Switchboard Operator, Including Answering Service salary
38,630 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 43-2011
Half of all switchboard operators, including answering service in the United States earn more than 38,630 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay746of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.34×34,820 USD – 46,530 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 34,820 USD |
| Median | 38,630 USD |
| Mean | 42,300 USD |
| Upper quartile | 46,530 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 43-2011 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 38,760 USD
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 38,670 USD
- Parts Salespersons 38,630 USD
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 38,300 USD
- Orderlies 38,290 USD
- Motion Picture Projectionists 38,270 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov