Receptionist salary: Receptionist Wage Benchmark
The median published figure in the Receptionist Wage Benchmark is 46.89 USD across 5 figures from 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 18.27 to 54 USD; 4 sources publish a figure), read 11 November 2026.
4 of the 12 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 11 November 2026.
The median is unchanged since 21 October 2026 (was 46.89 USD across 5).
By state or province and employer on-cost and occupation code
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| state or province Alberta, receptionists average hourly wage | 21.94 CAD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| state or province Australia, receptionists median weekly earnings | 1,229 AUD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| state or province Alberta, receptionists median hourly wage | 20.67 CAD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| employer on-cost civilian workers, total employer compensation per hour | 49.46 USD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| employer on-cost private industry workers, total compensation per hour | 46.89 USD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| employer on-cost full-time private industry workers, total compensation per hour | 54 USD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| employer on-cost part-time private industry workers, total compensation per hour | 25.2 USD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
| occupation code 43-4171 receptionists, United States median hourly wage | 18.27 USD (one figure) | one figure, no range | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs and Skills Australia: receptionists (ANZSCO 5421) | 1,229 AUD | Australia, receptionists median weekly earnings | 2026-11-11 |
| BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation | 54 USD | full-time private industry workers, total compensation per hour | 2026-11-11 |
| BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation | 49.46 USD | civilian workers, total employer compensation per hour | 2026-11-11 |
| BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation | 46.89 USD | private industry workers, total compensation per hour | 2026-11-11 |
| BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation | 25.2 USD | part-time private industry workers, total compensation per hour | 2026-11-11 |
| alis Alberta: receptionists wages | 21.94 CAD | Alberta, receptionists average hourly wage | 2026-11-11 |
| alis Alberta: receptionists wages | 20.67 CAD | Alberta, receptionists median hourly wage | 2026-11-11 |
| BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: receptionists | 18.27 USD | 43-4171 receptionists, United States median hourly wage | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (8)
- Jobs and Skills Australia: receptionists (ANZSCO 5421), read 2026-11-11:
Median weekly earnings $1,229
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, read 2026-11-11:
Total employer compensation costs for full-time private industry workers averaged $54.00 per hour
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, read 2026-11-11:
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $49.46 per hour worked in June
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, read 2026-11-11:
Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $46.89 per hour worked in June
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, read 2026-11-11:
Total employer compensation costs for part-time private industry workers averaged $25.20 per hour
- alis Alberta: receptionists wages, read 2026-11-11:
Average Wage $21.94
- alis Alberta: receptionists wages, read 2026-11-11:
ime and part-time employees $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 Low High Average Median $15.00 $27.72 $19.06 $18.00 Starting $16.00 $31.25 $21.94 $20.67 $18.00 $37.00 $26.24 $25.00 Wages* Low (5th percentile) High (95th percentile) Average Median Starting $15.00 $27.72 $19.06 $18.00 Overall $16.00 $31.25 $21.94 $20.67 Top $18.00 $37.00 $26.24 $25.00 * All wage estimates are hourly except where otherwise indicated.
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: receptionists, read 2026-10-12:
$18.27 per hour
Read in full, publishes no figure
8 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- BLS OEWS 43-4171 receptionists and information clerks, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- BLS OEWS 43-4051 customer service representatives, read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- BLS national employment and wage table, May 2025, read 2026-11-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, table 14 (GB), read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ONS employee earnings in the UK, latest, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Statistics Canada employee wages by occupation, annual, read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Job Bank Canada wages: receptionist (NOC 14101), read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- ABS Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
4 of the 12 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 8 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 5 figures, never sentences; 67 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the statistical agency's median and mean hourly wage for the receptionist occupation per state, province and country with its reference period, grossed up by the employer's on-cost share from the national compensation survey, giving TOTAL EMPLOYER COST PER HOUR - and beside it the figure this site exists to produce: the monthly call volume at which the cheapest published answering-service plan in the flagship index costs more than one in-house hour a day, computed per jurisdiction; changed-since on each statistical release
67 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (12)
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: receptionists(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BLS OEWS 43-4171 receptionists and information clerks(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BLS OEWS 43-4051 customer service representatives(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BLS national employment and wage table, May 2025(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, table 14 (GB)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ONS employee earnings in the UK, latest(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Statistics Canada employee wages by occupation, annual(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Job Bank Canada wages: receptionist (NOC 14101)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- alis Alberta: receptionists wages(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ABS Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Jobs and Skills Australia: receptionists (ANZSCO 5421)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the Receptionist Wage Benchmark is 46.89 USD across 5 figures from 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 18.27 to 54 USD; 4 sources publish a figure), read 11 November 2026.
4 of the 12 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, state or province Alberta, receptionists average hourly wage: median 21.94 CAD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, state or province Australia, receptionists median weekly earnings: median 1,229 AUD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, state or province Alberta, receptionists median hourly wage: median 20.67 CAD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, employer on-cost civilian workers, total employer compensation per hour: median 49.46 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, employer on-cost private industry workers, total compensation per hour: median 46.89 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, employer on-cost full-time private industry workers, total compensation per hour: median 54 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, employer on-cost part-time private industry workers, total compensation per hour: median 25.20 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
Receptionist Wage Benchmark, occupation code 43-4171 receptionists, United States median hourly wage: median 18.27 USD across 1 source, read 11 November 2026.
The median is unchanged since 21 October 2026 (was 46.89 USD across 5).
Cite as: "compareanswering.com Receptionist Wage Benchmark", updated 2026-11-11, https://compareanswering.com/datasets/receptionist-wage-benchmark/.
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The median published figure in the Receptionist Wage Benchmark is 46.89 USD across 5 figures from 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 18.27 to 54 USD; 4 sources publish a figure), read 11 November 2026.
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Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 11 Nov 2026). 12 named sources were read and 4 publish a figure; the 8 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.