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What front desk agents make
Typical
$35,070
New hire
$27,120
Senior or supervisor
$45,470
The national median is $35,070 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $27,120. The federal wage survey counts hotel, motel and resort desk clerks as one group, so a roadside motel and a downtown convention hotel are averaged together even though they pay very differently.