Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Maine
Receptionists and information clerks in Maine — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $42,440 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is $4,430, or 12%, above the national median of $38,010, and 8th of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
Maine's advantage is largest at the bottom of the distribution: the state's 10th percentile is 25% above the national figure, while its 90th percentile sits 2% below.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$35,880
25th percentile
$38,470
75th percentile
$46,780
90th percentile
$49,140
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Maine, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Maine vs. the national figures
The Maine median is above the national median by 12%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 8th, and 44th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Above the national figures, furthest at the floor
Every Maine percentile except the 90th is above its national counterpart, and the advantage shrinks as pay rises.
The 10th percentile, $35,880, is 25% above the national figure, and the 25th, $38,470, is 13% above.
At the median the gap is 12% ($42,440 against $38,010); by the 75th percentile it is down to 4% ($46,780 against $45,130).
Only at the top does Maine fall behind: the 90th percentile, $49,140, is 2% below the national $49,950.
A reader benchmarking an offer against the national figures would find them understate the floor and overstate the ceiling.
A narrow band around a high middle
Half of the Maine workers counted earned between $38,470 and $46,780, a band $8,310 wide against a national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is $13,260, against $21,190 nationally — Maine's distribution is compressed at both ends, high at the floor and modest at the ceiling.
The median sits $3,970 above the 25th percentile and $4,340 below the 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 Maine hourly median is $20.41, against $18.27 nationally — $2.14 more, the same 12% 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 3,440 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Maine, 44th among the 51 jurisdictions — one of the smaller workforces in the table.
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 Maine vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Maine have a median of $50,810 — $8,370, or 20%, 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: two occupations counting different workers, and not a raise anyone should expect.
Same release, same state: veterinary technologists and technicians (SOC 29-2056) in Maine have a median of $50,810 ($24.43/hr) — $8,370 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Maine →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Maine?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Maine, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $42,440, or $20.41 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 Maine sits 12% above it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Maine earn?
The Maine 90th percentile is $49,140: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Maine is 2% lower at the top — the only point in the distribution where the state falls behind the national figures.
It is an all-industry figure, so it is not a ceiling for veterinary front-desk pay specifically.
What does the low end of receptionist pay in Maine look like?
The Maine 10th percentile is $35,880, 25% above the national figure of $28,760 — the widest advantage anywhere in the state's distribution.
The 25th percentile is $38,470, 13% above the national $33,960.
These are all-industry figures covering every kind of employer, so a low figure here is not specific to any one workplace.
How does this all-industry figure compare with vet tech pay in Maine?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Maine have a median of $50,810, which is $8,370 above the $42,440 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
The technician median is 1.2 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 Maine?
BLS estimates 3,440 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Maine across all industries, 44th 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 Maine Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Maine, 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.