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Receptionist / Front Desk salary

Reception, front desk, welcome/visitor services. Based on 22 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 22 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
$45,760
75th percentile
$47,840
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $22.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Diego (4), Riverside (1).   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$44,7209 postings
$100M+$47,84010 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (2), $20M-$50M (1).

By subsector

Health Care$52,5208 postings
Human Services$43,6805 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Education (2), Youth Development (1), Arts, Culture & Humanities (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$47,32018 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (3), Manager / Licensed Clinician (1).

Organizations hiring now

Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$43,680–$45,760View org →APLA HealthLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$52,000–$58,240View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$37,440–$45,760View org →Penny Lane CentersBudget $50M-$100M$39,520–$52,000View org →San Diego FoundationSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$41,600–$52,000View 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 22 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 September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.