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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary by City
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary by City (2024)
163 metro areas · National average: $38,901 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salaries across 163 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $70,350
$73,220
$43,260
$79,640
San Francisco, CA $58,260
$54,850
$38,920
$79,140
Modesto, CA $58,250
$61,760
$34,370
$79,470
Kahului, HI $57,940
$59,500
$46,840
$71,220
Urban Honolulu, HI $57,900
$61,350
$42,830
$66,140
Stockton, CA $57,090
$58,750
$36,340
$75,860
Barnstable Town, MA $54,080
$59,810
$37,620
$65,590
Santa Rosa, CA $53,820
$44,990
$43,830
$75,490
Bend, OR $52,900
$50,310
$44,080
$60,260
New York, NY $51,060
$46,030
$37,090
$81,000
Portland, OR $50,810
$49,690
$41,860
$59,150
Minneapolis, MN $50,780
$49,320
$42,350
$60,180
Oxnard, CA $49,200
$47,120
$34,830
$70,200
Napa, CA $49,120
$47,860
$38,200
$65,470
Washington, DC $49,000
$46,730
$35,320
$61,330
Seattle, WA $48,850
$48,820
$39,730
$56,750
Los Angeles, CA $48,160
$46,810
$36,290
$64,670
San Diego, CA $48,090
$44,700
$38,460
$63,130
Salinas, CA $47,670
$47,250
$37,530
$61,210
Fresno, CA $47,380
$45,080
$36,820
$69,650
Milwaukee, WI $46,450
$42,580
$33,970
$64,210
Boston, MA $45,500
$45,530
$37,430
$57,840
Salem, OR $45,200
$45,190
$38,630
$53,040
Riverside, CA $44,180
$40,380
$33,990
$60,940
Madison, WI $43,940
$42,900
$36,400
$50,670
Chicago, IL $43,880
$43,020
$34,940
$55,140
Spokane, WA $43,760
$44,900
$35,360
$48,430
Kiryas Joel, NY $43,630
$43,850
$33,390
$51,270
Santa Maria, CA $43,330
$41,600
$34,340
$58,480
Salt Lake City, UT $42,840
$41,710
$35,090
$57,760
Bakersfield, CA $42,830
$37,650
$33,480
$61,280
Denver, CO $42,800
$43,610
$37,650
$47,440
Bridgeport, CT $42,480
$39,430
$35,140
$53,550
Portland, ME $42,190
$42,130
$33,130
$46,710
Buffalo, NY $42,110
$40,130
$35,940
$50,060
Durham, NC $41,450
$40,960
$30,050
$50,840
Albuquerque, NM $41,430
$37,430
$32,500
$50,700
Grand Rapids, MI $41,300
$39,870
$30,990
$64,750
Visalia, CA $41,300
$39,980
$33,280
$51,750
Manchester, NH $41,150
$38,790
$33,390
$48,860
Merced, CA $41,080
$38,410
$34,570
$52,630
Duluth, MN $41,010
$39,430
$32,790
$46,350
Philadelphia, PA $40,990
$42,760
$31,470
$50,010
Baton Rouge, LA $40,890
$36,930
$30,370
$48,410
Atlanta, GA $40,730
$42,490
$30,940
$47,310
Worcester, MA $40,640
$38,900
$34,760
$48,620
Naples, FL $40,600
$38,580
$32,870
$53,250
Baltimore, MD $40,510
$39,150
$31,200
$48,340
Colorado Springs, CO $40,500
$38,500
$34,340
$45,560
Hartford, CT $40,470
$36,410
$34,150
$50,370
New Haven, CT $40,470
$36,560
$32,900
$54,020
Phoenix, AZ $40,390
$39,070
$36,520
$45,690
Kalamazoo, MI $40,370
$40,310
$33,960
$47,180
Providence, RI $40,350
$37,990
$34,970
$49,860
Detroit, MI $40,330
$38,000
$30,360
$49,170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,180
$37,970
$31,300
$47,960
Kansas City, MO $40,110
$37,830
$33,190
$46,810
Albany, NY $40,030
$38,910
$36,300
$45,030
Omaha, NE $40,000
$37,130
$33,930
$48,730
Peoria, IL $39,990
$38,870
$31,150
$50,150
Harrisburg, PA $39,880
$40,190
$35,100
$44,430
Binghamton, NY $39,790
$40,040
$33,860
$46,810
Asheville, NC $39,710
$39,230
$32,420
$47,460
Des Moines, IA $39,670
$38,680
$34,390
$48,880
Trenton, NJ $39,560
$37,780
$32,410
$45,800
Utica, NY $39,470
$36,760
$33,510
$47,300
Winston, NC $39,460
$38,370
$30,440
$50,500
Cincinnati, OH $39,190
$36,630
$29,660
$51,290
Syracuse, NY $39,130
$37,420
$33,030
$46,240
Rochester, NY $39,070
$37,030
$35,170
$45,720
Charlotte, NC $38,890
$38,030
$34,530
$43,980
Reading, PA $38,770
$39,990
$26,830
$48,310
Springfield, MA $38,640
$35,970
$35,090
$42,480
Rockford, IL $38,440
$38,390
$31,580
$42,530
Tucson, AZ $38,440
$36,660
$34,990
$42,490
Springfield, IL $38,260
$37,920
$31,200
$45,070
Anchorage, AK $38,200
$36,600
$32,870
$47,560
Raleigh, NC $38,080
$35,250
$34,200
$48,250
Las Vegas, NV $38,000
$37,110
