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.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
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
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 |