Telemarketers salary
The median pay for telemarketers in the United States is $35,450 a year. About 58,430 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,040
- 25th percentile
- $29,640
- Median percentile
- $35,450
- 75th percentile
- $40,230
- 90th percentile
- $50,350
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
- Colorado $47,670
- California $46,000
- Connecticut $45,200
- Oregon $42,060
- New York $41,400
- Minnesota $39,850
- Washington $39,670
- Idaho $39,400
- New Jersey $39,370
- Arizona $37,750
- South Carolina $37,090
- Utah $36,610
- Georgia $36,020
- Maryland $35,590
- Florida $35,570
- Ohio $35,290
- Alabama $34,840
- Kentucky $34,450
- North Carolina $34,380
- Nevada $34,290
- Texas $34,290
- Iowa $33,640
- West Virginia $33,370
- Wisconsin $33,260
- Michigan $33,040
- Indiana $31,550
- Illinois $31,200
- Nebraska $31,200
- New Hampshire $30,530
- Missouri $29,840
- Tennessee $29,470
- Arkansas $29,060
- Louisiana $28,910
- Pennsylvania $28,430
- Oklahoma $26,880
- North Dakota $23,440
- Mississippi $21,540
By metro area
- Springfield, IL $50,390
- Austin, TX $49,700
- Charlotte, NC $49,240
- Denver, CO $47,930
- Rochester, NY $47,840
- Colorado Springs, CO $47,670
- Sacramento, CA $45,710
- Boulder, CO $45,340
- Oxnard, CA $44,900
- Riverside, CA $44,770
- Portland, OR $44,160
- San Jose, CA $43,740
- Providence, RI $43,620
- Houston, TX $42,660
- Los Angeles, CA $42,450
- New York, NY $41,400
- Boise City, ID $41,350
- Atlanta, GA $40,040
- San Diego, CA $39,970
- Minneapolis, MN $39,850
- Greenville, SC $39,750
- Seattle, WA $39,670
- Cedar Rapids, IA $38,760
- Phoenix, AZ $38,540
- Fresno, CA $38,470
- Columbus, OH $37,460
- Dallas, TX $37,320
- Cincinnati, OH $37,300
- Reno, NV $36,930
- Davenport, IA $36,850
- Raleigh, NC $36,770
- Cleveland, OH $36,710
- Sebring, FL $36,670
- Provo, UT $36,610
- Albany, NY $36,450
- Dayton, OH $36,260
- Washington, DC $36,200
- Cape Coral, FL $36,160
- Columbia, SC $36,100
- Jacksonville, FL $36,000
- Miami, FL $35,870
- Tucson, AZ $35,830
- Appleton, WI $35,670
- Syracuse, NY $35,570
- Buffalo, NY $35,540
- Kansas City, MO $35,450
- Greensboro, NC $35,380
- Lancaster, PA $34,470
- North Port, FL $34,440
- San Antonio, TX $34,290
- Detroit, MI $34,030
- Tampa, FL $33,900
- Orlando, FL $33,490
- Milwaukee, WI $33,230
- Ogden, UT $33,100
- Huntington, WV $32,470
- Des Moines, IA $32,180
- Nashville, TN $32,170
- Las Vegas, NV $32,150
- Lansing, MI $31,760
- St. Louis, MO $31,480
- Chicago, IL $31,200
- York, PA $31,110
- Grand Rapids, MI $30,860
- Memphis, TN $30,700
- Savannah, GA $29,830
- Omaha, NE $29,800
- Springfield, MO $29,520
- Oklahoma City, OK $29,350
- Canton, OH $29,240
- Little Rock, AR $29,200
- Lincoln, NE $29,010
- Baton Rouge, LA $28,910
- Waterloo, IA $28,840
- El Paso, TX $28,340
- Cleveland, TN $28,040
- Myrtle Beach, SC $28,030
- Knoxville, TN $21,990