What are the main factors that influence a Front Desk Agent and Auditor'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 Desk Agent and Auditor's salary?

A Front Desk Agent and Auditor's salary grows with experience: a Front Desk Agent and Auditor (1-3 years)earns $33,433, a Front Desk Clerk, Sr. (3-5 years)earns $38,908, a Front Desk Supervisor (5+ years)earns $40,415, a Front Desk Manager (5+ years)earns $49,552,

What are the highest paying states for a Front Desk Agent and Auditor?

Front Desk Agent and Auditor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Front Desk Agent and Auditor roles are District of Columbia $37,214, California $37,073, Massachusetts $36,579. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Front Desk Agent and Auditor roles make?

Salaries for Front Desk Agent and Auditor level roles vary by specialization: Front Desk Receptionist/ Auditor: $43,145; Front Desk Agent/Night Auditor: $35,047; Franchised Front Desk Agent: $34,954; Front Desk Associate/ Auditor: $34,837; Front Desk Clerk/Auditor: $33,731.

How do different companies affect a Front Desk Agent and Auditor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Front Desk Agent and Auditor 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 Desk Agent and Auditor Salary in the United States

How much does a Front Desk Agent and Auditor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Front Desk Agent and Auditor in the United States is $33,611 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,231
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,346 to $36,029
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,284

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,029	$3,002	$693	$17
Average	$33,611	$2,801	$646	$16
25th Percentile	$31,346	$2,612	$603	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Front Desk Agent and Auditor Salaries

A Front Desk Agent and Auditor'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 Desk Agent and Auditor 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 Desk Agent and Auditors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,214.
California: $37,073.
Massachusetts: $36,579.

District of Columbia $37,214

California $37,073

Massachusetts $36,579

Washington $36,444

New Jersey $36,431

Alaska $36,384

Connecticut $35,920

New York $35,732

Hawaii $35,130

Rhode Island $34,848

Maryland $34,656

Minnesota $34,394

Colorado $34,293

Illinois $34,259

Oregon $34,132

Delaware $34,038

New Hampshire $33,978

Virginia $33,846

Pennsylvania $33,459

Nevada $33,265

North Dakota $33,201

Michigan $33,100

Wisconsin $33,063

Vermont $32,989

Texas $32,784

Maine $32,770

Arizona $32,750

Ohio $32,727

Georgia $32,418

Indiana $32,263

Wyoming $32,233

Utah $32,186

Iowa $32,165

Kansas $32,004

Louisiana $31,957

North Carolina $31,940

Missouri $31,934

Florida $31,802

Montana $31,732

Nebraska $31,665

Kentucky $31,628

South Carolina $31,493

Tennessee $31,409

Idaho $31,376

New Mexico $31,130

Oklahoma $31,076

Alabama $30,878

South Dakota $30,545

Arkansas $30,364

West Virginia $30,266

Mississippi $29,974

Top Paying Cities for Front Desk Agent and Auditors

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: $42,393
San Francisco: $41,929
Oakland: $41,045

