Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary

Median Salary
$38,630
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.57
per hour
Employment
34,280
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$29,990
25th percentile
$34,820
Median
$38,630
75th percentile
$46,530
90th percentile
$59,470

💰 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$59,860+55.0%
District of Columbia$54,700+41.6%
California$48,840+26.4%
Washington$47,800+23.7%
Minnesota$47,430+22.8%
New York$45,330+17.3%
New Hampshire$44,210+14.4%
Massachusetts$43,790+13.4%
Colorado$43,720+13.2%
Maine$43,350+12.2%
Illinois$42,660+10.4%
Vermont$42,630+10.4%
New Jersey$40,430+4.7%
Arizona$40,380+4.5%
Wisconsin$40,030+3.6%
Rhode Island$39,850+3.2%
Georgia$39,490+2.2%
Kansas$38,760+0.3%
North Carolina$38,520-0.3%
Iowa$38,400-0.6%
Connecticut$38,380-0.6%
Nevada$38,070-1.4%
Idaho$38,000-1.6%
New Mexico$37,710-2.4%
Alaska$37,690-2.4%
Kentucky$37,590-2.7%
Nebraska$37,570-2.7%
West Virginia$37,430-3.1%
Michigan$37,390-3.2%
Missouri$37,130-3.9%
Maryland$37,080-4.0%
Pennsylvania$36,890-4.5%
Indiana$36,860-4.6%
Virginia$36,730-4.9%
Ohio$36,350-5.9%
Montana$36,270-6.1%
Delaware$35,980-6.9%
Louisiana$35,890-7.1%
Tennessee$35,550-8.0%
Florida$35,410-8.3%
Arkansas$35,290-8.6%
Oklahoma$35,280-8.7%
South Carolina$34,010-12.0%
Texas$33,620-13.0%
Alabama$32,210-16.6%
Mississippi$30,520-21.0%

🏙️ Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$79,260+105.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$63,190+63.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,780+59.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$60,420+56.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$59,360+53.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$57,030+47.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$51,950+34.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$50,470+30.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$49,840+29.0%
Napa, CA$49,460+28.0%
Bend, OR$48,880+26.5%
Salinas, CA$48,840+26.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,380+22.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$47,350+22.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,330+19.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46,160+19.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,080+19.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$45,870+18.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$45,760+18.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,750+18.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,980+16.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$44,680+15.7%
Fresno, CA$44,590+15.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$44,550+15.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$44,540+15.3%
Syracuse, NY$44,510+15.2%
Visalia, CA$44,330+14.8%
Modesto, CA$44,320+14.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$44,210+14.4%
Merced, CA$44,190+14.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,130+14.2%
Worcester, MA$44,050+14.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$43,500+12.6%
Reading, PA$42,900+11.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$42,710+10.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$42,320+9.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$42,190+9.2%
Dover, DE$41,900+8.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$41,470+7.4%
Binghamton, NY$41,420+7.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$41,360+7.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$41,330+7.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$41,130+6.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$41,100+6.4%
Madison, WI$40,630+5.2%
Asheville, NC$40,590+5.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$40,540+4.9%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,930+3.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$39,910+3.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$39,870+3.2%
Rockford, IL$39,660+2.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$39,650+2.6%
Albuquerque, NM$39,640+2.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$39,630+2.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$39,490+2.2%
Springfield, IL$39,450+2.1%
Lancaster, PA$39,290+1.7%
Wichita, KS$39,200+1.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$39,020+1.0%
Medford, OR$38,750+0.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$38,540-0.2%
Bloomington, IL$38,480-0.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$38,410-0.6%
Peoria, IL$38,380-0.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$38,370-0.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$38,300-0.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$38,190-1.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$38,150-1.2%
Green Bay, WI$38,110-1.3%
Springfield, MA$38,080-1.4%
Alexandria, LA$37,990-1.7%
Greenville, NC$37,990-1.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,980-1.7%
Tucson, AZ$37,970-1.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,870-2.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,840-2.0%
Rochester, NY$37,720-2.4%
Anchorage, AK$37,690-2.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$37,690-2.4%
New Haven, CT$37,650-2.5%
Hammond, LA$37,480-3.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,470-3.0%
Cleveland, OH$37,460-3.0%
Reno, NV$37,380-3.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$37,120-3.9%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$37,110-3.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,050-4.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,040-4.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,020-4.2%
Springfield, MO$37,020-4.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,890-4.5%
Lincoln, NE$36,830-4.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$36,830-4.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$36,770-4.8%
Richmond, VA$36,740-4.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$36,570-5.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$36,550-5.4%
Jacksonville, FL$36,490-5.5%
Akron, OH$36,350-5.9%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,260-6.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,180-6.3%
Tulsa, OK$36,050-6.7%
Lafayette, LA$35,890-7.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$35,830-7.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$35,830-7.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$35,820-7.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$35,770-7.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,760-7.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,650-7.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35,390-8.4%
Knoxville, TN$35,360-8.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$35,290-8.6%
Columbus, OH$35,170-9.0%
Ocala, FL$35,100-9.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,080-9.2%
Monroe, LA$35,070-9.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$34,940-9.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$34,920-9.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$34,860-9.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$34,560-10.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$34,330-11.1%
Huntsville, AL$34,300-11.2%
Columbia, MO$34,060-11.8%
Birmingham, AL$33,690-12.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$33,320-13.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,310-13.8%
Columbia, SC$32,890-14.9%
Jackson, MS$32,320-16.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$32,210-16.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$32,170-16.7%
Montgomery, AL$32,130-16.8%
Mobile, AL$30,970-19.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$30,880-20.1%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$30,160-21.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$29,570-23.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$29,380-23.9%
Lubbock, TX$29,180-24.5%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$28,850-25.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,760-25.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,430-26.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,540-28.7%
El Paso, TX$27,510-28.8%
Puerto Rico$24,960-35.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.