43 Series · SOC 43-3071
Tellers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $43,030
- Median / year
- $49,680
- Top 10% earn
- -12.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 329,480
- US workers
Tellers professionals earn a median $43,030/year ($20.69/hr) nationally. The salary ranges from $34,360 (10th percentile) to $49,680 (90th percentile). Employment is projected to decline12.9% from 2023 to 2033, declining. The highest-paying state is Washington at $47,670. Approximately 329,480 people work in this role across the U.S. Entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent. Workplace safety grade: A (Very Safe).
Tellers (SOC 43-3071) pays a national median of $43,030 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $34,360 at the 10th percentile to $49,680 at the 90th, with a mean of $42,350 indicating a compressed distribution clustered near the median. An estimated 329,480 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 525 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -12.9% change in employment from 2023 to 2033, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 29,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $47,670, which is +11% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $50,090 — metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand.
BLS OEWS May 2025 329,480 jobs Median $43,030/yr
Median Salary
$43,030
per year
Median Hourly
$20.69/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$42,350
average
Employment
329,480
jobs nationwide
This occupation vs. all-occupations US median ($63,000) 21.5%
All-occ US median
Bar fills relative to a $200K reference ceiling. Marker shows the all-occupations US median for context — anything to the right of it earns above the typical American worker.
Job Outlook (2023–2033)
Projected Growth
-12.9%
Declining
Annual Openings
29,800
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2023–2033
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Tellers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.5
Speaking 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Service Orientation 3.1
Writing 3.0
Mathematics 3.0
Time Management 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 3.9
English Language 3.6
Mathematics 3.5
Economics and Accounting 3.1
Public Safety and Security 3.0
Administration and Management 2.9
Administrative 2.9
Sales and Marketing 2.9
Computers and Electronics 2.6
Law and Government 2.5
Key Tasks
- ▸ Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
- ▸ Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
- ▸ Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.
- ▸ Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
- ▸ Count currency, coins, and checks received, by hand or using currency-counting machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank.
- ▸ Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
- ▸ Examine checks for endorsements and to verify other information, such as dates, bank names, identification of the persons receiving payments, and the legality of the documents.
- ▸ Resolve problems or discrepancies concerning customers' accounts.
- ▸ Prepare and verify cashier's checks.
- ▸ Process transactions, such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contributions, automated teller transactions, night deposits, and mail deposits.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$34,360
25th Percentile
$37,040
Median
$43,030
75th Percentile
$46,580
90th Percentile
$49,680
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $47,670 | +11% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $47,210 | +10% above national |
| 3 | California | $46,900 | +9% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $46,900 | +9% above national |
| 5 | Alaska | $46,770 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Connecticut | $46,320 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Colorado | $46,060 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $46,010 | +7% above national |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $45,590 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Florida | $45,580 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Delaware | $45,340 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $45,300 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Arizona | $45,250 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Virginia | $45,120 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Nevada | $44,980 | +5% above national |
| 16 | North Carolina | $44,830 | +4% above national |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $44,460 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Oregon | $44,440 | +3% above national |
| 19 | New York | $44,400 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Minnesota | $44,190 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Vermont | $44,030 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Hawaii | $43,910 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Maine | $42,890 | same as national |
| 24 | Idaho | $42,380 | 2% below national |
| 25 | South Carolina | $42,280 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Georgia | $41,690 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $40,200 | 7% below national |
| 28 | Ohio | $39,810 | 7% below national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $39,640 | 8% below national |
| 30 | North Dakota | $39,300 | 9% below national |
| 31 | Michigan | $39,240 | 9% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $38,730 | 10% below national |
| 33 | Illinois | $38,670 | 10% below national |
| 34 | South Dakota | $38,460 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $38,450 | 11% below national |
| 36 | Utah | $38,370 | 11% below national |
| 37 | Wyoming | $38,290 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Nebraska | $38,140 | 11% below national |
| 39 | Montana | $38,080 | 12% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $38,050 | 12% below national |
| 41 | New Mexico | $37,680 | 12% below national |
| 42 | Alabama | $37,350 | 13% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $37,210 | 14% below national |
| 44 | Kansas | $36,840 | 14% below national |
| 45 | Mississippi | $36,810 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Tennessee | $36,750 | 15% below national |
