Front Desk Agent Salary (BLS May 2025 Data)

Recruiter's read: what do the published figures mean for Front Desk Agent in National?

Real Estate Headhunters reads Front Desk Agent in National through BLS occupation 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median for Front Desk Agent in National is $38,010; its broader mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

Front Desk Agent in National has a published middle-half band from $33,960 at the lower quartile to $45,130 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $11,170 difference for Front Desk Agent in National is the width of that reported band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

Front Desk Agent in National shows $28,760 at the tenth percentile and $49,950 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap for Front Desk Agent in National is $5,200, versus $4,820 above the upper quartile; the lower published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

The national benchmark for Front Desk Agent in National is the cross-industry distribution, with published employment of 910180 for SOC 43-4171. The employment figure for Front Desk Agent in National counts workers in Receptionists and Information Clerks, not only property management employees carrying this niche title, so it cannot be presented as a count of available candidates.

For Front Desk Agent in National, the two comparison metros are selected by published employment, not geographic proximity: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $44,690; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $43,280. Those May 2025 comparisons for Front Desk Agent in National use SOC 43-4171 on the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

The prior annual median for Front Desk Agent in National was $37,230 in May 2024, compared with $38,010 in May 2025. The new-minus-old difference for Front Desk Agent in National is $780; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

For Front Desk Agent in National, the highest exact published national medians among the loaded real-estate, building-service and fund industry rows are Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $41,410; Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $41,410. These May 2025 industry figures for Front Desk Agent in National are national cuts, not an industry-pay ranking inside National, because the loaded industry source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

Front Desk Agent in National uses BLS straight-time gross wages, which include base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses but exclude discretionary or nonproduction bonuses. For an offer benchmarked to Front Desk Agent in National, state overtime, on-call pay, relocation support and housing discounts separately because OEWS excludes them; the $38,010 median does not price those additions in National.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Receptionists and Information Clerks in National is $38,010 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Front Desk Agent.

Broader occupation

Front Desk Agent maps to Receptionists and Information Clerks (43-4171), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks

The published median is $38,010. The middle half of reported wages runs from $33,960 to $45,130.

Annual wages, May 2025
Published percentile	Wage
10th	$28,760
25th	$33,960
Median	$38,010
75th	$45,130
90th	$49,950

Mean: $39,460. Employment: 910,180.

The published median is $18.27. The middle half of reported wages runs from $16.33 to $21.70.

Hourly wages, May 2025
Published percentile	Wage
10th	$13.83
25th	$16.33
Median	$18.27
75th	$21.70
90th	$24.01

Mean: $18.97. Employment: 910,180.

This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A cell marked “or more” is a threshold, not an exact value.

What BLS wages include and exclude

Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay.

Included

Base rates
Commissions
Cost-of-living allowances
Deadheading pay
Guaranteed pay
Hazard pay
Incentive pay
Longevity pay
Over-the-road pay (Mileage)
Piece rates
Portal-to-portal rates
Production bonuses
Tips

Excluded

Attendance bonuses
Back pay
Clothing allowances
Discounts
Draw
Holiday bonus
Holiday premium pay
Jury duty pay
Meal allowances
Nonproduction bonuses
On-call pay
Overtime pay
Relocation allowances
Severance pay
Shift differentials
Stock bonuses
Tool/equipment allowances
Tuition reimbursements
Uniform allowances
Weekend premium pay

BLS wage definitions. Benefits and discretionary bonus are not base wage benchmarks.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks, National. Released 2026-05-15.

Markets where BLS publishes this occupation

Target metros and largest metro employment markets, May 2025
Metro	Median annual	25th to 75th	Employment	Location quotient
Miami	$37,570	$34,270 to $43,400	19850	1.2
Orlando	$36,290	$31,880 to $38,520	7550	0.91
Tampa	$36,640	$33,280 to $40,630	10290	1.22
Chicago	$38,060	$34,960 to $45,140	30540	1.16
New York City	$44,690	$37,860 to $49,320	74190	1.34
Raleigh	$36,550	$29,690 to $41,940	3690	0.85
Dallas	$37,060	$31,220 to $44,190	21380	0.9
Northern New Jersey	$44,690	$37,860 to $49,320	74190	1.34
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,280	$39,410 to $47,340	35000	0.95
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$38,030	$34,030 to $45,340	22210	1.31
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$41,240	$36,410 to $46,560	17920	0.98
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$35,350	$29,730 to $40,790	17140	0.89
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$39,340	$35,880 to $45,590	16850	1.21
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$37,530	$30,660 to $43,980	15710	0.93
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$43,930	$38,240 to $48,100	14320	0.91
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,820	$40,600 to $50,810	14260	1.17
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$38,220	$34,930 to $43,680	11100	1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$38,000	$32,020 to $46,130	8780	0.77
St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,470	$33,640 to $41,590	8700	1.11
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$37,600	$33,950 to $44,300	8660	1.09
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,450	$43,440 to $60,170	8510	0.61
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$43,630	$38,200 to $47,430	8340	1.18
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$36,520	$32,150 to $43,140	8030	1.21
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,550	$30,850 to $41,370	7950	1.21
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$36,690	$30,280 to $44,040	7480	0.99
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$42,920	$36,380 to $47,740	7200	1.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$41,800	$37,190 to $47,840	6880	0.69

What changed since the last release

These are two published distributions, not a projection or a same-worker pay-rise measure. Changes in coverage, sampling or area boundaries can affect comparison.

