Veterinary Receptionist Salary in 2026: Hourly and Annual Pay
25th percentile
$33,960
Median (50th)
$38,010
75th percentile
$45,130
90th percentile
$49,950
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 national release — SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks (all industries; no veterinary-specific federal wage series exists).
How Much Does a Veterinary Receptionist Make an Hour?
At the national median of $38,010 a year, a veterinary receptionist makes about $18.27 an hour, $731 a week or $3,168 a month before taxes.
The middle half of veterinary receptionists earn about $16.33 to $21.70 an hour, and the top 10% earn $24.01 an hour or more.
Hourly, weekly and monthly figures are our calculations from the BLS OEWS May 2025 annual figures for Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171): annual ÷ 2,080 hours (the 40-hour, 52-week year BLS uses to annualize wages), ÷ 52 weeks and ÷ 12 months.
To estimate part-time pay, multiply an hourly figure by the hours worked.
Veterinary Receptionist Compensation Structure
Compensation for veterinary receptionistsvaries significantly by employment type.
Here's how the most common structures break down:
Bottom 10%
Roughly $13.83/hr.
Typically entry-level hires and lower-cost-of-living markets — and this occupation spans every industry, not just veterinary practice.
$28,760 or less
Middle 50%
The band most postings fall in — about $16.33 to $21.70 per hour.
$33,960–$45,130
Median
About $18.27/hr.
Half of receptionists and information clerks across all industries earn more than this, half less.
$38,010
Top 10%
Around $24.01/hr and up, concentrated in higher-cost metros and higher-paying industries within this broad occupation.
$49,950 or more
Veterinary Receptionist Salary by Setting
Both figures are BLS OEWS May 2025 medians for the same occupation code (SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks); the veterinary-services row isolates workers employed in veterinary practices (NAICS 541940), while the all-industries row spans every setting that employs a receptionist — hotels, law firms and medical offices generally included.
What Affects Veterinary Receptionist Salary?
The caveat that matters most on this page: SOC 43-4171 is "Receptionists and Information Clerks" across every industry — hotels, law firms, medical offices, veterinary practices, all combined into one code.
No veterinary-specific federal wage series exists for this role, so the figures above describe the occupation broadly, not the front desk of a veterinary practice specifically.
Filtered to veterinary services (NAICS 541940), the BLS OEWS May 2025 median comes in at $37,910 rather than $38,010 — see the setting breakdown below.
The two are close, and that closeness matters more for what it rules out: several salary-aggregator sites publish their own "veterinary receptionist" figure, and those figures disagree with each other by roughly $10,000 because they're self-reported rather than survey data.
We publish the federal figures and say exactly what each one covers instead of picking one to repeat.
Beyond that caveat, pay tracks the usual drivers — region, practice size, and whether the role also carries billing or inventory duties.
The posting title matters too: client service representative (CSR) is now more common than "receptionist" for what is functionally the same job, and the two titles aren't always paid on the same band.
Wages also vary substantially by state; per-state pages built on the same OEWS release are being added one state at a time — the directory below lists those published so far.
Veterinary Receptionist Salary by State
Of the 51 jurisdictions below, Washington, DC ($49,060), Alaska ($44,720) and Washington ($44,710) have the highest median pay.
What Veterinary Receptionist Job Listings Show Right Now
From the 1,384 active veterinary receptionist listings on VeterinaryHires as of November 1, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Where the openings are
- California167
- Florida125
- Texas114
- New York69
- Virginia62
Pay employers post
- Median $19 an hour; the middle half of posted pay runs $17–$21 (225 listings that state an hourly rate)
- 16% of veterinary receptionist listings state any pay at all.
Benefits listings name
- Dental & Visionnamed in 85%
- Health Insurancenamed in 80%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 74%
- 401k Matchnamed in 51%
- Pet Care Discountnamed in 47%
Source: active veterinary receptionist listings on VeterinaryHires, updated daily. Pay figures use only listings that state pay (midpoint of each posted range). Benefits count listings that name the benefit; a listing that doesn’t mention one may still offer it.
Browse 1,384 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a veterinary receptionist make an hour?
About $18.27 an hour at the median.
That is the $38,010 annual median from the BLS OEWS May 2025 release (SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks) divided by 2,080 hours, the full-time year BLS uses to annualize wages.
The middle half work out to $16.33 to $21.70 an hour, and the 90th percentile to $24.01.
An employer's posted rate, your state and your hours decide what you actually earn.
How much does a veterinary receptionist make a month?
About $3,168 a month before taxes at the median: the $38,010 annual median from the BLS OEWS May 2025 release (SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks) divided by 12.
The middle half works out to $2,830 to $3,761 a month, and the 90th percentile to $4,163.
BLS publishes annual and hourly wages, not monthly ones, so these monthly figures are calculations from its annual numbers.
What is the salary range for a veterinary receptionist?
In the BLS OEWS May 2025 release (SOC 43-4171, Receptionists and Information Clerks), the middle half of veterinary receptionists earn $33,960 to $45,130 a year, about $16.33 to $21.70 an hour.
The median is $38,010 ($18.27 an hour), and 10% earn $49,950 ($24.01 an hour) or more.
These are national figures for the whole occupation, not adjusted for cost of living; the state pages below show local medians.