SOC 43-3071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Tellers make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $45,110. The 10th percentile is $37,980 and the 90th percentile is $47,990. Employment is 5,130.
Median annual wage
$45,110
- 10th percentile
- $37,980
- 25th percentile
- $39,160
- Median
- $45,110
- 75th percentile
- $45,670
- 90th percentile
- $47,990
- Mean
- $43,810
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Tellers, the published 10th percentile is $37,980 and the 90th percentile is $47,990. The difference is $10,010, which is 22.2% 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 $39,160 to the 75th at $45,670, covers $6,510.
The mean annual wage is $43,810, which sits below the median of $45,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $43,030 for Tellers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,976, which is 4.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 15% higher than the Michigan median of $39,240.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tellers at $44,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tellers. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 29 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).).
- Flint, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $37,640 and employment of 480. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,458, against $44,976 here.
- Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $39,900 and employment of 360. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,552, against $44,976 here.
- Monroe, MI is 58 miles away, with a median of $39,650 and employment of 100. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,410, against $44,976 here.
Employment share
Tellers accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (5,130 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (329,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.27 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $45,110. The 10th percentile is $37,980 and the 90th percentile is $47,990. Employment is 5,130.
How does that compare with the national median for Tellers?
The local median is 4.8% higher than the national median of $43,030.
What is Tellers pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,110 is $44,976. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Tellers?
Flint, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $37,640. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.