| 47 | Missouri | $36,650 | 15% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $35,840 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $35,710 | 17% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $35,680 | 17% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $34,560 | 20% below national |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $32,750 | 24% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $30,430 | 29% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $50,090 | +16% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $49,880 | +16% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $49,370 | +15% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $49,260 | +14% above national |
| 5 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,700 | +13% above national |
| 6 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $48,310 | +12% above national |
| 7 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,180 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $48,060 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,690 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Bellingham, WA | $47,630 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $47,610 | +11% above national |
| 12 | Vallejo, CA | $47,600 | +11% above national |
| 13 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,550 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,520 | +10% above national |
| 15 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,490 | +10% above national |
| 16 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $47,320 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,230 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $47,230 | +10% above national |
| 19 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $47,230 | +10% above national |
| 20 | Boulder, CO | $47,220 | +10% above national |
| 21 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $47,220 | +10% above national |
| 22 | Salinas, CA | $47,200 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,980 | +9% above national |
| 24 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $46,940 | +9% above national |
| 25 | Barnstable Town, MA | $46,910 | +9% above national |
| 26 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,890 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,880 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Anchorage, AK | $46,850 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $46,840 | +9% above national |
| 30 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $46,840 | +9% above national |
| 31 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,840 | +9% above national |
| 32 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $46,810 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $46,770 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,670 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Santa Fe, NM | $46,560 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Worcester, MA | $46,440 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,390 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $46,370 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,350 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $46,290 | +8% above national |
| 41 | Modesto, CA | $46,190 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,180 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,170 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Punta Gorda, FL | $46,160 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Walla Walla, WA | $46,160 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $46,110 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $46,090 | +7% above national |
| 48 | New Haven, CT | $46,070 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,060 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,050 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Chico, CA | $46,050 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $46,040 | +7% above national |
| 53 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,030 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,020 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $46,000 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $45,980 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $45,980 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $45,920 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,910 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $45,880 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $45,870 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $45,780 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $45,770 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,720 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $45,690 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $45,610 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Richmond, VA | $45,590 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Jacksonville, FL | $45,580 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Cleveland, OH | $45,560 | +6% above national |
| 70 | El Centro, CA | $45,550 | +6% above national |
| 71 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,540 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $45,500 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $45,460 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Redding, CA | $45,460 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $45,450 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Yakima, WA | $45,450 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $45,430 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $45,400 | +6% above national |
| 79 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $45,380 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $45,360 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $45,360 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Visalia, CA | $45,350 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,320 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $45,310 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,310 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,240 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Rochester, MN | $45,200 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Gainesville, FL | $45,190 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $45,140 | +5% above national |
