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.
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Employment for Tellers in Illinois is expected to decrease.
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Tellers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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