Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 364,210 |
1.0 % |
$ 16.79 |
$ 34,930 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Tellers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.52 |
$ 14.14 |
$ 17.46 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 22.27 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,120 |
$ 29,410 |
$ 36,310 |
$ 37,500 |
$ 46,320 |
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) |
349,550 |
17.47 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,850 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
3,890 |
0.63 |
$ 16.19 |
$ 33,680 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,840 |
0.40 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,900 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,230 |
0.13 |
$ 17.17 |
$ 35,720 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
760 |
0.06 |
$ 17.45 |
$ 36,300 |
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) |
349,550 |
17.47 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,850 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
490 |
2.36 |
$ 20.95 |
$ 43,570 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
3,890 |
0.63 |
$ 16.19 |
$ 33,680 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,840 |
0.40 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,900 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
3,230 |
0.13 |
$ 17.17 |
$ 35,720 |
Top paying industries for Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
490 |
2.36 |
$ 20.95 |
$ 43,570 |
| Insurance Carriers |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 20.32 |
$ 42,260 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
3,840 |
0.40 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,900 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
200 |
(7) |
$ 18.74 |
$ 38,980 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
210 |
0.06 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,110 |
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 |
32,010 |
1.94 |
0.75 |
$ 19.14 |
$ 39,820 |
| Texas |
29,650 |
2.43 |
0.94 |
$ 15.62 |
$ 32,490 |
| Florida |
19,240 |
2.24 |
0.86 |
$ 17.75 |
$ 36,920 |
| New York |
18,730 |
2.16 |
0.84 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 37,660 |
| Illinois |
17,150 |
3.05 |
1.18 |
$ 17.04 |
$ 35,440 |
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 |
2,250 |
5.70 |
2.20 |
$ 16.96 |
$ 35,280 |
| Oklahoma |
6,330 |
4.07 |
1.57 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 29,130 |
| South Dakota |
1,710 |
4.06 |
1.57 |
$ 15.45 |
$ 32,130 |
| Nebraska |
3,820 |
3.98 |
1.54 |
$ 15.86 |
$ 32,980 |
| Maine |
2,340 |
3.96 |
1.53 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 34,310 |
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 |
20,430 |
2.35 |
0.91 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 39,160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,610 |
2.03 |
0.78 |
$ 19.23 |
$ 39,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,030 |
2.60 |
1.01 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,900 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,220 |
2.49 |
0.96 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,970 |
1.94 |
0.75 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,330 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,340 |
2.39 |
0.92 |
$ 17.08 |
$ 35,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,780 |
2.24 |
0.87 |
$ 19.60 |
$ 40,770 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
5,070 |
2.07 |
0.80 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 37,670 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,790 |
1.63 |
0.63 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,010 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,390 |
1.96 |
0.76 |
$ 20.91 |
$ 43,490 |
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) |
| Sheboygan, WI |
420 |
7.29 |
2.82 |
$ 17.17 |
$ 35,710 |
| Winchester, VA-WV |
400 |
6.52 |
2.52 |
$ 17.19 |
$ 35,760 |
| Johnstown, PA |
290 |
6.10 |
2.36 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,570 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
1,040 |
5.94 |
2.30 |
$ 16.80 |
$ 34,950 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
320 |
5.77 |
2.23 |
$ 16.23 |
$ 33,760 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
280 |
5.42 |
2.09 |
$ 14.23 |
$ 29,590 |
| Pittsfield, MA |
190 |
5.09 |
1.97 |
$ 18.05 |
$ 37,540 |
| Manhattan, KS |
190 |
5.07 |
1.96 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 29,220 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
180 |
5.05 |
1.96 |
$ 12.90 |
$ 26,830 |
| Saginaw, MI |
380 |
4.99 |
1.93 |
$ 16.68 |
$ 34,690 |
United States Department of Labor
