Wages & salaries for Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI Wages & salaries for Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI Switchboard operators, including answering service (Occupation [OCC] code: 43-2011) in Madison, WI (BLS Area code: 31540 ) earned an average wage of $12.54 per hour and an average annual salary of $26,090Madison, WI430Switchboard operators, including answering serviceIndustry comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI earned 10% more than average for Switchboard operators, including answering service in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI earned 35% less than the average worker in Madison, WI.

State salary comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI earned 32% less than the average worker in Wisconsin.

National salary comparison
Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI earned 33% less than the average worker in the United States.

Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WISwitchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI

Mean hourly wage:	$12.54
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$9.63
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$10.79
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$12.40
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$14.17
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$16.41

Switchboard operators, including answering service in Madison, WI

Mean annual salary:	$26,090
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$20,020
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$22,440
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$25,800
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$29,470
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$34,130