SOC 43-4081 · College Station-Bryan, TX metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in College Station, TX

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in College Station, Texas is $27,770 a year ($13.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,640: half of the 280 people in this job in the College Station-Bryan, 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).

$27,770average per year

$13.35 / hourMedian $27,640Take-home ≈ $24,479

  • $21K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $34K90th

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

280people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#8 of 24Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in College Station

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,450 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in College Station earn between $26,130 and $29,490.

  • $21K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $34K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$27,770$2,314$13.35
Median$27,640$2,303$13.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$26,130$2,178$12.56
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,490$2,458$14.18

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

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

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in College Station earn 9% less than the Texas average ($30,630) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($35,550). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $35,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
College Station$27,770$27,640$21,200$34,450280
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 College Station

On the average salary of $27,770, a single filer in College Station takes home about $24,479 a year, or $2,040 a month and $941 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 College Station a good place for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the College Station area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $27,770 buys what about $30,533 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in College Station ($44,470). A typical home costs $310,961, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

College Station ranks 8th 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 College Station: questions

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

$13.35 an hour on average, and $13.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $26,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $24,479 a year ($2,040 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $27,770. Texas has no state income tax.

Do hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks earn more in College Station 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 College Station-Bryan, TX (17780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 1.24, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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