The annual salary statistics of switchboard operators, including answering service in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of switchboard operators, including answering service in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $23,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for switchboard operators, including answering service in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of switchboard operators, including answering service from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,670 | 5.87% | 29.05% |
| 2021 | $29,810 | 4.39% | - |
| 2020 | $28,500 | 8.28% | - |
| 2019 | $26,140 | 2.14% | - |
| 2018 | $25,580 | -6.37% | - |
| 2017 | $27,210 | 7.28% | - |
| 2016 | $25,230 | 9.31% | - |
| 2015 | $22,880 | 3.45% | - |
| 2014 | $22,090 | -1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $22,480 | 0.04% | - |
| 2012 | $22,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,670, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for switchboard operators, including answering service in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $32,470). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of switchboard operators, including answering service in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |