Veterinary Receptionist Salary in 2026: What Veterinary Receptionists Earn
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).
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 data is not published on this page yet. Check the BLS OEWS state tables directly for your own market in the meantime.