| 90 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $45,140 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $45,130 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Salem, OR | $45,120 | +5% above national |
| 93 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $45,110 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Greeley, CO | $45,100 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $45,100 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,090 | +5% above national |
| 97 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $45,050 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $45,030 | +5% above national |
| 99 | Merced, CA | $44,950 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Fayetteville, NC | $44,890 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $44,880 | +4% above national |
| 102 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,870 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Asheville, NC | $44,850 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Springfield, MA | $44,850 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $44,830 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $44,790 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $44,760 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Fresno, CA | $44,750 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $44,730 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $44,720 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,650 | +4% above national |
| 112 | Charlottesville, VA | $44,620 | +4% above national |
| 113 | Ocala, FL | $44,610 | +4% above national |
| 114 | Reno, NV | $44,610 | +4% above national |
| 115 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $44,590 | +4% above national |
| 116 | Yuba City, CA | $44,560 | +4% above national |
| 117 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $44,540 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Grants Pass, OR | $44,500 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,460 | +3% above national |
| 120 | Bend, OR | $44,450 | +3% above national |
| 121 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,450 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Spartanburg, SC | $44,430 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $44,360 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $44,310 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Pittsfield, MA | $44,310 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,260 | +3% above national |
| 127 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $44,200 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $44,180 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $44,180 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Toledo, OH | $44,160 | +3% above national |
| 131 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $44,100 | +2% above national |
| 132 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $44,100 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Savannah, GA | $44,080 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Flagstaff, AZ | $44,020 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $43,980 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Burlington, NC | $43,960 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $43,940 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Bismarck, ND | $43,880 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,850 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Goldsboro, NC | $43,840 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Reading, PA | $43,840 | +2% above national |
| 142 | St. Cloud, MN | $43,820 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Kenosha, WI | $43,780 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $43,710 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Kingston, NY | $43,710 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Rochester, NY | $43,690 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Bozeman, MT | $43,680 | +2% above national |
| 148 | Vineland, NJ | $43,680 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Albany, OR | $43,670 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Greenville, NC | $43,630 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,610 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $43,590 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Lexington Park, MD | $43,580 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Columbia, SC | $43,560 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Sheboygan, WI | $43,560 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $43,450 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Medford, OR | $43,440 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $43,430 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $43,400 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,390 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Madison, WI | $43,380 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $43,270 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $43,140 | same as national |
| 165 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $43,130 | same as national |
| 166 | Rocky Mount, NC | $43,110 | same as national |
| 167 | Ames, IA | $43,060 | same as national |
| 168 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $43,030 | same as national |
| 169 | Utica-Rome, NY | $43,030 | same as national |
| 170 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $42,960 | same as national |
| 171 | Corvallis, OR | $42,950 | same as national |
| 172 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $42,930 | same as national |
| 173 | Tucson, AZ | $42,900 | same as national |
| 174 | Boise City, ID | $42,880 | same as national |
| 175 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $42,880 | same as national |
| 176 | Sebring, FL | $42,860 | same as national |
| 177 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $42,850 | same as national |
| 178 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $42,830 | same as national |
| 179 | Appleton, WI | $42,820 | same as national |
| 180 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $42,660 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $42,630 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $42,370 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Yuma, AZ | $42,260 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $42,110 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $41,970 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $41,360 | 4% below national |
