Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 269 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Jose, CA $73,220 410
Modesto, CA $61,760 60
Urban Honolulu, HI $61,350 240
Barnstable Town, MA $59,810 30
Kahului, HI $59,500 50
Stockton, CA $58,750 150

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $36,600 60
      Anchorage, AK $36,600 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $33,700 180
      Huntsville, AL $33,090 110
      Northwest Alabama $32,540 30
      Mobile, AL $32,140 110
      Alabama $31,450 820
      Tuscaloosa, AL $31,290 40
      Montgomery, AL $31,200 80
      Daphne, AL $30,740 30
      Northeast Alabama $28,870 40
      Dothan, AL $27,730 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $34,330 110
      Arkansas $33,680 290
      Fayetteville, AR $33,540 40
      Jonesboro, AR $33,010 30
      South Arkansas $32,410 30
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $39,070 380
      Arizona $39,030 560
      Tucson, AZ $36,660 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $73,220 410
      Modesto, CA $61,760 60
      Stockton, CA $58,750 150
      San Francisco, CA $54,850 870
      California $49,460 7,170
      Napa, CA $47,860 40
      Sacramento, CA $47,380 420
      Salinas, CA $47,250 90
      Oxnard, CA $47,120 70
      Los Angeles, CA $46,810 2,320
      Fresno, CA $45,080 150
      Santa Rosa, CA $44,990 80
      San Diego, CA $44,700 450
      North Coast Region of California $42,780 70
      Santa Maria, CA $41,600 90
      Riverside, CA $40,380 500
      Visalia, CA $39,980 50
      Merced, CA $38,410 40
      Bakersfield, CA $37,650 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $43,610 290
      Colorado $42,740 490
      Colorado Springs, CO $38,500 90
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $39,430 80
      Connecticut $36,560 370
      New Haven, CT $36,560 90
      Hartford, CT $36,410 130
      Waterbury, CT $34,000 —
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $46,730 420
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dover, DE $40,710 40
      Delaware $36,930 160
      Sussex Delaware $31,200 70
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $38,580 40
      Ocala, FL $37,190 40
      North Port, FL $36,310 60
      Jacksonville, FL $35,820 170
      Lakeland, FL $35,500 100
      South Florida $35,340 40
      Tampa, FL $35,160 400
      Florida $35,080 2,940
      Deltona, FL $34,960 80
      Cape Coral, FL $34,910 60
      Orlando, FL $34,850 470
      Miami, FL $34,690 1,020
      Pensacola, FL $32,940 50
      Palm Bay, FL $31,670 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $42,490 360
      Georgia $38,080 680
      South Georgia $35,510 40
      Savannah, GA $32,470 30
      Columbus, GA-AL $30,880 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $61,350 240
      Kahului, HI $59,500 50
      Hawaii $57,220 370
      Hawaii / Kauai $51,920 80
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $38,680 60
      Cedar Rapids, IA $37,160 40
      Iowa $37,160 260
      Southeast Iowa $35,540 40
      Davenport, IA-IL $33,530 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $37,650 70
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $43,020 1,140
      Illinois $40,230 1,830
      Northwest Illinois $39,430 40
      East Central Illinois $39,020 60
      South Illinois $39,000 30
      Peoria, IL $38,870 120
      Rockford, IL $38,390 40
      Springfield, IL $37,920 70
      West Central Illinois $37,880 40
      Bloomington, IL $37,730 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Indiana $37,110 30
      Indianapolis, IN $36,060 130
      Indiana $34,720 500
      Evansville, IN $32,770 40
      Southern Indiana $32,690 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $36,900 180
      Wichita, KS $34,600 50
      Kansas $30,040 40
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,970 90
      Kentucky $36,500 350
      West Kentucky $36,430 30
      Lexington, KY $35,950 50
      South Central Kentucky $35,690 30
      Central Kentucky $35,370 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alexandria, LA $37,990 50
      Hammond, LA $37,480 40
      Baton Rouge, LA $36,930 150
      Shreveport, LA $35,970 120
      Lafayette, LA $35,870 110
      Louisiana $35,260 870
      New Orleans, LA $35,260 220
      Monroe, LA $35,070 40
      Northeast Louisiana $34,650 30
      Slidell, LA $34,600 40
      Southwest Louisiana $31,810 60
      Central Louisiana $31,750 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $59,810 30
      Boston, MA-NH $45,530 660
      Massachusetts $40,730 1,010
      Worcester, MA $38,900 100
      Springfield, MA $35,970 60
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $39,750 530
      Baltimore, MD $39,150 250
      Maryland $35,060 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $42,340 30
      Portland, ME $42,130 30
      Maine $42,090 110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kalamazoo, MI $40,310 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $39,870 50
      Michigan $38,070 430
      Detroit, MI $38,000 150
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $34,910 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $49,320 190
      Minnesota $48,280 340
