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Telephone Operators — wages and employment

Telephone Operators earned a median annual wage of $39,130 in the United States in May 2024, with 3,950 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $39,130SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Telephone Operators earned a median annual wage of $39,130 in the United States in May 2024, with 3,950 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $31,440 or less, the best-paid tenth $57,510 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $38,080 to $39,130, +2.8 %. The best-paying state is California at $56,770; the lowest Puerto Rico at $27,410. Among metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA pays the highest median, $52,990. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
California$56,770190
New York$53,510350
Hawaii$52,16040
District of Columbia$47,890—
Massachusetts$46,370—
Maryland$41,220110
New Jersey$40,770230
Connecticut$40,62030
Michigan$40,30060
Ohio$38,110190
Kentucky$38,100100
Wisconsin$37,830—
Oklahoma$37,40040
Texas$36,800640
Georgia$36,510140
South Carolina$36,16070
Pennsylvania$36,040400
Louisiana$34,05080
Puerto Rico$27,41030

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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