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

A Front Desk's salary grows with experience: a Front Desk (1-3 years)earns $34,021, a Front Desk Clerk, Sr. (3-5 years)earns $39,592, a Front Desk Supervisor (5+ years)earns $41,126, a Front Desk Manager (5+ years)earns $50,422,

What are the highest paying states for a Front Desk?

Front Desk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Front Desk roles are District of Columbia $39,054, California $38,906, Massachusetts $38,388. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Front Desk roles make?

Salaries for Front Desk level roles vary by specialization: Front Desk Manager: $50,777; Front Desk Supervisor: $41,416; Front Desk Specialist: $41,376; Front Desk Associate: $41,075; Front Desk Clerk, Sr.: $39,871.

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

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

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Front Desk in the United States is $35,273 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,806
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,337 to $39,216
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,663

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Front Desk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,216	$3,268	$754	$19
Average	$35,273	$2,939	$678	$17
25th Percentile	$32,337	$2,695	$622	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Front Desk Salaries

A Front Desk'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 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 Desks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,054.
California: $38,906.
Massachusetts: $38,388.

District of Columbia $39,054 California $38,906 Massachusetts $38,388 Washington $38,247 New Jersey $38,233 Alaska $38,183 Connecticut $37,696 New York $37,499

Hawaii $36,868 Rhode Island $36,571 Maryland $36,370 Minnesota $36,095 Colorado $35,989 Illinois $35,954 Oregon $35,820 Delaware $35,721

New Hampshire $35,659 Virginia $35,520 Pennsylvania $35,114 Nevada $34,910 North Dakota $34,843 Michigan $34,737 Wisconsin $34,698 Vermont $34,621

Texas $34,405 Maine $34,391 Arizona $34,370 Ohio $34,346 Georgia $34,021 Indiana $33,859 Wyoming $33,827 Utah $33,778

Iowa $33,756 Kansas $33,587 Louisiana $33,538 North Carolina $33,520 Missouri $33,513 Florida $33,376 Montana $33,301 Nebraska $33,231

Kentucky $33,192 South Carolina $33,051 Tennessee $32,963 Idaho $32,928 New Mexico $32,670 Oklahoma $32,614 Alabama $32,405 South Dakota $32,056

Arkansas $31,866 West Virginia $31,764 Mississippi $31,457

Top Paying Cities for Front Desks

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: $44,490
San Francisco: $44,053
Oakland: $43,076

