How Much Do Tellers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Tellers

Tellers receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.

Salary
$32960
Becoming One
Easy
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Low
Job Growth
Low

Personality



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$32960 per year
Hourly wage
$16 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$24,660 to $28,080 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$12 to $14 per hour

Entry-level Tellers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $24,660 to $28,080 per year or $12 to $14 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
D

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Tellers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $20 $41,220
Senior (Top 25%) $18 $37,780
Middle (Mid 50%) $16 $32,620
Junior (Bottom 25%) $14 $28,080
No experience (Bottom 10%) $12 $24,660

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
DC $18 $38,060
RI $18 $37,940
WA $18 $36,740
MA $18 $36,420
HI $17 $36,380
CT $17 $36,360
CA $17 $36,280
AK $17 $35,380
AZ $17 $35,340
NJ $17 $35,340

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Teller is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at DC might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Tellers are in the states of DC, RI, WA, MA and HI.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Local Government $38720 $18.62
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $38560 $18.54
Spectator Sports $36640 $17.62
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $36560 $17.58
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $35870 $17.24
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $35150 $16.90
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $35050 $16.85
Management of Companies and Enterprises $35020 $16.84
Gambling Industries $33910 $16.30
Insurance Carriers $33770 $16.23
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $33340 $16.03
Employment Services $33070 $15.90
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $32930 $15.83
Investigation and Security Services $32370 $15.56
Food and Beverage Stores $31660 $15.22
Nondepository Credit Intermediation $30870 $14.84

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