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Telephone Operator Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of telephone operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Telephone Operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,570
25th Percentile Wage
$41,880
50th Percentile Wage
$48,400
75th Percentile Wage
$54,470
90th Percentile Wage
$54,590

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,570.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$48,400
18.60% 29.55%
2021
$39,400
-3.60% -
2020
$40,820
2.57% -
2019
$39,770
12.65% -
2013
$34,740
1.84% -
2012
$34,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Telephone Operator Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,400 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for telephone operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of telephone operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 59.5 percent (59.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$54,920
Fresno
$54,000
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$53,570
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$53,440
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$48,400
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$46,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$45,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$36,640
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$19,610

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.