367 metro areas

Hotel Front Desk Clerk Salary by City (2026)

Hotel front desk clerks earn the most in Kahului, HI, an average of $60,530 a year, against $35,550 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Kahului, HI ($55,330 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $35,550BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $60,530Kahului, HI
Best after cost of living: $55,330Kahului, HI
Metro areas: 367With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for hotel front desk clerks

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Kahului, HI$60,530
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,640
San Francisco, CA$49,170
New York, NY-NJ$47,510
San Jose, CA$47,090
Seattle, WA$45,570
Napa, CA$45,410
Burlington, VT$43,720
Boston, MA-NH$43,640
Los Angeles, CA$43,310

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for hotel front desk clerks
Item	Value
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$60,530
Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,170
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$47,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,090
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,570
Napa, CA	$45,410
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$43,720
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$43,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,310

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Kahului, HI$60,530 nominal$55,330
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,640 nominal$52,850
Burlington, VT$43,720 nominal$43,310
San Jose, CA$47,090 nominal$42,650
San Francisco, CA$49,170 nominal$42,530
New York, NY-NJ$47,510 nominal$42,210
Kingston, NY$42,450 nominal$42,150
Utica, NY$38,670 nominal$41,730
Barnstable Town, MA$40,850 nominal$41,530
Seattle, WA$45,570 nominal$41,000

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for hotel front desk clerks
Item	Value
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$55,330
Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,850
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$43,310
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$42,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$42,530
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$42,210
Kingston, NY	$42,150
Utica-Rome, NY	$41,730
Barnstable Town, MA	$41,530
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$41,000

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Hotel Front Desk Clerk salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Hotel Front Desk Clerk pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Kahului, HI	$60,530	$49,170	$66,140	$55,330
2	Urban Honolulu, HI	$58,640	$46,760	$64,500	$52,850
3	San Francisco, CA	$49,170	$41,370	$53,000	$42,530
4	New York, NY-NJ	$47,510	$36,440	$52,960	$42,210
5	San Jose, CA	$47,090	$42,100	$49,550	$42,650
6	Seattle, WA	$45,570	$40,350	$48,150	$41,000
7	Napa, CA	$45,410	$38,270	$48,920	$40,350
8	Burlington, VT	$43,720	$35,710	$47,650	$43,310
9	Boston, MA-NH	$43,640	$37,710	$46,550	$40,310
10	Los Angeles, CA	$43,310	$36,300	$46,760	$38,140
11	Salinas, CA	$43,310	$36,550	$46,630	$39,720
12	Santa Rosa, CA	$42,700	$37,690	$45,180	$39,620
