What are the main factors that influence an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's salary?

An Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,746 for beginners, reaching about $44,867 at mid-level, and approach $50,211 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist?

Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist roles are District of Columbia $51,128, California $50,934, Massachusetts $50,255. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salary in the United States

How much does an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist in the United States is $46,178 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,047
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,190 to $53,437
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,560

10% $38,560

50% (Median) $46,178

90% $60,047

Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,437	$4,453	$1,028	$26
Average	$46,178	$3,848	$888	$22
25th Percentile	$42,190	$3,516	$811	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salaries

An Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $42,746
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,998
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,867
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $48,497
Expert (over 8 years): $50,211

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist	less than 1 year	$42,746
Early Career Level Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist	1-2 years	$42,998
Mid-Level Level Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist	2-4 years	$44,867
Senior-Level Level Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist	5-8 years	$48,497
Expert Level Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist	over 8 years	$50,211

How Do Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,128.
California: $50,934.
Massachusetts: $50,255.

District of Columbia $51,128 California $50,934 Massachusetts $50,255 Washington $50,070 New Jersey $50,052 Alaska $49,987 Connecticut $49,350 New York $49,092

Hawaii $48,265 Rhode Island $47,877 Maryland $47,614 Minnesota $47,254 Colorado $47,115 Illinois $47,069 Oregon $46,893 Delaware $46,764

New Hampshire $46,683 Virginia $46,501 Pennsylvania $45,970 Nevada $45,702 North Dakota $45,614 Michigan $45,476 Wisconsin $45,425 Vermont $45,323

Texas $45,042 Maine $45,023 Arizona $44,996 Ohio $44,963 Georgia $44,538 Indiana $44,326 Wyoming $44,284 Utah $44,220

Iowa $44,192 Kansas $43,970 Louisiana $43,906 North Carolina $43,883 Missouri $43,873 Florida $43,693 Montana $43,596 Nebraska $43,504

Kentucky $43,453 South Carolina $43,269 Tennessee $43,153 Idaho $43,107 New Mexico $42,770 Oklahoma $42,696 Alabama $42,423 South Dakota $41,966

Arkansas $41,717 West Virginia $41,583 Mississippi $41,181

Top Paying Cities for Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $58,244
San Francisco: $57,606
Oakland: $56,392

