Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Minnesota
Receptionists and information clerks in Minnesota — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $37,510 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is 1% below the national median of $38,010, and 22nd of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The distribution is wider than the national one: Minnesota sits below the national figures from the 10th percentile through the 75th, but its 90th percentile is above the national ceiling.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$28,320
25th percentile
$31,600
75th percentile
$44,530
90th percentile
$50,540
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Minnesota, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Minnesota vs. the national figures
The Minnesota median is below the national median by 1%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 22nd, and 24th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Below the national figures, except at the ceiling
Every Minnesota figure sits below its national counterpart except one.
The gap is deepest at the low end: the 25th percentile, $31,600, is 7% below the national $33,960, and the 10th, $28,320, is 2% below the national $28,760.
It narrows to 1% at the median ($37,510 against $38,010) and stays 1% at the 75th ($44,530 against $45,130).
At the 90th percentile the ordering flips: Minnesota's $50,540 is 1% above the national $49,950.
Someone benchmarking an offer against national figures for this occupation would overstate the Minnesota middle, but not its ceiling.
A wider band than the national one
Half of Minnesota's receptionists and information clerks earned between $31,600 and $44,530, a band $12,930 wide — the national band is $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is $22,220, against $21,190 nationally, so Minnesota's range is wider in both directions: a lower floor and a higher ceiling.
The median sits $5,910 above the 25th percentile and $7,020 below the 75th, slightly closer to the bottom of the band than the top.
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 Minnesota hourly median is $18.04, against $18.27 nationally — $0.23 less, the same 1% 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 workforce counted across every industry
BLS estimates 11,800 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Minnesota, 24th 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 Minnesota vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Minnesota have a median of $57,270 — $19,760, or 53%, more than the all-industry receptionist median on this page, 1.5 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.
Same release, same state: veterinary technologists and technicians (SOC 29-2056) in Minnesota have a median of $57,270 ($27.54/hr) — $19,760 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Minnesota →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Minnesota?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Minnesota, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $37,510, or $18.04 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 Minnesota sits 1% below it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Minnesota earn?
The Minnesota 90th percentile is $50,540: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Minnesota is 1% higher — the only point in the Minnesota distribution above its national counterpart.
It is an all-industry figure, so it is not a ceiling for veterinary front-desk pay specifically.
What does the low end of the distribution look like?
The Minnesota 10th percentile is $28,320, 2% below the national 10th percentile of $28,760.
The 25th percentile is $31,600, 7% below the national $33,960 — the deepest gap anywhere in the Minnesota distribution.
Both figures cover every industry, so they are not a veterinary-specific floor for front-desk work.
How does this all-industry figure compare with vet tech pay in Minnesota?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Minnesota have a median of $57,270, which is $19,760 above the $37,510 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
The technician median is 1.5 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 Minnesota?
BLS estimates 11,800 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Minnesota across all industries, 24th 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 Minnesota Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Minnesota, 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.