13	Kingston, NY	$42,450	$35,030	$46,090	$42,150
14	San Diego, CA	$42,390	$36,730	$45,180	$37,890
15	Portland, ME	$41,640	$36,170	$44,350	$40,880
16	Bremerton, WA	$41,390	$37,860	$43,120	$39,190
17	Santa Maria, CA	$40,890	$36,230	$43,180	$37,580
18	Barnstable Town, MA	$40,850	$36,590	$42,950	$41,530
19	Boulder, CO	$40,830	$35,110	$43,640	$38,810
20	Portland, OR-WA	$40,580	$36,500	$42,580	$38,490
21	Mount Vernon, WA	$40,560	$37,500	$42,080	$39,590
22	Bellingham, WA	$40,540	$37,190	$42,180	$39,230
23	Santa Cruz, CA	$40,410	$36,920	$42,140	$36,770
24	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$40,370	$34,740	$43,160	$37,080
25	Las Vegas, NV	$40,350	$31,890	$44,510	$40,260
26	Denver, CO	$40,310	$34,840	$42,990	$38,110
27	Olympia, WA	$40,230	$37,250	$41,680	$38,810
28	Sacramento, CA	$40,210	$36,320	$42,100	$37,700
29	Wenatchee, WA	$40,160	$36,590	$41,930	$38,670
30	Vallejo, CA	$40,120	$36,860	$41,720	$36,980
31	Bridgeport, CT	$40,100	$37,090	$41,580	$37,520
32	Albany, NY	$39,830	$34,220	$42,580	$40,000
33	Oxnard, CA	$39,830	$35,960	$41,720	$36,030
34	Kennewick, WA	$39,770	$37,270	$41,020	$39,740
35	Kiryas Joel, NY	$39,770	$34,800	$42,200	$36,350
36	San Luis Obispo, CA	$39,710	$35,780	$41,640	$36,570
37	Bend, OR	$39,560	$35,110	$41,770	$38,180
38	Amherst Town, MA	$39,520	$36,000	$41,250	$39,420
39	Modesto, CA	$39,520	$35,920	$41,290	$37,960
40	Spokane, WA	$39,500	$36,280	$41,100	$39,360
41	Stockton, CA	$39,250	$35,710	$41,000	$37,350
42	Riverside, CA	$39,210	$35,590	$41,000	$36,840
43	Naples, FL	$38,960	$33,900	$41,430	$37,750
44	Yakima, WA	$38,940	$35,940	$40,390	$40,760
45	Buffalo, NY	$38,900	$33,680	$41,480	$40,590
46	Longview, WA	$38,880	$35,820	$40,390	$39,860
47	Trenton, NJ	$38,830	$34,990	$40,730	$37,630
48	Utica, NY	$38,670	$33,380	$41,270	$41,730
49	Salem, OR	$38,460	$34,070	$40,600	$37,110
50	New Haven, CT	$38,420	$36,090	$39,560	$36,740
51	Pittsfield, MA	$38,420	$34,510	$40,330	$40,400
52	El Centro, CA	$38,360	$34,860	$40,080	$40,310
53	Chicago, IL-IN	$38,310	$33,260	$40,810	$36,980
54	Ithaca, NY	$38,310	$33,650	$40,600	$37,080
55	Bozeman, MT	$38,290	$34,470	$40,190	$37,350
56	Hanford, CA	$38,250	$35,880	$39,440	$37,640
57	Bangor, ME	$38,210	$33,630	$40,460	$39,590
58	Providence, RI-MA	$38,210	$33,360	$40,600	$37,540
59	Glens Falls, NY	$38,190	$32,990	$40,750	$40,260
60	Yuba City, CA	$38,130	$34,900	$39,710	$36,580
61	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$38,020	$33,470	$40,290	$36,270
62	Atlantic City, NJ	$37,960	$33,280	$40,270	$38,400
63	Hartford, CT	$37,900	$35,650	$39,020	$36,890
64	Fresno, CA	$37,880	$34,820	$39,370	$37,080
65	Syracuse, NY	$37,710	$33,590	$39,750	$39,390
66	Visalia, CA	$37,610	$34,800	$38,980	$37,680
67	Rochester, NY	$37,590	$33,360	$39,670	$38,740
68	Grants Pass, OR	$37,290	$33,990	$38,920	$38,140
69	Orlando, FL	$37,270	$31,100	$40,330	$36,750
70	Phoenix, AZ	$37,250	$33,070	$39,290	$36,050
71	Manchester, NH	$37,150	$33,840	$38,770	$35,160
72	Merced, CA	$37,110	$34,860	$38,230	$37,760
73	Chico, CA	$37,070	$35,070	$38,040	$36,630
74	Bakersfield, CA	$36,960	$34,690	$38,060	$36,640
75	Redding, CA	$36,940	$34,880	$37,960	$36,690
76	Waterbury, CT	$36,940	$35,010	$37,900	$37,020
77	Fairbanks, AK	$36,920	$32,050	$39,330	$35,770
