SOC 43-2011 · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary in Oxnard, CA

The average salary for switchboard operators, including answering service in Oxnard, California is $52,840 a year ($25.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,840: half of the 60 people in this job in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,858).

$52,840average per year

$25.40 / hourMedian $49,840Take-home ≈ $43,274

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
+23%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 17California metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,300 or more. The middle half of switchboard operators, including answering service in Oxnard earn between $43,870 and $62,940.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,840$4,403$25.40
Median$49,840$4,153$23.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,870$3,656$21.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,940$5,245$30.26

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $52,840, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $43,274 a year, or $3,606 a month and $1,664 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Oxnard a good place for switchboard operators, including answering service? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Oxnard area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.5), so the average $52,840 buys what about $47,804 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 16.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 6th of 17 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($73,450).

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Highest-paying cities for switchboard operators, including answering service

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($73,450).

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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in Oxnard: questions

How much do switchboard operators, including answering service make an hour in Oxnard?

$25.40 an hour on average, and $23.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level switchboard operators, including answering service salary in Oxnard?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the switchboard operators, including answering service take-home pay in Oxnard?

About $43,274 a year ($3,606 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,840. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do switchboard operators, including answering service earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,858).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-2011; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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