How much do Telephone Operators make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Telephone Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,650 and the 90th percentile is $44,820. The difference is $9,170, which is 24.4% 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 $37,060 to the 75th at $41,510, covers $4,450.

The mean annual wage is $39,770, which sits above the median of $37,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 10% lower than the national median of $41,740 for Telephone Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,438, which is 10.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Michigan median of $37,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telephone Operators at $37,438 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Telephone Operators. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $39,570 and employment of 70. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,130, against $37,438 here.
• Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $37,890 and employment of 30. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,688, against $37,438 here.

Employment share

Telephone Operators accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (50 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.