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Tellers Salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Tellers in Cedar Rapids, IA is $38,540. BLS estimates approximately 420 people work in this occupation in Cedar Rapids, IA. Cedar Rapids, IA is 10.4% below the national median ($43,030).

Median salary
$38,540
Average salary
$40,870
Median hourly
$18.53
Employment
420

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$31,840$15.31
25th percentile$36,630$17.61
Median (50th)$38,540$18.53
75th percentile$46,390$22.30
90th percentile$50,780$24.42

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 9.7% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
3.044
Location quotient
1.44

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Cedar Rapids, IA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 88.963, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $43,321 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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