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Tellers Salary in Syracuse, NY

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Tellers in Syracuse, NY is $39,600. BLS estimates approximately 580 people work in this occupation in Syracuse, NY. Syracuse, NY is 8.0% below the national median ($43,030).

Median salary
$39,600
Average salary
$41,840
Median hourly
$19.04
Employment
580

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,740$18.15
25th percentile$38,720$18.61
Median (50th)$39,600$19.04
75th percentile$44,900$21.59
90th percentile$45,860$22.05

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 1.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 9.3% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.949
Location quotient
0.92

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Syracuse, NY’s regional price level is below the national average (index 95.742, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $41,361 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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