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Telephone Operators salary in Baltimore, MD

The median telephone operators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $42,460 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,812 a month.

10th percentile
$41,730
25th percentile
$41,730
Median percentile
$42,460
75th percentile
$45,780
90th percentile
$52,600

Based on 80 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

$33,749 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,460
Federal income tax−$2,915
Social Security + Medicare−$3,248
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,548
Monthly take-home$2,812
Every two weeks$1,298

Does it go far here?

$40,637Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All telephone operators salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland