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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median switchboard operators, including answering service in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $39,020 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,664 a month.

10th percentile
$36,820
25th percentile
$37,560
Median percentile
$39,020
75th percentile
$44,770
90th percentile
$45,260

Based on 110 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

$31,972 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,020
Federal income tax−$2,502
Social Security + Medicare−$2,985
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,561
Monthly take-home$2,664
Every two weeks$1,230

Does it go far here?

$41,924Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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