San Jose, CA $44,490

San Francisco, CA $44,053

Oakland, CA $43,076

New York, NY $40,878

Queens Village, NY $40,614

Paramus, NJ $40,331

Passaic, NJ $40,296

Bergenfield, NJ $40,261

Stamford, CT $40,208

Huntington, NY $40,173

Newark, NJ $39,943

Bridgeport, CT $39,873

New Brunswick, NJ $39,756

Vallejo, CA $39,682

Middlesex, NJ $39,661

Somerset, NJ $39,629

Petaluma, CA $39,548

Santa Cruz, CA $39,411

Boston, MA $39,340

Monterey, CA $39,164

Fairbanks, AK $39,139

Los Angeles, CA $39,072

Washington, DC $39,054

Seattle, WA $38,991

Santa Rosa, CA $38,984

Juneau, AK $38,882

Orange, CA $38,765

Anchorage, AK $38,702

Anaheim, CA $38,677

Santa Ana, CA $38,624

Nassau, NY $38,603

Long Beach, CA $38,589

Danbury, CT $38,578

Santa Maria, CA $38,458

Everett, WA $38,451

Bremerton, WA $38,278

Trenton, NJ $38,211

Sacramento, CA $38,197

San Diego, CA $38,180

Brockton, MA $38,166

Tacoma, WA $38,151

Santa Barbara, CA $38,102

Lowell, MA $37,961

New Suffolk, NY $37,947

Nashua, NH $37,905

Lompoc, CA $37,848

Ventura, CA $37,813

Stockton, CA $37,802

New Haven, CT $37,732

Atlantic City, NJ $37,640

Hartford, CT $37,562

Modesto, CA $37,545

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,467

New Britain, CT $37,450

Olympia, WA $37,400

Kennewick, WA $37,400

New London, CT $37,393

Norwich, CT $37,383

Lawrence, MA $37,365

Bakersfield, CA $37,266

Riverside, CA $37,217

New Bedford, MA $37,217

Richland, WA $37,181

Portsmouth, NH $37,153

Vineland, NJ $37,146

San Bernardino, CA $37,118

Boulder, CO $37,019

Worcester, MA $36,991

Portland, OR $36,959

Saint Paul, MN $36,917

Minneapolis, MN $36,917

Philadelphia, PA $36,868

Honolulu, HI $36,681

Springfield, MA $36,557

Providence, RI $36,554

Chicago, IL $36,451

Bellingham, WA $36,409

Baltimore, MD $36,370

Chico, CA $36,282

Wilmington, DE $36,222

Pittsfield, MA $36,187

Manchester, NH $36,120

Spokane, WA $35,965

Denver, CO $35,961

Albany, NY $35,795

Troy, NY $35,781

Schenectady, NY $35,707

Burlington, VT $35,629

Portland, ME $35,506

Salem, OR $35,478

Yakima, WA $35,471

Ann Arbor, MI $35,460

Rochester, MN $35,361

Fresno, CA $35,344

Reno, NV $35,344

Milwaukee, WI $35,312

Detroit, MI $35,277

Allentown, PA $35,266

Carson City, NV $35,263

Houston, TX $35,210

Colorado Springs, CO $35,206

Syracuse, NY $35,189

Eugene, OR $35,122

Bismarck, ND $35,079

Gary, IN $35,079

Galveston, TX $35,079

Springfield, OR $35,051

Medford, OR $34,966

Fort Collins, CO $34,952

Austin, TX $34,924

Mesa, AZ $34,850

Phoenix, AZ $34,843

Dallas, TX $34,832

Reading, PA $34,811

Saint Cloud, MN $34,797

Concord, NH $34,765

Madison, WI $34,751

Utica, NY $34,656

Raleigh, NC $34,628

Las Vegas, NV $34,624

Rochester, NY $34,599

Des Moines, IA $34,596

Atlanta, GA $34,540

Battle Creek, MI $34,529

Salt Lake City, UT $34,518

Lancaster, PA $34,465

Champaign, IL $34,458

Harrisburg, PA $34,416

Durham, NC $34,384

Kansas City, MO $34,381

Kansas City, KS $34,374

Fort Worth, TX $34,370

Boca Raton, FL $34,356

Cleveland, OH $34,353

Columbus, OH $34,346

Pittsburgh, PA $34,342

Richmond, VA $34,328

Indianapolis, IN $34,321

Cincinnati, OH $34,275

Petersburg, VA $34,222

Billings, MT $34,144

Lansing, MI $34,144

Huntsville, AL $34,144

Lebanon, PA $34,141

Dayton, OH $34,137

Pueblo, CO $34,137

Appleton, WI $34,127

Buffalo, NY $34,113

Racine, WI $34,095

Charlotte, NC $34,092

Saint Louis, MO $34,081

Springfield, IL $34,067

Elkhart, IN $34,060

York, PA $34,060

Gastonia, NC $34,056

Benton Harbor, MI $34,056

Beaumont, TX $34,035

Lorain, OH $34,028

Toledo, OH $34,014

Binghamton, NY $33,996

Rock Hill, SC $33,993

Rockford, IL $33,975

Fargo, ND $33,958

Elyria, OH $33,958

Flagstaff, AZ $33,933

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,912

Miami, FL $33,890

Duluth, MN $33,834

Bangor, ME $33,788

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,749

Louisville, KY $33,732

Grand Rapids, MI $33,725

Hialeah, FL $33,721

Casper, WY $33,672

Scranton, PA $33,629

New Orleans, LA $33,619

Virginia Beach, VA $33,615

Akron, OH $33,598

Peoria, IL $33,552

Sarasota, FL $33,545

Green Bay, WI $33,520

Baton Rouge, LA $33,502

Charleston, SC $33,495

Nashville, TN $33,485

