Veterinary pay

Veterinary receptionist salary

The median veterinary receptionist in the United States earned $38,010 a year, or $18.27 an hour. The lowest ten percent earned less than $13.83 an hour and the highest ten percent earned more than $24.01 an hour. Those are Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 figures for receptionists and information clerks (all industries), occupation code 43-4171.

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$38,010Median a year

$18.27Median an hour

-2%Projected 2025 to 2035

Read this figure carefully. BLS has no veterinary-specific receptionist occupation, so this figure is receptionists across all industries. It covers nearly a million people in every sector and is the weakest proxy on this site. Treat it as a floor-level reference, not a veterinary number.

What moves this number

Fluency in the practice management system, Cornerstone, Avimark, ezyVet or similar, is the skill most often reflected in pay for this role.
Lead receptionist and client service manager roles sit above the published figure and are a real progression, not a title change.
Practices that handle emergency intake ask more of the front desk and tend to pay accordingly.
Veterinary front-desk work is clinical triage as well as scheduling, which general receptionist figures do not account for.

This section is BEGHR's read from recruiting the role, not Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The figures above are BLS. This part is us.

Credentials

No formal credential is required. Practice management system experience is the thing most often asked for by name.

The source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2025 estimates for receptionists and information clerks (all industries) (occupation code 43-4171). Employment 947,500 in 2025. Projected change -2 percent, 2025 to 2035, which BLS labels “Decline”. That BLS page was last modified October 29, 2026.

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Common questions

What is the median veterinary receptionist salary?

$38,010 a year, or $18.27 an hour, in the United States. That is the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 figure for receptionists and information clerks (all industries), occupation code 43-4171. Median means half earned more and half earned less.

What is the range?

BLS reports that the lowest ten percent earned less than $13.83 an hour and the highest ten percent earned more than $24.01 an hour. Those are not a minimum and a maximum, they are the points where the bottom and top tenth of the occupation sit.

Is this figure veterinary-specific?

No, and that is important. BLS has no veterinary-specific code for this role. The figure shown is receptionists and information clerks (all industries), code 43-4171, which covers every industry. BLS has no veterinary-specific receptionist occupation, so this figure is receptionists across all industries. It covers nearly a million people in every sector and is the weakest proxy on this site. Treat it as a floor-level reference, not a veterinary number.

What is the job outlook?

BLS projects -2 percent decline from 2025 to 2035, which it labels "Decline". Employment was 947,500 in 2025.

Does BEGHR charge me to find a role?

No. The employer pays the placement fee. BEGHR never charges a candidate at any stage.

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