| 187 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $41,350 | 4% below national |
| 188 | Akron, OH | $41,310 | 4% below national |
| 189 | Gainesville, GA | $41,090 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $40,920 | 5% below national |
| 191 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $40,900 | 5% below national |
| 192 | Wilmington, NC | $40,740 | 5% below national |
| 193 | Iowa City, IA | $40,680 | 5% below national |
| 194 | Rockford, IL | $40,420 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Wausau, WI | $40,370 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $40,310 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,200 | 7% below national |
| 198 | Laredo, TX | $40,140 | 7% below national |
| 199 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $40,030 | 7% below national |
| 200 | Ithaca, NY | $40,020 | 7% below national |
| 201 | Idaho Falls, ID | $40,000 | 7% below national |
| 202 | Pueblo, CO | $40,000 | 7% below national |
| 203 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $39,970 | 7% below national |
| 204 | York-Hanover, PA | $39,950 | 7% below national |
| 205 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $39,950 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Albuquerque, NM | $39,920 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $39,910 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,900 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Harrisonburg, VA | $39,880 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $39,850 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Birmingham, AL | $39,840 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Jacksonville, NC | $39,830 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $39,770 | 8% below national |
| 214 | Duluth, MN-WI | $39,690 | 8% below national |
| 215 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $39,650 | 8% below national |
| 216 | Monroe, MI | $39,650 | 8% below national |
| 217 | Grand Junction, CO | $39,630 | 8% below national |
| 218 | Lynchburg, VA | $39,630 | 8% below national |
| 219 | Mobile, AL | $39,600 | 8% below national |
| 220 | Syracuse, NY | $39,600 | 8% below national |
| 221 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,530 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Chambersburg, PA | $39,490 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $39,450 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Dubuque, IA | $39,440 | 8% below national |
| 225 | Fargo, ND-MN | $39,360 | 9% below national |
| 226 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $39,350 | 9% below national |
| 227 | Binghamton, NY | $39,340 | 9% below national |
| 228 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,330 | 9% below national |
| 229 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,320 | 9% below national |
| 230 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $39,310 | 9% below national |
| 231 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,300 | 9% below national |
| 232 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,280 | 9% below national |
| 233 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $39,270 | 9% below national |
| 234 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $39,270 | 9% below national |
| 235 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,270 | 9% below national |
| 236 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $39,260 | 9% below national |
| 237 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,220 | 9% below national |
| 238 | Huntsville, AL | $39,210 | 9% below national |
| 239 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,170 | 9% below national |
| 240 | Niles, MI | $39,160 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Winchester, VA-WV | $39,160 | 9% below national |
| 242 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $39,140 | 9% below national |
| 243 | Lancaster, PA | $39,100 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,100 | 9% below national |
| 245 | Omaha, NE-IA | $39,090 | 9% below national |
| 246 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $39,060 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $39,010 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Dover, DE | $39,000 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Rome, GA | $38,980 | 9% below national |
| 250 | Glens Falls, NY | $38,950 | 9% below national |
| 251 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,930 | 10% below national |
| 252 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $38,890 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,880 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Elmira, NY | $38,840 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Gettysburg, PA | $38,840 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,800 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Cheyenne, WY | $38,780 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $38,770 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,750 | 10% below national |
| 261 | Bangor, ME | $38,740 | 10% below national |
| 262 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,720 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $38,720 | 10% below national |
| 264 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | 10% below national |
| 265 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,680 | 10% below national |
| 266 | Minot, ND | $38,670 | 10% below national |
| 267 | Dalton, GA | $38,660 | 10% below national |
| 268 | Pocatello, ID | $38,640 | 10% below national |
| 269 | Traverse City, MI | $38,640 | 10% below national |
| 270 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $38,640 | 10% below national |
| 271 | Green Bay, WI | $38,630 | 10% below national |
| 272 | Rapid City, SD | $38,630 | 10% below national |
| 273 | Mankato, MN | $38,570 | 10% below national |
| 274 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $38,540 | 10% below national |
| 275 | Logan, UT-ID | $38,530 | 10% below national |
| 276 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $38,510 | 11% below national |
| 277 | Helena, MT | $38,500 | 11% below national |
