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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Salary in New Jersey

What Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks earn in New Jersey, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 12 counties.

Average in NJ
$40,715
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
2 of 2
published states
Workers in state
13,160
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
12 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,490$36,218$4,892Bergen County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$43,490$36,218$6,572
2Monmouth County, NJ$43,490$36,218$6,572
3Essex County, NJ$43,490$36,218$6,536
4Union County, NJ$43,490$36,218$6,536
5Morris County, NJ$43,490$36,218$6,536
6Sussex County, NJ$43,490$36,218$6,536
7Bergen County, NJ$43,490$36,218$4,892
8Passaic County, NJ$43,490$36,218$4,892
9Middlesex County, NJ$43,490$36,218$3,500
10Somerset County, NJ$43,490$36,218$3,500
11Hunterdon County, NJ$43,490$36,218$3,500
12Hudson County, NJ$43,490$36,218−$1,432

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in New Jersey is $40,715, based on 13,160 workers. Among the 2 states with published data, that ranks number 2. The BLS national median for the occupation is $35,070, so New Jersey averages 16.1% above it.

Published data for New Jersey currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $43,490.

Cost of living for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in New Jersey

We compare 12 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $6,572. In Hudson County, NJ the basics cost $1,432 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 12 counties.

Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks are New York ($41,034).

Frequently asked questions: Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks in New Jersey

How much do Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks earn in New Jersey?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $40,715.

Which New Jersey county is best for Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks?

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($6,572). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $6,572.