Wages & salaries for Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA Wages & salaries for Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA Switchboard operators, including answering service (Occupation [OCC] code: 43-2011) in Merced, CA (BLS Area code: 32900 ) earned an average wage of $11.21 per hour and an average annual salary of $23,320Merced, CA40Switchboard operators, including answering serviceIndustry comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA earned 1% less than average for Switchboard operators, including answering service in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA earned 34% less than the average worker in Merced, CA.

State salary comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA earned 47% less than the average worker in California.

National salary comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA earned 40% less than the average worker in the United States.

Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CASwitchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA

Mean hourly wage:	$11.21
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.29
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.56
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$11.24
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.59
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$13.65

Switchboard operators, including answering service in Merced, CA

Mean annual salary:	$23,320
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$17,250
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$19,880
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$23,370
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$26,190
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$28,390