| 278 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $38,480 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $38,470 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Kokomo, IN | $38,470 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,470 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $38,430 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Eau Claire, WI | $38,410 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $38,380 | 11% below national |
| 285 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $38,370 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Lebanon, PA | $38,360 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,340 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,340 | 11% below national |
| 289 | St. George, UT | $38,330 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Billings, MT | $38,320 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,320 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $38,310 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,290 | 11% below national |
| 294 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,280 | 11% below national |
| 295 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,260 | 11% below national |
| 296 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,250 | 11% below national |
| 297 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $38,200 | 11% below national |
| 298 | Midland, TX | $38,180 | 11% below national |
| 299 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $38,180 | 11% below national |
| 300 | Albany, GA | $38,160 | 11% below national |
| 301 | Carson City, NV | $38,110 | 11% below national |
| 302 | Columbus, GA-AL | $38,070 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Lima, OH | $38,070 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Montgomery, AL | $38,070 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Tallahassee, FL | $38,070 | 12% below national |
| 306 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $38,060 | 12% below national |
| 307 | Salisbury, MD | $38,040 | 12% below national |
| 308 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $38,030 | 12% below national |
| 309 | Owensboro, KY | $38,020 | 12% below national |
| 310 | Fond du Lac, WI | $38,000 | 12% below national |
| 311 | Twin Falls, ID | $38,000 | 12% below national |
| 312 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,000 | 12% below national |
| 313 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,980 | 12% below national |
| 314 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $37,970 | 12% below national |
| 315 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,950 | 12% below national |
| 316 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,940 | 12% below national |
| 317 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,890 | 12% below national |
| 318 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,890 | 12% below national |
| 319 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $37,890 | 12% below national |
| 320 | Roanoke, VA | $37,870 | 12% below national |
| 321 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $37,850 | 12% below national |
| 322 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $37,850 | 12% below national |
| 323 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $37,840 | 12% below national |
| 324 | Columbus, OH | $37,840 | 12% below national |
| 325 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,840 | 12% below national |
| 326 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $37,810 | 12% below national |
| 327 | Battle Creek, MI | $37,800 | 12% below national |
| 328 | Warner Robins, GA | $37,790 | 12% below national |
| 329 | Jackson, MI | $37,750 | 12% below national |
| 330 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,740 | 12% below national |
| 331 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,740 | 12% below national |
| 332 | Missoula, MT | $37,720 | 12% below national |
| 333 | State College, PA | $37,710 | 12% below national |
| 334 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $37,660 | 12% below national |
| 335 | Flint, MI | $37,640 | 13% below national |
| 336 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,630 | 13% below national |
| 337 | Sandusky, OH | $37,610 | 13% below national |
| 338 | Springfield, OH | $37,580 | 13% below national |
| 339 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,550 | 13% below national |
| 340 | Jackson, MS | $37,540 | 13% below national |
| 341 | Casper, WY | $37,530 | 13% below national |
| 342 | Johnson City, TN | $37,520 | 13% below national |
| 343 | Evansville, IN | $37,500 | 13% below national |
| 344 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,500 | 13% below national |
| 345 | Florence, SC | $37,470 | 13% below national |
| 346 | Midland, MI | $37,460 | 13% below national |
| 347 | Lawrence, KS | $37,450 | 13% below national |
| 348 | Ogden, UT | $37,450 | 13% below national |
| 349 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 13% below national |
| 350 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 13% below national |
| 351 | Grand Island, NE | $37,440 | 13% below national |
| 352 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,400 | 13% below national |
| 353 | Kankakee, IL | $37,360 | 13% below national |
| 354 | Springfield, IL | $37,360 | 13% below national |
| 355 | Lincoln, NE | $37,340 | 13% below national |
| 356 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | 13% below national |
| 357 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,330 | 13% below national |
| 358 | Bay City, MI | $37,310 | 13% below national |
| 359 | Abilene, TX | $37,280 | 13% below national |
| 360 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $37,280 | 13% below national |
| 361 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,270 | 13% below national |
| 362 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,260 | 13% below national |
| 363 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | 13% below national |
| 364 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,220 | 14% below national |
| 365 | Peoria, IL | $37,220 | 14% below national |
| 366 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,210 | 14% below national |
| 367 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $37,180 | 14% below national |
| 368 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $37,180 | 14% below national |
