SOC 43-4081 · Yuba City, CA metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in Yuba City, CA

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Yuba City, California is $38,120 a year ($18.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,450: half of the 70 people in this job in the Yuba City, 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).

$38,120average per year

$18.33 / hourMedian $36,450Take-home ≈ $32,149

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $41K75th
  • $44K90th

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

70people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
#19 of 25California metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in Yuba City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,060 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Yuba City earn between $35,150 and $40,700.

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  • $36KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,120$3,177$18.33
Median$36,450$3,038$17.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,150$2,929$16.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,700$3,392$19.57

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

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

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Yuba City 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 +4% against the U.S. median of $35,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Yuba City$38,120$36,450$34,780$44,06070
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 Yuba City

On the average salary of $38,120, a single filer in Yuba City takes home about $32,149 a year, or $2,679 a month and $1,236 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 Yuba City a good place for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Yuba City area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.2), so the average $38,120 buys what about $36,572 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Yuba City ($49,970). A typical home costs $432,169, or 11.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Yuba City ranks 19th 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 Yuba City: questions

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

$18.33 an hour on average, and $17.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $32,149 a year ($2,679 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,120. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks earn more in Yuba City 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 Yuba City, CA (49700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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