The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telephone operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,400 | -22.70% | -11.19% |
| 2021 | $42,210 | 9.00% | - |
| 2020 | $38,410 | 1.72% | - |
| 2019 | $37,750 | 0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $37,700 | 3.34% | - |
| 2017 | $36,440 | -5.24% | - |
| 2016 | $38,350 | 1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $37,880 | -3.91% | - |
| 2014 | $39,360 | -5.28% | - |
| 2013 | $41,440 | 7.70% | - |
| 2012 | $38,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,400, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the lowest paying city for telephone operators in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Pittsburgh (median annual salary of $55,010). Compared with the highest paying city Pittsburgh, the median annual salary of telephone operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington |