Receptionists and Information Clerks in Texas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,471
after federal, FICA and Texas tax
Tax takes
$4,739
13.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,357
Texas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Texas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$35,210
Kept after tax
$30,471
Worth in national money
$31,357
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Texas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $35,210, ranking 42 of 51 states — about 7.37% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Texas, this one sits low: 442 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $35,210 the take-home is $30,471, which is worth about $31,357 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $35,720, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Texas ranks 42 of 51 for receptionists and information clerks, with a median of $35,210 — about 7.37% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Receptionists and information clerks occupies position 442 of 493 in Texas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Texas's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for receptionists and information clerks on its $35,210 median: $30,471 retained after tax becomes $31,357 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $35,720 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,380 |
| This salary | $35,210 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Texas | $30,471 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Florida | $30,471 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,903 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $35,210 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,450 |
| Prices in Florida | 103 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,210 as a midpoint for Texas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $24,700 and the ninetieth is $47,380 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Texas the take-home figure of $30,471, from $35,210, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 442 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $31,357 uses one figure for the whole of Texas. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 442.
- The Texas median of $35,210 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $24,700 to $47,380. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Texas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,471 from $35,210. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 442 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $31,357, worked from $35,210, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Texas address, on work sitting at 442 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $24,700 at the bottom tenth to $47,380 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Texas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $31,357 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $30,471 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($24,700 to $47,380) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Texas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Texas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $31,357 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Texas levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $30,471 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.