The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of telephone operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,350 | 2.49% | -3.20% |
| 2016 | $34,470 | -2.99% | - |
| 2015 | $35,500 | -6.62% | - |
| 2014 | $37,850 | -0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $37,970 | 3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $36,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,350 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for telephone operators in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of telephone operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody |