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Tellers Salary in Rochester, NY

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Tellers in Rochester, NY have a median annual salary of $43,690, with 820 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $38,100 at the 10th percentile to $46,650 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$43,690

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.01

Employment

820

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$38,100
10th
$39,340
25th
$43,690
Median
$44,250
75th
$46,650
90th

Local compared with national

Rochester, NY

$43,690

Median annual · 2025

United States

$43,030

Median annual · 2025

The Rochester, NY median is 1.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $660).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.5
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  8. 8.WritingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.MathematicsImportance 3.0
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 2.9
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Hyland Software OnBase
  • IBM Notes
  • Information Technology Incorporated Premier Teller
  • Jack Henry & Associates Vertex
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Sage 50 Accounting
  • Southern Data Systems TellerPro

Common 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.
  • Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
  • Examine checks for endorsements and to verify other information, such as dates, bank names, identification of the persons receiving payments, and the legality of the documents.
  • Resolve problems or discrepancies concerning customers' accounts.
  • Prepare and verify cashier's checks.
  • Process transactions, such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contributions, automated teller transactions, night deposits, and mail deposits.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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