Published annual median, SOC 43-4171, National
May 2024	May 2025	New minus old, arithmetic only
$37,230	$38,010	$780

Prior source: BLS OEWS May 2024, released 2025-04-02. Prior area label: U.S.. Check BLS boundary notes before treating these as an unchanged market.

National pay by industry

Industry rows cover payroll employment classified in that industry, nationally. They do not isolate this niche title, and contractors may sit in another industry.

National industry-specific OEWS May 2025, SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks
Industry, exact BLS name	NAICS	P25 annual	Median annual	P75 annual	Employment
Construction of Buildings	236000	$31,240	$38,980	$46,260	5620
Residential Building Construction	236100	$27,770	$37,330	$43,710	3500
Nonresidential Building Construction	236200	$35,270	$42,840	$49,510	2120
Real Estate	531000	$35,270	$41,410	$42,840	25860
Real Estate	531000	$35,270	$41,410	$42,840	25860
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551000	$36,960	$42,010	$47,300	7400
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551100	$36,960	$42,010	$47,300	7400
Facilities Support Services	561200	$37,450	$40,230	$48,040	440
Investigation and Security Services	561600	$35,140	$40,420	$46,570	1060
Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	561610	$35,140	$39,790	$46,480	610
Security Systems Services	561620	$34,410	$40,550	$46,960	450
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	561700	$35,410	$40,970	$47,570	2560
Exterminating and Pest Control Services	561710	$31,690	$39,160	$43,410	520
Landscaping Services	561730	$37,440	$40,630	$47,290	1040

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Highest published metro medians

Metropolitan wage ranking, May 2025, SOC 43-4171
Metro	Role median annual	Employment	Location quotient
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,450	8510	0.61
Fairbanks-College, AK	$47,260	160	0.76
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,130	3990	0.6
Napa, CA	$46,850	280	0.61
Barnstable Town, MA	$45,820	670	1.22
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,820	14260	1.17
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$45,650	180	0.61
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$45,550	1160	0.96
Vallejo, CA	$45,500	720	0.86
Sheboygan, WI	$45,430	610	1.73

Top-coded and suppressed medians cannot be ranked as exact wages. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not relative pay or cost of living.

Lowest published metro medians

Lowest exact annual medians, May 2025, SOC 43-4171
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient
Ponce, PR	$21,840	330	0.88
Arecibo, PR	$21,890	180	0.89
Mayaguez, PR	$22,220	180	0.6
Guayama, PR	$22,480	40	0.61
Aguadilla, PR	$22,490	190	0.65
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,010	3000	0.74
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$28,530	1780	1.03
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$28,720	1070	1.16
Laredo, TX	$29,140	630	0.98
Eagle Pass, TX	$29,340	90	0.81

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Pay relative to local wages

The ratio divides this occupation's median by the all-occupations median in the same area. This is not purchasing power. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not pay.

Role median relative to all-occupations median, May 2025, SOC 43-4171
Metro	Role median annual	All-occupations median	Role / local median	Employment	Location quotient
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$45,650	$48,470	0.94× (arithmetic)	180	0.61
El Centro, CA	$41,440	$45,140	0.92× (arithmetic)	160	0.42
Salinas, CA	$43,300	$47,380	0.91× (arithmetic)	620	0.56
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$34,130	$37,930	0.90× (arithmetic)	890	1.03
Guayama, PR	$22,480	$25,260	0.89× (arithmetic)	40	0.61
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$43,410	$48,870	0.89× (arithmetic)	750	1.68
Kenosha, WI	$42,900	$48,310	0.89× (arithmetic)	750	1.69
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$44,890	$50,770	0.88× (arithmetic)	690	0.97
Hot Springs, AR	$32,210	$36,540	0.88× (arithmetic)	400	1.78
Modesto, CA	$44,610	$50,610	0.88× (arithmetic)	890	0.78

Top-coded and suppressed medians cannot be ranked as exact wages. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not relative pay or cost of living.

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Questions about these figures

What does the $38,010 median mean for Front Desk Agent in National?

For Front Desk Agent in National, May 2025 reports that median for SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks. The broader mapping for Front Desk Agent in National is not a separately surveyed niche title in this area.

What band can we use to discuss an offer for Front Desk Agent in National?

The reported middle-half band for Front Desk Agent in National is $33,960 to $45,130 on an annual basis. Those two points for Front Desk Agent in National describe SOC 43-4171, not an instruction to pay a particular candidate either endpoint.

Can we claim an industry premium inside National for Front Desk Agent?

The industry cuts used for Front Desk Agent in National are national, while the local comparison is cross-industry. That separation for Front Desk Agent in National means the $38,010 local median cannot establish an industry premium within this area.

Is the prior figure for Front Desk Agent in National a forecast?

The May 2024 comparison for Front Desk Agent in National is an earlier published survey cell, not a projection. The current May 2025 figure for Front Desk Agent in National is $38,010; both reference periods remain visible.

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