78	Norwich, CT	$36,820	$34,550	$37,920	$36,660
79	Salt Lake City, UT	$36,750	$31,660	$39,270	$36,430
80	Fort Collins, CO	$36,690	$31,930	$39,040	$36,280
81	Binghamton, NY	$36,630	$32,990	$38,400	$39,450
82	Anchorage, AK	$36,590	$29,700	$40,000	$34,710
83	Walla Walla, WA	$36,590	$34,740	$37,480	$37,140
84	Flagstaff, AZ	$36,570	$32,950	$38,360	$36,450
85	Reno, NV	$36,500	$30,080	$39,690	$36,130
86	Miami, FL	$36,460	$31,950	$38,690	$31,940
87	Eugene, OR	$36,420	$33,090	$38,060	$35,860
88	Medford, OR	$36,250	$33,360	$37,670	$35,740
89	Colorado Springs, CO	$36,150	$31,910	$38,230	$35,900
90	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$36,130	$30,010	$39,120	$36,760
91	Crestview, FL	$36,130	$30,780	$38,770	$37,240
92	Madison, WI	$36,110	$31,700	$38,290	$37,120
93	St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,110	$31,370	$38,440	$37,980
94	North Port, FL	$36,090	$31,470	$38,360	$35,240
95	Ogden, UT	$36,000	$30,350	$38,790	$35,870
96	Albany, OR	$35,960	$32,680	$37,590	$35,220
97	Baltimore, MD	$35,960	$32,610	$37,630	$34,420
98	Rochester, MN	$35,960	$31,140	$38,360	$39,590
99	Watertown, NY	$35,900	$32,840	$37,400	$40,940
100	Milwaukee, WI	$35,860	$31,570	$37,980	$36,990
101	Cape Coral, FL	$35,690	$30,740	$38,130	$34,870
102	Corvallis, OR	$35,690	$32,660	$37,190	$34,310
103	Kansas City, MO-KS	$35,530	$31,140	$37,710	$38,390
104	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$35,440	$30,310	$37,980	$34,560
105	Sheboygan, WI	$35,320	$30,430	$37,730	$37,570
106	Grand Junction, CO	$35,210	$31,160	$37,210	$36,880
107	Missoula, MT	$35,210	$30,890	$37,340	$36,510
108	Traverse City, MI	$35,150	$29,220	$38,060	$37,650
109	Tampa, FL	$35,090	$30,530	$37,340	$34,780
110	Appleton, WI	$35,070	$30,600	$37,270	$37,950
111	Billings, MT	$35,070	$30,910	$37,130	$37,500
112	Ann Arbor, MI	$35,030	$29,890	$37,540	$34,720
113	Detroit, MI	$35,010	$29,430	$37,750	$34,910
114	Jacksonville, FL	$34,940	$30,100	$37,340	$35,120
115	Prescott Valley, AZ	$34,900	$30,830	$36,900	$35,520
116	Oshkosh, WI	$34,880	$30,470	$37,070	$37,530
117	Tucson, AZ	$34,880	$30,950	$36,820	$36,000
118	Fargo, ND-MN	$34,860	$32,070	$36,230	$38,360
119	Greeley, CO	$34,840	$31,100	$36,690	$34,780
120	St. Cloud, MN	$34,840	$29,870	$37,290	$39,760
121	Helena, MT	$34,760	$31,680	$36,300	$36,330
122	Punta Gorda, FL	$34,740	$29,850	$37,170	$34,560
123	Duluth, MN-WI	$34,650	$28,910	$37,480	$39,030
124	Kenosha, WI	$34,650	$30,660	$36,610	$34,270
125	Palm Bay, FL	$34,650	$30,660	$36,610	$34,650
126	Grand Rapids, MI	$34,550	$29,180	$37,170	$36,160
127	St. George, UT	$34,550	$28,850	$37,360	$35,500
128	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$34,510	$31,490	$35,980	$39,820
129	Port St. Lucie, FL	$34,470	$30,490	$36,420	$34,390
130	Springfield, IL	$34,440	$31,220	$36,050	$37,130
131	Bismarck, ND	$34,400	$31,740	$35,690	$37,790
132	Boise City, ID	$34,400	$29,220	$36,940	$34,960
133	Provo, UT	$34,380	$29,180	$36,940	$35,000
134	Deltona, FL	$34,300	$29,970	$36,420	$34,520
135	Green Bay, WI	$34,260	$29,310	$36,690	$36,800
136	Mankato, MN	$34,170	$29,160	$36,630	$37,570
137	Rockford, IL	$34,150	$31,200	$35,630	$37,060
138	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$34,110	$29,620	$36,340	$39,630
139	Lexington Park, MD	$34,110	$31,280	$35,510	$33,850
