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          Wages for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in PENNSYLVANIA

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          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
          Pennsylvania Hourly $10.71 $13.89 $17.74 $20.08 $22.40
          Yearly $22,270 $28,890 $36,890 $41,760 $46,590
          Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Hourly $14.59 $16.48 $18.47 $22.53 $24.82
          Yearly $30,350 $34,280 $38,410 $46,860 $51,630
          Reading, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.06 $17.95 $20.63 $20.87 $23.92
          Yearly $23,010 $37,330 $42,900 $43,410 $49,750
          Lancaster, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.54 $17.80 $18.89 $20.37 $21.56
          Yearly $30,230 $37,010 $39,290 $42,370 $44,840
          Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.53 $15.00 $16.79 $18.36 $20.61
          Yearly $30,230 $31,200 $34,920 $38,190 $42,880
          Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Hourly $12.95 $15.38 $19.19 $19.84 $21.94
          Yearly $26,930 $31,990 $39,910 $41,270 $45,640
          Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area Hourly $15.36 $17.51 $19.89 $20.74 $21.49
          Yearly $31,940 $36,430 $41,360 $43,150 $44,710
          Central Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.00 $14.97 $19.11 $19.13 $20.63
          Yearly $20,800 $31,130 $39,750 $39,790 $42,910
          Northwestern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.68 $11.20 $13.38 $18.03 $18.77
          Yearly $22,200 $23,300 $27,820 $37,510 $39,040
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          Lebanon, PA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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