The salary statistics and trend of telephone operators in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare telephone operator salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for telephone operators in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) telephone operators is $49,760. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $35,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent telephone operators is $22,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $35,280 | -0.06% | -3.66% |
| 2015 | $35,300 | -0.99% | - |
| 2014 | $35,650 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $35,010 | -4.46% | - |
| 2012 | $36,570 | - | - |
The average salaries of telephone operators in nine industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of telephone operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.
| Industry | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Services - State government owned | |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned | |
| Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools) | |
| Educational Services - Privately owned | |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned | |
| Educational Services | |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | |
| Educational Services - Local government owned | |
| Junior colleges - Local government owned | |
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