State wages ยท Cost of living
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service pay by state
The highest published median is in Hawaii, at $57,220. Hawaii leads after cost of living, at $52,040. Wisconsin has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($38,370).
National median
$38,370
Highest state median
$57,220
Hawaii
Best adjusted pay
$52,040
Hawaii
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $32,740Higher: $52,040Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Hawaii | $57,220 | +49.1% | 109.951 | $52,040 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $55,140 | +43.7% | 109.901 | $50,170 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $48,280 | +25.8% | 98.621 | $48,960 | 3 |
| Oregon | $49,440 | +28.9% | 103.361 | $47,830 | 4 |
| California | $49,460 | +28.9% | 110.72 | $44,670 | 5 |
| Montana | $41,880 | +9.1% | 94.645 | $44,250 | 6 |
| Washington | $46,470 | +21.1% | 107.013 | $43,420 | 7 |
| Maine | $42,090 | +9.7% | 97.05 | $43,370 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | $39,910 | +4.0% | 94.095 | $42,410 | 9 |
| Iowa | $37,160 | -3.2% | 87.762 | $42,340 | 10 |
| Utah | $41,290 | +7.6% | 98.864 | $41,760 | 11 |
| New York | $45,030 | +17.4% | 107.921 | $41,720 | 12 |
| Colorado | $42,740 | +11.4% | 103.052 | $41,470 | 13 |
| Kansas | $36,900 | -3.8% | 90.068 | $40,970 | 14 |
| Nebraska | $36,880 | -3.9% | 90.103 | $40,930 | 15 |
| New Mexico | $37,430 | -2.4% | 92.212 | $40,590 | 16 |
| Kentucky | $36,500 | -4.9% | 90.159 | $40,480 | 17 |
| Vermont | $39,500 | +2.9% | 97.958 | $40,320 | 18 |
| Illinois | $40,230 | +4.8% | 99.958 | $40,250 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | $35,170 | -8.3% | 87.843 | $40,040 | 20 |
| Louisiana | $35,260 | -8.1% | 88.207 | $39,970 | 21 |
| Michigan | $38,070 | -0.8% | 96.217 | $39,570 | 22 |
| Georgia | $38,080 | -0.8% | 96.293 | $39,550 | 23 |
| Idaho | $37,650 | -1.9% | 95.494 | $39,430 | 24 |
| Ohio | $36,490 | -4.9% | 92.774 | $39,330 | 25 |
| Missouri | $35,640 | -7.1% | 90.817 | $39,240 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $40,860 | +6.5% | 104.165 | $39,230 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,930 | -1.1% | 97.572 | $38,870 | 28 |
| Arizona | $39,030 | +1.7% | 100.677 | $38,770 | 29 |
| Arkansas | $33,680 | -12.2% | 86.937 | $38,740 | 30 |
| West Virginia | $34,600 | -9.8% | 89.497 | $38,660 | 31 |
| Massachusetts | $40,730 | +6.2% | 105.757 | $38,510 | 32 |
| North Carolina | $36,190 | -5.7% | 94.326 | $38,370 | 33 |
| Maryland | $39,750 | +3.6% | 104.959 | $37,870 | 34 |
| Rhode Island | $38,350 | -0.1% | 102.28 | $37,500 | 35 |
| Nevada | $37,260 | -2.9% | 99.979 | $37,270 | 36 |
| Indiana | $34,720 | -9.5% | 93.329 | $37,200 | 37 |
| Delaware | $36,930 | -3.8% | 99.808 | $37,000 | 38 |
| Mississippi | $31,560 | -17.7% | 86.953 | $36,300 | 39 |
| Tennessee | $33,280 | -13.3% | 91.87 | $36,230 | 40 |
| South Carolina | $33,640 | -12.3% | 93.749 | $35,880 | 41 |
| Alaska | $36,600 | -4.6% | 102.359 | $35,760 | 42 |
| Alabama | $31,450 | -18.0% | 88.823 | $35,410 | 43 |
| Connecticut | $36,560 | -4.7% | 103.61 | $35,290 | 44 |
| Virginia | $35,540 | -7.4% | 101.104 | $35,150 | 45 |
| New Jersey | $37,920 | -1.2% | 108.805 | $34,850 | 46 |
| Florida | $35,080 | -8.6% | 103.414 | $33,920 | 47 |
| Texas | $31,780 | -17.2% | 97.057 | $32,740 | 48 |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.