Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Maryland

Maryland sits above the national figures at the bottom of this all-industry distribution and slightly below them at the top.

The 10th percentile, $31,750, is $2,990, or 10%, above the national $28,760 — the widest gap anywhere in the distribution.

The 25th percentile, $34,900, is 3% above its national counterpart, and the median of $38,100 is level with the national $38,010.

From there the position slips: the 75th percentile of $44,790 is 1% below the national figure, and the 90th percentile of $49,180 is 2% below the national $49,950.

Someone benchmarking an all-industry offer against the national figures finds the Maryland advantage at the floor, not the ceiling.

Half of the Maryland workers counted earned between $34,900 and $44,790, a band $9,890 wide — narrower than the national band of $11,170.

The 10th-to-90th span is narrower too: $17,430, against $21,190 nationally, and the compression runs through the whole distribution.

The stretch from the 10th to the 25th percentile narrows most — $3,150 against $5,200 nationally — while the stretch above the 75th percentile is $4,390 against $4,820.

The median sits $3,200 above the 25th percentile and $6,690 below the 75th, lower in its band than the national median, which sits $4,050 above its own 25th 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.

The Maryland hourly median is $18.32, against $18.27 nationally — a $0.05 difference, effectively level.

The data set carries hourly pay at the median only, so that 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.

BLS estimates 18,390 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Maryland, 18th 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.

In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Maryland have a median of $47,350 — $9,250, or 24%, more than the all-industry receptionist median on this page.

The technician median is 1.2 times the receptionist figure.

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.