140	Pueblo, CO	$34,110	$30,870	$35,710	$37,170
141	Champaign, IL	$34,070	$31,200	$35,480	$36,750
142	Dallas, TX	$34,070	$26,640	$37,710	$33,050
143	Lansing, MI	$34,030	$28,810	$36,590	$35,820
144	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$34,010	$30,580	$35,710	$36,140
145	Nashville, TN	$34,010	$28,390	$36,770	$35,300
146	Indianapolis, IN	$33,990	$28,930	$36,480	$35,520
147	Springfield, MO	$33,990	$29,290	$36,280	$38,370
148	Wildwood, FL	$33,920	$29,720	$36,000	$39,710
149	Carson City, NV	$33,880	$29,890	$35,840	$34,530
150	La Crosse, WI-MN	$33,880	$29,270	$36,170	$36,920
151	Panama City, FL	$33,880	$29,720	$35,920	$34,820
152	Hilton Head Island, SC	$33,860	$25,150	$38,170	$34,550
153	Kalamazoo, MI	$33,860	$28,790	$36,340	$35,700
154	Pensacola, FL	$33,820	$29,660	$35,860	$34,610
155	Columbia, MO	$33,800	$29,290	$36,030	$37,790
156	Homosassa Springs, FL	$33,700	$29,310	$35,880	$36,060
157	Santa Fe, NM	$33,700	$30,040	$35,510	$34,120
158	Omaha, NE-IA	$33,680	$29,200	$35,860	$36,640
159	Great Falls, MT	$33,630	$30,160	$35,320	$34,730
160	Sebastian, FL	$33,630	$29,870	$35,480	$34,210
161	Eau Claire, WI	$33,610	$28,620	$36,070	$36,220
162	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$33,590	$29,740	$35,460	$38,890
163	Gainesville, FL	$33,470	$29,700	$35,320	$34,600
164	Battle Creek, MI	$33,450	$27,580	$36,320	$36,940
165	Joplin, MO-KS	$33,430	$28,830	$35,690	$39,000
166	Lakeland, FL	$33,430	$29,470	$35,380	$34,410
167	Niles, MI	$33,430	$27,890	$36,170	$36,190
168	Ocala, FL	$33,430	$29,700	$35,280	$35,100
169	Yuma, AZ	$33,400	$30,580	$34,800	$36,030
170	Charlottesville, VA	$33,380	$29,060	$35,530	$33,670
171	Des Moines, IA	$33,380	$27,310	$36,380	$36,400
172	Bloomington, IL	$33,280	$31,200	$34,300	$35,580
173	Davenport, IA-IL	$33,280	$28,600	$35,590	$37,360
174	Austin, TX	$33,260	$27,060	$36,300	$33,920
175	Bloomington, IN	$33,260	$28,230	$35,730	$34,980
176	Wausau, WI	$33,260	$27,810	$35,960	$35,900
177	Elkhart, IN	$33,180	$28,620	$35,400	$36,730
178	Dover, DE	$33,160	$31,200	$34,130	$34,010
179	Asheville, NC	$33,130	$25,920	$36,690	$34,330
180	Allentown, PA-NJ	$33,110	$27,770	$35,760	$33,120
181	Kankakee, IL	$33,090	$31,200	$34,030	$34,330
182	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$33,070	$27,770	$35,690	$34,680
183	Fort Wayne, IN	$33,070	$28,520	$35,300	$35,720
184	Dubuque, IA	$33,050	$26,620	$36,210	$37,850
185	Columbus, OH	$33,030	$28,520	$35,260	$34,600
186	Cheyenne, WY	$33,010	$28,100	$35,440	$34,210
187	Lincoln, NE	$32,970	$28,810	$35,030	$36,000
188	Racine, WI	$32,950	$27,980	$35,380	$34,340
189	Iowa City, IA	$32,840	$27,270	$35,590	$35,890
190	Salisbury, MD	$32,840	$31,220	$33,630	$34,350
191	Tallahassee, FL	$32,820	$29,120	$34,650	$34,950
192	Fond du Lac, WI	$32,760	$28,870	$34,670	$35,750
193	Durham, NC	$32,740	$27,350	$35,400	$33,550
194	Jefferson City, MO	$32,740	$29,000	$34,570	$37,220
195	Cleveland, OH	$32,700	$28,230	$34,900	$34,820
196	Sierra Vista, AZ	$32,680	$30,580	$33,720	$36,620
197	Flint, MI	$32,640	$28,200	$34,820	$35,080
198	Evansville, IN	$32,610	$27,710	$35,030	$35,630
199	Sandusky, OH	$32,610	$27,910	$34,920	$36,530
200	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$32,610	$29,870	$33,970	$35,980