| 369 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $37,180 | 14% below national |
| 370 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $37,170 | 14% below national |
| 371 | Cleveland, TN | $37,160 | 14% below national |
| 372 | Decatur, IL | $37,160 | 14% below national |
| 373 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $37,150 | 14% below national |
| 374 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 14% below national |
| 375 | Decatur, AL | $37,120 | 14% below national |
| 376 | Columbus, IN | $37,110 | 14% below national |
| 377 | Knoxville, TN | $37,090 | 14% below national |
| 378 | Sumter, SC | $37,090 | 14% below national |
| 379 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,090 | 14% below national |
| 380 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,070 | 14% below national |
| 381 | Saginaw, MI | $37,070 | 14% below national |
| 382 | Bloomington, IL | $37,040 | 14% below national |
| 383 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,030 | 14% below national |
| 384 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,030 | 14% below national |
| 385 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $37,020 | 14% below national |
| 386 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $37,000 | 14% below national |
| 387 | Bloomington, IN | $36,990 | 14% below national |
| 388 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,980 | 14% below national |
| 389 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $36,950 | 14% below national |
| 390 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,940 | 14% below national |
| 391 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $36,930 | 14% below national |
| 392 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $36,910 | 14% below national |
| 393 | Odessa, TX | $36,860 | 14% below national |
| 394 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $36,850 | 14% below national |
| 395 | Tyler, TX | $36,810 | 14% below national |
| 396 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | 15% below national |
| 397 | Morristown, TN | $36,770 | 15% below national |
| 398 | Dothan, AL | $36,750 | 15% below national |
| 399 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,700 | 15% below national |
| 400 | Johnstown, PA | $36,680 | 15% below national |
| 401 | Muncie, IN | $36,680 | 15% below national |
| 402 | Paducah, KY-IL | $36,670 | 15% below national |
| 403 | Waco, TX | $36,660 | 15% below national |
| 404 | Springfield, MO | $36,650 | 15% below national |
| 405 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,600 | 15% below national |
| 406 | Longview, TX | $36,580 | 15% below national |
| 407 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,560 | 15% below national |
| 408 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,540 | 15% below national |
| 409 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | 15% below national |
| 410 | Oklahoma City, OK | $36,520 | 15% below national |
| 411 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,490 | 15% below national |
| 412 | Mansfield, OH | $36,490 | 15% below national |
| 413 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $36,490 | 15% below national |
| 414 | Hattiesburg, MS | $36,470 | 15% below national |
| 415 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,470 | 15% below national |
| 416 | Farmington, NM | $36,460 | 15% below national |
| 417 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $36,460 | 15% below national |
| 418 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,450 | 15% below national |
| 419 | Altoona, PA | $36,430 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,430 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $36,410 | 15% below national |
| 422 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | 15% below national |
| 423 | Corpus Christi, TX | $36,360 | 16% below national |
| 424 | Erie, PA | $36,360 | 16% below national |
| 425 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $36,340 | 16% below national |
| 426 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,330 | 16% below national |
| 427 | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,300 | 16% below national |
| 428 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,270 | 16% below national |
| 429 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,260 | 16% below national |
| 430 | Amarillo, TX | $36,250 | 16% below national |
| 431 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,240 | 16% below national |
| 432 | Topeka, KS | $36,230 | 16% below national |
| 433 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 16% below national |
| 434 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 16% below national |
| 435 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 16% below national |
| 436 | Tulsa, OK | $36,210 | 16% below national |
| 437 | Bowling Green, KY | $36,190 | 16% below national |
| 438 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $36,170 | 16% below national |
| 439 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $36,130 | 16% below national |
| 440 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $36,120 | 16% below national |
| 441 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,120 | 16% below national |
| 442 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,110 | 16% below national |
| 443 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,110 | 16% below national |
| 444 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $36,100 | 16% below national |
| 445 | Great Falls, MT | $36,100 | 16% below national |
| 446 | Enid, OK | $36,090 | 16% below national |
| 447 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,980 | 16% below national |
| 448 | Las Cruces, NM | $35,960 | 16% below national |
| 449 | El Paso, TX | $35,950 | 16% below national |
| 450 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,950 | 16% below national |
| 451 | Manhattan, KS | $35,930 | 17% below national |
| 452 | Valdosta, GA | $35,880 | 17% below national |
| 453 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,880 | 17% below national |
| 454 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,870 | 17% below national |
| 455 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,870 | 17% below national |
| 456 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $35,850 | 17% below national |
