Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Indiana
Receptionists and information clerks in Indiana — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $36,160 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is $1,850, or 5%, below the national median of $38,010, and 35th of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The gap to the national figures is widest at the bottom of the distribution — the 10th percentile is 15% below — and narrowest at the median and the 90th, both 5% below.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$24,410
25th percentile
$29,790
75th percentile
$41,750
90th percentile
$47,310
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Indiana, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Indiana vs. the national figures
The Indiana median is below the national median by 5%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 35th, and 19th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Below the national figures, furthest at the floor
Every published Indiana percentile sits below its national counterpart.
The gap is widest at the low end: the 10th percentile, $24,410, is 15% below the national figure of $28,760, and the 25th, $29,790, is 12% below.
The middle is closer — 5% at the median and 7% at the 75th percentile ($41,750 against $45,130) — and at the 90th percentile the gap narrows again, $47,310 against $49,950, or 5%.
Someone benchmarking an Indiana offer against the national figures for this all-industry occupation would overstate the low end far more than the middle or the top.
A wider band over a lower floor
Half of the Indiana workers counted earned between $29,790 and $41,750, a band $11,960 wide, against the national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is $22,900, against $21,190 nationally — the Indiana floor sits further below the national floor than the Indiana ceiling sits below the national ceiling.
The median sits $6,370 above the 25th percentile and $5,590 below the 75th, so it sits slightly above the middle of the band.
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 Indiana hourly median is $17.39, against $18.27 nationally — $0.88 less, the same 5% 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 midsized workforce, counted across every industry
BLS estimates 17,360 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Indiana, 19th among the 51 jurisdictions.
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 Indiana vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Indiana have a median of $48,720 — $12,560, or 35%, more than the all-industry receptionist median on this page, and 1.3 times the figure.
The comparison sets a veterinary occupation against an all-industry one: two occupations counting different workers, not a raise anyone should expect and not a measure of what a veterinary front desk pays.
Same release, same state: veterinary technologists and technicians (SOC 29-2056) in Indiana have a median of $48,720 ($23.43/hr) — $12,560 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Indiana →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Indiana?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Indiana, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $36,160, or $17.39 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 Indiana sits 5% below it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Indiana earn?
The Indiana 90th percentile is $47,310: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Indiana is $2,640, or 5%, lower — the same gap as at the median, and far smaller than the 15% gap at the 10th percentile.
It is an all-industry figure, so it is not a ceiling for veterinary front-desk pay specifically.
How does this all-industry figure compare with vet tech pay in Indiana?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Indiana have a median of $48,720, which is $12,560 above the $36,160 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
The technician median is 1.3 times 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 Indiana?
BLS estimates 17,360 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Indiana across all industries, 19th 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 Indiana Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Indiana, 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.