201	Saginaw, MI	$32,590	$27,790	$34,960	$35,860
202	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$32,570	$27,390	$35,110	$34,990
203	Muncie, IN	$32,570	$28,480	$34,610	$36,950
204	Idaho Falls, ID	$32,550	$27,770	$34,900	$34,480
205	Lancaster, PA	$32,550	$26,810	$35,380	$33,130
206	Charlotte, NC-SC	$32,510	$27,120	$35,170	$33,400
207	Richmond, VA	$32,510	$29,080	$34,220	$33,220
208	South Bend, IN-MI	$32,430	$27,310	$34,940	$34,920
209	Monroe, MI	$32,390	$28,200	$34,420	$34,640
210	Logan, UT-ID	$32,360	$26,690	$35,170	$33,730
211	Raleigh, NC	$32,360	$26,500	$35,240	$32,970
212	Lawrence, KS	$32,340	$26,690	$35,130	$35,840
213	Reading, PA	$32,340	$27,290	$34,840	$33,320
214	Gettysburg, PA	$32,300	$26,620	$35,090	$33,860
215	Harrisonburg, VA	$32,300	$28,620	$34,110	$34,040
216	Janesville, WI	$32,260	$28,560	$34,090	$34,430
217	Charleston, SC	$32,120	$23,800	$36,210	$31,810
218	Columbus, IN	$32,120	$28,500	$33,880	$34,540
219	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$32,120	$29,080	$33,590	$32,800
220	Muskegon, MI	$32,090	$28,270	$33,990	$34,680
221	Kokomo, IN	$31,970	$28,850	$33,510	$35,660
222	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$31,950	$28,040	$33,880	$33,930
223	Staunton, VA	$31,780	$28,520	$33,380	$34,870
224	Atlanta, GA	$31,720	$25,480	$34,820	$31,700
225	Toledo, OH	$31,700	$27,350	$33,840	$34,660
226	Pittsburgh, PA	$31,620	$26,020	$34,380	$33,400
227	York, PA	$31,620	$25,520	$34,630	$32,940
228	Topeka, KS	$31,570	$27,520	$33,570	$35,540
229	Bay City, MI	$31,530	$28,180	$33,180	$34,300
230	Akron, OH	$31,510	$27,310	$33,570	$33,750
231	Grand Island, NE	$31,510	$28,120	$33,200	$36,360
232	Harrisburg, PA	$31,470	$26,080	$34,130	$31,900
233	Albuquerque, NM	$31,450	$28,120	$33,070	$32,920
234	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$31,450	$25,980	$34,130	$36,380
235	Knoxville, TN	$31,430	$25,500	$34,360	$33,950
236	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$31,430	$26,370	$33,920	$34,100
237	Michigan City, IN	$31,390	$25,920	$34,070	$34,240
238	State College, PA	$31,350	$26,580	$33,700	$32,400
239	Fayetteville, AR	$31,320	$27,750	$33,090	$34,280
240	Rapid City, SD	$31,280	$28,080	$32,880	$35,080
241	Twin Falls, ID	$31,220	$26,810	$33,380	$33,890
242	Houston, TX	$31,200	$24,440	$34,510	$31,630
243	Dayton, OH	$31,180	$27,440	$33,010	$33,640
244	Myrtle Beach, SC	$31,140	$23,880	$34,740	$33,250
245	Lafayette, IN	$31,120	$25,790	$33,740	$33,310
246	Terre Haute, IN	$31,120	$27,330	$32,970	$35,450
247	Cedar Rapids, IA	$31,010	$25,420	$33,760	$34,860
248	Farmington, NM	$30,990	$27,100	$32,910	$35,330
249	Pinehurst, NC	$30,970	$26,480	$33,200	$35,060
250	Winchester, VA-WV	$30,930	$27,750	$32,510	$32,070
251	Blacksburg, VA	$30,890	$27,980	$32,300	$33,320
252	Pocatello, ID	$30,890	$26,790	$32,880	$34,740
253	Casper, WY	$30,870	$27,410	$32,570	$32,900
254	Canton, OH	$30,850	$26,540	$32,970	$34,510
255	Little Rock, AR	$30,780	$25,880	$33,220	$34,440
256	Lexington, KY	$30,740	$25,420	$33,380	$33,090
257	Waterloo, IA	$30,700	$25,360	$33,340	$35,260
258	San Antonio, TX	$30,640	$24,270	$33,780	$32,350
259	Hickory, NC	$30,620	$25,770	$32,990	$34,600
260	Williamsport, PA	$30,620	$26,210	$32,800	$33,160
261	Winston, NC	$30,560	$25,000	$33,280	$33,200
