SOC 43-4081 · Johnstown, PA metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in Johnstown, PA

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Johnstown, Pennsylvania is $28,120 a year ($13.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,390: half of the 40 people in this job in the Johnstown, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($35,550).

$28,120average per year

$13.52 / hourMedian $28,390Take-home ≈ $23,904

  • $22K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $31K75th
  • $34K90th

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

40people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#15 of 16Pennsylvania metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in Johnstown

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,160 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Johnstown earn between $23,190 and $30,740.

  • $22K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $31K75th
  • $34K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$28,120$2,343$13.52
Median$28,390$2,366$13.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$23,190$1,932$11.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$30,740$2,562$14.78

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

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in Johnstown vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Johnstown earn 13% less than the Pennsylvania average ($32,140) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($35,550). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $35,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Johnstown$28,120$28,390$22,110$34,16040
Pennsylvania$32,140$31,330$23,970$37,4007,880
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 Johnstown

On the average salary of $28,120, a single filer in Johnstown takes home about $23,904 a year, or $1,992 a month and $919 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Johnstown area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $28,120 buys what about $32,725 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Johnstown ($44,110). A typical home costs $107,146, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Johnstown ranks 15th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($35,450).

All Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks salaries in Pennsylvania

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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 Johnstown: questions

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

$13.52 an hour on average, and $13.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $23,904 a year ($1,992 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $28,120. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 21% less 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 Johnstown, PA (27780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.49, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.49).

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