What are the main factors that influence a Front Office Agent's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Front Office Agent's salary?

A Front Office Agent's salary grows with experience: a Front Office Agent (1-3 years)earns $33,929, a Front Desk Clerk, Sr. (3-5 years)earns $39,483, a Front Desk Supervisor (5+ years)earns $41,014, a Front Desk Manager (5+ years)earns $50,281,

What are the highest paying states for a Front Office Agent?

Front Office Agent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Front Office Agent roles are District of Columbia $37,765, California $37,622, Massachusetts $37,121. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Front Office Agent roles make?

Salaries for Front Office Agent level roles vary by specialization: Director of Front Office: $163,877; Front Office Developer: $87,933; Front Office Manager: $64,521; Front Office Executive: $63,882; Front Office Supervisor: $52,814.

How do different companies affect a Front Office Agent's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Front Office Agent roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Front Office Agent Salary in the United States

How much does a Front Office Agent make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Front Office Agent in the United States is $34,109 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Front Office Agent's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,794
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,811 to $36,561
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,718

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,561	$3,047	$703	$18
Average	$34,109	$2,842	$656	$16
25th Percentile	$31,811	$2,651	$612	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Front Office Agent Salaries

A Front Office Agent'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 Do Front Office Agent 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 Front Office Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,765.
California: $37,622.
Massachusetts: $37,121.

District of Columbia $37,765

California $37,622

Massachusetts $37,121

Washington $36,984

New Jersey $36,971

Alaska $36,923

Connecticut $36,452

New York $36,261

Hawaii $35,651

Rhode Island $35,364

Maryland $35,170

Minnesota $34,904

Colorado $34,801

Illinois $34,767

Oregon $34,638

Delaware $34,542

New Hampshire $34,482

Virginia $34,348

Pennsylvania $33,956

Nevada $33,758

North Dakota $33,693

Michigan $33,591

Wisconsin $33,553

Vermont $33,478

Texas $33,270

Maine $33,256

Arizona $33,236

Ohio $33,212

Georgia $32,898

Indiana $32,741

Wyoming $32,711

Utah $32,663

Iowa $32,642

Kansas $32,479

Louisiana $32,431

North Carolina $32,414

Missouri $32,407

Florida $32,274

Montana $32,202

Nebraska $32,134

Kentucky $32,097

South Carolina $31,960

Tennessee $31,875

Idaho $31,841

New Mexico $31,592

Oklahoma $31,537

Alabama $31,336

South Dakota $30,998

Arkansas $30,814

West Virginia $30,715

Mississippi $30,418

Top Paying Cities for Front Office Agents

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: $43,022
San Francisco: $42,599
Oakland: $41,654