262	Roanoke, VA	$30,430	$27,910	$31,660	$32,500
263	Youngstown, OH	$30,410	$25,980	$32,570	$34,800
264	Scranton, PA	$30,390	$25,580	$32,760	$32,480
265	Wilmington, NC	$30,370	$24,670	$33,200	$31,500
266	Lebanon, PA	$30,280	$23,590	$33,590	$32,480
267	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$30,180	$25,080	$32,680	$33,000
268	Greensboro, NC	$30,180	$24,560	$32,950	$32,500
269	Paducah, KY-IL	$30,160	$24,020	$33,160	$35,040
270	Savannah, GA	$30,140	$24,590	$32,860	$31,660
271	Morristown, TN	$30,080	$24,460	$32,840	$34,830
272	Wichita, KS	$30,080	$26,770	$31,700	$33,820
273	Greenville, SC	$30,060	$22,050	$34,010	$32,230
274	Lima, OH	$30,010	$26,690	$31,660	$33,470
275	Huntsville, AL	$29,910	$25,710	$31,970	$32,140
276	Springfield, OH	$29,870	$26,980	$31,280	$33,010
277	Birmingham, AL	$29,810	$25,190	$32,070	$32,530
278	Odessa, TX	$29,720	$24,090	$32,510	$31,650
279	Elizabethtown, KY	$29,700	$23,550	$32,720	$32,790
280	Mansfield, OH	$29,700	$26,150	$31,470	$33,420
281	Daphne, AL	$29,660	$24,540	$32,180	$31,320
282	Gainesville, GA	$29,660	$24,540	$32,180	$30,650
283	Chambersburg, PA	$29,580	$23,920	$32,390	$31,250
284	Bowling Green, KY	$29,560	$24,690	$31,970	$32,780
285	Florence, SC	$29,520	$22,070	$33,200	$34,020
286	Manhattan, KS	$29,470	$26,440	$30,970	$32,690
287	Erie, PA	$29,430	$24,880	$31,680	$32,360
288	Fayetteville, NC	$29,390	$23,840	$32,120	$31,950
289	Kingsport, TN-VA	$29,330	$24,730	$31,600	$33,930
290	Auburn, AL	$29,310	$24,560	$31,640	$33,330
291	Greenville, NC	$29,290	$24,980	$31,410	$33,130
292	New Orleans, LA	$29,270	$22,460	$32,610	$31,610
293	Columbia, SC	$29,240	$21,740	$32,950	$31,220
294	Spartanburg, SC	$29,240	$21,590	$33,010	$32,110
295	Las Cruces, NM	$29,040	$27,120	$29,990	$32,190
296	Decatur, AL	$28,970	$24,840	$31,010	$33,220
297	Cleveland, TN	$28,890	$23,590	$31,510	$32,800
298	Tuscaloosa, AL	$28,810	$25,850	$30,240	$32,840
299	Clarksville, TN-KY	$28,790	$24,360	$30,970	$31,660
300	Jackson, TN	$28,750	$24,380	$30,890	$33,620
301	Brunswick, GA	$28,680	$22,360	$31,780	$32,700
302	Johnson City, TN	$28,600	$23,770	$30,990	$32,530
303	Mobile, AL	$28,600	$24,440	$30,660	$32,460
304	Wheeling, WV-OH	$28,560	$25,040	$30,310	$32,340
305	Tulsa, OK	$28,540	$22,730	$31,390	$31,990
306	Montgomery, AL	$28,520	$24,210	$30,620	$31,800
307	Hot Springs, AR	$28,500	$24,020	$30,700	$33,240
308	Jonesboro, AR	$28,450	$24,670	$30,330	$33,130
309	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$28,390	$23,550	$30,780	$33,050
310	Waco, TX	$28,370	$22,800	$31,140	$30,650
311	Oklahoma City, OK	$28,330	$23,900	$30,510	$31,340
312	Augusta, GA-SC	$28,200	$22,030	$31,260	$30,680
313	Weirton, WV-OH	$28,200	$24,940	$29,810	$31,680
314	Johnstown, PA	$28,120	$22,840	$30,720	$32,720
315	Owensboro, KY	$28,080	$22,190	$30,990	$31,690
316	Sherman, TX	$28,020	$22,170	$30,870	$29,880
317	Charleston, WV	$27,890	$23,750	$29,930	$31,440
318	College Station, TX	$27,770	$23,000	$30,120	$30,530
319	Hinesville, GA	$27,770	$23,000	$30,120	$29,560
320	Baton Rouge, LA	$27,750	$23,110	$30,010	$30,570
321	Killeen, TX	$27,710	$22,320	$30,350	$30,410
322	Abilene, TX	$27,680	$22,320	$30,330	$30,630
323	Gulfport, MS	$27,680	$22,590	$30,200	$30,750