Jamestown, NY $33,478

Davenport, IA $33,478

Tucson, AZ $33,460

Cheyenne, WY $33,450

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,439

Tampa, FL $33,432

Omaha, NE $33,425

Port Arthur, TX $33,411

Evansville, IN $33,411

Bradenton, FL $33,397

Santa Fe, NM $33,333

Orlando, FL $33,298

Clearwater, FL $33,259

Canton, OH $33,185

La Crosse, WI $33,185

Grand Forks, ND $33,174

Albuquerque, NM $33,164

Tulsa, OK $33,164

Newport News, VA $33,160

High Point, NC $33,150

Ogden, UT $33,136

Corpus Christi, TX $33,107

Laramie, WY $33,086

Norfolk, VA $33,086

Rock Island, IL $33,065

Saginaw, MI $33,058

Jacksonville, FL $33,055

Salisbury, NC $33,047

Memphis, TN $33,040

Moline, IL $33,023

Fort Myers, FL $33,012

Waterloo, IA $32,966

Spartanburg, SC $32,931

Lincoln, NE $32,913

Fort Wayne, IN $32,906

Birmingham, AL $32,868

Cedar Falls, IA $32,861

Provo, UT $32,857

Springfield, OH $32,853

San Antonio, TX $32,846

Greensboro, NC $32,832

South Bend, IN $32,829

Winston Salem, NC $32,825

Boise, ID $32,815

Savannah, GA $32,790

Muskegon, MI $32,726

Lima, OH $32,684

Lake Charles, LA $32,670

Anderson, IN $32,663

Lexington, KY $32,652

Augusta, GA $32,642

Greenville, SC $32,642

Wichita, KS $32,610

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,610

Columbia, SC $32,578

Bloomington, IN $32,490

Roanoke, VA $32,469

Asheville, NC $32,423

Knoxville, TN $32,363

Shreveport, LA $32,360

Wilmington, NC $32,314

Frankfort, KY $32,247

Oklahoma City, OK $32,222

Chillicothe, OH $32,208

Longview, TX $32,204

Topeka, KS $32,194

Mobile, AL $32,141

Terre Haute, IN $32,127

Erie, PA $32,123

Altoona, PA $32,106

Melbourne, FL $32,095

Amarillo, TX $32,081

Killeen, TX $32,070

Fayetteville, AR $32,042

Sioux Falls, SD $32,017

Chattanooga, TN $31,996

Idaho Falls, ID $31,993

Gainesville, FL $31,919

Portsmouth, OH $31,901

Little Rock, AR $31,894

Lynchburg, VA $31,894

Lafayette, LA $31,880

Youngstown, OH $31,880

Temple, TX $31,866

Daytona Beach, FL $31,859

Clarksville, TN $31,855

Pensacola, FL $31,852

Hopkinsville, KY $31,746

Charleston, WV $31,742

Florence, SC $31,725

Sioux City, IA $31,704

Macon, GA $31,601

Tallahassee, FL $31,598

Fayetteville, NC $31,591

Waco, TX $31,584

Wichita Falls, TX $31,584

Pine Bluff, AR $31,570

Vincennes, IN $31,502

Lubbock, TX $31,488

Great Falls, MT $31,467

Alamogordo, NM $31,464

Abilene, TX $31,435

Rapid City, SD $31,390

Monroe, LA $31,390

Albany, GA $31,368

Huntington, WV $31,365

Jackson, MS $31,361

Greenville, MS $31,358

Parkersburg, WV $31,323

Montgomery, AL $31,316

Johnstown, PA $31,308

Springfield, MO $31,280

Biloxi, MS $31,263

Sumter, SC $31,189

Columbus, GA $31,185

Twin Falls, ID $31,164

Pascagoula, MS $31,118

Kingsport, TN $31,026

Gulfport, MS $31,016

Alexandria, LA $30,899

Fort Smith, AR $30,811

El Paso, TX $30,716

Helena, MT $30,670

Las Cruces, NM $30,557

Harlingen, TX $30,458

Pocatello, ID $30,427

Florence, AL $30,416

Brownsville, TX $30,409

Dothan, AL $30,353

Mcallen, TX $30,335

Columbus, MS $30,074

Altus, OK $29,912

Lawton, OK $29,845

Pierre, SD $29,718

What Skills Can Increase a Front Desk'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'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	$37,742	7%
Coordination	$37,390	6%
Leadership	$37,037	5%
Presentation	$37,037	5%
Commitment	$36,684	4%
Written Communication	$36,684	4%

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

Understanding how a Front Desk'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 April 01, 2026

$32,337

Average $35,273/year

$39,216

$2,695

Average $2,939/month

$3,268

$622

Average $678/week

$754

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,216	$3,268	$754	$19
Average	$35,273	$2,939	$678	$17
25th Percentile	$32,337	$2,695	$622	$16

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Salary Trends for Front Desk

Salaries for a Front Desk can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,278 in 2023 to around $36,629 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Front Desk salary trends, .

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2023

$37,278

2024

$37,156

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