Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary — Scranton, Pennsylvania

The average Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in Scranton, Pennsylvania earns $30,380 a year.

$30,380 / year, mean
↓ 16.1% below national average 38th percentile in Pennsylvania

Scranton pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
370
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.5%
Cost of living 94 #116 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $227,793 #148 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $63,656 #145 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Scranton ranks #116 for cost of living and #148 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $49,160 New York $47,510 San Jose $47,090 Seattle $45,570 Napa $45,400 Salinas $43,310 Los Angeles $43,300 Santa Rosa $42,700 Kingston $42,450 San Diego $42,390 Bremerton $41,380 Santa Maria $40,890 Portland $40,580 Mount Vernon $40,570 Bellingham $40,530 Santa Cruz $40,410 Olympia $40,220 Sacramento $40,200 Wenatchee $40,160 Vallejo $40,120 Albany $39,820 Oxnard $39,820 Kennewick $39,780 Kiryas Joel $39,770 San Luis Obispo $39,700 Bend $39,570 Modesto $39,520 Spokane $39,510 Stockton $39,250 Riverside $39,220 Naples $38,950 Yakima $38,930 Buffalo $38,890 Longview $38,880 Trenton $38,830 Utica $38,660 Salem $38,450 El Centro $38,350 Chicago $38,320 Ithaca $38,310 Hanford $38,260 Glens Falls $38,190 Yuba City $38,120 Atlantic City $37,960 Fresno $37,870 Syracuse $37,710 Visalia $37,600 Rochester $37,590 Grants Pass $37,290 Orlando $37,280 Merced $37,110 Chico $37,060 Bakersfield $36,950 Redding $36,950 Binghamton $36,620 Walla Walla $36,580 Miami $36,470 Eugene $36,420 Medford $36,250 Crestview $36,140 Sarasota $36,080 Baltimore $35,970 Albany $35,960 Watertown $35,890 Corvallis $35,690 Fort Myers $35,680 Philadelphia $35,450 Traverse City $35,150 Tampa $35,090 Ann Arbor $35,020 Detroit $35,000 Jacksonville $34,940 Punta Gorda $34,740 Palm Bay $34,640 Grand Rapids $34,540 Port St. Lucie $34,470 Springfield $34,450 Deltona $34,300 Rockford $34,160 Lexington Park $34,110 Champaign $34,070 Dallas $34,060 Lansing $34,020 Indianapolis $33,990 Wildwood $33,930 Panama City $33,880 Kalamazoo $33,850 Pensacola $33,810 Homosassa Springs $33,700 Sebastian $33,630 Gainesville $33,460 Battle Creek $33,440 Lakeland $33,430 Niles $33,430 Ocala $33,430 Charlottesville $33,390 Bloomington $33,270 Bloomington $33,260 Austin $33,250 Elkhart $33,170 Dover $33,160 Allentown $33,120 Kankakee $33,100 Fort Wayne $33,060 Salisbury $32,840 Tallahassee $32,820 Flint $32,630 Evansville $32,610 Saginaw $32,600 Muncie $32,580 Louisville $32,560 Lancaster $32,550 Richmond $32,510 South Bend $32,420 Monroe $32,380 Reading $32,340 Gettysburg $32,300 Harrisonburg $32,300 Columbus $32,110 Virginia Beach $32,100 Muskegon $32,090 Kokomo $31,980 Hagerstown $31,950 Staunton $31,770 Pittsburgh $31,620 York $31,620 Bay City $31,530 Harrisburg $31,480 Michigan City $31,380 State College $31,350 Houston $31,190 Lafayette $31,120 Terre Haute $31,110 Winchester $30,930 Blacksburg $30,880 Lexington $30,750 San Antonio $30,640 Williamsport $30,630 Roanoke $30,420 Scranton $30,380 Lebanon $30,280 Paducah $30,150 Odessa $29,720 Elizabethtown $29,690 Chambersburg $29,580 Bowling Green $29,560 Erie $29,440 Wheeling $28,570 Waco $28,380 Weirton $28,210 Johnstown $28,120 Owensboro $28,090 Sherman $28,010 Charleston $27,890 College Station $27,770 Killeen $27,710 Abilene $27,680 Altoona $27,670 Corpus Christi $27,310 Texarkana $27,280 Tyler $27,150 El Paso $27,050 Beaumont $26,960 Longview $26,510 Lubbock $26,410 Wichita Falls $26,360 Morgantown $26,160 Huntington $26,150 San Angelo $26,040 McAllen $25,820 Victoria $25,650 Laredo $25,610 Brownsville $25,600 Beckley $25,360 Eagle Pass $24,280
CityMean salaryvs. Scranton
Abilene, Texas$27,680-8.9%
Albany, Oregon$35,960+18.4%
Albany, New York$39,820+31.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$33,120+9.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$27,670-8.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$35,020+15.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$37,960+25.0%
Austin, Texas$33,250+9.4%
Bakersfield, California$36,950+21.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$35,970+18.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$33,440+10.1%
Bay City, Michigan$31,530+3.8%
Beaumont, Texas$26,960-11.3%
Beckley, West Virginia$25,360-16.5%
Bellingham, Washington$40,530+33.4%
Bend, Oregon$39,570+30.3%
Binghamton, New York$36,620+20.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$30,880+1.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$33,270+9.5%
Bloomington, Indiana$33,260+9.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$29,560-2.7%
Bremerton, Washington$41,380+36.2%
Brownsville, Texas$25,600-15.7%
Buffalo, New York$38,890+28.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$35,680+17.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$29,580-2.6%
Champaign, Illinois$34,070+12.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$27,890-8.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$33,390+9.9%
Chicago, Illinois$38,320+26.1%
Chico, California$37,060+22.0%
College Station, Texas$27,770-8.6%
Columbus, Indiana$32,110+5.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$27,310-10.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$35,690+17.5%
Crestview, Florida$36,140+19.0%
Dallas, Texas$34,060+12.1%
Deltona, Florida$34,300+12.9%
Detroit, Michigan$35,000+15.2%
Dover, Delaware$33,160+9.2%
Eagle Pass, Texas$24,280-20.1%
El Centro, California$38,350+26.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$29,690-2.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$33,170+9.2%
