The salary statistics of telephone operators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare telephone operator salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone 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) telephone operators is $57,450. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $39,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid telephone operators is $25,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $39,980 | 1.80% | 11.73% |
| 2017 | $39,260 | 1.30% | - |
| 2016 | $38,750 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $37,330 | -0.70% | - |
| 2014 | $37,590 | 5.85% | - |
| 2013 | $35,390 | 0.28% | - |
| 2012 | $35,290 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].