Salaries in Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania bank tellers made a median salary of $23,300 annually according to the May 2009 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. The lowest 25 percent of Pennsylvania tellers made $20,120 annually, while the highest 25 percent made $27,080 annually.
  
  

Salaries By Pennsylvania Municipalities

• Bank tellers in Pennsylvania earned differing salaries by municipal location. Listed in terms of median 2009 salary, Pennsylvania municipalities were: Newark-Union, where the annual average salary was $25,710; Philadelphia ($24,550); Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ($24,530); State College ($23,230); Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ($23,100); Altoona ($23,060); Reading ($23,020); Lancaster ($23,000); Lebanon ($22,990); Pittsburgh ($22,740); Erie ($22,650); Harrisburg-Carlisle ($22,630); York-Hanover ($22,330); Scranton-Wilkes-Barre ($22,230); Johnstown ($22,100); Williamsport ($21,580); and Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ($20,900).
  
  

Pennsylvania Tellers Relative to Tellers Nationwide

• Pennsylvania ranked 30th in terms of median salaries for bank tellers in 2009. The top 10 states were: Alaska, with a median annual salary of $28,970; Massachusetts ($27,600); Connecticut ($27,210); Maryland ($26,710); Rhode Island ($26,140); Nevada ($26,100); California ($25,860); Vermont ($25,850); Colorado ($25,640); and Georgia ($25,380).
  
  

Employment of Tellers in Pennsylvania

• The majority of bank tellers in Pennsylvania worked in two large municipalities in the state. Ranked in order of number of bank tellers, the Pennsylvania municipalities were: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (24,310 workers); Pittsburgh (5,200); Newark-Union (3,460); Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (1,690); Harrisburg-Carlisle (1,670); Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (1,270); Youngstown-Warren-Boardman (1,150); Lancaster (1,040); York-Hanover (970); Reading (920); Erie (650); Johnstown (380); State College (320); Lebanon (290); Williamsport (290); and Altoona (280).