324	Altoona, PA	$27,660	$23,460	$29,740	$30,900
325	Jacksonville, NC	$27,640	$22,530	$30,180	$30,020
326	Athens, GA	$27,520	$22,360	$30,040	$29,480
327	Corpus Christi, TX	$27,310	$21,760	$30,060	$29,470
328	Texarkana, TX-AR	$27,270	$22,510	$29,620	$32,460
329	Anniston, AL	$27,140	$23,480	$28,950	$31,580
330	Tyler, TX	$27,140	$22,260	$29,560	$29,450
331	Columbus, GA-AL	$27,100	$22,300	$29,470	$30,350
332	Rocky Mount, NC	$27,080	$21,280	$29,930	$30,770
333	El Paso, TX	$27,040	$22,050	$29,520	$30,070
334	Lake Charles, LA	$27,040	$22,570	$29,240	$31,500
335	Beaumont, TX	$26,960	$20,950	$29,930	$29,940
336	Jackson, MS	$26,770	$21,610	$29,330	$30,060
337	Albany, GA	$26,750	$20,820	$29,660	$30,510
338	Shreveport, LA	$26,710	$22,530	$28,770	$31,510
339	Dothan, AL	$26,560	$23,170	$28,230	$31,680
340	Longview, TX	$26,520	$21,610	$28,930	$29,640
341	Lubbock, TX	$26,420	$20,900	$29,120	$28,930
342	Goldsboro, NC	$26,370	$19,930	$29,560	$29,810
343	Wichita Falls, TX	$26,350	$21,050	$28,970	$29,440
344	Valdosta, GA	$26,310	$20,320	$29,270	$29,810
345	San Juan, PR	$26,230	$22,360	$28,140	N/A
346	Morgantown, WV	$26,170	$22,940	$27,750	$28,040
347	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$26,150	$22,030	$28,180	$29,570
348	San Angelo, TX	$26,040	$21,150	$28,450	$28,170
349	Lawton, OK	$25,980	$21,240	$28,330	$30,230
350	Gadsden, AL	$25,920	$21,240	$28,230	$30,260
351	Houma, LA	$25,850	$21,490	$28,000	$30,370
352	McAllen, TX	$25,810	$20,110	$28,640	$30,050
353	Victoria, TX	$25,650	$20,760	$28,060	$28,550
354	Florence, AL	$25,630	$20,950	$27,930	$30,220
355	Brownsville, TX	$25,600	$20,610	$28,060	$29,780
356	Laredo, TX	$25,600	$21,130	$27,810	$29,440
357	Hattiesburg, MS	$25,400	$21,070	$27,520	$28,980
358	Beckley, WV	$25,360	$22,110	$26,960	$28,700
359	Monroe, LA	$25,130	$21,300	$27,020	$30,060
360	Lafayette, LA	$24,920	$21,050	$26,810	$28,580
361	Sumter, SC	$24,710	$18,350	$27,830	$28,070
362	Enid, OK	$24,670	$21,170	$26,370	$29,280
363	Hammond, LA	$24,610	$20,200	$26,770	$29,140
364	Eagle Pass, TX	$24,270	$20,130	$26,330	$28,960
365	Aguadilla, PR	$23,960	$22,030	$24,900	N/A
366	Ponce, PR	$23,520	$21,840	$24,360	N/A
367	Mayaguez, PR	$23,340	$21,840	$24,070	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Hotel Front Desk Clerk salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays hotel front desk clerks the most?

Kahului, HI, where the average (mean) wage is $60,530 a year, followed by Urban Honolulu, HI ($58,640), San Francisco, CA ($49,170), New York, NY-NJ ($47,510). The national mean is $35,550 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do hotel front desk clerks earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Kahului, HI ($55,330 at national prices, $60,530 nominal), Urban Honolulu, HI ($52,850 at national prices, $58,640 nominal), Burlington, VT ($43,310 at national prices, $43,720 nominal).

How much do hotel front desk clerks make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $47,510; Los Angeles, CA: $43,310; Chicago, IL-IN: $38,310; Dallas, TX: $34,070; Houston, TX: $31,200 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do hotel front desk clerks earn the least?

Of the 367 metro areas with their own estimate, Mayaguez, PR has the lowest mean wage, $23,340.