SOC 43-4081 · Abilene, TX metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in Abilene, TX

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Abilene, Texas is $27,680 a year ($13.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,140: half of the 180 people in this job in the Abilene, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($35,550).

$27,680average per year

$13.31 / hourMedian $28,140Take-home ≈ $24,404

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  • $28KMedian
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  • $33K90th

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

180people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#10 of 24Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in Abilene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $33,480 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Abilene earn between $23,920 and $29,910.

  • $21K10th
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  • $28KMedian
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  • $33K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,680$2,307$13.31
Median$28,140$2,345$13.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$23,920$1,993$11.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,910$2,492$14.38

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

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in Abilene vs. Texas and the U.S.

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Abilene earn 10% less than the Texas average ($30,630) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($35,550). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $35,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Abilene$27,680$28,140$20,960$33,480180
Texas$30,630$29,630$21,570$37,34023,690
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 Abilene

On the average salary of $27,680, a single filer in Abilene takes home about $24,404 a year, or $2,034 a month and $939 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Abilene a good place for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Abilene area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $27,680 buys what about $30,632 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Abilene ($44,340). A typical home costs $217,009, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Abilene ranks 10th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($34,060).

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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 Abilene: questions

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

$13.31 an hour on average, and $13.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $23,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,404 a year ($2,034 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,680. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Abilene, TX (10180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.44, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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