SOC 43-4081 · Wichita Falls, TX metro

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in Wichita Falls, TX

The average salary for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Wichita Falls, Texas is $26,360 a year ($12.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $27,060: half of the 100 people in this job in the Wichita Falls, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($35,550).

$26,360average per year

$12.67 / hourMedian $27,060Take-home ≈ $23,317

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  • $23K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $33K90th

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

100people in this job
-26%vs U.S. average
#18 of 24Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay range in Wichita Falls

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $32,810 or more. The middle half of hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Wichita Falls earn between $22,800 and $29,020.

  • $21K10th
  • $23K25th
  • $27KMedian
  • $29K75th
  • $33K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$26,360$2,197$12.67
Median$27,060$2,255$13.01
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,800$1,900$10.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$29,020$2,418$13.95

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

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

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks in Wichita Falls earn 14% less than the Texas average ($30,630) and 26% less than the U.S. average ($35,550). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $35,070.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wichita Falls$26,360$27,060$20,550$32,810100
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 Wichita Falls

On the average salary of $26,360, a single filer in Wichita Falls takes home about $23,317 a year, or $1,943 a month and $897 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 Wichita Falls a good place for hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wichita Falls area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $26,360 buys what about $29,448 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita Falls ($43,210). A typical home costs $178,786, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Wichita Falls ranks 18th 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 Wichita Falls: questions

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

$12.67 an hour on average, and $13.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $23,317 a year ($1,943 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $26,360. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 26% 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 Wichita Falls, TX (48660). 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 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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