      Duluth, MN-WI $39,430 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $39,380 80
      Kansas City, MO-KS $37,830 220
      St. Louis, MO-IL $36,280 390
      Missouri $35,640 880
      Southeast Missouri $35,400 30
      North Missouri $34,410 40
      Columbia, MO $34,100 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $33,950 70
      Upper East Mississippi $33,030 40
      Mississippi $31,560 300
      Gulfport, MS $31,120 40
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $41,880 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $40,960 60
      Asheville, NC $39,230 60
      Winston, NC $38,370 60
      Charlotte, NC-SC $38,030 140
      Greenville, NC $36,890 40
      North Carolina $36,190 740
      Raleigh, NC $35,250 60
      Eastern North Carolina $35,220 40
      Greensboro, NC $34,180 50
      Central North Carolina $29,490 40
      Western North Carolina $28,560 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $37,130 60
      Nebraska $36,880 220
      Lincoln, NE $34,230 90
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $40,860 150
      Manchester, NH $38,790 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $37,920 730
      Trenton, NJ $37,780 30
      Atlantic City, NJ $32,860 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $37,430 80
      New Mexico $37,430 220
      Eastern New Mexico $34,930 50
      Northern New Mexico $30,360 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $38,270 100
      Nevada $37,260 850
      Las Vegas, NV $37,110 700
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $46,030 1,740
      New York $45,030 2,070
      Kiryas Joel, NY $43,850 70
      Buffalo, NY $40,130 180
      Binghamton, NY $40,040 50
      Albany, NY $38,910 120
      Southwest New York $38,430 40
      Central East New York $38,420 40
      Syracuse, NY $37,420 60
      Rochester, NY $37,030 110
      Utica, NY $36,760 30
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,010 50
      Dayton, OH $38,720 60
      Cleveland, OH $38,170 160
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $36,630 130
      Ohio $36,490 800
      Southern Ohio $34,180 50
      Columbus, OH $33,780 190
      Akron, OH $30,680 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $36,400 110
      Oklahoma City, OK $36,140 70
      Oklahoma $35,170 360
      Southeast Oklahoma $35,010 110
      Northeast Oklahoma $31,900 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $50,310 40
      Portland, OR-WA $49,690 240
      Oregon $49,440 360
      Salem, OR $45,190 30
      Medford, OR $38,750 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $55,140 200
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $42,760 590
      Harrisburg, PA $40,190 50
      Reading, PA $39,990 30
      Central Pennsylvania $39,750 40
      Pittsburgh, PA $39,720 240
      Lancaster, PA $38,860 40
      Pennsylvania $37,930 1,240
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $36,560 30
      Scranton, PA $33,430 40
      Johnstown, PA $30,970 30
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $30,820 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $26,970 550
      Aguadilla, PR $21,240 —
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $38,350 140
      Providence, RI-MA $37,990 270
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $38,280 100
      Columbia, SC $33,640 50
      South Carolina $33,640 630
      Charleston, SC $33,020 160
      Myrtle Beach, SC $32,140 30
      Florence, SC $29,070 70
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $35,840 340
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $33,730 100
      Tennessee $33,280 870
      North Central Tennessee $32,640 40
      Knoxville, TN $31,570 110
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $30,490 40
      East Tennessee $29,850 40
      Johnson City, TN $29,540 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Region of Texas $37,630 40
      Tyler, TX $35,060 60
      Dallas, TX $33,540 650
      Houston, TX $33,370 650
      Waco, TX $32,690 50
      San Antonio, TX $32,270 290
      Austin, TX $32,220 180
      Texas $31,780 2,860
      Killeen, TX $31,060 40
      Lubbock, TX $30,940 70
      Corpus Christi, TX $29,970 60
      Hill Country Region of Texas $29,960 30
      North Region of Texas $29,740 60
      College Station, TX $29,320 30
      Brownsville, TX $28,760 40
      El Paso, TX $28,700 50
      Eastern Region of Texas $28,670 40
      McAllen, TX $28,280 40
      Beaumont, TX $27,010 70
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $41,710 50
      Utah $41,290 110
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $36,310 120
      Virginia $35,540 —
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $35,240 100
      West Virginia $34,600 150
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $35,620 50
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $39,500 80
      Vermont $39,500 110
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $48,820 170
      Washington $46,470 360
      Spokane, WA $44,900 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $42,900 90
      Milwaukee, WI $42,580 150
      Wisconsin $39,910 480
      South Central Wisconsin $37,530 30
      Green Bay, WI $31,330 80
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $35,670 50