San Jose, CA $43,022

San Francisco, CA $42,599

Oakland, CA $41,654

New York, NY $39,529

Queens Village, NY $39,273

Paramus, NJ $39,000

Passaic, NJ $38,966

Bergenfield, NJ $38,932

Stamford, CT $38,881

Huntington, NY $38,847

Newark, NJ $38,625

Bridgeport, CT $38,557

New Brunswick, NJ $38,444

Vallejo, CA $38,373

Middlesex, NJ $38,352

Somerset, NJ $38,321

Petaluma, CA $38,243

Santa Cruz, CA $38,110

Boston, MA $38,042

Monterey, CA $37,871

Fairbanks, AK $37,847

Los Angeles, CA $37,783

Washington, DC $37,765

Seattle, WA $37,704

Santa Rosa, CA $37,697

Juneau, AK $37,598

Orange, CA $37,486

Anchorage, AK $37,424

Anaheim, CA $37,401

Santa Ana, CA $37,349

Nassau, NY $37,329

Long Beach, CA $37,315

Danbury, CT $37,305

Santa Maria, CA $37,189

Everett, WA $37,182

Bremerton, WA $37,015

Trenton, NJ $36,950

Sacramento, CA $36,937

San Diego, CA $36,920

Brockton, MA $36,906

Tacoma, WA $36,892

Santa Barbara, CA $36,845

Lowell, MA $36,708

New Suffolk, NY $36,694

Nashua, NH $36,654

Lompoc, CA $36,599

Ventura, CA $36,565

Stockton, CA $36,555

New Haven, CT $36,486

Atlantic City, NJ $36,398

Hartford, CT $36,323

Modesto, CA $36,306

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,231

New Britain, CT $36,214

Olympia, WA $36,166

Kennewick, WA $36,166

New London, CT $36,159

Norwich, CT $36,149

Lawrence, MA $36,132

Bakersfield, CA $36,036

Riverside, CA $35,988

New Bedford, MA $35,988

Richland, WA $35,954

Portsmouth, NH $35,927

Vineland, NJ $35,920

San Bernardino, CA $35,893

Boulder, CO $35,797

Worcester, MA $35,770

Portland, OR $35,739

Saint Paul, MN $35,698

Minneapolis, MN $35,698

Philadelphia, PA $35,651

Honolulu, HI $35,470

Springfield, MA $35,351

Providence, RI $35,347

Chicago, IL $35,248

Bellingham, WA $35,207

Baltimore, MD $35,170

Chico, CA $35,085

Wilmington, DE $35,027

Pittsfield, MA $34,992

Manchester, NH $34,928

Spokane, WA $34,778

Denver, CO $34,774

Albany, NY $34,614

Troy, NY $34,600

Schenectady, NY $34,529

Burlington, VT $34,454

Portland, ME $34,334

Salem, OR $34,307

Yakima, WA $34,300

Ann Arbor, MI $34,290

Rochester, MN $34,194

Fresno, CA $34,177

Reno, NV $34,177

Milwaukee, WI $34,147

Detroit, MI $34,112

Allentown, PA $34,102

Carson City, NV $34,099

Houston, TX $34,048

Colorado Springs, CO $34,044

Syracuse, NY $34,027

Eugene, OR $33,962

Bismarck, ND $33,921

Gary, IN $33,921

Galveston, TX $33,921

Springfield, OR $33,894

Medford, OR $33,812

Fort Collins, CO $33,799

Austin, TX $33,771

Mesa, AZ $33,700

Phoenix, AZ $33,693

Dallas, TX $33,683

Reading, PA $33,662

Saint Cloud, MN $33,649

Concord, NH $33,618

Madison, WI $33,604

Utica, NY $33,512

Raleigh, NC $33,485

Las Vegas, NV $33,481

Rochester, NY $33,458

Des Moines, IA $33,454

Atlanta, GA $33,400

Battle Creek, MI $33,389

Salt Lake City, UT $33,379

Lancaster, PA $33,328

Champaign, IL $33,321

Harrisburg, PA $33,280

Durham, NC $33,249

Kansas City, MO $33,246

Kansas City, KS $33,239

Fort Worth, TX $33,236

Boca Raton, FL $33,222

Cleveland, OH $33,219

Columbus, OH $33,212

Pittsburgh, PA $33,209

Richmond, VA $33,195

Indianapolis, IN $33,188

Cincinnati, OH $33,144

Petersburg, VA $33,093

Billings, MT $33,018

Lansing, MI $33,018

Huntsville, AL $33,018

Lebanon, PA $33,014

Dayton, OH $33,011

Pueblo, CO $33,011

Appleton, WI $33,000

Buffalo, NY $32,987

Racine, WI $32,970

Charlotte, NC $32,966

Saint Louis, MO $32,956

Springfield, IL $32,942

Elkhart, IN $32,936

York, PA $32,936

Gastonia, NC $32,932

Benton Harbor, MI $32,932

Beaumont, TX $32,912

Lorain, OH $32,905

Toledo, OH $32,891

Binghamton, NY $32,874

Rock Hill, SC $32,871

Rockford, IL $32,854

Fargo, ND $32,837

Elyria, OH $32,837

Flagstaff, AZ $32,813

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,792

Miami, FL $32,772

Duluth, MN $32,717

Bangor, ME $32,673

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,635

Louisville, KY $32,618

Grand Rapids, MI $32,612

Hialeah, FL $32,608

Casper, WY $32,560

Scranton, PA $32,520

New Orleans, LA $32,509

Virginia Beach, VA $32,506

Akron, OH $32,489

Peoria, IL $32,444

Sarasota, FL $32,438

Green Bay, WI $32,414

Baton Rouge, LA $32,397

Charleston, SC $32,390

Nashville, TN $32,380

Jamestown, NY $32,373

Davenport, IA $32,373

Tucson, AZ $32,356

Cheyenne, WY $32,346

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,335

Tampa, FL $32,329

Omaha, NE $32,322

Port Arthur, TX $32,308

