Montana was 11.5% below the U.S. median for Tellers. It ranked 39 of 53 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Montana was 94.6, or 5.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 84.6.
National-price-dollar proxy
$40,235
WageScope divides the published Tellers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 43-3071 and BLS area 30.
Questions, answered
Tellers pay in Montana: common questions
What is the median wage for Tellers in Montana?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $38,080 per year for Tellers in Montana. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Tellers pay higher in Montana than nationally?
Montana's published median was 11.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Montana?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 94.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Tellers jobs does BLS estimate in Montana?
BLS published an employment estimate of 1,660 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Tellers median in Montana at $38,080 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-3071 and BLS area 30.
BLS lists 1,660 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $39,530 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Montana's Tellers median is 11.5% below the U.S. Tellers median of $43,030 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-3071 and area 30. SOC 43-3071 names Tellers. Area 30 names Montana. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-3071/30 row reports 1,660 wage and salary jobs, 3.25 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.53 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 43-3071/30, the annual median is $38,080 per year, while the matching mean is $39,530 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 30 reports 511,580 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,880. Its annual median is $48,740. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-3071 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Montana runs from $29,390 at the 10th percentile to $100,610 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,210. The median is $48,740. The 75th percentile is $72,640. This is a place check, not a pay range for Tellers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 30. They do not show related skills or a path into Tellers.
1. Area 30, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 14,960 jobs, $29,090 annual median, 29.24 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
2. Area 30, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 13,490 jobs, $36,270 annual median, 26.36 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
3. Area 30, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 12,170 jobs, $34,190 annual median, 23.79 jobs per 1,000, and 1.2 location quotient.
4. Area 30, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 11,840 jobs, $91,380 annual median, 23.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Montana wage ladder for Tellers
The 10th percentile is $35,830 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,790 per year. The median is $38,080 per year. The 75th percentile is $42,580 per year. The 90th percentile is $45,040 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $36,790 per year to $42,580 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $9,210. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Montana has a annual median of $38,080 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $43,030 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Montana. Montana is 11.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Montana ranks 39 of 53 among states and territories with a published annual median for Tellers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 39 of 53 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
36. Utah has a Tellers median of $38,370 per year, 4,790 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.3.
37. Wyoming has a Tellers median of $38,290 per year, 970 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.63.
38. Nebraska has a Tellers median of $38,140 per year, 4,590 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.12.
40. Texas has a Tellers median of $38,050 per year, 25,860 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.87.
41. New Mexico has a Tellers median of $37,680 per year, 2,330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.26.
Pay leaders
Where Tellers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 43-3071, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Washington has the highest published median in this set, at $47,670 per year. Montana sits at $38,080 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Tellers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Washington has a Tellers median of $47,670 per year, or $9,590 above Montana. BLS lists 9,180 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 1.22.
2. New Jersey has a Tellers median of $47,210 per year, or $9,130 above Montana. BLS lists 10,270 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 1.13.
3. California has a Tellers median of $46,900 per year, or $8,820 above Montana. BLS lists 25,230 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 0.65.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Tellers jobs
Texas has the largest published state job estimate for Tellers in this same-source set, at 25,860 jobs. Montana has 1,660. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Texas has 25,860 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 24,200 jobs from Montana. Its median is $38,050 per year, or $30 below Montana. Its location quotient is 0.87.
2. California has 25,230 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 23,570 jobs from Montana. Its median is $46,900 per year, or $8,820 above Montana. Its location quotient is 0.65.
3. Illinois has 16,960 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 15,300 jobs from Montana. Its median is $38,670 per year, or $590 above Montana. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Local-share leaders
Where Tellers takes the largest share of local jobs
North Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.19. Montana has 1.53. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Tellers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. North Dakota has a location quotient of 2.19, a gap of 0.66 from Montana. BLS lists 1,990 Tellers jobs and a median of $39,300 per year, or $1,220 above Montana.
2. Nebraska has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 0.59 from Montana. BLS lists 4,590 Tellers jobs and a median of $38,140 per year, or $60 above Montana.
3. Oklahoma has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 0.47 from Montana. BLS lists 7,230 Tellers jobs and a median of $35,840 per year, or $2,240 below Montana.
Job scale and share
How common Tellers is in Montana
BLS lists 1,660 Tellers jobs in Montana. It also lists 3.25 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.53. A value of 1 means Tellers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Montana is $48,740 per year. The Tellers median is $38,080 per year. Tellers is 21.9% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Montana. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Tellers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Montana median of $38,060 per year. BLS lists 7,580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Montana median of $37,110 per year. BLS lists 8,320 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Montana median of $39,050 per year. BLS lists 8,900 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Montana
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Montana table, at 14,960 jobs. Tellers has 1,660 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 511,580. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Tellers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 14,960 jobs in Montana, a gap of 13,300 from Tellers. Its median is $29,090 per year, or $8,990 below Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
2. Retail Salespersons has 13,490 jobs in Montana, a gap of 11,830 from Tellers. Its median is $36,270 per year, or $1,810 below Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.05.
3. Cashiers has 12,170 jobs in Montana, a gap of 10,510 from Tellers. Its median is $34,190 per year, or $3,890 below Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.2.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Montana
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Montana role table, at $91,380 per year. Tellers has $38,080 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $48,740 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $91,380 per year in Montana, or $53,300 above Tellers. BLS lists 11,840 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.03.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $85,280 per year in Montana, or $47,200 above Tellers. BLS lists 10,950 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $76,910 per year in Montana, or $38,830 above Tellers. BLS lists 4,350 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.63.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Montana
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Montana role table, at 2.16. Tellers has 1.53. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Tellers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.16 in Montana, a gap of 0.63 from Tellers. BLS lists 5,370 jobs and a median of $26,010 per year, or $12,070 below Tellers.
