SOC 43-3071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Tellers make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $36,490. The 10th percentile is $30,230 and the 90th percentile is $46,640. Employment is 190.
Median annual wage
$36,490
- 10th percentile
- $30,230
- 25th percentile
- $32,550
- Median
- $36,490
- 75th percentile
- $37,830
- 90th percentile
- $46,640
- Mean
- $37,110
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Tellers, the published 10th percentile is $30,230 and the 90th percentile is $46,640. The difference is $16,410, which is 45.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,550 to the 75th at $37,830, covers $5,280.
The mean annual wage is $37,110, which sits above the median of $36,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $43,030 for Tellers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,392, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.4% lower than the Missouri median of $36,650.
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tellers at $42,392 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tellers. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 11th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Paducah, KY-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $36,670 and employment of 160. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,598, against $42,392 here.
- St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $38,890 and employment of 3,580. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,899, against $42,392 here.
- Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $35,600 and employment of 180. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,627, against $42,392 here.
Employment share
Tellers accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (190 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (329,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.01 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL · Tellers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Tellers make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $36,490. The 10th percentile is $30,230 and the 90th percentile is $46,640. Employment is 190.
How does that compare with the national median for Tellers?
The local median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $43,030.
What is Tellers pay in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,490 is $42,392. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cape Girardeau, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Tellers?
Paducah, KY-IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $36,670. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 11th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.