Average Salary for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
SOC 43-2011 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in the United States is $38,370 ($18.45/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $29,820 at the 10th percentile to $60,940 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 35,730 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 25.4% since 2019.
Median Annual
$38,370
Mean Annual
$42,130
10th Pct
$29,820
75th Pct
$46,330
Employment
35,730
Salary Distribution
$30k
10th
$34k
25th
$38k
Median
$46k
75th
$61k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $73,220 |
| Modesto, CA | $61,760 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $61,350 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $59,810 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $59,500 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $58,750 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $54,850 |
| Bend, OR | $50,310 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $49,690 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,320 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,820 |
| Napa, CA | $47,860 |
| Salinas, CA | $47,250 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,810 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $57,220 |
| District of Columbia | $55,140 |
| California | $49,460 |
| Oregon | $49,440 |
| Minnesota | $48,280 |
| Washington | $46,470 |
| New York | $45,030 |
| Colorado | $42,740 |
| Maine | $42,090 |
| Montana | $41,880 |
| Utah | $41,290 |
| New Hampshire | $40,860 |
| Massachusetts | $40,730 |
| Illinois | $40,230 |
| Wisconsin | $39,910 |
| Maryland | $39,750 |
| Vermont | $39,500 |
| Arizona | $39,030 |
| Rhode Island | $38,350 |
| Georgia | $38,080 |
| Michigan | $38,070 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,930 |
| New Jersey | $37,920 |
| Idaho | $37,650 |
| New Mexico | $37,430 |
| Nevada | $37,260 |
| Iowa | $37,160 |
| Delaware | $36,930 |
| Kansas | $36,900 |
| Nebraska | $36,880 |
| Alaska | $36,600 |
| Connecticut | $36,560 |
| Kentucky | $36,500 |
| Ohio | $36,490 |
| North Carolina | $36,190 |
| Missouri | $35,640 |
| Virgin Islands | $35,620 |
| Virginia | $35,540 |
| Louisiana | $35,260 |
| Oklahoma | $35,170 |
| Florida | $35,080 |
| Indiana | $34,720 |
| West Virginia | $34,600 |
| Arkansas | $33,680 |
| South Carolina | $33,640 |
| Tennessee | $33,280 |
| Texas | $31,780 |
| Mississippi | $31,560 |
| Alabama | $31,450 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,970 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,370 |
| 2023 | $36,750 |
| 2022 | $34,670 |
| 2021 | $30,150 |
| 2020 | $31,430 |
| 2019 | $30,610 |