Evansville, IN $32,308

Bradenton, FL $32,294

Santa Fe, NM $32,233

Orlando, FL $32,199

Clearwater, FL $32,161

Canton, OH $32,090

La Crosse, WI $32,090

Grand Forks, ND $32,080

Albuquerque, NM $32,069

Tulsa, OK $32,069

Newport News, VA $32,066

High Point, NC $32,056

Ogden, UT $32,042

Corpus Christi, TX $32,015

Laramie, WY $31,994

Norfolk, VA $31,994

Rock Island, IL $31,974

Saginaw, MI $31,967

Jacksonville, FL $31,964

Salisbury, NC $31,957

Memphis, TN $31,950

Moline, IL $31,933

Fort Myers, FL $31,923

Waterloo, IA $31,878

Spartanburg, SC $31,844

Lincoln, NE $31,827

Fort Wayne, IN $31,820

Birmingham, AL $31,783

Cedar Falls, IA $31,776

Provo, UT $31,773

Springfield, OH $31,769

San Antonio, TX $31,762

Greensboro, NC $31,749

South Bend, IN $31,745

Winston Salem, NC $31,742

Boise, ID $31,732

Savannah, GA $31,708

Muskegon, MI $31,646

Lima, OH $31,605

Lake Charles, LA $31,592

Anderson, IN $31,585

Lexington, KY $31,575

Augusta, GA $31,564

Greenville, SC $31,564

Wichita, KS $31,534

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,534

Columbia, SC $31,503

Bloomington, IN $31,418

Roanoke, VA $31,397

Asheville, NC $31,353

Knoxville, TN $31,295

Shreveport, LA $31,292

Wilmington, NC $31,247

Frankfort, KY $31,182

Oklahoma City, OK $31,159

Chillicothe, OH $31,145

Longview, TX $31,142

Topeka, KS $31,131

Mobile, AL $31,080

Terre Haute, IN $31,066

Erie, PA $31,063

Altoona, PA $31,046

Melbourne, FL $31,036

Amarillo, TX $31,022

Killeen, TX $31,012

Fayetteville, AR $30,985

Sioux Falls, SD $30,961

Chattanooga, TN $30,940

Idaho Falls, ID $30,937

Gainesville, FL $30,865

Portsmouth, OH $30,848

Little Rock, AR $30,841

Lynchburg, VA $30,841

Lafayette, LA $30,828

Youngstown, OH $30,828

Temple, TX $30,814

Daytona Beach, FL $30,807

Clarksville, TN $30,804

Pensacola, FL $30,800

Hopkinsville, KY $30,698

Charleston, WV $30,695

Florence, SC $30,678

Sioux City, IA $30,657

Macon, GA $30,558

Tallahassee, FL $30,555

Fayetteville, NC $30,548

Waco, TX $30,541

Wichita Falls, TX $30,541

Pine Bluff, AR $30,528

Vincennes, IN $30,463

Lubbock, TX $30,449

Great Falls, MT $30,429

Alamogordo, NM $30,425

Abilene, TX $30,398

Rapid City, SD $30,354

Monroe, LA $30,354

Albany, GA $30,333

Huntington, WV $30,330

Jackson, MS $30,326

Greenville, MS $30,323

Parkersburg, WV $30,289

Montgomery, AL $30,282

Johnstown, PA $30,275

Springfield, MO $30,248

Biloxi, MS $30,231

Sumter, SC $30,159

Columbus, GA $30,156

Twin Falls, ID $30,135

Pascagoula, MS $30,091

Kingsport, TN $30,002

Gulfport, MS $29,992

Alexandria, LA $29,879

Fort Smith, AR $29,794

El Paso, TX $29,702

Helena, MT $29,658

Las Cruces, NM $29,549

Harlingen, TX $29,453

Pocatello, ID $29,422

Florence, AL $29,412

Brownsville, TX $29,405

Dothan, AL $29,351

Mcallen, TX $29,334

Columbus, MS $29,081

Altus, OK $28,924

Lawton, OK $28,860

Pierre, SD $28,737

What Skills Can Increase a Front Office Agent's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 18.36% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Cash Handling (Mentioned in 2.76% Job Postings): Process of receiving and giving money in a business. In retail, cash handling ranges from the point of sale to the behind-the-scenes money management during the day.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	18.36%
Cash Handling	2.76%
Billing	1.79%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Front Office Agent's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$36,497	7%
Coordination	$36,156	6%
Leadership	$35,814	5%
Presentation	$35,814	5%
Commitment	$35,473	4%
Written Communication	$35,473	4%

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Front Office Agent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Front Office Agent'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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$31,811

Average $34,109/year

$36,561

$2,651

Average $2,842/month

$3,047

$612

Average $656/week

$703

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,561	$3,047	$703	$18
Average	$34,109	$2,842	$656	$16
25th Percentile	$31,811	$2,651	$612	$15

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Salaries for a Front Office Agent can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,177 in 2023 to around $36,530 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Front Office Agent salary trends, .

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