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

A Front Office Receptionist's salary grows with experience: a Front Office Receptionist (0-1 years)earns $41,754, a Receptionist II (1-3 years)earns $47,022, a Receptionist III (3-5 years)earns $51,698,

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

Front Office Receptionist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Front Office Receptionist roles are District of Columbia $45,936, California $45,762, Massachusetts $45,152. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Front Office Receptionist level roles vary by specialization: Front Office Manager: $64,521; Front Office Supervisor: $52,814; Front Bar Receptionist: $48,588; Office Receptionist: $46,559; Front Receptionist: $46,285.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Front Office Receptionist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Front Office Receptionist Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Front Office Receptionist in the United States is $41,489 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,356
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,662 to $45,083
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,178

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Front Office Receptionist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,083	$3,757	$867	$22
Average	$41,489	$3,457	$798	$20
25th Percentile	$37,662	$3,139	$724	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Front Office Receptionist Salaries

A Front Office Receptionist'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Front 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 Front Office Receptionists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,936.
California: $45,762.
Massachusetts: $45,152.

District of Columbia $45,936 California $45,762 Massachusetts $45,152 Washington $44,986 New Jersey $44,969 Alaska $44,911 Connecticut $44,339 New York $44,107

Hawaii $43,364 Rhode Island $43,015 Maryland $42,779 Minnesota $42,455 Colorado $42,331 Illinois $42,289 Oregon $42,132 Delaware $42,016

New Hampshire $41,942 Virginia $41,779 Pennsylvania $41,302 Nevada $41,061 North Dakota $40,982 Michigan $40,858 Wisconsin $40,812 Vermont $40,721

Texas $40,468 Maine $40,451 Arizona $40,426 Ohio $40,397 Georgia $40,016 Indiana $39,825 Wyoming $39,788 Utah $39,729

Iowa $39,705 Kansas $39,505 Louisiana $39,447 North Carolina $39,427 Missouri $39,418 Florida $39,257 Montana $39,169 Nebraska $39,086

Kentucky $39,041 South Carolina $38,875 Tennessee $38,771 Idaho $38,730 New Mexico $38,427 Oklahoma $38,360 Alabama $38,116 South Dakota $37,705

Arkansas $37,481 West Virginia $37,360 Mississippi $37,000

Top Paying Cities for Front Office Receptionists

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: $52,330
San Francisco: $51,815
Oakland: $50,666