San Jose, CA $58,244

San Francisco, CA $57,606

Oakland, CA $56,392

New York, NY $53,169

Paramus, NJ $52,522

Queens Village, NY $52,520

Passaic, NJ $52,476

Bergenfield, NJ $52,472

Stamford, CT $52,370

Huntington, NY $52,351

Newark, NJ $52,010

Bridgeport, CT $51,913

Vallejo, CA $51,821

New Brunswick, NJ $51,802

Petaluma, CA $51,774

Middlesex, NJ $51,687

Somerset, NJ $51,654

Santa Cruz, CA $51,594

Boston, MA $51,313

Monterey, CA $51,151

Seattle, WA $51,045

Santa Rosa, CA $51,036

Los Angeles, CA $51,022

Juneau, AK $50,902

Washington, DC $50,851

Orange, CA $50,686

Santa Ana, CA $50,565

Long Beach, CA $50,518

Anaheim, CA $50,509

Anchorage, AK $50,486

Santa Maria, CA $50,348

Everett, WA $50,338

Danbury, CT $50,176

Bremerton, WA $50,112

Tacoma, WA $49,946

New Suffolk, NY $49,945

Sacramento, CA $49,932

Santa Barbara, CA $49,881

San Diego, CA $49,830

Trenton, NJ $49,830

Brockton, MA $49,780

Fairbanks, AK $49,666

Lompoc, CA $49,549

Lowell, MA $49,511

Ventura, CA $49,502

Nashua, NH $49,493

Stockton, CA $49,489

Modesto, CA $49,152

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,050

Olympia, WA $48,962

Kennewick, WA $48,962

New Haven, CT $48,944

Lawrence, MA $48,778

Hartford, CT $48,731

Riverside, CA $48,722

New Bedford, MA $48,676

Richland, WA $48,676

Bakersfield, CA $48,611

San Bernardino, CA $48,593

New Britain, CT $48,588

Atlantic City, NJ $48,588

New London, CT $48,570

Norwich, CT $48,556

Portsmouth, NH $48,547

Boulder, CO $48,449

Portland, OR $48,385

Worcester, MA $48,380

Minneapolis, MN $48,237

Philadelphia, PA $48,173

Honolulu, HI $48,020

Saint Paul, MN $47,998

Vineland, NJ $47,988

Providence, RI $47,854

Chicago, IL $47,720

Bellingham, WA $47,665

Springfield, MA $47,628

Baltimore, MD $47,614

Chico, CA $47,498

Pittsfield, MA $47,374

Manchester, NH $47,286

Spokane, WA $47,083

Denver, CO $47,078

Albany, NY $46,861

Troy, NY $46,843

Nassau, NY $46,793

Schenectady, NY $46,746

Wilmington, DE $46,709

Burlington, VT $46,644

Salem, OR $46,626

Portland, ME $46,482

Yakima, WA $46,436

Rochester, MN $46,293

Reno, NV $46,270

Fresno, CA $46,270

Milwaukee, WI $46,228

Detroit, MI $46,182

Ann Arbor, MI $46,174

Allentown, PA $46,168

Colorado Springs, CO $46,090

Syracuse, NY $46,067

Carson City, NV $46,067

Houston, TX $46,002

Eugene, OR $45,979

Gary, IN $45,924

Springfield, OR $45,887

Bismarck, ND $45,878

Galveston, TX $45,845

Medford, OR $45,776

Fort Collins, CO $45,757

Concord, NH $45,734

Austin, TX $45,721

Mesa, AZ $45,624

Reading, PA $45,619

Phoenix, AZ $45,614

Dallas, TX $45,600

Saint Cloud, MN $45,556

Madison, WI $45,494

Utica, NY $45,370

Rochester, NY $45,296

Des Moines, IA $45,291

Raleigh, NC $45,286

Atlanta, GA $45,217

Battle Creek, MI $45,203

Salt Lake City, UT $45,189

Lancaster, PA $45,120

Harrisburg, PA $45,056

Kansas City, MO $45,009

Kansas City, KS $45,000

Champaign, IL $45,000

Fort Worth, TX $44,996

Columbus, OH $44,988

Boca Raton, FL $44,977

Pittsburgh, PA $44,959

Richmond, VA $44,940

Indianapolis, IN $44,931

Cleveland, OH $44,926

Las Vegas, NV $44,871

Cincinnati, OH $44,871

Petersburg, VA $44,802

Huntsville, AL $44,732

Lansing, MI $44,701

Lebanon, PA $44,695

Pueblo, CO $44,691

Appleton, WI $44,677

Buffalo, NY $44,658

Dayton, OH $44,645

Racine, WI $44,635

Charlotte, NC $44,631

Saint Louis, MO $44,617

York, PA $44,589

Elkhart, IN $44,589

Gastonia, NC $44,580

Billings, MT $44,569

Beaumont, TX $44,557

Lorain, OH $44,548

Benton Harbor, MI $44,538

Toledo, OH $44,529

Binghamton, NY $44,506

Rock Hill, SC $44,501

Rockford, IL $44,478

Springfield, IL $44,460

Elyria, OH $44,455

Fargo, ND $44,455

Flagstaff, AZ $44,423

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,395

Duluth, MN $44,368

Miami, FL $44,368

Grand Forks, ND $44,335

Cheyenne, WY $44,335

Bangor, ME $44,234

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,183

Durham, NC $44,163

Louisville, KY $44,160

Grand Rapids, MI $44,150

Hialeah, FL $44,146

Casper, WY $44,081

Scranton, PA $44,026

New Orleans, LA $44,012

Virginia Beach, VA $44,007

Akron, OH $43,984

Peoria, IL $43,924

Sarasota, FL $43,915

Nashville, TN $43,883

Omaha, NE $43,883

Green Bay, WI $43,883

Baton Rouge, LA $43,860

Charleston, SC $43,850

Davenport, IA $43,827

Jamestown, NY $43,827

Tucson, AZ $43,804

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,776

Tampa, FL $43,767

Evansville, IN $43,740

Port Arthur, TX $43,740

Bradenton, FL $43,721

Santa Fe, NM $43,638

Orlando, FL $43,555

Clearwater, FL $43,541

La Crosse, WI $43,444

Canton, OH $43,444

Albuquerque, NM $43,416

Newport News, VA $43,412

High Point, NC $43,398

Ogden, UT $43,379

Corpus Christi, TX $43,342

Norfolk, VA $43,315

Laramie, WY $43,315

Rock Island, IL $43,287

Saginaw, MI $43,278

Jacksonville, FL $43,273

Salisbury, NC $43,264

Boise, ID $43,255

Moline, IL $43,232

Fort Myers, FL $43,218

Memphis, TN $43,208

Tulsa, OK $43,185

Waterloo, IA $43,158

Spartanburg, SC $43,112

Lincoln, NE $43,088

Fort Wayne, IN $43,079

Provo, UT $43,075

Cedar Falls, IA $43,019

San Antonio, TX $43,001

Greensboro, NC $42,982

South Bend, IN $42,978

Savannah, GA $42,927

Muskegon, MI $42,908

Birmingham, AL $42,904

Winston Salem, NC $42,881

Lake Charles, LA $42,770

Anderson, IN $42,761

Lexington, KY $42,747

Augusta, GA $42,733

Greenville, SC $42,733

Lima, OH $42,696

Wichita, KS $42,691

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,691

Columbia, SC $42,650

Springfield, OH $42,640

Asheville, NC $42,567

