Virtual receptionist in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area: cost vs in-house

Pay in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against Texas and the US

Virtual receptionists at the 90th percentile earn $43,450, 1.8 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 1.7. The middle half of virtual receptionists in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area earns $28,610–$37,330. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $8,720 wide, against $11,050 across Texas and $11,170 nationally: employers in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a virtual receptionist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $5,200 a year in pay and about $6,710 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $3,520 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $38,010 falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, and the Texas statewide median of $35,210 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local virtual receptionists earn.

What a hire really costs in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $9,328 to the $32,130 median and brings it to $41,458 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Virtual receptionists have the lowest median of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area; project coordinators have the highest, at $85,190.

Measured against the US median, virtual receptionists rank #9 of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area (-15.5%), between HR assistants (-15.4%) and administrative assistants (-15.8%). The typical role here is at -15.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Virtual receptionists hold 7.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 5.0% across Texas and 5.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Texas

Across the 32 areas of Texas with data for this job, the median runs from $28,530 in McAllen-Edinburg to $37,280 in Midland, a gap of $8,750 a year. Of the 6 areas in Texas with more virtual receptionists than the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 2 pay less: El Paso, TX ($29,460) and McAllen-Edinburg, TX ($28,530).

the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Region of Texas nonmetro area is #98 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, yet its pay sits in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Texas, Paducah and Manhattan pay just above the North Region of Texas nonmetro area and Lawton and Shreveport-Bossier City just below. All four are within $220 a year of the median in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many virtual receptionists, all three pay more.

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