SOC 43-4081 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Jacksonville, Florida is $34,940 a year ($16.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,190: half of the 1,330 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($35,550).

$34,940average per year

$16.80 / hourMedian $34,190Take-home ≈ $30,254

  • $30K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $41K90th

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

1,330people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#8 of 21Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,160 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Jacksonville earn between $30,930 and $36,200.

  • $30K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $41K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,940$2,912$16.80
Median$34,190$2,849$16.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,930$2,578$14.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,200$3,017$17.40

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

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in Jacksonville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Jacksonville earn about the same as the Florida average ($36,020) and about the same as 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
Jacksonville$34,940$34,190$29,760$41,1601,330
Florida$36,020$35,030$30,080$44,62023,580
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 Jacksonville

On the average salary of $34,940, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $30,254 a year, or $2,521 a month and $1,164 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $34,940 buys what about $35,121 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 10.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Jacksonville ranks 8th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($38,950).

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

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salary by city

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

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

$16.80 an hour on average, and $16.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,254 a year ($2,521 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,940. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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