Bloomington, IN $42,534

Knoxville, TN $42,368

Shreveport, LA $42,363

Wilmington, NC $42,303

Roanoke, VA $42,303

Topeka, KS $42,220

Frankfort, KY $42,215

Oklahoma City, OK $42,183

Chillicothe, OH $42,165

Longview, TX $42,160

Melbourne, FL $42,156

Sioux Falls, SD $42,082

Mobile, AL $42,077

Terre Haute, IN $42,059

Altoona, PA $42,031

Amarillo, TX $41,999

Killeen, TX $41,985

Fayetteville, AR $41,948

Chattanooga, TN $41,934

Sioux City, IA $41,892

Idaho Falls, ID $41,883

Lynchburg, VA $41,846

Gainesville, FL $41,786

Portsmouth, OH $41,763

Little Rock, AR $41,754

Lafayette, LA $41,735

Youngstown, OH $41,735

Daytona Beach, FL $41,708

Clarksville, TN $41,703

Pensacola, FL $41,698

Temple, TX $41,695

Hopkinsville, KY $41,560

Erie, PA $41,551

Florence, SC $41,532

Charleston, WV $41,458

Great Falls, MT $41,435

Macon, GA $41,371

Tallahassee, FL $41,366

Fayetteville, NC $41,357

Waco, TX $41,348

Helena, MT $41,315

Pine Bluff, AR $41,298

Vincennes, IN $41,241

Lubbock, TX $41,223

Alamogordo, NM $41,195

Twin Falls, ID $41,154

Rapid City, SD $41,140

Jackson, MS $41,057

Huntington, WV $41,053

Greenville, MS $41,052

Parkersburg, WV $41,005

Montgomery, AL $40,997

Wichita Falls, TX $40,950

Springfield, MO $40,950

Biloxi, MS $40,927

Monroe, LA $40,881

Johnstown, PA $40,849

Sumter, SC $40,830

Columbus, GA $40,826

Pascagoula, MS $40,738

Abilene, TX $40,738

Kingsport, TN $40,618

Albany, GA $40,618

Gulfport, MS $40,604

Alexandria, LA $40,452

Fort Smith, AR $40,336

El Paso, TX $40,212

Las Cruces, NM $40,004

Harlingen, TX $39,886

Pocatello, ID $39,879

Florence, AL $39,819

Brownsville, TX $39,810

Mcallen, TX $39,713

Dothan, AL $39,648

Columbus, MS $39,374

Altus, OK $39,159

Lawton, OK $39,071

Pierre, SD $38,905

Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Construction and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Construction	$55,413	$27.0	20%
Business Services	$53,104	$26.0	15%
Healthcare	$51,719	$25.0	12%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,795	$24.0	10%
Insurance	$49,872	$24.0	8%

How Education impacts an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist professionals enter the field with a high school degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist with a high school is between $42,353 and $45,261.

Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salaries by Degree Level

$45,800
$45,300
$44,800
$44,300
$43,800
$43,400
$42,900
$42,400

Typical Education for Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	1.3%
High School	44%
Associate's Degree	20%
Bachelor's Degree	32%
Master's Degree or MBA	2.7%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0%

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Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$42,190

Average $46,178/year

$53,437

$3,516

Average $3,848/month

$4,453

$811

Average $888/week

$1,028

$20

Average $22/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,437	$4,453	$1,028	$26
Average	$46,178	$3,848	$888	$22
25th Percentile	$42,190	$3,516	$811	$20

Salary Trends for Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist

Salaries for an Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $58,687 in 2023 to around $58,078 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist salary trends, click here.

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2023	$58,687
2024	$58,746
2025	$58,078

Most common benefits for Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist

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Common company salaries for Accountant/Data Entry Clerk/Receptionist

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C $128,509/per year

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H $124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada Biotechnology United States

N $123,899/per year

Nordex Inc Biotechnology United States

N $120,416/per year

Nipro Corp Biotechnology United States

E $115,870/per year

Enovis Biotechnology United States

A $114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy Biotechnology United States

M $112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc Biotechnology United States

L $111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development Biotechnology United States

L $110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp Biotechnology United States

Z $106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet Biotechnology United States

P $103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics Biotechnology United States

S $102,181/per year

Steris PLC Biotechnology United States

G $97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd Biotechnology United States

E $94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines Biotechnology United States

R $94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC Biotechnology United States

P $94,235/per year

Pleno Inc Biotechnology United States

S $93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc Biotechnology United States

N $88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS Biotechnology United States

O $86,468/per year

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L $84,895/per year

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E $84,682/per year

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P $84,523/per year

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I $83,525/per year

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S $82,815/per year

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