San Jose, CA $52,330

San Francisco, CA $51,815

Oakland, CA $50,666

New York, NY $48,081

Queens Village, NY $47,770

Paramus, NJ $47,438

Passaic, NJ $47,397

Bergenfield, NJ $47,355

Stamford, CT $47,293

Huntington, NY $47,251

Newark, NJ $46,982

Bridgeport, CT $46,899

New Brunswick, NJ $46,762

Vallejo, CA $46,675

Middlesex, NJ $46,650

Somerset, NJ $46,612

Petaluma, CA $46,517

Santa Cruz, CA $46,355

Boston, MA $46,272

Monterey, CA $46,065

Fairbanks, AK $46,036

Los Angeles, CA $45,957

Washington, DC $45,936

Seattle, WA $45,861

Santa Rosa, CA $45,853

Juneau, AK $45,733

Orange, CA $45,596

Anchorage, AK $45,521

Anaheim, CA $45,492

Santa Ana, CA $45,430

Nassau, NY $45,405

Long Beach, CA $45,389

Danbury, CT $45,376

Santa Maria, CA $45,235

Everett, WA $45,227

Bremerton, WA $45,023

Trenton, NJ $44,945

Sacramento, CA $44,928

San Diego, CA $44,907

Brockton, MA $44,891

Tacoma, WA $44,874

Santa Barbara, CA $44,816

Lowell, MA $44,650

New Suffolk, NY $44,633

Nashua, NH $44,584

Lompoc, CA $44,517

Ventura, CA $44,476

Stockton, CA $44,463

New Haven, CT $44,380

Atlantic City, NJ $44,272

Hartford, CT $44,181

Modesto, CA $44,160

Poughkeepsie, NY $44,069

New Britain, CT $44,048

Olympia, WA $43,990

Kennewick, WA $43,990

New London, CT $43,982

Norwich, CT $43,970

Lawrence, MA $43,949

Bakersfield, CA $43,833

Riverside, CA $43,775

New Bedford, MA $43,775

Richland, WA $43,733

Portsmouth, NH $43,700

Vineland, NJ $43,692

San Bernardino, CA $43,658

Boulder, CO $43,542

Worcester, MA $43,509

Portland, OR $43,472

Saint Paul, MN $43,422

Minneapolis, MN $43,422

Philadelphia, PA $43,364

Honolulu, HI $43,144

Springfield, MA $42,999

Providence, RI $42,995

Chicago, IL $42,874

Bellingham, WA $42,825

Baltimore, MD $42,779

Chico, CA $42,675

Wilmington, DE $42,605

Pittsfield, MA $42,563

Manchester, NH $42,484

Spokane, WA $42,302

Denver, CO $42,298

Albany, NY $42,103

Troy, NY $42,086

Schenectady, NY $41,999

Burlington, VT $41,908

Portland, ME $41,762

Salem, OR $41,729

Yakima, WA $41,721

Ann Arbor, MI $41,708

Rochester, MN $41,592

Fresno, CA $41,572

Reno, NV $41,572

Milwaukee, WI $41,534

Detroit, MI $41,493

Allentown, PA $41,480

Carson City, NV $41,476

Houston, TX $41,414

Colorado Springs, CO $41,410

Syracuse, NY $41,389

Eugene, OR $41,310

Bismarck, ND $41,260

Gary, IN $41,260

Galveston, TX $41,260

Springfield, OR $41,227

Medford, OR $41,128

Fort Collins, CO $41,111

Austin, TX $41,078

Mesa, AZ $40,991

Phoenix, AZ $40,982

Dallas, TX $40,970

Reading, PA $40,945

Saint Cloud, MN $40,929

Concord, NH $40,891

Madison, WI $40,875

Utica, NY $40,763

Raleigh, NC $40,729

Las Vegas, NV $40,725

Rochester, NY $40,696

Des Moines, IA $40,692

Atlanta, GA $40,626

Battle Creek, MI $40,613

Salt Lake City, UT $40,601

Lancaster, PA $40,539

Champaign, IL $40,530

Harrisburg, PA $40,480

Durham, NC $40,443

Kansas City, MO $40,439

Kansas City, KS $40,431

Fort Worth, TX $40,426

Boca Raton, FL $40,410

Cleveland, OH $40,406

Columbus, OH $40,397

Pittsburgh, PA $40,393

Richmond, VA $40,377

Indianapolis, IN $40,368

Cincinnati, OH $40,314

Petersburg, VA $40,252

Billings, MT $40,161

Lansing, MI $40,161

Huntsville, AL $40,161

Lebanon, PA $40,157

Dayton, OH $40,153

Pueblo, CO $40,153

Appleton, WI $40,140

Buffalo, NY $40,124

Racine, WI $40,103

Charlotte, NC $40,099

Saint Louis, MO $40,086

Springfield, IL $40,070

Elkhart, IN $40,061

York, PA $40,061

Gastonia, NC $40,057

Benton Harbor, MI $40,057

Beaumont, TX $40,032

Lorain, OH $40,024

Toledo, OH $40,007

Binghamton, NY $39,987

Rock Hill, SC $39,983

Rockford, IL $39,962

Fargo, ND $39,941

Elyria, OH $39,941

Flagstaff, AZ $39,912

Fort Lauderdale, FL $39,887

Miami, FL $39,862

Duluth, MN $39,796

Bangor, ME $39,742

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,696

Louisville, KY $39,676

Grand Rapids, MI $39,667

Hialeah, FL $39,663

Casper, WY $39,605

Scranton, PA $39,555

New Orleans, LA $39,543

Virginia Beach, VA $39,539

Akron, OH $39,518

Peoria, IL $39,464

Sarasota, FL $39,456

Green Bay, WI $39,427

Baton Rouge, LA $39,406

Charleston, SC $39,398

Nashville, TN $39,385

Jamestown, NY $39,377

Davenport, IA $39,377

Tucson, AZ $39,356

Cheyenne, WY $39,344

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,331

Tampa, FL $39,323

Omaha, NE $39,315

Port Arthur, TX $39,298

Evansville, IN $39,298

Bradenton, FL $39,281

Santa Fe, NM $39,207

Orlando, FL $39,165

Clearwater, FL $39,120

Canton, OH $39,032

La Crosse, WI $39,032

Grand Forks, ND $39,020

Albuquerque, NM $39,008

Tulsa, OK $39,008

Newport News, VA $39,003

High Point, NC $38,991

Ogden, UT $38,974

Corpus Christi, TX $38,941

Laramie, WY $38,916

Norfolk, VA $38,916

Rock Island, IL $38,891

Saginaw, MI $38,883

