Tellers in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as a Teller?

While jobs for Tellers in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Tellers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

• Tellers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tellers Work in Illinois?

There were approximately 18,530 workers employed as Tellers in this state in 2018.

There were 19,850 Tellers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,320 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,220 Tellers working in it, which means Illinois has more Tellers than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Tellers in this state are declining at a rate of 14.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -8.3%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,950 annual job openings, and a total of 17,910 jobs for Illinois Tellers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 51,500 annual jobs and 460,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tellers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Tellers ranged from $21,400 to $39,460 with $29,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.29 to $18.97. The median hourly rate was $14.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.16 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.84.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Illinois Metros for Tellers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Tellers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,830	$30,500
St. Louis, MO-IL	4,380	$28,580
Peoria, IL	670	$29,300
Champaign-Urbana, IL	500	$25,740
Springfield, IL	420	$28,030
Rockford, IL	400	$29,870
Bloomington, IL	320	$31,910
Carbondale-Marion, IL	280	$24,630
Decatur, IL	230	$25,130
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	210	$25,240
Kankakee, IL	160	$27,270
Danville, IL	80	$27,400

Top States for Tellers Employment

View the list below to see where most Tellers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	47,520	$28,130
California	43,070	$31,030
Florida	28,090	$31,280
New York	24,920	$31,100
Pennsylvania	20,500	$28,950
Illinois	18,530	$29,120
Ohio	18,080	$28,340
Michigan	15,180	$29,050
New Jersey	13,380	$32,020
North Carolina	11,850	$31,240
Georgia	11,680	$30,250
Missouri	11,080	$26,670
Wisconsin	11,060	$28,490
Washington	11,040	$32,970
Tennessee	11,000	$27,530
Virginia	10,980	$30,710
Massachusetts	10,970	$31,530
Indiana	9,880	$27,400
Alabama	9,630	$27,300
Louisiana	8,370	$27,610

Below are the states where Tellers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$34,420
Washington	$32,970
Maryland	$32,090
New Jersey	$32,020
Massachusetts	$31,530
Connecticut	$31,500
Hawaii	$31,320
Florida	$31,280
North Carolina	$31,240
New York	$31,100

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License

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