Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary
The median pay for switchboard operators, including answering service in the United States is $38,630 a year. About 34,280 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,990
- 25th percentile
- $34,820
- Median percentile
- $38,630
- 75th percentile
- $46,530
- 90th percentile
- $59,470
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $59,860
- District of Columbia $54,700
- California $48,840
- Washington $47,800
- Minnesota $47,430
- New York $45,330
- New Hampshire $44,210
- Massachusetts $43,790
- Colorado $43,720
- Maine $43,350
- Illinois $42,660
- Vermont $42,630
- New Jersey $40,430
- Arizona $40,380
- Wisconsin $40,030
- Rhode Island $39,850
- Georgia $39,490
- Kansas $38,760
- North Carolina $38,520
- Iowa $38,400
- Connecticut $38,380
- Nevada $38,070
- Idaho $38,000
- New Mexico $37,710
- Kentucky $37,590
- Nebraska $37,570
- West Virginia $37,430
- Michigan $37,390
- Missouri $37,130
- Maryland $37,080
- Pennsylvania $36,890
- Indiana $36,860
- Virginia $36,730
- Ohio $36,350
- Montana $36,270
- Delaware $35,980
- Tennessee $35,550
- Florida $35,410
- Arkansas $35,290
- Oklahoma $35,280
- South Carolina $34,010
- Texas $33,620
- Alabama $32,210
- Mississippi $30,520
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $79,260
- Urban Honolulu, HI $63,190
- San Francisco, CA $61,780
- Kahului, HI $60,420
- Stockton, CA $59,360
- Barnstable Town, MA $57,030
- Minneapolis, MN $51,950
- Seattle, WA $50,470
- Oxnard, CA $49,840
- Napa, CA $49,460
- Bend, OR $48,880
- Salinas, CA $48,840
- Sacramento, CA $47,380
- New York, NY $47,350
- Santa Rosa, CA $46,330
- Spokane, WA $46,160
- San Diego, CA $46,080
- Los Angeles, CA $45,870
- Boston, MA $45,760
- Washington, DC $45,750
- Denver, CO $44,980
- Santa Maria, CA $44,680
- Fresno, CA $44,590
- Kiryas Joel, NY $44,550
- Chicago, IL $44,540
- Syracuse, NY $44,510
- Visalia, CA $44,330
- Modesto, CA $44,320
- Manchester, NH $44,210
- Merced, CA $44,190
- Riverside, CA $44,130
- Worcester, MA $44,050
- Hartford, CT $43,500
- Reading, PA $42,900
- Bakersfield, CA $42,710
- Charlotte, NC $42,320
- Milwaukee, WI $42,190
- Dover, DE $41,900
- Kansas City, MO $41,470
- Binghamton, NY $41,420
- Harrisburg, PA $41,360
- Buffalo, NY $41,330
- Greensboro, NC $41,130
- Des Moines, IA $41,100
- Madison, WI $40,630
- Asheville, NC $40,590
- Phoenix, AZ $40,540
- Atlanta, GA $39,930
- Pittsburgh, PA $39,910
- Dayton, OH $39,870
- Rockford, IL $39,660
- Colorado Springs, CO $39,650
- Albuquerque, NM $39,640
- Albany, NY $39,630
- Winston, NC $39,490
- Springfield, IL $39,450
- Lancaster, PA $39,290
- Wichita, KS $39,200
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $39,020
- Medford, OR $38,750
- Baton Rouge, LA $38,540
- Bloomington, IL $38,480
- Philadelphia, PA $38,410
- Peoria, IL $38,380
- Providence, RI $38,370
- Omaha, NE $38,300
- Las Vegas, NV $38,190
- Lexington, KY $38,150
- Green Bay, WI $38,110
- Springfield, MA $38,080
- Alexandria, LA $37,990
- Greenville, NC $37,990
- Indianapolis, IN $37,980
- Tucson, AZ $37,970
- St. Louis, MO $37,870
- Huntington, WV $37,840
- Rochester, NY $37,720
- Anchorage, AK $37,690
- Cincinnati, OH $37,690
- New Haven, CT $37,650
- Hammond, LA $37,480
- Detroit, MI $37,470
- Cleveland, OH $37,460
- Reno, NV $37,380
- New Orleans, LA $37,120
- Slidell, LA $37,110
- Nashville, TN $37,050
- Kalamazoo, MI $37,040
- Shreveport, LA $37,020
- Springfield, MO $37,020
- Charleston, SC $36,890
- Lincoln, NE $36,830
- Orlando, FL $36,830
- North Port, FL $36,770
- Richmond, VA $36,740
- Lakeland, FL $36,570
- Austin, TX $36,550
- Jacksonville, FL $36,490
- Akron, OH $36,350
- Baltimore, MD $36,260
- Virginia Beach, VA $36,180
- Tulsa, OK $36,050
- Lafayette, LA $35,890
- Deltona, FL $35,830
- Tampa, FL $35,830
- Pensacola, FL $35,820
- Chattanooga, TN $35,770
- Greenville, SC $35,760
- Little Rock, AR $35,650
- Dallas, TX $35,390
- Knoxville, TN $35,360
- Cape Coral, FL $35,290
- Columbus, OH $35,170
- Ocala, FL $35,100
- Miami, FL $35,080
- Monroe, LA $35,070
- Memphis, TN $34,940
- Scranton, PA $34,920
- Oklahoma City, OK $34,860
- Myrtle Beach, SC $34,560