2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.9 in Montana, a gap of 0.37 from Tellers. BLS lists 5,380 jobs and a median of $35,740 per year, or $2,340 below Tellers.
3. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.83 in Montana, a gap of 0.30 from Tellers. BLS lists 4,030 jobs and a median of $58,820 per year, or $20,740 above Tellers.
Price-level view
What $38,080 may mean after the Montana price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Montana is 94.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 5.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $38,080 Tellers median by 94.6 divided by 100. The result is $40,235 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 84.6. Goods are 96.0. Utilities are 72.3. Other services are 98.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Tellers row is 5.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 1,660 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $39,530 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Tellers. It uses a Montana place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $38,080 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 1,660 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.53 is not a growth score. Rank 39 of 53 is not a place score. The 94.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-3071 in BLS area 30. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 30, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 10,950 jobs, $85,280 annual median, 21.41 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 30, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 10,400 jobs, $36,630 annual median, 20.32 jobs per 1,000, and 0.73 location quotient.
4. Massachusetts has a Tellers median of $46,900 per year, or $8,820 above Montana. BLS lists 7,190 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 0.93.
5. Alaska has a Tellers median of $46,770 per year, or $8,690 above Montana. BLS lists 1,020 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 1.48.
6. Connecticut has a Tellers median of $46,320 per year, or $8,240 above Montana. BLS lists 3,220 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 0.9.
7. Colorado has a Tellers median of $46,060 per year, or $7,980 above Montana. BLS lists 5,370 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 0.88.
8. Maryland has a Tellers median of $46,010 per year, or $7,930 above Montana. BLS lists 3,860 jobs there, compared with 1,660 in Montana. The location quotient is 0.66.
4. New York has 15,040 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 13,380 jobs from Montana. Its median is $44,400 per year, or $6,320 above Montana. Its location quotient is 0.73.
5. Pennsylvania has 14,800 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 13,140 jobs from Montana. Its median is $40,200 per year, or $2,120 above Montana. Its location quotient is 1.15.
6. Florida has 14,700 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 13,040 jobs from Montana. Its median is $45,580 per year, or $7,500 above Montana. Its location quotient is 0.7.
7. Ohio has 13,890 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 12,230 jobs from Montana. Its median is $39,810 per year, or $1,730 above Montana. Its location quotient is 1.18.
8. Michigan has 13,420 estimated Tellers jobs, a gap of 11,760 jobs from Montana. Its median is $39,240 per year, or $1,160 above Montana. Its location quotient is 1.44.
4. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 1.9, a gap of 0.37 from Montana. BLS lists 130 Tellers jobs and a median of $32,750 per year, or $5,330 below Montana.
5. Maine has a location quotient of 1.77, a gap of 0.24 from Montana. BLS lists 2,410 Tellers jobs and a median of $42,890 per year, or $4,810 above Montana.
6. West Virginia has a location quotient of 1.76, a gap of 0.23 from Montana. BLS lists 2,620 Tellers jobs and a median of $34,560 per year, or $3,520 below Montana.
7. Iowa has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.12 from Montana. BLS lists 5,470 Tellers jobs and a median of $38,450 per year, or $370 above Montana.
8. Wyoming has a location quotient of 1.63, a gap of 0.10 from Montana. BLS lists 970 Tellers jobs and a median of $38,290 per year, or $210 above Montana.
4. General and Operations Managers has 11,840 jobs in Montana, a gap of 10,180 from Tellers. Its median is $91,380 per year, or $53,300 above Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.03.
5. Registered Nurses has 10,950 jobs in Montana, a gap of 9,290 from Tellers. Its median is $85,280 per year, or $47,200 above Tellers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 10,400 jobs in Montana, a gap of 8,740 from Tellers. Its median is $36,630 per year, or $1,450 below Tellers. Its location quotient is 0.73.
7. Office Clerks, General has 10,390 jobs in Montana, a gap of 8,730 from Tellers. Its median is $46,480 per year, or $8,400 above Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.28.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 8,900 jobs in Montana, a gap of 7,240 from Tellers. Its median is $39,050 per year, or $970 above Tellers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $75,810 per year in Montana, or $37,730 above Tellers. BLS lists 4,730 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $74,990 per year in Montana, or $36,910 above Tellers. BLS lists 4,760 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,550 per year in Montana, or $24,470 above Tellers. BLS lists 4,030 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $58,870 per year in Montana, or $20,790 above Tellers. BLS lists 7,830 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.15.
8. Carpenters has a median of $58,820 per year in Montana, or $20,740 above Tellers. BLS lists 4,030 jobs, compared with 1,660 for Tellers. Its location quotient is 1.83.
4. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.63 in Montana, a gap of 0.10 from Tellers. BLS lists 7,580 jobs and a median of $38,060 per year, or $20 below Tellers.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Montana, a gap of 0.10 from Tellers. BLS lists 4,350 jobs and a median of $76,910 per year, or $38,830 above Tellers.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.58 in Montana, a gap of 0.05 from Tellers. BLS lists 5,830 jobs and a median of $49,300 per year, or $11,220 above Tellers.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a location quotient of 1.54 in Montana, a gap of 0.01 from Tellers. BLS lists 6,980 jobs and a median of $47,270 per year, or $9,190 above Tellers.
8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.39 in Montana, a gap of 0.14 from Tellers. BLS lists 4,410 jobs and a median of $43,740 per year, or $5,660 above Tellers.
Precise employer-title matches for Tellers in Montana
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Montana place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
