SOC 43-3071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Tellers make in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $37,940. The 10th percentile is $35,670 and the 90th percentile is $50,750. Employment is 230.
Median annual wage
$37,940
- 10th percentile
- $35,670
- 25th percentile
- $36,940
- Median
- $37,940
- 75th percentile
- $44,020
- 90th percentile
- $50,750
- Mean
- $40,600
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Tellers, the published 10th percentile is $35,670 and the 90th percentile is $50,750. The difference is $15,080, which is 39.7% 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 $36,940 to the 75th at $44,020, covers $7,080.
The mean annual wage is $40,600, which sits above the median of $37,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $43,030 for Tellers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,608, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2% lower than the Indiana median of $38,730.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 93.430, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tellers at $40,608 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tellers. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN ranks 19th of 38 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).).
- Kokomo, IN is 47 miles away, with a median of $38,470 and employment of 100. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,912, against $40,608 here.
- Kankakee, IL is 63 miles away, with a median of $37,360 and employment of 140. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,758, against $40,608 here.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $43,030 and employment of 2,160. That median is 13.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,965, against $40,608 here.
Employment share
Tellers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN (230 of 102,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (329,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN · 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $37,940. The 10th percentile is $35,670 and the 90th percentile is $50,750. Employment is 230.
How does that compare with the national median for Tellers?
The local median is 11.8% lower than the national median of $43,030.
What is Tellers pay in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 93.430, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,940 is $40,608. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN compare with nearby metros for Tellers?
Kokomo, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $38,470. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN ranks 19th of 38 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.