Tellers salary

The median pay for tellers in the United States is $43,030 a year. About 329,480 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $34,360
25th percentile: $37,040
Median percentile: $43,030
75th percentile: $46,580
90th percentile: $49,680

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Washington $47,670
New Jersey $47,210
California $46,900
Massachusetts $46,900
Alaska $46,770
Connecticut $46,320
Colorado $46,060
Maryland $46,010
District of Columbia $45,590
Florida $45,580
Delaware $45,340
Rhode Island $45,300
Arizona $45,250
Virginia $45,120
Nevada $44,980
North Carolina $44,830
New Hampshire $44,460
Oregon $44,440
New York $44,400
Minnesota $44,190
Vermont $44,030
Hawaii $43,910
Maine $42,890
Idaho $42,380
South Carolina $42,280
Georgia $41,690
Pennsylvania $40,200
Ohio $39,810
Wisconsin $39,640
North Dakota $39,300
Michigan $39,240
Indiana $38,730
Illinois $38,670
South Dakota $38,460
Iowa $38,450
Utah $38,370
Wyoming $38,290
Nebraska $38,140
Montana $38,080
Texas $38,050
New Mexico $37,680
Alabama $37,350
Kentucky $37,210
Kansas $36,840
Mississippi $36,810
Tennessee $36,750
Missouri $36,650
Oklahoma $35,840
Arkansas $35,710
Louisiana $35,680
West Virginia $34,560

By metro area

San Jose, CA $50,090
Seattle, WA $49,880
San Francisco, CA $49,370
Napa, CA $49,260
Olympia, WA $48,700
Bremerton, WA $48,310
Santa Maria, CA $48,060
Sacramento, CA $47,690
Bellingham, WA $47,630
Vallejo, CA $47,600
San Diego, CA $47,550
Boston, MA $47,520
Oxnard, CA $47,490
San Luis Obispo, CA $47,320
Bridgeport, CT $47,230
Mount Vernon, WA $47,230
New York, NY $47,230
Boulder, CO $47,220
Longview, WA $47,220
Salinas, CA $47,200
Santa Rosa, CA $46,980
Tampa, FL $46,940
Barnstable Town, MA $46,910
Naples, FL $46,890
Washington, DC $46,880
Anchorage, AK $46,850
Hanford, CA $46,840
North Port, FL $46,840
Stockton, CA $46,670
Santa Fe, NM $46,560
Worcester, MA $46,440
Spokane, WA $46,390
Santa Cruz, CA $46,370
Los Angeles, CA $46,350
Crestview, FL $46,290
Modesto, CA $46,190
Waterbury, CT $46,180
Denver, CO $46,170
Punta Gorda, FL $46,160
Walla Walla, WA $46,160
Portland, OR $46,110
Port St. Lucie, FL $46,090
New Haven, CT $46,070
Winston, NC $46,060
Baltimore, MD $46,050
Chico, CA $46,050
Phoenix, AZ $46,040
Orlando, FL $46,030
Colorado Springs, CO $46,020
Fort Collins, CO $46,000
Cape Coral, FL $45,980
Hartford, CT $45,980
Cincinnati, OH $45,920
Charlotte, NC $45,910
Riverside, CA $45,880
Wenatchee, WA $45,780
Kennewick, WA $45,770
Palm Bay, FL $45,720
Fairbanks, AK $45,690
Deltona, FL $45,610
Richmond, VA $45,590
Jacksonville, FL $45,580
Cleveland, OH $45,560
El Centro, CA $45,550
Miami, FL $45,540
Minneapolis, MN $45,500
Durham, NC $45,460
Redding, CA $45,460
Des Moines, IA $45,450
Yakima, WA $45,450
Charleston, SC $45,430
Trenton, NJ $45,400
Sebastian, FL $45,380
Atlanta, GA $45,360
Greenville, SC $45,360
Visalia, CA $45,350
Raleigh, NC $45,320
Hilton Head Island, SC $45,310
Providence, RI $45,310
Lakeland, FL $45,240
Rochester, MN $45,200
Gainesville, FL $45,190
Amherst Town, MA $45,140
Norwich, CT $45,140
Philadelphia, PA $45,130
Salem, OR $45,120
Detroit, MI $45,110
Greeley, CO $45,100
Kahului, HI $45,100
Houston, TX $45,090
Allentown, PA $45,050
Las Vegas, NV $45,030
Merced, CA $44,950
Fayetteville, NC $44,890
Asheville, NC $44,850
Springfield, MA $44,850
Bakersfield, CA $44,830
Kiryas Joel, NY $44,790
Burlington, VT $44,760
Fresno, CA $44,750
Portland, ME $44,730
Pensacola, FL $44,720
Greensboro, NC $44,650
Charlottesville, VA $44,620
Ocala, FL $44,610
Reno, NV $44,610
Atlantic City, NJ $44,590
Yuba City, CA $44,560
Chicago, IL $44,540
Grants Pass, OR $44,500
Bend, OR $44,450
Spartanburg, SC $44,430
Panama City, FL $44,310
Pittsfield, MA $44,310
Pinehurst, NC $44,180
Toledo, OH $44,160
Milwaukee, WI $44,100
Savannah, GA $44,080
Flagstaff, AZ $44,020
Buffalo, NY $43,980