The annual salary statistics of switchboard operators, including answering service in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of switchboard operators, including answering service in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for switchboard operators, including answering service in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of switchboard operators, including answering service from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,180 | 4.50% | 27.60% |
| 2021 | $47,920 | -15.84% | - |
| 2020 | $55,510 | 5.75% | - |
| 2019 | $52,320 | 18.67% | - |
| 2018 | $42,550 | 1.83% | - |
| 2017 | $41,770 | 14.77% | - |
| 2016 | $35,600 | -12.81% | - |
| 2015 | $40,160 | 8.47% | - |
| 2014 | $36,760 | -1.44% | - |
| 2013 | $37,290 | 2.57% | - |
| 2012 | $36,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,180, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for switchboard operators, including answering service in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $56,540). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of switchboard operators, including answering service in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.