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Medical receptionist salary in California

Open medical receptionist jobs in California post a median of $24 an hour, the middle half $21.50–$26 (about $49,900 a year full time), $3.25 above the national posted median. From 70 jobs at 35 employers that state their pay.

$24
Median posted /hr
$22–$26
Middle half /hr
$49,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.20
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What medical receptionists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 70 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $13, highest $47.32.

Posted on open jobs in California

$21.50–$26/hr

Middle half of 52 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $24. 67% of the 105 open medical receptionist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Medical receptionist pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Sacramento$27.25$19.23–$36.505 (3)
San Rafael$25.75$25–$283 (1)
Long Beach$24$21.50–$29.503 (2)
Los Angeles$24$23–$253 (3)
Bakersfield$23$233 (2)
San Diego$21.50$13–$283 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Medical receptionist pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for medical receptionists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
PACS Group$17.75$17–$206
Marin Community Clinics$25$25–$284
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$24.25$24.25–$264
Emergency Physicians Urgent Care$23$23–$254
Silverado$20.50$18–$224
Elica Health Centers$27.75$25–$36.503
CommonSpirit Health$27.50$25–$31.403
MarinHealth$24.75$22.50–$273
Bass Medical Group$23$23–$263
RadNet$23$23–$253
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center$22.75$22–$23.393
MemorialCare$26.25$23–$29.502
Trinity Health$25.75$23–$28.652
Acuity Eye Group$24$23–$252
St Jude Neighborhood Health$23.75$23–$24.602
Mindpath Health$22.75$20–$242
Cambrian Homecare$21.50$21.502
Montage Health$41.25$35.36–$47.321
Emanate Health$28.75$23–$34.501
Plumas District Hospital$28.50$24.94–$31.831
SGA Dental Partners$28.50$27–$301
Spring Fertility$26.50$25–$281
Prime Healthcare$25.75$25.701
AltaMed Health Services$25$251
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center$24.75$23–$26.621
California Foot & Ankle Centers$24.50$21–$281
Modena Allergy + Asthma$24$20–$281
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare$23$231
Coalinga Regional Medical Center$23$231
Cornerstone Healthcare$23$21–$251
NVISION Centers$21$211
InnovAge$20.75$19.23–$22.121
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley$19.50$18.02–$21.081
CiminoCare$18$181
Atria Senior Living$17.25$13–$21.601

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for medical receptionists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open medical receptionist jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Receptionists and Information Clerks (43-4171)$17.51 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$18.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$21.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$23.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)$28.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)82,470 (source: BLS OEWS, Receptionists and Information Clerks, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Medical receptionist salary in California: common questions

How much does a medical receptionist make in California?

Open medical receptionist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $24, the middle half $21.50–$26 (70 jobs from 35 employers). Full time that is about $49,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.20/hr ($44,100 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do medical receptionists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Sacramento ($27.25), San Rafael ($25.75), Long Beach ($24) and Los Angeles ($24). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in California pay medical receptionists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Elica Health Centers ($27.75), CommonSpirit Health ($27.50) and Marin Community Clinics ($25).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($24) is $3.25 above the national posted median of $20.75. In the BLS survey California ranks 4 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 70 of 105 open medical receptionist jobs in California (67%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Medical receptionist pay in other states

Medical receptionist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical receptionist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-receptionist/california

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