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          Wages for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in NORTH CAROLINA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.42 $16.74 $18.57 $22.37 $28.59
          Yearly $29,990 $34,820 $38,630 $46,530 $59,470
          North Carolina Hourly $14.67 $16.44 $18.52 $20.88 $22.28
          Yearly $30,510 $34,180 $38,520 $43,420 $46,340
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.44 $18.53 $18.99 $21.73 $21.73
          Yearly $34,180 $38,550 $39,490 $45,200 $45,200
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $15.00 $16.55 $17.39 $18.42 $20.85
          Yearly $31,200 $34,420 $36,180 $38,310 $43,360
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.30 $12.87 $14.14 $15.13 $17.96
          Yearly $21,420 $26,780 $29,420 $31,470 $37,360
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $17.03 $17.95 $20.34 $20.88 $21.66
          Yearly $35,430 $37,330 $42,320 $43,440 $45,060
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.30 $14.67 $17.44 $18.19 $22.53
          Yearly $21,420 $30,510 $36,270 $37,840 $46,860
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.92 $17.42 $19.52 $22.53 $23.59
          Yearly $33,110 $36,220 $40,590 $46,860 $49,060
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.92 $18.27 $18.27 $18.27 $18.71
          Yearly $33,100 $37,990 $37,990 $37,990 $38,920
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.54 $17.27 $19.77 $21.06 $22.41
          Yearly $32,320 $35,930 $41,130 $43,810 $46,610
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          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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