Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary by location
National median: $38,630 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $79,260 | +105.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $63,190 | +63.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $61,780 | +59.9% | 700 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $60,420 | +56.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $59,860 | +55.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $59,360 | +53.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $57,030 | +47.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $54,700 | +41.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $51,950 | +34.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $50,470 | +30.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $49,840 | +29.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $49,460 | +28.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $48,880 | +26.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $48,840 | +26.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $48,840 | +26.4% | 6,680 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $47,800 | +23.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $47,430 | +22.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,380 | +22.7% | 420 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $47,350 | +22.6% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $46,330 | +19.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $46,160 | +19.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $46,080 | +19.3% | 570 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $45,870 | +18.7% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $45,760 | +18.5% | 540 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $45,750 | +18.4% | 580 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $45,330 | +17.3% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $44,980 | +16.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $44,680 | +15.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $44,590 | +15.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $44,550 | +15.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $44,540 | +15.3% | 860 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $44,510 | +15.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $44,330 | +14.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $44,320 | +14.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $44,210 | +14.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $44,210 | +14.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $44,190 | +14.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $44,130 | +14.2% | 500 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $44,050 | +14.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $43,790 | +13.4% | 830 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $43,720 | +13.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $43,500 | +12.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $43,350 | +12.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $42,900 | +11.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $42,710 | +10.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $42,660 | +10.4% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $42,630 | +10.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $42,320 | +9.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $42,190 | +9.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $41,900 | +8.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $41,470 | +7.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $41,420 | +7.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $41,360 | +7.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $41,330 | +7.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $41,130 | +6.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $41,100 | +6.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $40,630 | +5.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $40,590 | +5.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $40,540 | +4.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $40,430 | +4.7% | 660 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $40,380 | +4.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $40,030 | +3.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $39,930 | +3.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $39,910 | +3.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $39,870 | +3.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $39,850 | +3.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $39,660 | +2.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $39,650 | +2.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $39,640 | +2.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $39,630 | +2.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Winston, NC | metropolitan | $39,490 | +2.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $39,490 | +2.2% | 780 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $39,450 | +2.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $39,290 | +1.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $39,200 | +1.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $39,020 | +1.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $38,760 | +0.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $38,750 | +0.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $38,540 | −0.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $38,520 | −0.3% | 690 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $38,480 | −0.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $38,410 | −0.6% | 590 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $38,400 | −0.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $38,380 | −0.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $38,380 | −0.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $38,370 | −0.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $38,300 | −0.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $38,190 | −1.1% | 560 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $38,150 | −1.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $38,110 | −1.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $38,080 | −1.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $38,070 | −1.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $38,000 | −1.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $37,990 | −1.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Alexandria, LA | metropolitan | $37,990 | −1.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $37,980 | −1.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $37,970 | −1.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $37,870 | −2.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $37,840 | −2.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $37,720 | −2.4% | 70 | 2025 |