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Average Receptionists And Information Clerks Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Receptionists And Information Clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earn a median annual salary of $45,820, which is +20.5% compared to the national median. There are 14,260 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (metro area).

$45,820
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median annual wage
$22/hour median
+20.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,010
14,260
Local employment
6.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.17
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,570
25th
$40,600
Median
$45,820
75th
$50,810
90th
$60,520

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
111.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$41,230
Goods: 104.0%
Services: 92.8%
Rents: 151.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $49,450 Compare 8,510
Fairbanks-College, AK $47,260 Compare 160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $47,130 Compare 3,990
Napa, CA $46,850 Compare 280
Barnstable Town, MA $45,820 Compare 670
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $45,650 Compare 180

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $662,760 0.57
Anesthesiologists $646,930 1.91
Dermatologists $641,210 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $576,130 0.95
Surgeons, All Other $504,360 0.73
Emergency Medicine Physicians $380,870 N/A
Chief Executives $370,000 0.75
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $343,140 0.54

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has salary data for 702 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Receptionists And Information Clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Receptionists And Information Clerks are projected to change by +0.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 128,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.