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Telephone Operators Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Telephone Operators salaries across 16 states

$42,310
National Average (Median)
$57,170
Highest: California
$31,400
Lowest: Louisiana

Telephone Operators Salary by State

Compare Telephone Operators salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$31,400
$57,170

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

CA $57,170 DC $49,330 FL $37,180 GA $36,920 LA $31,400 MD $42,460 MA $47,940 MI $37,550 NJ $41,960 NY $50,220 NC $40,360 OH $36,970 OK $37,320 TX $41,250 VA $42,350 WI $46,590

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$57,170
#2
New York
$50,220
#3
District of Columbia
$49,330
#4
Massachusetts
$47,940
#5
Wisconsin
$46,590

Telephone Operators Salary in All 16 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $57,170 $55,910 230
2 New York $50,220 $52,290 N/A
3 District of Columbia $49,330 $50,960 50
4 Massachusetts $47,940 $50,890 N/A
5 Wisconsin $46,590 $45,260 60
6 Maryland $42,460 $44,290 110
7 Virginia $42,350 $43,100 N/A
8 New Jersey $41,960 $44,130 190
9 Texas $41,250 $43,060 280
10 North Carolina $40,360 $39,850 40
11 Michigan $37,550 $40,590 80
12 Oklahoma $37,320 $37,570 40
13 Florida $37,180 $40,730 70
14 Ohio $36,970 $38,730 220
15 Georgia $36,920 $39,210 160
16 Louisiana $31,400 $32,390 50

Telephone Operators Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Telephone Operators keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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