$44,389
Peoria, IL$44,328
Sarasota, FL$44,319
Nashville, TN$44,287
Omaha, NE$44,287
Green Bay, WI$44,287
Baton Rouge, LA$44,263
Charleston, SC$44,254
Jamestown, NY$44,231
Davenport, IA$44,231
Tucson, AZ$44,207
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,179
Tampa, FL$44,170
Evansville, IN$44,142
Port Arthur, TX$44,142
Bradenton, FL$44,123
Santa Fe, NM$44,040
Orlando, FL$43,956
Clearwater, FL$43,942
Canton, OH$43,844
La Crosse, WI$43,844
Albuquerque, NM$43,816
Newport News, VA$43,811
High Point, NC$43,797
Ogden, UT$43,779
Corpus Christi, TX$43,741
Norfolk, VA$43,713
Laramie, WY$43,713
Rock Island, IL$43,685
Saginaw, MI$43,676
Jacksonville, FL$43,671
Salisbury, NC$43,662
Boise, ID$43,653
Moline, IL$43,629
Fort Myers, FL$43,615
Memphis, TN$43,606
Tulsa, OK$43,583
Waterloo, IA$43,555
Spartanburg, SC$43,508
Lincoln, NE$43,485
Fort Wayne, IN$43,476
Provo, UT$43,471
Cedar Falls, IA$43,415
San Antonio, TX$43,396
Greensboro, NC$43,378
South Bend, IN$43,373
Savannah, GA$43,322
Muskegon, MI$43,303
Birmingham, AL$43,299
Winston Salem, NC$43,276
Lake Charles, LA$43,163
Anderson, IN$43,154
Lexington, KY$43,140
Augusta, GA$43,126
Greenville, SC$43,126
Lima, OH$43,089
Wichita, KS$43,084
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,084
Columbia, SC$43,042
Springfield, OH$43,033
Asheville, NC$42,958
Bloomington, IN$42,926
Knoxville, TN$42,758
Shreveport, LA$42,753
Wilmington, NC$42,693
Roanoke, VA$42,693
Topeka, KS$42,609
Frankfort, KY$42,604
Oklahoma City, OK$42,572
Chillicothe, OH$42,553
Longview, TX$42,548
Melbourne, FL$42,544
Sioux Falls, SD$42,469
Mobile, AL$42,464
Terre Haute, IN$42,446
Altoona, PA$42,418
Amarillo, TX$42,385
Killeen, TX$42,371
Fayetteville, AR$42,334
Chattanooga, TN$42,320
Sioux City, IA$42,278
Idaho Falls, ID$42,269
Lynchburg, VA$42,231
Gainesville, FL$42,171
Portsmouth, OH$42,147
Little Rock, AR$42,138
Lafayette, LA$42,120
Youngstown, OH$42,120
Daytona Beach, FL$42,092
Clarksville, TN$42,087
Pensacola, FL$42,082
Temple, TX$42,079
Hopkinsville, KY$41,942
Erie, PA$41,933
Florence, SC$41,914
Charleston, WV$41,840
Great Falls, MT$41,817
Macon, GA$41,751
Tallahassee, FL$41,747
Fayetteville, NC$41,737
Waco, TX$41,728
Helena, MT$41,695
Pine Bluff, AR$41,678
Vincennes, IN$41,621
Lubbock, TX$41,602
Alamogordo, NM$41,574
Twin Falls, ID$41,532
Rapid City, SD$41,518
Jackson, MS$41,434
Huntington, WV$41,431
Greenville, MS$41,430
Parkersburg, WV$41,382
Montgomery, AL$41,374
Wichita Falls, TX$41,327
Springfield, MO$41,327
Biloxi, MS$41,304
Monroe, LA$41,257
Johnstown, PA$41,225
Sumter, SC$41,206
Columbus, GA$41,201
Pascagoula, MS$41,113
Abilene, TX$41,113
Kingsport, TN$40,992
Albany, GA$40,992
Gulfport, MS$40,978
Alexandria, LA$40,824
Fort Smith, AR$40,707
El Paso, TX$40,582
Las Cruces, NM$40,372
Harlingen, TX$40,254
Pocatello, ID$40,246
Florence, AL$40,186
Brownsville, TX$40,176
Mcallen, TX$40,078
Dothan, AL$40,013
Columbus, MS$39,736
Altus, OK$39,519
Lawton, OK$39,431
Pierre, SD$39,263
Office Receptionist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Office Receptionist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Office Receptionist positions in Internet or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Office Receptionist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Office Receptionist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$58,253
$28.0
25%
Aerospace & Defense
$55,923
$27.0
20%
Chemicals
$55,923
$27.0
20%
Insurance
$53,593
$26.0
15%
Biotechnology
$51,263
$25.0
10%
Office Receptionist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Office Receptionist'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 an Office Receptionist can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $42,665 in 2023
to around $42,453 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Office Receptionist salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Office Receptionist
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Office Receptionist
Here are companies hiring for Office Receptionist and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Office Receptionist
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Office Receptionist?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Office Receptionist roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
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