The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telephone operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $25,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30,080 | -1.30% | 9.34% |
| 2019 | $30,470 | 7.55% | - |
| 2017 | $28,170 | 3.02% | - |
| 2016 | $27,320 | 17.13% | - |
| 2015 | $22,640 | 3.36% | - |
| 2014 | $21,880 | -4.62% | - |
| 2013 | $22,890 | -19.13% | - |
| 2012 | $27,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,080 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for telephone operators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of telephone operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 42.3 percent (42.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Jacksonville and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall |