Highest paying countries for Receptionists
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Receptionist? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $50,990$4,249 / mo
- 2 Iceland $43,428$3,619 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $41,808$3,484 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $38,580$3,215 / mo
- 5 United States $32,150$2,679 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $32,150$2,679 / mo
- 7 Singapore $32,021$2,668 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $28,935$2,411 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $28,077$2,340 / mo
- 10 Jersey $27,328$2,277 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Receptionist professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $50,990, $43,428 and $41,808.
Receptionist salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $855 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $12,818$1,068 / mo
- Gabon $10,683$890 / mo
- South Africa $10,166$847 / mo
- Namibia $8,545$712 / mo
- Botswana $7,121$593 / mo
- Angola $5,697$475 / mo
- Zambia $5,340$445 / mo
- Seychelles $4,983$415 / mo
- Ghana $4,630$386 / mo
- Comoros $4,630$386 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $4,630$386 / mo
- Mauritius $4,433$369 / mo
- Malawi $4,417$368 / mo
- Congo $4,057$338 / mo
- Cabo Verde $3,951$329 / mo
- Rwanda $3,916$326 / mo
- Lesotho $3,562$297 / mo
- Uganda $3,488$291 / mo
- Burkina Faso $3,418$285 / mo
- Tanzania $3,276$273 / mo
- Ivory Coast $3,205$267 / mo
- Senegal $3,205$267 / mo
- Djibouti $3,205$267 / mo
- Morocco $2,967$247 / mo
- Central African Republic $2,919$243 / mo
- Cameroon $2,848$237 / mo
- Kenya $2,681$223 / mo
- Mozambique $2,636$220 / mo
- Nigeria $2,350$196 / mo
- Zimbabwe $2,350$196 / mo
- Libya $2,299$192 / mo
- Mali $2,279$190 / mo
- Burundi $2,279$190 / mo
- Tunisia $2,218$185 / mo
- Madagascar $2,135$178 / mo
- Guinea $2,135$178 / mo
- Togo $2,135$178 / mo
- Eritrea $2,135$178 / mo
- Eswatini $2,135$178 / mo
- Chad $2,064$172 / mo
- Somalia $1,993$166 / mo
- Sudan $1,958$163 / mo
- Liberia $1,852$154 / mo
- Ethiopia $1,781$148 / mo
- South Sudan $1,781$148 / mo
- Algeria $1,640$137 / mo
- Benin $1,424$119 / mo
- Mauritania $1,424$119 / mo
- DR Congo $1,283$107 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,067$89 / mo
- Gambia $1,067$89 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,067$89 / mo
- Egypt $1,042$87 / mo
- Niger $855$71 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $711 per year.
- Singapore $32,021$2,668 / mo
- Hong Kong $28,077$2,340 / mo
- Israel $18,930$1,577 / mo
- South Korea $18,354$1,530 / mo
- Japan $16,342$1,362 / mo
- Maldives $15,667$1,306 / mo
- China $6,880$573 / mo
- Malaysia $6,877$573 / mo
- Jordan $4,601$383 / mo
- India $4,498$375 / mo
- Turkmenistan $4,273$356 / mo
- Mongolia $4,273$356 / mo
- Armenia $4,257$355 / mo
- Thailand $4,237$353 / mo
- Kazakhstan $4,147$346 / mo
- Russia $4,003$334 / mo
- Iraq $3,684$307 / mo
- Vietnam $3,318$276 / mo
- Azerbaijan $3,122$260 / mo
- Uzbekistan $3,119$260 / mo
- Timor-Leste $2,848$237 / mo
- Bhutan $2,848$237 / mo
- Philippines $2,733$228 / mo
- Indonesia $2,324$194 / mo
- Palau $2,299$192 / mo
- Tajikistan $2,135$178 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $2,135$178 / mo
- Iran $1,890$158 / mo
- Laos $1,781$148 / mo
- Bangladesh $1,710$143 / mo
- Nepal $1,534$128 / mo
- Sri Lanka $1,418$118 / mo
- Cambodia $1,389$116 / mo
- Pakistan $1,283$107 / mo
- Myanmar $1,067$89 / mo
- Palau $711$59 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $2,807 per year.
