Bank Teller Hourly Pay, Skills & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 4,032 US job postings by 680 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for bank tellers: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 4,032 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for bank tellers in US job postings is $20.17 an hour (773 postings from 153 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $18.25 to $22.00 an hour.
- Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $21.44 an hour (284 postings).
- The skills that most set bank teller postings apart are customer service, cash handling, accuracy.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 1 year of experience.
Bank Teller job postings in the US, October 2026
- $20.17/hr
- Median advertised pay (773 postings)
- $18.25–$22.00
- Middle 50% of postings
- $21.44/hr
- Starting pay (postings asking up to 1 year)
- 4,032
- US job postings from 680 employers
How much does a bank teller make an hour?
The median advertised pay is $20.17 an hour, from 773 US job postings by 153 employers that state pay. That is about $42,000 a year at 2,080 hours.
Advertised pay in 773 US bank teller job postings: median $42,000 a year ($20.17 an hour), middle half $38,000 to $46,000.
- Median: $42,000 ($20.17/hr)
- 25th percentile: $38,000
- 75th percentile: $46,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $20K–$30K | 0.2% |
| $30K–$40K | 33.7% |
| $40K–$50K | 56.3% |
| $50K–$60K | 8.9% |
| $60K–$70K | 0.9% |
Midpoint of each posting's pay range, hourly pay × 2,080 hours; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
| Median | Middle 50% | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postings that state an hourly rate | $20.17 | $18.25–$22.00 | 495 |
| All pay postings, annualised | $42,000 | $38K–$46K | 773 |
For comparison, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median annual wage of Tellers (43-3071) at $43,000 (May 2025). Postings advertise pay; the BLS measures what people earn, across all employers and levels.
What is the starting salary for a bank teller?
Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $21.44 an hour (284 postings).
| Experience asked | Median advertised pay | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 years | $21.44/hr | 284 |
| 2-4 years | withheld | 72 |
| 5+ years | withheld | 2 |
Highest-paying bank teller jobs
Specializations with at least 250 postings that state pay.
| Specialization | Median pay | Postings with pay | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teller | $20.00/hr | 732 | 138 |
Skills employers ask for in bank teller job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Customer service | 44% |
| Communication | 35% |
| Attention to detail | 23% |
| Interpersonal skills | 20% |
| Problem-solving | 14% |
| Accuracy | 14% |
| Cash handling | 14% |
| Organizational skills | 13% |
| Professionalism | 9% |
| Microsoft Office | 7% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set bank tellers apart
- Customer service4.5× as often as in all postings · 44%
- Cash handling44.7× as often as in all postings · 14%
- Accuracy9.9× as often as in all postings · 14%
- Customer service experience15.9× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Basic math skills7× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Confidentiality4.6× as often as in all postings · 7%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does a bank teller do?
Employers post these jobs as Teller, Part Time Teller, Teller I, Member Service Representative, Full-Time Teller and other titles. The largest specializations are Teller (90%), Part-Time Teller (under 1%).
The closest official occupation is Tellers (43-3071.00). Its most important tasks:
- Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
- Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
- Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.
- Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
- Count currency, coins, and checks received, by hand or using currency-counting machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
How much experience do you need to be a bank teller?
Among 654 postings that state a minimum, the median is 1 year. Under 1% say 0 years and 80% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 654 US bank teller job postings: median 1 year, and 80% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 25% |
| 1 yr | 55% |
| 2 yrs | 13% |
| 3-4 yrs | 5% |
| 5-7 yrs | 1% |
| 8-9 yrs | 0% |
| 10+ yrs | 0% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Full-time 59%, Part-time 41% of the 497 postings that state working hours.
Other names for a bank teller: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Teller | 360 (52.9%) |
| Part Time Teller | 66 (9.7%) |
| Teller I | 62 (9.1%) |
| Bank Teller | 39 (5.7%) |
| Member Service Representative | 36 (5.3%) |
| Full-Time Teller | 35 (5.1%) |
| Part-Time Teller | 27 (4.0%) |
| Head Teller | 27 (4.0%) |
| Teller Supervisor | 18 (2.6%) |
| Teller II | 15 (2.2%) |
| Float Teller | 15 (2.2%) |
| Senior Teller | 14 (2.1%) |
| Full Time Teller | 13 (1.9%) |
| Floating Teller | 12 (1.8%) |
| Customer Service Representative | 12 (1.8%) |
| Teller (Part-Time) | 11 (1.6%) |
| Lead Teller | 10 (1.5%) |
| Teller (Full-Time) | 8 (1.2%) |
| PT Teller | 8 (1.2%) |
| Teller (Part Time) | 7 (1.0%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Bank teller job titles compared
The titles people search for most, from the US job postings that use each exact title (October 2026).
| Job title | Open postings | Employers | Median pay | Median experience | Skills named most |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teller | 2,045 | 360 | $20.31/hr | 1 year | customer service, communication, interpersonal skills |
Bank Teller compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Teller | $20.17/hr | 1 year | 4,032 | – |
| Personal Banker | $23.38/hr | 1 year | 8,368 | 18 |
| Customer Service Representative | $19.00/hr | 1 year | 33,817 | 16 |
| Cashier | $16.50/hr | 1 year | 36,744 | 15 |
| Retail Sales Associate | $17.24/hr | 1 year | 141,396 | 17 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Banker | 18 | $23.38/hr |
| Customer Service Representative | 16 | $19.00/hr |
| Cashier | 15 | $16.50/hr |
| Retail Sales Associate | 17 | $17.24/hr |
| Front Desk Agent | 16 | $18.50/hr |
| Casino Dealer | 16 | – |
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Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 20 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 20 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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