Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$35K–$47K
Median
$38,630
25th percentile
$34,820
75th percentile
$46,530
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$32,210
$30K–$35K
Alaska
$37,690
$34K–$41K
Arizona
$40,380
$38K–$44K
Arkansas
$35,290
$31K–$39K
California
$48,840
$42K–$66K
Colorado
$43,720
$40K–$46K
Connecticut
$38,380
$35K–$50K
Delaware
$35,980
$31K–$42K
District of Columbia
$54,700
$48K–$62K
Florida
$35,410
$33K–$38K
Georgia
$39,490
$36K–$44K
Hawaii
$59,860
$48K–$65K
Idaho
$38,000
$33K–$39K
Illinois
$42,660
$38K–$46K
Indiana
$36,860
$32K–$43K
Iowa
$38,400
$37K–$43K
Kansas
$38,760
$36K–$43K
Kentucky
$37,590
$35K–$41K
Louisiana
$35,890
$28K–$39K
Maine
$43,350
$40K–$46K
Maryland
$37,080
$36K–$42K
Massachusetts
$43,790
$39K–$48K
Michigan
$37,390
$35K–$40K
Minnesota
$47,430
$43K–$56K
Mississippi
$30,520
$27K–$35K
Missouri
$37,130
$35K–$39K
Montana
$36,270
$35K–$41K
Nebraska
$37,570
$35K–$41K
Nevada
$38,070
$34K–$43K
New Hampshire
$44,210
$39K–$47K
New Jersey
$40,430
$38K–$47K
New Mexico
$37,710
$35K–$44K
New York
$45,330
$38K–$54K
North Carolina
$38,520
$34K–$43K
Ohio
$36,350
$33K–$39K
Oklahoma
$35,280
$31K–$37K
Pennsylvania
$36,890
$29K–$42K
Puerto Rico
$24,960
$22K–$30K
Rhode Island
$39,850
$37K–$47K
South Carolina
$34,010
$31K–$38K
Tennessee
$35,550
$30K–$39K
Texas
$33,620
$29K–$37K
Vermont
$42,630
$40K–$46K
Virginia
$36,730
$34K–$40K
Washington
$47,800
$41K–$53K
West Virginia
$37,430
$31K–$41K
Wisconsin
$40,030
$38K–$46K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 73% of office and administrative support occupations nationally, and earn 88¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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