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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 442,120 |
0.9 % |
$15.22 |
$31,660 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.21 |
$12.94 |
$15.02 |
$17.50 |
$19.34 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,330 |
$26,920 |
$31,230 |
$36,390 |
$40,230 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
416,870 |
20.38 |
$15.22 |
$31,660 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
10,160 |
1.78 |
$14.21 |
$29,550 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
5,490 |
0.22 |
$16.11 |
$33,520 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,770 |
0.51 |
$16.03 |
$33,350 |
| Employment Services |
1,340 |
0.04 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
416,870 |
20.38 |
$15.22 |
$31,660 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
10,160 |
1.78 |
$14.21 |
$29,550 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
310 |
1.65 |
$17.50 |
$36,410 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,770 |
0.51 |
$16.03 |
$33,350 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
5,490 |
0.22 |
$16.11 |
$33,520 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
42,850 |
3.45 |
1.15 |
$14.46 |
$30,080 |
| California |
41,140 |
2.37 |
0.79 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Florida |
24,870 |
2.83 |
0.94 |
$16.34 |
$34,000 |
| New York |
23,240 |
2.44 |
0.81 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
| Illinois |
18,720 |
3.11 |
1.03 |
$15.16 |
$31,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
3,390 |
4.83 |
1.60 |
$13.31 |
$27,690 |
| North Dakota |
2,000 |
4.72 |
1.57 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
| Nebraska |
4,570 |
4.66 |
1.55 |
$14.33 |
$29,800 |
| Arkansas |
5,520 |
4.53 |
1.51 |
$12.74 |
$26,500 |
| South Dakota |
1,910 |
4.50 |
1.50 |
$13.87 |
$28,840 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
25,140 |
2.60 |
0.87 |
$16.57 |
$34,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
14,540 |
2.33 |
0.77 |
$16.35 |
$34,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,610 |
2.48 |
0.82 |
$15.91 |
$33,100 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,600 |
2.90 |
0.96 |
$15.58 |
$32,400 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,060 |
2.97 |
0.99 |
$14.71 |
$30,600 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,960 |
2.77 |
0.92 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,520 |
2.69 |
0.89 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
7,490 |
2.83 |
0.94 |
$15.87 |
$33,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,940 |
2.81 |
0.93 |
$17.39 |
$36,170 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,930 |
1.87 |
0.62 |
$17.11 |
$35,590 |
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United States Department of Labor
