Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Alaska
Receptionists and information clerks in Alaska — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $44,720 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is $6,710, or 18%, above the national median of $38,010, and 2nd of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
Alaska sits above the national figures at every percentile, furthest ahead at the median and closest at the 75th percentile.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$32,810
25th percentile
$38,370
75th percentile
$50,070
90th percentile
$57,360
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Alaska, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Alaska vs. the national figures
The Alaska median is above the national median by 18%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 2nd, and 49th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Above the national figures at every percentile, widest at the median
Every published Alaska percentile is above its national counterpart.
The 10th percentile, $32,810, is $4,050 above the national $28,760, and the 25th, $38,370, is $4,410 above $33,960 — gaps of 14% and 13%.
The lead peaks at the median: $44,720 against $38,010, a difference of $6,710 or 18%.
It narrows to its smallest at the 75th percentile, where $50,070 is $4,940, or 11%, above the national $45,130, before widening again at the 90th, where $57,360 is $7,410, or 15%, above $49,950.
Someone benchmarking an Alaska offer against national figures for this all-industry occupation would understate the middle of the state's distribution more than its upper-middle.
A slightly wider band, with the median above its middle
Half of the Alaska workers counted earned between $38,370 and $50,070, a band $11,700 wide — slightly wider than the national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is wider too, $24,550 against the national $21,190.
The median's position inside the band is the distinctive part: it sits $6,350 above the Alaska 25th percentile and $5,350 below the 75th, whereas the national median sits below the middle of its band, $4,050 above its 25th percentile and $7,120 below its 75th.
OEWS does not publish causes, and this row counts every industry, so the shape cannot be read as anything about veterinary employers.
Holding an hourly posting against these figures
The Alaska hourly median is $21.50, against $18.27 nationally — $3.23 more, the same 18% gap as the annual median.
The data set carries hourly pay at the median only, so it is the figure to hold an hourly posting against.
Before comparing a posted rate with the annual percentiles, ask how many hours a week the role is scheduled.
A small workforce, counted across every industry
BLS estimates 1,530 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Alaska, 49th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
That is a count across every industry — hotels, offices, clinics and every other employer — so it says nothing about how many work in veterinary settings, and it is a headcount of people in jobs, not a count of openings.
Against the Alaska vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Alaska have a median of $46,480 — $1,760, or 4%, more than the all-industry receptionist median on this page.
That comparison sets a veterinary occupation against an all-industry one, so it is context for someone weighing a move into technician work, not a measure of what a veterinary front desk pays.
Same release, same state: veterinary technologists and technicians (SOC 29-2056) in Alaska have a median of $46,480 ($22.35/hr) — $1,760 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Alaska →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Alaska?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Alaska, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $44,720, or $21.50 an hour.
No federal wage series isolates veterinary receptionists, so this figure is not veterinary-specific.
The national median for the same occupation is $38,010, so Alaska sits 18% above it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Alaska earn?
The Alaska 90th percentile is $57,360: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Alaska is $7,410, or 15%, higher.
That is not the widest gap in the state's distribution — the median's 18% lead is wider, and the 75th percentile's 11% lead is the narrowest.
What does the low end of the Alaska distribution look like?
The Alaska 10th percentile is $32,810: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned less.
Nationally the 10th percentile is $28,760, so the Alaska floor is $4,050, or 14%, higher.
The 25th percentile repeats the pattern: $38,370 against $33,960, $4,410 or 13% above.
How does this all-industry figure compare with vet tech pay in Alaska?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Alaska have a median of $46,480, which is $1,760 above the $44,720 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
That is 4% of the receptionist figure.
The two rows describe different occupations, and only one of them is veterinary-specific, so treat the gap as context for a career decision rather than a promised raise.
How many receptionists work in Alaska?
BLS estimates 1,530 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Alaska across all industries, 49th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The estimate does not say how many of them work in veterinary settings — BLS publishes no state figure for that.
It is a headcount of people in jobs during the survey period, not a count of vacancies.
More Alaska Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Alaska, SOC 43-4171 Receptionists and Information Clerks (all industries), and SOC 29-2056 for the technician comparison (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-16)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 43-4171 percentiles (via O*NET OnLine) (retrieved 2026-08-15)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 43-4171 hourly median (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOC 43-4171, retrieved 2026-09-16. Page last updated 2026-09-24.