How much do Telephone Operators make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Telephone Operators, the published 10th percentile is $37,840 and the 90th percentile is $60,710. The difference is $22,870, which is 44.5% 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 $40,100 to the 75th at $58,100, covers $18,000.

The mean annual wage is $52,200, which sits above the median of $51,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 23.2% higher than the national median of $41,740 for Telephone Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,672, which is 9.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the New York median of $50,220.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telephone Operators at $45,672 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Telephone Operators. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $45,000 and employment of 140. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,879, against $45,672 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 176 miles away, with a median of $42,460 and employment of 80. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,637, against $45,672 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 189 miles away, with a median of $47,940. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,280, against $45,672 here.