Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
43-3071 Tellers
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution’s various transactions.
National estimates for Tellers
Industry profile for Tellers
Geographic profile for Tellers
National estimates for Tellers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tellers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 352,440 |
2.1 % |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,800 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Tellers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.73 |
$ 14.97 |
$ 17.49 |
$ 18.97 |
$ 22.29 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,570 |
$ 31,140 |
$ 36,380 |
$ 39,450 |
$ 46,350 |
Industry profile for Tellers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tellers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Tellers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
336,970 |
16.64 |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,800 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
4,710 |
0.76 |
$ 16.54 |
$ 34,410 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,730 |
0.14 |
$ 17.51 |
$ 36,430 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,570 |
0.35 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,250 |
| Employment Services |
970 |
0.02 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,540 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
336,970 |
16.64 |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,800 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
4,710 |
0.76 |
$ 16.54 |
$ 34,410 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,570 |
0.35 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,250 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,730 |
0.14 |
$ 17.51 |
$ 36,430 |
| Investigation and Security Services |
710 |
0.08 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 34,300 |
Top paying industries for Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,570 |
0.35 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,250 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
280 |
0.01 |
$ 19.22 |
$ 39,970 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
40 |
(7) |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,610 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services |
170 |
0.04 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,180 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
60 |
(7) |
$ 18.18 |
$ 37,810 |
Geographic profile for Tellers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tellers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Tellers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Tellers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
27,890 |
1.58 |
0.66 |
$ 20.25 |
$ 42,120 |
| Texas |
27,460 |
2.11 |
0.89 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,820 |
| New York |
17,220 |
1.89 |
0.79 |
$ 19.68 |
$ 40,930 |
| Illinois |
16,060 |
2.73 |
1.15 |
$ 18.09 |
$ 37,630 |
| Ohio |
15,390 |
2.86 |
1.20 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,070 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tellers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
2,200 |
5.44 |
2.28 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 37,670 |
| Mississippi |
4,740 |
4.18 |
1.76 |
$ 14.75 |
$ 30,670 |
| Oklahoma |
6,600 |
4.11 |
1.72 |
$ 14.75 |
$ 30,680 |
| South Dakota |
1,770 |
4.06 |
1.70 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 33,990 |
| Nebraska |
3,880 |
4.00 |
1.68 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,620 |
Top paying states for Tellers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tellers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,600 |
2.02 |
0.85 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,600 |
2.40 |
1.01 |
$ 19.38 |
$ 40,300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,590 |
1.57 |
0.66 |
$ 19.97 |
$ 41,540 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,640 |
1.74 |
0.73 |
$ 17.15 |
$ 35,670 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,440 |
2.11 |
0.89 |
$ 16.72 |
$ 34,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,630 |
2.08 |
0.87 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,910 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,280 |
1.91 |
0.80 |
$ 18.49 |
$ 38,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,360 |
1.60 |
0.67 |
$ 17.73 |
$ 36,870 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,360 |
2.14 |
0.90 |
$ 22.36 |
$ 46,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,340 |
1.43 |
0.60 |
$ 20.08 |
$ 41,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tellers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Johnstown, PA |
320 |
6.58 |
2.76 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,030 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
370 |
6.35 |
2.66 |
$ 17.96 |
$ 37,350 |
| Pine Bluff, AR |
170 |
5.80 |
2.43 |
$ 16.09 |
$ 33,460 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
310 |
5.77 |
2.42 |
$ 15.35 |
$ 31,940 |
| Manhattan, KS |
210 |
5.34 |
2.24 |
$ 15.07 |
$ 31,350 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
1,320 |
5.29 |
2.22 |
$ 19.83 |
$ 41,240 |
| Lawton, OK |
210 |
5.19 |
2.18 |
$ 14.75 |
$ 30,680 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
200 |
4.98 |
2.09 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,230 |
| Walla Walla, WA |
130 |
4.88 |
2.05 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,920 |
| Saginaw, MI |
380 |
4.77 |
2.00 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,650 |
United States Department of Labor
