Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Nebraska
Receptionists and information clerks in Nebraska — a federal occupation, SOC 43-4171, that covers every industry, not only veterinary practices — earned a median annual wage of $37,860 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is effectively even with the national median of $38,010, a 0% difference, and 21st of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
The state's distribution is compressed: the 10th percentile sits 1% above the national floor, while the 90th sits 5% below.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$29,070
25th percentile
$33,860
75th percentile
$42,640
90th percentile
$47,350
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Nebraska, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Nebraska vs. the national figures
The Nebraska median is in line with the national median. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 21st, and 35th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
A higher floor, an even middle, a lower ceiling
Nebraska tracks the national figures at the middle and diverges at the edges.
The 10th percentile, $29,070, is 1% above the national $28,760 — the only percentile above its national counterpart.
The 25th, $33,860, and the median, $37,860, are level with their national figures at whole-percent precision, 0% each, against $33,960 and $38,010.
The gap opens above the middle: the 75th percentile, $42,640, is 6% below the national $45,130, a $2,490 difference, and the 90th, $47,350, is 5% below the national $49,950.
Someone benchmarking an offer against national figures for this all-industry occupation would find the middle representative and the top end optimistic.
A tighter band than the nation's
Half of the Nebraska workers counted earned between $33,860 and $42,640, a band $8,780 wide — tighter than the national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is $18,280, against $21,190 nationally, because the state's floor sits above the national floor while its ceiling sits below the national ceiling.
The median sits $4,000 above the 25th percentile and $4,780 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 front-desk posting against these figures
The Nebraska hourly median is $18.20, against $18.27 nationally — $0.07 less, a 0% gap that mirrors 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 mid-sized workforce, counted across every industry
BLS estimates 6,750 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Nebraska, 35th 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 Nebraska vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Nebraska have a median of $43,680 — $5,820, or 15%, 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 Nebraska have a median of $43,680 ($21.00/hr) — $5,820 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Nebraska →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Nebraska?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Nebraska, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $37,860, or $18.20 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 — the state figure is effectively even with it, a 0% difference.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Nebraska earn?
The Nebraska 90th percentile is $47,350: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Nebraska is $2,600, or 5%, lower.
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 Nebraska?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Nebraska have a median of $43,680, which is $5,820 above the $37,860 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 Nebraska?
BLS estimates 6,750 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Nebraska across all industries, 35th 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.
What does the low end of the pay range look like in Nebraska?
The Nebraska 10th percentile is $29,070 — 1% above the national 10th percentile of $28,760, the only part of this state's distribution above its national counterpart.
It is an all-industry figure covering every kind of employer, not the wage at any single type of business.
More Nebraska Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Nebraska, 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.