How does Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service pay in Iowa compare to the national average?

Iowa Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salaries are 3% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in Iowa?

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salaries in Iowa range from $28,600 (10th percentile) to $45,690 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary in Iowa

SOC 43-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in Iowa is $37,160 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.87 per hour. This is 3% below the national median of $38,370. 260 people work as Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Services in Iowa. Wages have grown 43% since 2019, when the median was $25,930.

Median Annual Salary

$37,160

Mean Annual

$37,970

Median Hourly

$17.87

Total Employed

260

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$35k

25th

$37k

Median

$40k

75th

$46k

90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$37,160

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -3% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$37,160	$37,970	260
2023	$34,450	$34,620	310
2022	$32,590	$33,250	380
2021	$29,810	$32,580	370
2020	$28,890	$30,310	350
2019	$25,930	$28,060	330

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