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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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)
423,570 0.9 % $ 15.85 $ 32,960 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tellers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.86 $ 13.50 $ 15.68 $ 18.17 $ 19.82
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,660 $ 28,080 $ 32,620 $ 37,780 $ 41,220


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) 401,800 19.80 $ 15.83 $ 32,930
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 7,780 1.35 $ 14.84 $ 30,870
Management of Companies and Enterprises 4,760 0.20 $ 16.84 $ 35,020
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,490 0.48 $ 17.24 $ 35,870
Investigation and Security Services 1,670 0.18 $ 15.56 $ 32,370

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) 401,800 19.80 $ 15.83 $ 32,930
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 350 1.77 $ 18.54 $ 38,560
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 7,780 1.35 $ 14.84 $ 30,870
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,490 0.48 $ 17.24 $ 35,870
Spectator Sports 430 0.39 $ 17.62 $ 36,640

Top paying industries for Tellers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 180 (7) $ 18.62 $ 38,720
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 350 1.77 $ 18.54 $ 38,560
Spectator Sports 430 0.39 $ 17.62 $ 36,640
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 230 0.02 $ 17.58 $ 36,560
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,490 0.48 $ 17.24 $ 35,870


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 39,420 2.40 0.79 $ 17.44 $ 36,280
Texas 36,460 3.01 0.99 $ 14.90 $ 30,980
Florida 24,010 2.84 0.93 $ 16.83 $ 35,000
New York 22,850 2.63 0.86 $ 16.79 $ 34,920
Pennsylvania 19,340 3.51 1.15 $ 15.40 $ 32,030




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 2,140 5.36 1.76 $ 16.19 $ 33,680
West Virginia 3,280 5.04 1.65 $ 13.86 $ 28,820
Oklahoma 7,210 4.61 1.51 $ 12.97 $ 26,970
Montana 2,040 4.49 1.47 $ 15.02 $ 31,250
Nebraska 4,170 4.43 1.45 $ 14.87 $ 30,940




Top paying states for Tellers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 840 1.22 0.40 $ 18.30 $ 38,060
Rhode Island 1,000 2.25 0.74 $ 18.24 $ 37,940
Washington 9,280 2.91 0.95 $ 17.66 $ 36,740
Massachusetts 9,960 2.97 0.98 $ 17.51 $ 36,420
Hawaii 2,010 3.51 1.15 $ 17.49 $ 36,380





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 23,970 2.71 0.89 $ 17.19 $ 35,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 13,560 2.33 0.76 $ 16.97 $ 35,300
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,040 2.76 0.91 $ 16.84 $ 35,020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,360 2.81 0.92 $ 15.03 $ 31,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,280 3.07 1.01 $ 16.28 $ 33,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,180 2.28 0.75 $ 16.32 $ 33,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,530 3.00 0.99 $ 16.34 $ 34,000
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,520 2.89 0.95 $ 17.42 $ 36,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,940 2.98 0.98 $ 17.90 $ 37,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,040 2.29 0.75 $ 16.04 $ 33,350




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)
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 430 7.89 2.59 $ 14.63 $ 30,430
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 290 7.50 2.46 $ 15.13 $ 31,460
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 250 7.30 2.40 $ 12.71 $ 26,430
Texarkana, TX-AR 390 7.12 2.34 $ 14.62 $ 30,410
Johnstown, PA 330 7.05 2.32 $ 15.03 $ 31,270
Wichita Falls, TX 380 7.03 2.31 $ 15.08 $ 31,370
Sheboygan, WI 380 6.66 2.19 $ 13.99 $ 29,090
Manhattan, KS 240 6.58 2.16 $ 13.01 $ 27,060
Ocean City, NJ 230 6.58 2.16 $ 16.31 $ 33,920
Victoria, TX 230 6.36 2.09 $ 13.45 $ 27,980




Top paying metropolitan areas for Tellers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,650 1.50 0.49 $ 20.00 $ 41,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,310 2.54 0.83 $ 18.64 $ 38,770
Redding, CA 140 2.22 0.73 $ 18.52 $ 38,530
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 380 2.90 0.95 $ 18.45 $ 38,380
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,790 1.94 0.64 $ 18.43 $ 38,320
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 430 2.37 0.78 $ 18.39 $ 38,240
Longview, WA 180 5.01 1.64 $ 18.37 $ 38,210
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 320 3.65 1.20 $ 18.10 $ 37,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,680 1.88 0.62 $ 18.02 $ 37,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 350 3.27 1.07 $ 18.00 $ 37,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tellers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,100 5.55 1.82 $ 14.73 $ 30,630
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,470 4.71 1.55 $ 14.17 $ 29,470
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,420 5.29 1.74 $ 13.63 $ 28,350
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,340 8.17 2.68 $ 13.93 $ 28,970
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,220 6.79 2.23 $ 13.87 $ 28,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tellers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 570 9.54 3.13 $ 12.28 $ 25,540
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 580 8.78 2.88 $ 14.24 $ 29,620
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 530 8.71 2.86 $ 16.34 $ 33,990
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,340 8.17 2.68 $ 13.93 $ 28,970
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 320 8.11 2.66 $ 15.77 $ 32,810

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tellers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 410 4.13 1.36 $ 17.98 $ 37,390
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 17.21 $ 35,800
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 440 4.71 1.55 $ 17.14 $ 35,650
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 420 3.95 1.30 $ 17.09 $ 35,550
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 660 4.47 1.47 $ 16.82 $ 34,980


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021