Wages vary by employer and the receptionist's level of skill and responsibility.
Receptionists who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Receptionists and information clerks (SOC 43-4171)
Switchboard operators, including answering service (SOC 43-2011)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $16.98 | $18.41 | $21.78 |
| Yearly | $35,327 | $38,285 | $45,307 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $15.47 | $18.15 | $20.83 |
| Yearly | $32,173 | $37,753 | $43,339 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $15.83 | $17.11 | $19.01 |
| Yearly | $32,926 | $35,589 | $39,549 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $17.27 | $18.79 | $22.30 |
| Yearly | $35,922 | $39,090 | $46,377 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $15.43 | $17.40 | $19.28 |
| Yearly | $32,078 | $36,197 | $40,088 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.01 | $18.40 | $21.81 |
| Yearly | $35,385 | $38,262 | $45,374 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $17.23 | $18.87 | $22.12 |
| Yearly | $35,838 | $39,245 | $46,020 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $15.49 | $17.49 | $21.17 |
| Yearly | $32,212 | $36,387 | $44,028 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $15.41 | $17.08 | $18.86 |
| Yearly | $32,036 | $35,534 | $39,216 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.55 | $17.66 | $19.64 |
| Yearly | $32,344 | $36,720 | $40,859 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $17.30 | $18.91 | $22.41 |
| Yearly | $35,983 | $39,322 | $46,603 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $17.05 | $18.07 | $21.50 |
| Yearly | $35,483 | $37,588 | $44,703 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $15.91 | $18.02 | $19.53 |
| Yearly | $33,092 | $37,482 | $40,622 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $15.63 | $17.91 | $19.26 |
| Yearly | $32,503 | $37,261 | $40,055 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $17.59 | $19.18 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $36,577 | $39,902 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $16.19 | $18.65 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $33,685 | $38,805 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $15.35 | $17.63 | $18.76 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $36,674 | $39,028 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $16.41 | $18.27 | $20.84 |
| Yearly | $34,134 | $38,002 | $43,353 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $16.11 | $18.19 | $20.39 |
| Yearly | $33,509 | $37,827 | $42,413 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $15.99 | $17.71 | $19.82 |
| Yearly | $33,269 | $36,846 | $41,228 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.94 | $18.23 | $20.31 |
| Yearly | $33,143 | $37,911 | $42,235 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $15.35 | $16.87 | $19.18 |
| Yearly | $31,938 | $35,081 | $39,907 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $17.01 | $18.38 | $21.95 |
| Yearly | $35,385 | $38,234 | $45,658 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.33 | $18.27 | $21.70 |
| Yearly | $33,960 | $38,010 | $45,130 | |
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $18.87 | $21.00 | $22.72 |
| Yearly | $39,237 | $43,669 | $47,242 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $16.32 | $19.75 | $23.38 |
| Yearly | $33,945 | $41,063 | $48,640 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.77 | $19.09 | $19.09 |
| Yearly | $39,048 | $39,711 | $39,711 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $19.59 | $21.92 | $23.28 |
| Yearly | $40,745 | $45,591 | $48,422 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.72 | $18.72 | $19.23 |
| Yearly | $38,937 | $38,937 | $40,018 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.83 | $21.88 | $22.53 |
| Yearly | $39,152 | $45,503 | $46,869 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $20.06 | $21.92 | $22.38 |
| Yearly | $41,733 | $45,592 | $46,552 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $20.18 | $20.22 | $20.22 |
| Yearly | $41,959 | $42,050 | $42,050 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $19.10 | $19.10 | $21.34 |
| Yearly | $39,733 | $39,733 | $44,390 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.93 | $22.38 | $22.98 |
| Yearly | $41,448 | $46,547 | $47,809 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $18.09 | $19.36 | $21.19 |
| Yearly | $37,628 | $40,257 | $44,069 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $17.91 | $18.94 | $20.65 |
| Yearly | $37,268 | $39,387 | $42,942 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.29 | $19.52 | $21.61 |
| Yearly | $38,057 | $40,600 | $44,939 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.85 | $19.41 | $19.81 |
| Yearly | $39,209 | $40,378 | $41,196 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $16.42 | $18.35 | $20.13 |
| Yearly | $34,146 | $38,167 | $41,855 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $18.87 | $18.87 | $21.28 |
| Yearly | $39,241 | $39,241 | $44,266 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $21.47 | $27.93 | $27.93 |
| Yearly | $44,653 | $58,093 | $58,093 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.74 | $18.57 | $22.37 |
| Yearly | $34,820 | $38,630 | $46,530 | |