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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in Wisconsin

The median switchboard operators, including answering service in Wisconsin earns $40,030 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,685 a month.

10th percentile
$36,040
25th percentile
$38,180
Median percentile
$40,030
75th percentile
$46,040
90th percentile
$57,420

Based on 550 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

$32,223 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,030
Federal income tax−$2,624
Social Security + Medicare−$3,062
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,122
Monthly take-home$2,685
Every two weeks$1,239

Does it go far here?

$42,542Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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