Veterinary Receptionist Salary in Oregon
Receptionists and information clerks in Oregon — the federal SOC 43-4171 occupation, covering every industry and not veterinary-specific — earned a median annual wage of $40,900 in the May 2025 estimates.
That is $2,890, or 8%, above the national median of $38,010, and 13th of the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
Oregon sits above the national figures at every percentile except the 90th, where it is 1% lower, and the lead is widest at the 10th percentile.
What these figures cover
10th percentile
$33,970
25th percentile
$36,840
75th percentile
$46,510
90th percentile
$49,660
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Oregon, SOC 43-4171 (Receptionists and Information Clerks). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Oregon vs. the national figures
The Oregon median is above the national median by 8%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171) median for May 2025, it ranks 13th, and 21st by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Above the national figures at every percentile but the 90th
Every Oregon percentile sits above its national counterpart except the 90th, where the state figure of $49,660 is 1% below the national $49,950.
The lead is widest at the floor: the 10th percentile of $33,970 is $5,210, or 18%, above the national $28,760.
The 25th percentile of $36,840 and the median of $40,900 are each 8% above their national figures, and the 75th percentile of $46,510 is 3% above the national $45,130.
Proportionally the lead narrows from the floor upward, so national figures would undersell an offer at the low end of the Oregon range most, and slightly overstate one at the 90th percentile.
A narrower spread over a higher floor
Half of the Oregon workers counted earned between $36,840 and $46,510, a band $9,670 wide against the national band of $11,170.
The full 10th-to-90th span is $15,690, against $21,190 nationally.
Three of the four stretches of that span are narrower than the national ones — the 10th-to-25th stretch ($2,870 against $5,200), the median-to-75th ($5,610 against $7,120) and the 75th-to-90th ($3,150 against $4,820) — while the 25th-to-median stretch, $4,060 against $4,050, is essentially unchanged.
The median sits $4,060 above the 25th percentile and $5,610 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.
Reading an hourly posting against the Oregon figures
The Oregon hourly median is $19.66, against $18.27 nationally — $1.39 more, the same 8% 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 13,590 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Oregon, 21st 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 Oregon vet tech median
In the same release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Oregon have a median of $55,810 — $14,910, or 36%, 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 Oregon have a median of $55,810 ($26.83/hr) — $14,910 above the receptionists and information clerks median shown on this page. Vet tech salary in Oregon →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median receptionist salary in Oregon?
For receptionists and information clerks across all industries in Oregon, the May 2025 BLS median annual wage is $40,900, or $19.66 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 Oregon sits 8% above it.
What do the top-paid receptionists in Oregon earn?
The Oregon 90th percentile is $49,660: one in ten receptionists and information clerks counted across all industries earned more.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $49,950, so Oregon sits 1% below it — the only national counterpart figure the state falls short of.
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 Oregon?
In the same BLS release, veterinary technologists and technicians in Oregon have a median of $55,810, which is $14,910 above the $40,900 median for receptionists and information clerks across all industries.
The technician median is 1.4 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 Oregon?
BLS estimates 13,590 receptionists and information clerks were employed in Oregon across all industries, 21st 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 Oregon distribution look like?
The Oregon 10th percentile is $33,970 — $5,210, or 18%, above the national $28,760 — and the 25th percentile is $36,840, 8% above the national $33,960.
The lead is widest at the 10th percentile, in both dollar and percentage terms.
Even so, the national median of $38,010 sits above the Oregon 10th percentile of $33,970.
Both figures cover every industry, not veterinary employers alone.
More Oregon Veterinary Receptionist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Oregon, 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.