Personal Banker Hourly Pay, Skills & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 8,368 US job postings by 575 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for personal bankers: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 8,368 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for personal bankers in US job postings is $23.38 an hour (1,840 postings from 158 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $21.50 to $26.37 an hour.
- Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $23.38 an hour (873 postings).
- The skills that most set personal banker postings apart are customer service, cash handling, sales.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 1 year of experience.
Personal Banker job postings in the US, October 2026
- $23.38/hr
- Median advertised pay (1,840 postings)
- $21.50–$26.37
- Middle 50% of postings
- $23.38/hr
- Starting pay (postings asking up to 1 year)
- 8,368
- US job postings from 575 employers
How much does a personal banker make an hour?
The median advertised pay is $23.38 an hour, from 1,840 US job postings by 158 employers that state pay. That is about $50,000 a year at 2,080 hours.
Advertised pay in 1,840 US personal banker job postings: median $50,000 a year ($23.38 an hour), middle half $45,000 to $57,000.
- Median: $50,000 ($23.38/hr)
- 25th percentile: $45,000
- 75th percentile: $57,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $30K–$40K | 9.4% |
| $40K–$50K | 43.2% |
| $50K–$60K | 32.1% |
| $60K–$70K | 9.4% |
| $70K–$80K | 3.7% |
| $80K–$90K | 1.0% |
| $100K–$110K | 0.1% |
| $110K–$120K | 0.1% |
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 | $23.38 | $21.50–$26.37 | 698 |
| All pay postings, annualised | $50,000 | $45K–$57K | 1,840 |
What is the starting salary for a personal banker?
Postings that ask for up to 1 year of experience advertise a median of $23.38 an hour (873 postings).
| Experience asked | Median advertised pay | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 years | $23.38/hr | 873 |
| 2-4 years | $25.25/hr | 617 |
| 5+ years | withheld | 62 |
Personal banker levels and pay
Levels as they appear in job titles, ordered by the median experience asked.
| Level in title | Share of postings | Median experience asked | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| No level in title | 66.9% | 1 year | $24.10/hr |
| Level I | 9.8% | 1 year | $21.00/hr |
Highest-paying personal banker jobs
Specializations with at least 250 postings that state pay.
| Specialization | Median pay | Postings with pay | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Banker (general) | $25.50/hr | 564 | 46 |
| Relationship Banker | $25.00/hr | 883 | 51 |
| Universal Banker | $23.00/hr | 269 | 52 |
Personal banker pay by state
Single-location US postings; states with at least 100 postings that state pay. States with pay-transparency laws (such as California, Colorado, New York and Washington) are over-represented among postings that state pay.
| State | Median pay | Middle 50% | Postings with pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $30.24/hr | $24.00–$33.51 | 118 | 11.0% |
| New York | $25.25/hr | $22.09–$30.39 | 113 | 9.0% |
Skills employers ask for in personal banker job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 43% |
| Customer service | 42% |
| Interpersonal skills | 27% |
| Attention to detail | 22% |
| Problem-solving | 21% |
| Organizational skills | 17% |
| Excel | 17% |
| Microsoft Office | 15% |
| Cash handling | 14% |
| Sales | 14% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set personal bankers apart
- Customer service4.3× as often as in all postings · 42%
- Cash handling44.9× as often as in all postings · 14%
- Sales16.8× as often as in all postings · 14%
- Banking95.2× as often as in all postings · 7%
- Customer service experience18.7× as often as in all postings · 8%
- Accuracy6.6× as often as in all postings · 9%
- Sales experience12.2× as often as in all postings · 6%
- Microsoft word3.9× as often as in all postings · 5%
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 personal banker do?
Employers post these jobs as Universal Banker, Relationship Banker, Universal Banker I, Personal Banker I, Relationship Banker II and other titles. The largest specializations are Universal Banker (19%), Relationship Banker (47%), Financial Services Representative (under 1%), Digital Banking Specialist (under 1%), Financial Center Supervisor (under 1%).
The closest official occupation is New Accounts Clerks (43-4141.00). Its most important tasks:
- Perform teller duties as required.
- Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents.
- Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers.
- Inform customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards, direct deposit of checks, and certificates of deposit.
- Answer customers' questions and explain available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities.
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 personal banker?
Among 1,411 postings that state a minimum, the median is 1 year. 1% say 0 years and 60% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 1,411 US personal banker job postings: median 1 year, and 60% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | 11% |
| 1 yr | 50% |
| 2 yrs | 26% |
| 3-4 yrs | 11% |
| 5-7 yrs | 3% |
| 8-9 yrs | under 1% |
| 10+ yrs | under 1% |
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 87%, Part-time 13% of the 351 postings that state working hours.
Other names for a personal banker: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Universal Banker | 171 (29.7%) |
| Personal Banker | 121 (21.0%) |
| Relationship Banker | 100 (17.4%) |
| Universal Banker I | 29 (5.0%) |
| Personal Banker I | 24 (4.2%) |
| Relationship Banker II | 23 (4.0%) |
| Personal Banker II | 21 (3.6%) |
| Relationship Banker I | 21 (3.6%) |
| Banker | 20 (3.5%) |
| Senior Relationship Banker | 18 (3.1%) |
| Universal Banker II | 14 (2.4%) |
| Community Banker | 14 (2.4%) |
| Associate Banker | 11 (1.9%) |
| Retail Banker | 11 (1.9%) |
| Banker I | 8 (1.4%) |
| Universal Associate | 8 (1.4%) |
| Member Service Representative | 8 (1.4%) |
| Senior Personal Banker | 8 (1.4%) |
| Senior Universal Banker | 7 (1.2%) |
| Member Service Officer | 7 (1.2%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
Personal banker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relationship Banker | 1,229 | 100 | $24.50/hr | – | customer service, communication, interpersonal skills |
| Universal Banker | 1,230 | 171 | – | 1 year | customer service, communication, interpersonal skills |
Personal Banker compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Banker | $23.38/hr | 1 year | 8,368 | – |
| Bank Teller | $20.17/hr | 1 year | 4,032 | 18 |
| Customer Service Representative | $19.00/hr | 1 year | 33,817 | 18 |
| Retail Sales Associate | $17.24/hr | 1 year | 141,396 | 15 |
| Loan Officer | $102K | 3 years | 4,867 | 17 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Teller | 18 | $20.17/hr |
| Customer Service Representative | 18 | $19.00/hr |
| Retail Sales Associate | 15 | $17.24/hr |
| Loan Officer | 17 | $102K |
| Leasing Consultant | 16 | $21.00/hr |
| Sales Representative | 15 | $80K |
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Relationship Banker make?
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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