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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 468,470 |
0.8 % |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.70 |
$12.28 |
$14.16 |
$16.52 |
$18.80 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,250 |
$25,540 |
$29,450 |
$34,360 |
$39,110 |
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) |
436,260 |
21.71 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
16,790 |
2.73 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,190 |
0.26 |
$15.55 |
$32,340 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,130 |
0.44 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Employment Services |
1,610 |
0.04 |
$14.75 |
$30,680 |
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) |
436,260 |
21.71 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
16,790 |
2.73 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
160 |
0.89 |
$13.91 |
$28,940 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,130 |
0.44 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,190 |
0.26 |
$15.55 |
$32,340 |
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 |
47,520 |
3.92 |
1.21 |
$13.80 |
$28,710 |
| California |
43,070 |
2.53 |
0.78 |
$15.44 |
$32,120 |
| Florida |
28,090 |
3.26 |
1.01 |
$15.45 |
$32,140 |
| New York |
24,920 |
2.66 |
0.82 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Pennsylvania |
20,500 |
3.51 |
1.08 |
$14.12 |
$29,360 |
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) |
| Nebraska |
5,470 |
5.60 |
1.73 |
$14.24 |
$29,620 |
| West Virginia |
3,470 |
4.99 |
1.54 |
$12.61 |
$26,220 |
| Alabama |
9,630 |
4.96 |
1.53 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
| South Dakota |
1,970 |
4.67 |
1.44 |
$13.09 |
$27,230 |
| North Dakota |
1,870 |
4.50 |
1.39 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,060 |
1.49 |
0.46 |
$17.21 |
$35,790 |
| Washington |
11,040 |
3.39 |
1.05 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Connecticut |
5,290 |
3.19 |
0.98 |
$16.04 |
$33,360 |
| New Jersey |
13,380 |
3.30 |
1.02 |
$15.84 |
$32,950 |
| Massachusetts |
10,970 |
3.07 |
0.95 |
$15.80 |
$32,860 |
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 |
27,500 |
2.90 |
0.89 |
$15.71 |
$32,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
16,140 |
2.64 |
0.81 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,830 |
2.55 |
0.79 |
$14.88 |
$30,940 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,320 |
3.17 |
0.98 |
$14.23 |
$29,590 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,710 |
3.26 |
1.01 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,860 |
3.11 |
0.96 |
$15.30 |
$31,820 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,250 |
3.19 |
0.98 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,850 |
2.84 |
0.88 |
$15.87 |
$33,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,840 |
2.83 |
0.87 |
$15.79 |
$32,840 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,780 |
2.16 |
0.67 |
$16.32 |
$33,940 |
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