Tellers in Kentucky

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

• Employment for Tellers in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

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

What Major Will Prepare You For a Teller Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Banking and Financial Support Services

How Many Tellers Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 6,970 people working as Tellers in the year 2018.

There were 7,190 Tellers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Tellers in this state are declining at a rate of 3.8% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 950 annual job openings, and a total of 8,330 jobs for Kentucky Tellers in 2026.

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

What do Tellers Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Tellers ranged from $20,790 to $37,180 with $26,980 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10 to $17.88. The median hourly rate was $12.97.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.29 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Tellers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	3,000	$29,370
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1,760	$28,620
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	780	$25,540
Lexington-Fayette, KY	670	$27,350
Evansville, IN-KY	570	$27,620
Clarksville, TN-KY	360	$26,360
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	300	$25,890
Bowling Green, KY	270	$25,690
Owensboro, KY	260	$28,310

Top States for Tellers Employment

The table below shows the states 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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