May 2025 OEWS estimate
Customer Service Representative Salary in the United States
The national median annual salary is $44,770. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$44,770
Mean annual salary
$46,590
Employment estimate
2,595,750
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $31,750 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $36,870 |
| P50 — median | $44,770 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $51,780 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $63,590 |
Median hourly wage
$21.53/hr
Mean hourly wage
$22.40/hr
Employment estimate
2,595,750
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $15.27/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $17.72/hr |
| P50 — median | $21.53/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $24.89/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $30.57/hr |
Median salary distribution across covered metros
These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.
- Lowest covered median
- $37,640
- Middle covered median
- $44,490
- Highest covered median
- $60,480
Highest-paying metros in this dataset
Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.
| Rank | Metro or occupation | Annual median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | San Jose, CA | $60,480 |
| #2 | San Francisco, CA | $57,830 |
| #3 | Seattle, WA | $53,550 |
| #4 | Sacramento, CA | $49,940 |
| #5 | Boston, MA | $49,920 |
| #6 | New York, NY | $49,590 |
| #7 | Minneapolis, MN | $49,480 |
| #8 | Los Angeles, CA | $48,840 |
| #9 | Portland, OR | $48,650 |
| #10 | Denver, CO | $48,590 |
Largest employment markets
BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.
| Rank | Employment market | Estimated employment |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York, NY | 125,570 |
| #2 | Dallas, TX | 96,930 |
| #3 | Chicago, IL | 75,240 |
| #4 | Phoenix, AZ | 68,930 |
| #5 | Los Angeles, CA | 66,590 |
| #6 | Houston, TX | 65,510 |
| #7 | Miami, FL | 63,440 |
| #8 | Atlanta, GA | 59,990 |
| #9 | Philadelphia, PA | 41,740 |
| #10 | Minneapolis, MN | 38,630 |