Switchboard Operator, Including Answering Service Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of switchboard operators, including answering service in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of switchboard operators, including answering service in Portsmouth 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 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,940
25th Percentile Wage
$21,430
50th Percentile Wage
$24,660
75th Percentile Wage
$28,730
90th Percentile Wage
$31,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for switchboard operators, including answering service in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,940.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of switchboard operators, including answering service from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$24,660
0.00% 0.00%
2014
$24,660
-11.96% -
2013
$27,610
10.68% -
2012
$24,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Switchboard Operator, Including Answering Service Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,660 in Portsmouth is in the middle of salary range for switchboard operators, including answering service in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of switchboard operators, including answering service in Portsmouth is 38.0 percent (38.0%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nashua.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$39,770
Dover-Durham
$39,130
Manchester
$38,800
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$37,220
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$33,680
Rochester-Dover
$30,750
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$30,590
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$29,420
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$26,180
Portsmouth
$24,660
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$24,190
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$23,860
Nashua
$19,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.