SOC 43-4081 · Fresno, CA metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in Fresno, CA

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Fresno, California is $37,870 a year ($18.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,950: half of the 480 people in this job in the Fresno, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($35,550).

$37,870average per year

$18.21 / hourMedian $35,950Take-home ≈ $31,958

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

480people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
#20 of 25California metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in Fresno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,540 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Fresno earn between $35,210 and $38,060.

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,870$3,156$18.21
Median$35,950$2,996$17.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,210$2,934$16.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,060$3,172$18.30

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in Fresno vs. California and the U.S.

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Fresno earn 11% less than the California average ($42,680) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($35,550). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $35,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fresno$37,870$35,950$34,320$44,540480
California$42,680$39,360$35,910$54,02027,810
United States$35,550$35,070$27,120$45,470261,420

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salary after taxes in Fresno

On the average salary of $37,870, a single filer in Fresno takes home about $31,958 a year, or $2,663 a month and $1,229 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Fresno a good place for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fresno area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.2), so the average $37,870 buys what about $37,070 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Fresno ($46,910). A typical home costs $409,749, or 10.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salary in other California cities

Fresno ranks 20th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($49,160).

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Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,540).

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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salary in Fresno: questions

How much do hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks make an hour in Fresno?

$18.21 an hour on average, and $17.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks salary in Fresno?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks take-home pay in Fresno?

About $31,958 a year ($2,663 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,870. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks earn more in Fresno than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($35,550).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4081; area Fresno, CA (23420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.59, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.59).

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