Jacksonville, FL $38,879

Salisbury, NC $38,871

Memphis, TN $38,862

Moline, IL $38,842

Fort Myers, FL $38,829

Waterloo, IA $38,775

Spartanburg, SC $38,734

Lincoln, NE $38,713

Fort Wayne, IN $38,705

Birmingham, AL $38,659

Cedar Falls, IA $38,651

Provo, UT $38,647

Springfield, OH $38,642

San Antonio, TX $38,634

Greensboro, NC $38,618

South Bend, IN $38,613

Winston Salem, NC $38,609

Boise, ID $38,597

Savannah, GA $38,568

Muskegon, MI $38,493

Lima, OH $38,443

Lake Charles, LA $38,427

Anderson, IN $38,418

Lexington, KY $38,406

Augusta, GA $38,394

Greenville, SC $38,394

Wichita, KS $38,356

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,356

Columbia, SC $38,319

Bloomington, IN $38,215

Roanoke, VA $38,190

Asheville, NC $38,136

Knoxville, TN $38,066

Shreveport, LA $38,062

Wilmington, NC $38,008

Frankfort, KY $37,929

Oklahoma City, OK $37,900

Chillicothe, OH $37,883

Longview, TX $37,879

Topeka, KS $37,867

Mobile, AL $37,804

Terre Haute, IN $37,788

Erie, PA $37,784

Altoona, PA $37,763

Melbourne, FL $37,750

Amarillo, TX $37,734

Killeen, TX $37,721

Fayetteville, AR $37,688

Sioux Falls, SD $37,659

Chattanooga, TN $37,634

Idaho Falls, ID $37,630

Gainesville, FL $37,543

Portsmouth, OH $37,522

Little Rock, AR $37,514

Lynchburg, VA $37,514

Lafayette, LA $37,497

Youngstown, OH $37,497

Temple, TX $37,481

Daytona Beach, FL $37,473

Clarksville, TN $37,468

Pensacola, FL $37,464

Hopkinsville, KY $37,340

Charleston, WV $37,336

Florence, SC $37,315

Sioux City, IA $37,290

Macon, GA $37,170

Tallahassee, FL $37,165

Fayetteville, NC $37,157

Waco, TX $37,149

Wichita Falls, TX $37,149

Pine Bluff, AR $37,132

Vincennes, IN $37,053

Lubbock, TX $37,037

Great Falls, MT $37,012

Alamogordo, NM $37,008

Abilene, TX $36,975

Rapid City, SD $36,921

Monroe, LA $36,921

Albany, GA $36,896

Huntington, WV $36,892

Jackson, MS $36,888

Greenville, MS $36,883

Parkersburg, WV $36,842

Montgomery, AL $36,834

Johnstown, PA $36,825

Springfield, MO $36,792

Biloxi, MS $36,771

Sumter, SC $36,684

Columbus, GA $36,680

Twin Falls, ID $36,655

Pascagoula, MS $36,601

Kingsport, TN $36,493

Gulfport, MS $36,481

Alexandria, LA $36,344

Fort Smith, AR $36,240

El Paso, TX $36,128

Helena, MT $36,074

Las Cruces, NM $35,942

Harlingen, TX $35,825

Pocatello, ID $35,788

Florence, AL $35,776

Brownsville, TX $35,767

Dothan, AL $35,701

Mcallen, TX $35,680

Columbus, MS $35,373

Altus, OK $35,182

Lawton, OK $35,104

Pierre, SD $34,954

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

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 25.18% 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.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 2.27% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 1.32% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	25.18%
Data Entry	2.27%
Patient Care	1.32%

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 Receptionist's salary.

Point of Sale: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Point of Sale	$43,563	5%
Patient Care	$43,148	4%
Coordination	$43,148	4%
Leadership	$42,733	3%
Commitment	$42,733	3%
Office Management	$42,733	3%

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How Education impacts a Front Office Receptionist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Front Office Receptionists enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Front Office Receptionist with a No Diploma is between $38,497 and $40,896).

Front Office Receptionist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Front Office Receptionist

No Diploma 1.6%

High School 52.4%

Associates 19.1%

Bachelors 25.4%

Masters 1.5%

Doctorate 0.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.6%
High School	52.4%
Associates	19.1%
Bachelors	25.4%
Masters	1.5%
Doctorate	0.1%

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

Understanding how a Front 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.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$37,662

Average $41,489/year

$45,083

$3,139

Average $3,457/month

$3,757

$724

Average $798/week

$867

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,083	$3,757	$867	$22
Average	$41,489	$3,457	$798	$20
25th Percentile	$37,662	$3,139	$724	$18

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Salary Trends for Front Office Receptionist

Salaries for a Front Office Receptionist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $38,547 in 2023 to around $38,198 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Front Office Receptionist salary trends, .

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2023

$38,547

2024

$38,336

2025

$38,198

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2024	$38,336
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