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Highest-paying States for Telephone Operators

The highest-paying states for telephone operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of telephone operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $53,570, California is the highest paying state for telephone operators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $51,310). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of telephone operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Telephone Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$53,570	$41,330	470
2	New York	$51,310	$32,520	480
3	Hawaii	$48,250	$47,020	180
4	Illinois	$48,030	$30,430	30
5	Washington	$45,530	$32,690	50
6	Minnesota	$44,320	$25,880	620
7	New Jersey	$43,710	$27,040	60
8	Virginia	$43,460	$35,870	70
9	Michigan	$41,490	$31,490	40
10	District of Columbia	$41,390	$37,080	30
11	Massachusetts	$40,210	$31,580	150
12	Utah	$39,300	$28,830	60
13	Rhode Island	$37,880	$29,310	40
14	North Carolina	$37,720	$29,820	50
15	Wyoming	$37,710	$28,830	0
16	Nebraska	$37,700	$23,830	40
17	Connecticut	$37,680	$32,470	50
18	Wisconsin	$37,540	$36,150	40
19	Missouri	$37,150	$26,020	130
20	Delaware	$36,980	$35,840	40
21	Nevada	$36,170	$26,920	120
22	Arizona	$36,080	$27,660	70
23	South Carolina	$35,330	$29,220	70
24	Oklahoma	$35,130	$24,530	60
25	New Hampshire	$34,220	$23,000	90
26	Indiana	$34,120	$23,630	40
27	Georgia	$33,830	$27,910	140
28	Ohio	$32,970	$26,550	140
29	Kentucky	$32,760	$28,090	60
30	Kansas	$32,710	$28,390	40
31	Pennsylvania	$30,780	$25,050	220
32	Texas	$30,330	$25,810	100
33	New Mexico	$30,250	$17,020	40
34	Iowa	$30,130	$19,380	80
35	Maryland	$29,970	$24,440	50
36	Florida	$29,970	$27,680	70
37	West Virginia	$29,820	$23,690	60
38	Guam	$27,450	$20,050	80
39	Mississippi	$27,220	$25,340	30
40	Tennessee	$24,720	$17,120	110
41	Virgin Islands	$24,400	$21,520	0
42	Alabama	$24,180	$17,930	80
43	Louisiana	$23,930	$21,370	130
44	Idaho	$23,490	$20,360	50
45	Puerto Rico	$22,260	$17,840	90

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of telephone operators in those states is not available at this time.