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Telephone Operator Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of telephone operators in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,670
25th Percentile Wage
$21,680
50th Percentile Wage
$23,380
75th Percentile Wage
$26,370
90th Percentile Wage
$46,710

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,670.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$23,380
1.28% 1.28%
2012
$23,080
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Table 2. Compare Telephone Operator Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,380, Rochester is the lowest paying city for telephone operators in state of New York, following city of New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $51,310). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of telephone operators in Rochester is about 54.4 percent (54.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.