El Paso, Texas$27,050-11.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$29,440-3.1%
Eugene, Oregon$36,420+19.9%
Evansville, Indiana$32,610+7.3%
Flint, Michigan$32,630+7.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$33,060+8.8%
Fresno, California$37,870+24.7%
Gainesville, Florida$33,460+10.1%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$32,300+6.3%
Glens Falls, New York$38,190+25.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$34,540+13.7%
Grants Pass, Oregon$37,290+22.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$31,950+5.2%
Hanford, California$38,260+25.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$31,480+3.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$32,300+6.3%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$33,700+10.9%
Houston, Texas$31,190+2.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$26,150-13.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$33,990+11.9%
Ithaca, New York$38,310+26.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$34,940+15.0%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$28,120-7.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$33,850+11.4%
Kankakee, Illinois$33,100+9.0%
Kennewick, Washington$39,780+30.9%
Killeen, Texas$27,710-8.8%
Kingston, New York$42,450+39.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$39,770+30.9%
Kokomo, Indiana$31,980+5.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$31,120+2.4%
Lakeland, Florida$33,430+10.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$32,550+7.1%
Lansing, Michigan$34,020+12.0%
Laredo, Texas$25,610-15.7%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$30,280-0.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$30,750+1.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$34,110+12.3%
Longview, Texas$26,510-12.7%
Longview, Washington$38,880+28.0%
Los Angeles, California$43,300+42.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$32,560+7.2%
Lubbock, Texas$26,410-13.1%
McAllen, Texas$25,820-15.0%
Medford, Oregon$36,250+19.3%
Merced, California$37,110+22.2%
Miami, Florida$36,470+20.0%
Michigan City, Indiana$31,380+3.3%
Modesto, California$39,520+30.1%
Monroe, Michigan$32,380+6.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$26,160-13.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$40,570+33.5%
Muncie, Indiana$32,580+7.2%
Muskegon, Michigan$32,090+5.6%
Napa, California$45,400+49.4%
Naples, Florida$38,950+28.2%
New York, New York$47,510+56.4%
Niles, Michigan$33,430+10.0%
Sarasota, Florida$36,080+18.8%
Ocala, Florida$33,430+10.0%
Odessa, Texas$29,720-2.2%
Olympia, Washington$40,220+32.4%
Orlando, Florida$37,280+22.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$28,090-7.5%
Oxnard, California$39,820+31.1%
Paducah, Kentucky$30,150-0.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$34,640+14.0%
Panama City, Florida$33,880+11.5%
Pensacola, Florida$33,810+11.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$35,450+16.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$31,620+4.1%
Portland, Oregon$40,580+33.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$34,470+13.5%
Punta Gorda, Florida$34,740+14.4%
Reading, Pennsylvania$32,340+6.5%
Redding, California$36,950+21.6%
Richmond, Virginia$32,510+7.0%
Riverside, California$39,220+29.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$30,420+0.1%
Rochester, New York$37,590+23.7%
Rockford, Illinois$34,160+12.4%
Sacramento, California$40,200+32.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$32,600+7.3%
Salem, Oregon$38,450+26.6%
Salinas, California$43,310+42.6%
Salisbury, Maryland$32,840+8.1%
San Angelo, Texas$26,040-14.3%
San Antonio, Texas$30,640+0.9%
San Diego, California$42,390+39.5%
San Francisco, California$49,160+61.8%
San Jose, California$47,090+55.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$39,700+30.7%
Santa Cruz, California$40,410+33.0%
Santa Maria, California$40,890+34.6%
Santa Rosa, California$42,700+40.6%
Seattle, Washington$45,570+50.0%
Sebastian, Florida$33,630+10.7%
Sherman, Texas$28,010-7.8%
South Bend, Indiana$32,420+6.7%
Spokane, Washington$39,510+30.1%
Springfield, Illinois$34,450+13.4%
State College, Pennsylvania$31,350+3.2%
Staunton, Virginia$31,770+4.6%
Stockton, California$39,250+29.2%
Syracuse, New York$37,710+24.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$32,820+8.0%
Tampa, Florida$35,090+15.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$31,110+2.4%
Texarkana, Texas$27,280-10.2%
Traverse City, Michigan$35,150+15.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$38,830+27.8%
Tyler, Texas$27,150-10.6%
Utica, New York$38,660+27.3%
Vallejo, California$40,120+32.1%
Victoria, Texas$25,650-15.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$32,100+5.7%
Visalia, California$37,600+23.8%
Waco, Texas$28,380-6.6%
Walla Walla, Washington$36,580+20.4%
Watertown, New York$35,890+18.1%
Weirton, West Virginia$28,210-7.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$40,160+32.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$28,570-6.0%
Wichita Falls, Texas$26,360-13.2%
Wildwood, Florida$33,930+11.7%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$30,630+0.8%
Winchester, Virginia$30,930+1.8%
Yakima, Washington$38,930+28.1%
York, Pennsylvania$31,620+4.1%
Yuba City, California$38,120+25.5%
Gross salary
30,380/yr
Estimated take-home
25,658/yr
Est. total withheld
15.5%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-4081 SOC code
Official area Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42540 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
WilkesBarre
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
567,887