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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in Montgomery, AL

The median switchboard operators, including answering service in Montgomery, AL earns $32,130 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,213 a month.

10th percentile
$27,580
25th percentile
$30,060
Median percentile
$32,130
75th percentile
$33,680
90th percentile
$38,180

Based on 60 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

$26,551 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,130
Federal income tax−$1,676
Social Security + Medicare−$2,458
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,446
Monthly take-home$2,213
Every two weeks$1,021

Does it go far here?

$35,827Median pay in Montgomery, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.7 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,095 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Financial Managers$131,570
Lawyers$125,290
Software Developers$110,620
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
General and Operations Managers$107,980
Civil Engineers$97,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820

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