| 457 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,830 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $35,780 | 17% below national |
| 459 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,760 | 17% below national |
| 460 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $35,740 | 17% below national |
| 461 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $35,730 | 17% below national |
| 462 | Wichita, KS | $35,730 | 17% below national |
| 463 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,730 | 17% below national |
| 464 | San Angelo, TX | $35,650 | 17% below national |
| 465 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,630 | 17% below national |
| 466 | Jackson, TN | $35,600 | 17% below national |
| 467 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $35,580 | 17% below national |
| 468 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,580 | 17% below national |
| 469 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,580 | 17% below national |
| 470 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $35,550 | 17% below national |
| 471 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,490 | 18% below national |
| 472 | Hot Springs, AR | $35,410 | 18% below national |
| 473 | Lafayette, LA | $35,400 | 18% below national |
| 474 | Hammond, LA | $35,390 | 18% below national |
| 475 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $35,360 | 18% below national |
| 476 | Lake Charles, LA | $35,360 | 18% below national |
| 477 | Alexandria, LA | $35,340 | 18% below national |
| 478 | Lubbock, TX | $35,340 | 18% below national |
| 479 | Victoria, TX | $35,320 | 18% below national |
| 480 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $35,230 | 18% below national |
| 481 | Wichita Falls, TX | $35,230 | 18% below national |
| 482 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $35,220 | 18% below national |
| 483 | Terre Haute, IN | $35,210 | 18% below national |
| 484 | Joplin, MO-KS | $35,190 | 18% below national |
| 485 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,190 | 18% below national |
| 486 | Columbia, MO | $35,180 | 18% below national |
| 487 | Gadsden, AL | $35,150 | 18% below national |
| 488 | Beckley, WV | $35,120 | 18% below national |
| 489 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,060 | 19% below national |
| 490 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $35,060 | 19% below national |
| 491 | Lawton, OK | $34,950 | 19% below national |
| 492 | Morgantown, WV | $34,890 | 19% below national |
| 493 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,880 | 19% below national |
| 494 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,830 | 19% below national |
| 495 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 19% below national |
| 496 | Monroe, LA | $34,810 | 19% below national |
| 497 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,800 | 19% below national |
| 498 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,700 | 19% below national |
| 499 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,670 | 19% below national |
| 500 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $34,620 | 20% below national |
| 501 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $34,590 | 20% below national |
| 502 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $34,580 | 20% below national |
| 503 | Charleston, WV | $34,480 | 20% below national |
| 504 | Eagle Pass, TX | $34,360 | 20% below national |
| 505 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,360 | 20% below national |
| 506 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,300 | 20% below national |
| 507 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,270 | 20% below national |
| 508 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $34,270 | 20% below national |
| 509 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $34,260 | 20% below national |
| 510 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,220 | 20% below national |
| 511 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $33,920 | 21% below national |
| 512 | Jonesboro, AR | $33,620 | 22% below national |
| 513 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,680 | 26% below national |
| 514 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,650 | 26% below national |
| 515 | Ponce, PR | $30,780 | 28% below national |
| 516 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,600 | 29% below national |
| 517 | Guayama, PR | $30,480 | 29% below national |
| 518 | Mayaguez, PR | $30,250 | 30% below national |
| 519 | Aguadilla, PR | $29,990 | 30% below national |
| 520 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $29,580 | 31% below national |
| 521 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $29,520 | 31% below national |
| 522 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $29,480 | 31% below national |
| 523 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,920 | 33% below national |
| 524 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,880 | 33% below national |
| 525 | Arecibo, PR | $26,440 | 39% below national |
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How much does a Tellers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Tellers is $43,030 ($20.69/hour). The salary range spans from $34,360 at the 10th percentile to $49,680 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Tellers the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Tellers at $47,670/year, which is +11% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Tellers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Tellers is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Tellers? ▼
Tellers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Tellers a good career? ▼
Employment for Tellers is projected to decline 12.9% from 2023 to 2033, which is declining. About 29,800 openings are projected each year.
How does Tellers pay vary by state? ▼
Tellers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $47,670/year, while Arkansas pays the least at $35,710/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Tellers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Tellers is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $50,090/year. BLS reports wage data for 525 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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