The median wage for customer support workers worldwide rose slightly in 2018 to 50,000 U.S. dollars, according to a 2018 survey of employees in customer support roles. However, being a worldwide survey, this is not limited just to North America and Europe, where salaries tend to be higher.
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Help Scout. (August 21, 2019). Median annual salary for customer support workers worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041136/customer-support-median-salary-worldwide/
Help Scout. "Median annual salary for customer support workers worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041136/customer-support-median-salary-worldwide/
Help Scout. (2019). Median annual salary for customer support workers worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041136/customer-support-median-salary-worldwide/
Help Scout. "Median Annual Salary for Customer Support Workers Worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041136/customer-support-median-salary-worldwide/
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Median annual salary for customer support workers worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Help Scout, August 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041136/customer-support-median-salary-worldwide/