Counter and Rental Clerks Salary in the US
A counter and rental clerks earns a national median of $41,300 a year (mean $45,700) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #716 of 825.
How much does a counter and rental clerks earn in the US?
A counter and rental clerks in the United States earns a median of $41,300 a year (mean $45,700), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 19% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 400,810 people work in this occupation (SOC 41-2021), ranked #716 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$41,300
per year
Mean
$45,700
per year
Employment
400,810
US workers
National rank
#716
of 825 by median
What a counter and rental clerks earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a counter and rental clerks (SOC 41-2021) earns a median annual wage of $41,300 and a mean (average) of $45,700. The median is the midpoint — half of counter and rental clerks earn more and half earn less — and is 19% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a counter and rental clerks in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for counter and rental clerks is $41,300, and the mean (average) is $45,700. The median is the midpoint — half of counter and rental clerks earn more and half earn less.
- How does counter and rental clerks pay compare to the US average?
- At $41,300, a counter and rental clerks earns 19% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many counter and rental clerks are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 400,810 counter and rental clerks employed nationally (SOC 41-2021), across all industries.
- Where does this counter and rental clerks salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 41-2021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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- Data Entry Keyers$41,340
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 41-2021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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