Receptionists and Information Clerks · SOC 43-4171
Receptionists and Information Clerks Salary in the Alabama
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Alabama
Figures describe the state of Alabama as a whole.
Receptionists and Information Clerks in the Alabama earned a median of $32,590 per year ($15.67 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,830 at the 10th percentile to $40,730 at the 90th. BLS estimates 10,460 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Receptionists and Information Clerks in the Alabama earn more than $32,590 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $28,120 and $36,660.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,830 | $28,120 | $32,590 | $36,660 | $40,730 |
| Hourly | $10.98 | $13.52 | $15.67 | $17.62 | $19.58 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Alabama$32,590 median for Alabama; middle half earns $28,120 to $36,660
- United Statesnational$38,010 median for United States; middle half earns $33,960 to $45,130
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −14% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for receptionists and information clerks, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Alabamathis page$32,590 median for Alabama; middle half earns $28,120 to $36,660
- $35,610 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $29,580 to $37,060
- $35,060 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $29,580 to $37,490
- $33,280 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $27,800 to $37,440
- $31,900 median for Anniston metro area; middle half earns $27,680 to $34,400
- $31,750 median for Daphne metro area; middle half earns $28,480 to $36,290
- $31,600 median for Auburn metro area; middle half earns $28,380 to $35,160
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.