Telephone Operators — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$41,740
10th percentile
$31,510
90th percentile
$62,950
Employment
3,430
- TXMedian $41,250 · Employment 280
- CAMedian $57,170 · Employment 230
- OHMedian $36,970 · Employment 220
- NJMedian $41,960 · Employment 190
- GAMedian $36,920 · Employment 160
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $45,000 · Employment 140
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $58,900 · Employment 110
- MDMedian $42,460 · Employment 110
- Austin, TXMedian $44,980 · Employment 100
- MIMedian $37,550 · Employment 80
- Baltimore, MDMedian $42,460 · Employment 80
- FLMedian $37,180 · Employment 70
- Cleveland, OHMedian $39,570 · Employment 70
- Washington, DCMedian $47,410 · Employment 60
- WIMedian $46,590 · Employment 60
- DCMedian $49,330 · Employment 50
- Detroit, MIMedian $37,550 · Employment 50
- LAMedian $31,400 · Employment 50
- Cincinnati, OHMedian $37,600 · Employment 50
- OKMedian $37,320 · Employment 40
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.