- Switzerland $50,990$4,249 / mo
- Iceland $43,428$3,619 / mo
- Luxembourg $41,808$3,484 / mo
- Vatican City $32,150$2,679 / mo
- Jersey $27,328$2,277 / mo
- Denmark $26,987$2,249 / mo
- Guernsey $25,720$2,143 / mo
- Netherlands $25,701$2,142 / mo
- Norway $24,193$2,016 / mo
- Ireland $23,055$1,921 / mo
- United Kingdom $22,685$1,890 / mo
- Germany $22,556$1,880 / mo
- Belgium $21,872$1,823 / mo
- Monaco $21,364$1,780 / mo
- Sweden $21,145$1,762 / mo
- Finland $20,534$1,711 / mo
- Liechtenstein $19,933$1,661 / mo
- Austria $18,830$1,569 / mo
- France $18,473$1,539 / mo
- San Marino $17,801$1,483 / mo
- Spain $13,689$1,141 / mo
- Cyprus $12,963$1,080 / mo
- Italy $12,754$1,063 / mo
- Slovenia $11,876$990 / mo
- Estonia $11,580$965 / mo
- Poland $11,066$922 / mo
- Croatia $10,018$835 / mo
- Lithuania $9,963$830 / mo
- Slovakia $8,989$749 / mo
- Latvia $8,690$724 / mo
- Malta $8,545$712 / mo
- Portugal $8,173$681 / mo
- Hungary $7,427$619 / mo
- Greece $7,420$618 / mo
- Bulgaria $7,298$608 / mo
- Andorra $7,121$593 / mo
- Montenegro $6,761$563 / mo
- Romania $6,687$557 / mo
- Serbia $5,629$469 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $5,183$432 / mo
- Albania $4,565$380 / mo
- North Macedonia $4,430$369 / mo
- Moldova $4,234$353 / mo
- Belarus $3,694$308 / mo
- Georgia $3,482$290 / mo
- Ukraine $2,807$234 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $2,627 per year.
- Bermuda $38,580$3,215 / mo
- United States $32,150$2,679 / mo
- Cayman Islands $28,935$2,411 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $24,113$2,009 / mo
- Canada $20,772$1,731 / mo
- Puerto Rico $12,818$1,068 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $10,683$890 / mo
- Bahamas $9,963$830 / mo
- Barbados $8,545$712 / mo
- Dominica $6,761$563 / mo
- Costa Rica $6,729$561 / mo
- Belize $6,407$534 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $6,407$534 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $6,054$504 / mo
- Panama $5,716$476 / mo
- Cuba $5,697$475 / mo
- Guyana $4,983$415 / mo
- Saint Lucia $4,983$415 / mo
- Mexico $4,948$412 / mo
- Jamaica $4,630$386 / mo
- Grenada $4,630$386 / mo
- Honduras $4,273$356 / mo
- Nicaragua $3,916$326 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $3,562$297 / mo
- Haiti $2,848$237 / mo
- El Salvador $2,848$237 / mo
- Guatemala $2,627$219 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $1,325 per year.
- Uruguay $7,771$648 / mo
- Paraguay $5,080$423 / mo
- Chile $5,003$417 / mo
- Suriname $4,176$348 / mo
- Ecuador $3,575$298 / mo
- Argentina $3,273$273 / mo
- Brazil $2,990$249 / mo
- Peru $2,939$245 / mo
- Bolivia $2,865$239 / mo
- Colombia $2,627$219 / mo
- Venezuela $1,325$110 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,067 per year.
- Australia $26,848$2,237 / mo
- New Zealand $22,122$1,844 / mo
- Brunei $21,364$1,780 / mo
- Fiji $4,983$415 / mo
- Tonga $4,983$415 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $4,273$356 / mo
- Solomon Islands $3,562$297 / mo
- Vanuatu $3,205$267 / mo
- Samoa $2,848$237 / mo
- Kiribati $2,492$208 / mo
- Marshall Islands $2,135$178 / mo
- Tuvalu $2,135$178 / mo
- Nauru $1,067$89 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Receptionists in the United States ($32,150) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.