Tellers Salary in the US
A tellers earns a national median of $43,030 a year (mean $42,350) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #690 of 825.
How much does a tellers earn in the US?
A tellers in the United States earns a median of $43,030 a year (mean $42,350), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 329,480 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-3071), ranked #690 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$43,030
per year
Mean
$42,350
per year
Employment
329,480
US workers
National rank
#690
of 825 by median
What a tellers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a tellers (SOC 43-3071) earns a median annual wage of $43,030 and a mean (average) of $42,350. The median is the midpoint — half of tellers earn more and half earn less — and is 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a tellers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for tellers is $43,030, and the mean (average) is $42,350. The median is the midpoint — half of tellers earn more and half earn less.
- How does tellers pay compare to the US average?
- At $43,030, a tellers earns 16% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many tellers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 329,480 tellers employed nationally (SOC 43-3071), across all industries.
- Where does this tellers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-3071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-3071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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