San Jose, CA $42,393

San Francisco, CA $41,929

Oakland, CA $41,045

New York, NY $38,699

Paramus, NJ $38,228

Queens Village, NY $38,227

Passaic, NJ $38,195

Bergenfield, NJ $38,192

Stamford, CT $38,118

Huntington, NY $38,104

Newark, NJ $37,856

Bridgeport, CT $37,785

Vallejo, CA $37,718

New Brunswick, NJ $37,704

Petaluma, CA $37,684

Middlesex, NJ $37,620

Somerset, NJ $37,597

Santa Cruz, CA $37,553

Boston, MA $37,348

Monterey, CA $37,230

Seattle, WA $37,153

Santa Rosa, CA $37,147

Los Angeles, CA $37,136

Juneau, AK $37,049

Washington, DC $37,012

Orange, CA $36,892

Santa Ana, CA $36,804

Long Beach, CA $36,770

Anaheim, CA $36,763

Anchorage, AK $36,747

Santa Maria, CA $36,646

Everett, WA $36,639

Danbury, CT $36,521

Bremerton, WA $36,474

Tacoma, WA $36,353

New Suffolk, NY $36,353

Sacramento, CA $36,343

Santa Barbara, CA $36,306

Trenton, NJ $36,269

San Diego, CA $36,269

Brockton, MA $36,232

Fairbanks, AK $36,150

Lompoc, CA $36,064

Lowell, MA $36,037

Ventura, CA $36,031

Nashua, NH $36,024

Stockton, CA $36,021

Modesto, CA $35,775

Poughkeepsie, NY $35,701

Olympia, WA $35,637

Kennewick, WA $35,637

New Haven, CT $35,624

Lawrence, MA $35,503

Hartford, CT $35,469

Riverside, CA $35,463

New Bedford, MA $35,429

Richland, WA $35,429

Bakersfield, CA $35,382

San Bernardino, CA $35,369

New Britain, CT $35,365

Atlantic City, NJ $35,365

New London, CT $35,352

Norwich, CT $35,342

Portsmouth, NH $35,335

Boulder, CO $35,264

Portland, OR $35,217

Worcester, MA $35,214

Minneapolis, MN $35,110

Philadelphia, PA $35,063

Honolulu, HI $34,952

Saint Paul, MN $34,936

Vineland, NJ $34,928

Providence, RI $34,831

Chicago, IL $34,733

Bellingham, WA $34,693

Springfield, MA $34,666

Baltimore, MD $34,656

Chico, CA $34,572

Pittsfield, MA $34,481

Manchester, NH $34,417

Spokane, WA $34,269

Denver, CO $34,266

Albany, NY $34,108

Troy, NY $34,095

Nassau, NY $34,059

Schenectady, NY $34,024

Wilmington, DE $33,997

Burlington, VT $33,950

Salem, OR $33,937

Portland, ME $33,833

Yakima, WA $33,799

Rochester, MN $33,695

Reno, NV $33,678

Fresno, CA $33,678

Milwaukee, WI $33,648

Detroit, MI $33,614

Ann Arbor, MI $33,608

Allentown, PA $33,604

Colorado Springs, CO $33,547

Syracuse, NY $33,530

Carson City, NV $33,530

Houston, TX $33,483

Eugene, OR $33,466

Gary, IN $33,426

Springfield, OR $33,399

Bismarck, ND $33,392

Galveston, TX $33,369

Medford, OR $33,318

Fort Collins, CO $33,305

Concord, NH $33,288

Austin, TX $33,278

Mesa, AZ $33,207

Reading, PA $33,204

Phoenix, AZ $33,201

Dallas, TX $33,191

Saint Cloud, MN $33,158

Madison, WI $33,113

Utica, NY $33,023

Rochester, NY $32,969

Des Moines, IA $32,965

Raleigh, NC $32,962

Atlanta, GA $32,912

Battle Creek, MI $32,902

Salt Lake City, UT $32,891

Lancaster, PA $32,841

Harrisburg, PA $32,794

Kansas City, MO $32,760

Champaign, IL $32,754

Kansas City, KS $32,754

Fort Worth, TX $32,750

Columbus, OH $32,745

Boca Raton, FL $32,737

Pittsburgh, PA $32,723

Richmond, VA $32,710

Indianapolis, IN $32,703

Cleveland, OH $32,700

Las Vegas, NV $32,660

Cincinnati, OH $32,660

Petersburg, VA $32,609

Huntsville, AL $32,559

Lansing, MI $32,536

Lebanon, PA $32,532

Pueblo, CO $32,528

Appleton, WI $32,518

Buffalo, NY $32,505

Dayton, OH $32,495

Racine, WI $32,488

Charlotte, NC $32,485

Saint Louis, MO $32,475

York, PA $32,454

Elkhart, IN $32,454

Gastonia, NC $32,448

Billings, MT $32,440

Beaumont, TX $32,431

Lorain, OH $32,424

Benton Harbor, MI $32,418

Toledo, OH $32,411

Binghamton, NY $32,394

Rock Hill, SC $32,391

Rockford, IL $32,374

Springfield, IL $32,360

Elyria, OH $32,357

Fargo, ND $32,357

Flagstaff, AZ $32,333

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,313

Duluth, MN $32,293

Miami, FL $32,293

Cheyenne, WY $32,270

Grand Forks, ND $32,270

Bangor, ME $32,196

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,159

Durham, NC $32,145

Louisville, KY $32,142

Grand Rapids, MI $32,135

Hialeah, FL $32,132

Casper, WY $32,085

Scranton, PA $32,044

New Orleans, LA $32,034

Virginia Beach, VA $32,031

Akron, OH $32,014

Peoria, IL $31,970

Sarasota, FL $31,964

Nashville, TN $31,940

Omaha, NE $31,940

Green Bay, WI $31,940

Baton Rouge, LA $31,923

Charleston, SC $31,917

Jamestown, NY $31,900

