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Telephone Operator Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telephone operators in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,570
25th Percentile Wage
$36,690
50th Percentile Wage
$43,830
75th Percentile Wage
$49,810
90th Percentile Wage
$65,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,570.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$43,830
6.00% 15.20%
2016
$41,200
2.11% -
2015
$40,330
3.89% -
2014
$38,760
2.43% -
2013
$37,820
1.72% -
2012
$37,170
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Table 2. Compare Telephone Operator Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,830, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for telephone operators in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $51,310). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of telephone operators in Nassau-Suffolk is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$51,310
Nassau-Suffolk
$43,830
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$42,460
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$39,860
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$38,670
Utica-Rome
$38,040
Binghamton
$35,280
Rochester
$23,380