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Telephone Operator Salary in Lake Charles, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telephone operators in Lake Charles is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Telephone Operators in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$24,120
25th Percentile Wage	$33,350
50th Percentile Wage	$37,690
75th Percentile Wage	$55,530
90th Percentile Wage	$63,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,120.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$37,690	0.82%	0.82%
2017	$37,380	0.00%	-
2012	$37,380	-	-

Table 2. Compare Telephone Operator Salary in Lake Charles with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,690, Lake Charles is the highest paying city for telephone operators in state of Louisiana, followed by New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary $25,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of telephone operators in Lake Charles is 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lake Charles	$37,690
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$25,050