SOC 43-2021 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Telephone Operators make in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Telephone Operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is $37,150. The 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $37,150. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$37,150
- 10th percentile
- $37,150
- 25th percentile
- $37,150
- Median
- $37,150
- 75th percentile
- $37,150
- 90th percentile
- $37,150
- Mean
- $36,370
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Telephone Operators, the published 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $37,150. The difference is $0, which is 0.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,150 to the 75th at $37,150, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $36,370, which sits below the median of $37,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX median is 11% lower than the national median of $41,740 for Telephone Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,257, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.9% lower than the Texas median of $41,250.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 90.046, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telephone Operators at $41,257 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Telephone Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Telephone Operators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Telephone Operators make in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Telephone Operators in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is $37,150. The 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $37,150.
How does that compare with the national median for Telephone Operators?
The local median is 11% lower than the national median of $41,740.
What is Telephone Operators pay in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 90.046, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,150 is $41,257. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.