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What front desk agents make
Typical
$40,000
New hire
$32,000
Supervisor or luxury hotel
$55,000
Job Bank's national median is $19 an hour, about $40,000 a year full time. The low end, $15.50 an hour, is close to minimum wage at a small motel. The top end, $26.50 an hour or about $55,000, is a supervisor or a unionized downtown hotel.