SOC 43-2011 · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service Salary in Las Vegas, NV

The average salary for switchboard operators, including answering service in Las Vegas, Nevada is $39,360 a year ($18.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,190: half of the 560 people in this job in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,858).

$39,360average per year

$18.92 / hourMedian $38,190Take-home ≈ $33,806

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

560people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Nevada metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service pay range in Las Vegas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,220 or more. The middle half of switchboard operators, including answering service in Las Vegas earn between $35,140 and $42,950.

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,360$3,280$18.92
Median$38,190$3,182$18.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,140$2,928$16.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,950$3,579$20.65

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

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary after taxes in Las Vegas

On the average salary of $39,360, a single filer in Las Vegas takes home about $33,806 a year, or $2,817 a month and $1,300 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Las Vegas area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.2), so the average $39,360 buys what about $39,276 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Vegas ($46,670). A typical home costs $430,650, or 10.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salary in other Nevada cities

Las Vegas ranks 1st of 2 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

  • Las Vegas$39,360
  • Reno$38,080

All Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service salaries in Nevada

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 Las Vegas: questions

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

$18.92 an hour on average, and $18.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,806 a year ($2,817 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,360. Nevada has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 8% less 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (29820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.22, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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