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Telephone Operators Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The median annual wage for Telephone Operators in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $51,390 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,950.

Pay spans roughly $36,040 at the 10th percentile to $76,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.71 per hour. An estimated 380 people work as telephone operators in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Median (annual)	$51,390
Mean (annual)	$52,950
Median (hourly)	$24.71
10th percentile	$36,040
90th percentile	$76,780
Employment	380

Updated 2026-07-23.

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Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.