Tellers in Pennsylvania

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Industry employment fell while average weekly industry wages rose

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Tellers in Pennsylvania.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 100% · BLS QCEWCitation Evidence record

Occupation pay

What Tellers earn in Pennsylvania

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$40,200Pennsylvania

Middle 50% of published wages: $36,770 – $45,810
U.S. median annual wage: $43,030
Reference period: May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around Pennsylvania

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Tellers, compared with the Pennsylvania median of $40,200.

Pennsylvania median$40,200

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,130+12.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$38,920 – $46,670Published employment6,010

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$45,050+12.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$39,350 – $47,050Published employment840

Reading, PA$43,840+9.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$38,100 – $47,700Published employment510

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$43,130+7.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,770 – $44,060Published employment770

Pittsburgh, PA$40,200Same as state

Middle 50%$37,290 – $46,380Published employment2,800

York-Hanover, PA$39,950−0.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$38,180 – $43,920Published employment480

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Chambersburg, PA$39,490−1.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,780 – $44,780Published employment190

Lancaster, PA$39,100−2.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,030 – $46,610Published employment400

Gettysburg, PA$38,840−3.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,310 – $45,570Published employment80

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$38,430−4.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,320 – $44,930Published employment670

Lebanon, PA$38,360−4.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$36,010 – $44,690Published employment170

State College, PA$37,710−6.2% vs. state

Middle 50%$36,570 – $47,210Published employment190

Johnstown, PA$36,680−8.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$34,530 – $46,170Published employment310

Altoona, PA$36,430−9.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$34,920 – $36,600Published employment200

Erie, PA$36,360−9.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$35,170 – $44,060Published employment330

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Pennsylvania median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in Pennsylvania’s weighted industry mix.

-0.2%Industry employmentPennsylvania industry employmentU.S. +0.3%vs. +0.3% U.S.

+2.0%Establishments in weighted industriesPennsylvania establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +2.1%vs. +2.1% U.S.

+7.5%Avg. weekly industry wagePennsylvania avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +7.9% · not occupation payvs. +7.9% U.S. · not occupation pay

−0.5 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Published coverage: 33,781 represented establishments, 97.82% of the published industry mix.

Latest interpretation

What stands out for tellers in Pennsylvania

The clearest signals from the latest validated state industry context and occupation-pay data.

Pennsylvania trails the U.S. on weighted-industry employment

Employment across the industries associated with Tellers changed -0.2% year over year in Pennsylvania, 0.5 percentage points below the national change of +0.3%. This is weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment.

BLS QCEW weighted industry context

Published occupation pay is below the U.S. median

The published median annual wage for Tellers in Pennsylvania is $40,200, 6.6% below the U.S. median of $43,030.

BLS OEWS occupation pay

Employment and industry wages moved in opposite directions

Weighted-industry employment changed -0.2% while average weekly industry wages changed +7.5%. Industry wage growth is not occupation pay and does not explain the employment change.

BLS QCEW weighted industry context

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score.

Employment trends

Pennsylvania industry employment over time

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values

Pennsylvania · 2026 Q1-0.2%
U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+0.3%

View every published value

Quarterly Pennsylvania industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	Pennsylvania	Coverage
2024 Q2	0.0%	100%
2024 Q3	-0.1%	100%
2024 Q4	+0.1%	100%
2025 Q1	+0.2%	100%
2025 Q2	+0.5%	100%
2025 Q3	+0.5%	100%
2025 Q4	+0.5%	100%
2026 Q1	-0.2%	100%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Pennsylvania’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters: 8
Earliest quarter: 2024 Q2
Latest quarter: 2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark: +0.3%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Tellers Work

The occupation mix determines which Pennsylvania industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Pennsylvania Tellers context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Financial activities	97.7%	-0.2%	33,781	$3,184
Professional and business services	2.0%	-0.5%	83,388	$2,370
Private education and health services	0.1%	+1.9%	59,621	$1,294
Other services	0.1%	+0.5%	35,618	$912
State and local	0.1%	+0.3%	10,459	$1,356
Leisure and hospitality	0.0%	+1.0%	35,200	$564

Which industries are growing?

4 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive Pennsylvania employment change are listed.

Private education and health services+1.9%
Leisure and hospitality+1.0%
Other services+0.5%
State and local+0.3%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Current Pennsylvania context

Current Pennsylvania Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in Pennsylvania. They are not Tellers demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Pennsylvania

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

98.9Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Sep 25, 2026

-1.1%Versus the February 2020 baseline

+1.4%Change over about four weeksAug 28, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

View values: Indeed postings index

Indeed postings index
Observation date	Index (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jun 26, 2026	97.20
Jul 3, 2026	96.80
Jul 10, 2026	97.32
Jul 17, 2026	97.67
Jul 24, 2026	98.11
Jul 31, 2026	97.59
Aug 7, 2026	97.16
Aug 14, 2026	97.19
Aug 21, 2026	97.51
Aug 28, 2026	97.55
Sep 4, 2026	97.44
Sep 11, 2026	97.87
Sep 18, 2026	98.49
Sep 25, 2026	98.87

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Sep 30, 2026. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Questions answered by this release

Tellers in Pennsylvania FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Tellers in Pennsylvania?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Pennsylvania industries weighted to Tellers changed -0.2% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +0.3% nationwide.

Are wages for Tellers rising in Pennsylvania?

QCEW does not publish pay for Tellers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +7.5% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Pennsylvania industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Tellers openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation: Tellers
SOC code: 43-3071
State: Pennsylvania
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: -0.2%State data coverage 100%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: +0.3%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: -0.5 percentage points
Establishments, year over year: +2.0%State data coverage 100%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +7.5%State data coverage 100%
Industry mix vintage: EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date: Aug 28, 2026
Source verification: Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Calculation date: Sep 30, 2026
Canonical record URL: https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/tellers/pennsylvania#evidence-record
Derived by: JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Methodology BLS QCEW How to cite QCEW state context release, 2026 Q1

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.