Medical receptionist salary in Missouri
Open medical receptionist jobs in Missouri post a median of $18.50 an hour, the middle half $17.75–$20.25 (about $38,500 a year full time), $2.25 below the national posted median. From 14 jobs at 7 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Medical receptionist jobs in Missouri · Medical receptionist pay nationwide
What medical receptionists are paid in Missouri
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in Missouri
Middle half of 8 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $18.50. 39% of the 36 open medical receptionist jobs in Missouri state an hourly rate.
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Medical receptionist pay by town in Missouri
Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.
| Town | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs (employers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | $18.25 | $15.89–$23.75 | 6 (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 Missouri
What each employer posts for medical receptionists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in Missouri (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 Missouri
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Patient Billing/Services Representative II (Front Desk) - Orthopedic Surgery
Washington University in St. Louis · Town and Country, MO· 2w ago
$17.89–$26.35/hr
Family Care Health Centers · St. Louis, MO· 4w ago
$16.85–$23.75/hr
Travel Medical Receptionist - Full Time (Kansas City Area)
Integrity Care Group · Kansas City, MO· 1w ago
$17.5–$23.01/hr
Family Care Health Centers · St. Louis, MO· 2w ago
$15.89–$22.41/hr
PT Partners · Chesterfield and Eldon, MO· 1w ago
$16–$20/hr
Patient Navigator- Medical Office Receptionist- Front Desk Coordinator
Healogics · Columbia, MO· 4w ago
$15.94–$19.59/hr
Total Access Urgent Care · Florissant, MO· 1w ago
$17–$18/hr
Receptionist- South County, MO
Total Access Urgent Care · St. Louis Hill, MO· 1w ago
$17–$18/hrUrgent Care Group · Florissant, MO· 1w ago
$17–$18/hrReceptionist- South County, MO
Urgent Care Group · St. Louis Hill, MO· 1w ago
$17–$18/hr
What BLS measures in Missouri
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.
BLS median by metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL$17.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Louis, MO-IL, opens in a new tab)
- Kansas City, MO-KS$17.89/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kansas City, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
- Springfield, MO$16.63/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, MO, opens in a new tab)
- Columbia, MO$16.36/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Columbia, MO, opens in a new tab)
- Joplin, MO-KS$16.52/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Joplin, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
- Jefferson City, MO$16.59/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Jefferson City, MO, opens in a new tab)
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$16.71/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, opens in a new tab)
- St. Joseph, MO-KS$16.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Joseph, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
Medical receptionist salary in Missouri: common questions
How much does a medical receptionist make in Missouri?
Open medical receptionist jobs in Missouri that state an hourly rate post a median of $18.50, the middle half $17.75–$20.25 (14 jobs from 7 employers). Full time that is about $38,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $17.18/hr ($35,740 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Missouri (May 2025).
Which employers in Missouri pay medical receptionists the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Total Access Urgent Care ($17.50) and Urgent Care Group ($17.50).
How does Missouri compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Missouri ($18.50) is $2.25 below the national posted median of $20.75. In the BLS survey Missouri ranks 39 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: 14 of 36 open medical receptionist jobs in Missouri (39%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks (SOC 43-4171), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Receptionists and Information Clerks, national, published May 15, 2026
- 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 Missouri. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/medical-receptionist/missouri