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Receptionist / Front Desk salary

Reception, front desk, welcome/visitor services. Based on 38 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 38 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$44,720
Median
$46,280
75th percentile
$56,160
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $22.25/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (1), Riverside (3).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$50M-$100M$44,20012 postings
$100M+$56,16021 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (2), $20M-$50M (3).

By subsector

Health Care$56,16017 postings
Education$44,7205 postings
Human Services$41,6007 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Youth Development (1), Arts, Culture & Humanities (1).

By career level

Entry / Support$44,7205 postings
Staff / Specialist$47,84032 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Manager / Supervisor (1).

Organizations hiring now

Clinica Sierra VistaKern County · Budget $100M+$52,000–$60,320View org →Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$43,680–$45,760View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$37,440–$45,760View org →Interfaith Community ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760View org →Penny Lane CentersBudget $50M-$100M$39,520–$52,000View org →Saban Community ClinicLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$54,080View org →YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$39,520–$49,920View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 38 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.