Davenport, IA $31,900

Tucson, AZ $31,883

Saint Petersburg, FL $31,863

Tampa, FL $31,856

Evansville, IN $31,836

Port Arthur, TX $31,836

Bradenton, FL $31,823

Santa Fe, NM $31,762

Orlando, FL $31,702

Clearwater, FL $31,692

Canton, OH $31,621

La Crosse, WI $31,621

Albuquerque, NM $31,601

Newport News, VA $31,597

High Point, NC $31,587

Ogden, UT $31,574

Corpus Christi, TX $31,547

Norfolk, VA $31,527

Laramie, WY $31,527

Rock Island, IL $31,507

Saginaw, MI $31,500

Jacksonville, FL $31,497

Salisbury, NC $31,490

Boise, ID $31,483

Moline, IL $31,466

Fort Myers, FL $31,456

Memphis, TN $31,450

Tulsa, OK $31,433

Waterloo, IA $31,413

Spartanburg, SC $31,379

Lincoln, NE $31,362

Fort Wayne, IN $31,355

Provo, UT $31,352

Cedar Falls, IA $31,312

San Antonio, TX $31,298

Greensboro, NC $31,285

South Bend, IN $31,281

Savannah, GA $31,245

Muskegon, MI $31,231

Birmingham, AL $31,228

Winston Salem, NC $31,211

Lake Charles, LA $31,130

Anderson, IN $31,124

Lexington, KY $31,113

Augusta, GA $31,103

Greenville, SC $31,103

Lima, OH $31,076

Wichita, KS $31,073

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,073

Columbia, SC $31,043

Springfield, OH $31,036

Asheville, NC $30,982

Bloomington, IN $30,959

Knoxville, TN $30,838

Shreveport, LA $30,834

Wilmington, NC $30,791

Roanoke, VA $30,791

Topeka, KS $30,730

Frankfort, KY $30,727

Oklahoma City, OK $30,703

Chillicothe, OH $30,690

Longview, TX $30,687

Melbourne, FL $30,683

Sioux Falls, SD $30,629

Mobile, AL $30,626

Terre Haute, IN $30,613

Altoona, PA $30,592

Amarillo, TX $30,569

Killeen, TX $30,559

Fayetteville, AR $30,532

Chattanooga, TN $30,522

Sioux City, IA $30,492

Idaho Falls, ID $30,485

Lynchburg, VA $30,458

Gainesville, FL $30,414

Portsmouth, OH $30,398

Little Rock, AR $30,391

Lafayette, LA $30,377

Youngstown, OH $30,377

Daytona Beach, FL $30,357

Clarksville, TN $30,354

Pensacola, FL $30,350

Temple, TX $30,348

Hopkinsville, KY $30,250

Erie, PA $30,243

Florence, SC $30,229

Charleston, WV $30,176

Great Falls, MT $30,159

Macon, GA $30,112

Tallahassee, FL $30,108

Fayetteville, NC $30,102

Waco, TX $30,095

Helena, MT $30,071

Pine Bluff, AR $30,059

Vincennes, IN $30,018

Lubbock, TX $30,004

Alamogordo, NM $29,984

Twin Falls, ID $29,954

Rapid City, SD $29,944

Jackson, MS $29,883

Huntington, WV $29,881

Greenville, MS $29,880

Parkersburg, WV $29,846

Montgomery, AL $29,840

Wichita Falls, TX $29,806

Springfield, MO $29,806

Biloxi, MS $29,789

Monroe, LA $29,756

Johnstown, PA $29,732

Sumter, SC $29,719

Columbus, GA $29,715

Pascagoula, MS $29,651

Abilene, TX $29,651

Kingsport, TN $29,564

Albany, GA $29,564

Gulfport, MS $29,554

Alexandria, LA $29,443

Fort Smith, AR $29,359

El Paso, TX $29,268

Las Cruces, NM $29,117

Harlingen, TX $29,032

Pocatello, ID $29,026

Florence, AL $28,983

Brownsville, TX $28,976

Mcallen, TX $28,905

Dothan, AL $28,858

Columbus, MS $28,658

Altus, OK $28,502

Lawton, OK $28,438

Pierre, SD $28,317

What Skills Can Increase a Front Desk Agent and Auditor'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 Desk Agent and Auditor'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	$35,963	7%
Coordination	$35,627	6%
Leadership	$35,291	5%
Presentation	$35,291	5%
Commitment	$34,955	4%
Written Communication	$34,955	4%

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Front Desk Agent and Auditor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Front Desk Agent and Auditor'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.

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$31,346

Average $33,611/year

$36,029

$2,612

Average $2,801/month

$3,002

$603

Average $646/week

$693

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Average $16/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,029	$3,002	$693	$17
Average	$33,611	$2,801	$646	$16
25th Percentile	$31,346	$2,612	$603	$15

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Salary Trends for Front Desk Agent and Auditor

Salaries for a Front Desk Agent and Auditor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $36,632 in 2023 to around $35,995 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Front Desk Agent and Auditor salary trends, .

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