The salary statistics of communications equipment operators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare communications equipment operator salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for communications equipment operators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) communications equipment operators is $59,590. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $38,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid communications equipment operators is $26,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of communications equipment operators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $38,560 | 0.73% | 14.89% |
| 2017 | $38,280 | 4.08% | - |
| 2016 | $36,720 | 3.49% | - |
| 2015 | $35,440 | 3.30% | - |
| 2014 | $34,270 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $33,030 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $32,820 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].