$30,680
$49,090
St. Louis, MO $37,900
$36,280
$31,770
$44,820
Shreveport, LA $37,870
$35,970
$28,130
$67,170
Reno, NV $37,850
$38,270
$31,730
$43,860
Pittsburgh, PA $37,830
$39,720
$26,340
$44,340
Lancaster, PA $37,660
$38,860
$28,440
$44,150
Springfield, MO $37,420
$39,380
$32,260
$39,380
Cleveland, OH $37,400
$38,170
$28,100
$43,750
Waterbury, CT $37,320
$34,000
$32,640
$51,130
Tulsa, OK $37,300
$36,400
$32,480
$47,940
Dover, DE $37,290
$40,710
$27,560
$45,400
Atlantic City, NJ $37,250
$32,860
$31,470
$49,390
Dayton, OH $37,190
$38,720
$28,920
$43,700
Lakeland, FL $37,020
$35,500
$30,960
$41,870
North Port, FL $37,010
$36,310
$31,000
$46,440
Oklahoma City, OK $37,010
$36,140
$29,460
$44,490
Greenville, NC $36,710
$36,890
$32,140
$38,130
Greenville, SC $36,690
$38,280
$30,730
$40,120
Indianapolis, IN $36,600
$36,060
$27,750
$47,920
Lincoln, NE $36,600
$34,230
$31,430
$45,210
Columbia, MO $36,150
$34,100
$32,120
$43,540
Lexington, KY $36,110
$35,950
$28,790
$44,410
Jacksonville, FL $36,080
$35,820
$30,410
$42,150
New Orleans, LA $36,000
$35,260
$27,970
$43,890
Columbus, OH $35,920
$33,780
$33,780
$40,000
Lafayette, LA $35,910
$35,870
$30,040
$45,080
Nashville, TN $35,860
$35,840
$29,120
$41,780
Miami, FL $35,800
$34,690
$30,500
$41,410
Bloomington, IL $35,780
$37,730
$29,120
$39,610
Fayetteville, AR $35,770
$33,540
$30,300
$41,800
Richmond, VA $35,760
$36,310
$29,260
$36,680
Charleston, SC $35,750
$33,020
$33,020
$42,050
Tampa, FL $35,630
$35,160
$30,520
$40,880
Virginia Beach, VA $35,550
$35,240
$27,100
$42,790
Wichita, KS $35,500
$34,600
$30,160
$40,520
Cape Coral, FL $35,470
$34,910
$29,260
$41,860
Little Rock, AR $35,380
$34,330
$29,330
$40,430
Davenport, IA $35,310
$33,530
$31,350
$37,740
Houston, TX $35,050
$33,370
$26,150
$46,370
Jackson, MS $35,030
$33,950
$30,330
$42,430
Dallas, TX $35,020
$33,540
$26,870
$45,640
Orlando, FL $35,020
$34,850
$30,740
$40,730
Huntington, WV $34,860
$35,670
$25,150
$44,750
Cedar Rapids, IA $34,830
$37,160
$24,420
$38,690
Ocala, FL $34,820
$37,190
$29,220
$37,430
Birmingham, AL $34,570
$33,700
$30,010
$42,060
Deltona, FL $34,370
$34,960
$30,570
$37,350
Austin, TX $34,320
$32,220
$26,940
$46,280
Greensboro, NC $34,170
$34,180
$28,800
$38,730
Huntsville, AL $34,080
$33,090
$29,740
$39,550
San Antonio, TX $34,030
$32,270
$24,860
$43,020
Palm Bay, FL $34,020
$31,670
$30,120
$40,670
Scranton, PA $33,760
$33,430
$28,030
$39,390
Columbia, SC $33,750
$33,640
$29,790
$39,110
Slidell, LA $33,660
$34,600
$27,960
$37,880
Tyler, TX $33,610
$35,060
$29,880
$35,060
Green Bay, WI $33,400
$31,330
$26,090
$38,940
Jonesboro, AR $33,170
$33,010
$29,070
$40,710
Memphis, TN $33,090
$33,730
$23,040
$41,540
Pensacola, FL $32,970
$32,940
$29,790
$35,740
Tuscaloosa, AL $32,840
$31,290
$27,040
$41,580
Waco, TX $32,840
$32,690
$23,330
$42,910
Myrtle Beach, SC $32,710
$32,140
$28,870
$35,560
Savannah, GA $32,620
$32,470
$29,060
$37,990
Chattanooga, TN $32,330
$30,490
$27,000
$36,790
El Paso, TX $32,200
$28,700
$22,250
$41,250
Mobile, AL $32,200
$32,140
$28,750
$36,590
Akron, OH $32,180
$30,680
$24,510
$38,350
Evansville, IN $32,090
$32,770
$24,890
$35,970
Knoxville, TN $31,950
$31,570
$24,760
$37,030
Killeen, TX $31,880
$31,060
$22,910
$41,250
Montgomery, AL $31,350
$31,200
$27,920
$37,100
Daphne, AL $30,820
$30,740
$28,990
$34,440
Florence, SC $30,460
$29,070
$29,070
$32,820
Lubbock, TX $30,390
$30,940
$22,540
$38,660
Corpus Christi, TX $30,200
$29,970
$23,300
$34,240
Johnstown, PA $29,510
$30,970
$20,850
$36,090
College Station, TX $29,450
$29,320
$22,510
$34,890
McAllen, TX $29,430
$28,280
$21,970
$38,290
Gulfport, MS $29,200
$31,120
$17,530
$37,500
Johnson City, TN $29,040
$29,540
$25,380
$33,480
Dothan, AL $28,270
$27,730
$24,490
$33,590
Beaumont, TX $27,990
$27,010
$20,600
$32,900
San Juan, PR $27,540
$26,970
$19,760
$35,360
Aguadilla, PR $25,410
$21,240
$21,240
$30,490
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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