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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in Asheville, NC

The median switchboard operators, including answering service in Asheville, NC earns $40,590 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,756 a month.

10th percentile
$33,110
25th percentile
$36,220
Median percentile
$40,590
75th percentile
$46,860
90th percentile
$49,060

Based on 50 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,069 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,590
Federal income tax−$2,691
Social Security + Medicare−$3,105
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,725
Monthly take-home$2,756
Every two weeks$1,272

Does it go far here?

$42,060Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All switchboard operators, including answering service salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina