Tellers in Washington

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Washington industry employment tracked close to the U.S. benchmark

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

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

Occupation pay

What Tellers earn in Washington

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

$47,670Washington

Middle 50% of published wages: $45,430 – $57,450
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 Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.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 Washington

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Tellers, compared with the Washington median of $47,670.

Washington median$47,670

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$49,880+4.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$47,170 – $59,150Published employment3,730

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$48,700+2.2% vs. state

Middle 50%$45,880 – $60,430Published employment530

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$48,310+1.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$47,050 – $51,680Published employment310

Bellingham, WA$47,630−0.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$45,830 – $49,100Published employment420

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$47,230−0.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$45,270 – $49,840Published employment150

Longview-Kelso, WA$47,220−0.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$46,220 – $57,270Published employment170

View 7 more published metro areas

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46,390−2.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$45,620 – $51,120Published employment1,030

Walla Walla, WA$46,160−3.2% vs. state

Middle 50%$40,330 – $47,200Published employment140

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,110−3.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$44,270 – $47,420Published employment1,930

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$45,780−4.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$44,110 – $47,100Published employment170

Kennewick-Richland, WA$45,770−4.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$41,080 – $47,810Published employment490

Yakima, WA$45,450−4.7% vs. state

Middle 50%$40,820 – $48,310Published employment250

Lewiston, ID-WA$39,910−16.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$39,380 – $45,840Published employment110

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Washington 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 Washington’s weighted industry mix.

+0.3%Industry employmentWashington industry employmentU.S. +0.3%vs. +0.3% U.S.

-1.3%Establishments in weighted industriesWashington establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +2.1%vs. +2.1% U.S.

+5.9%Avg. weekly industry wageWashington avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +7.9% · not occupation payvs. +7.9% U.S. · not occupation pay

0.0 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Published coverage: 19,017 represented establishments, 97.82% of the published industry mix.

Latest interpretation

What stands out for tellers in Washington

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

Washington is tracking close to the U.S. employment benchmark

Employment across the industries associated with Tellers changed +0.3% year over year in Washington, the same as the national change at the displayed precision. This is weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment.

BLS QCEW weighted industry context

Published occupation pay is above the U.S. median

The published median annual wage for Tellers in Washington is $47,670, 10.8% above the U.S. median of $43,030.

BLS OEWS occupation pay

Employment and establishment counts moved in opposite directions

Weighted-industry employment changed +0.3% while the number of establishments changed -1.3%. The measures are descriptive and do not establish why they diverged.

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

Washington 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

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

View every published value

Quarterly Washington industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	Washington	Coverage
2024 Q2	-1.5%	100%
2024 Q3	-1.0%	100%
2024 Q4	-0.7%	100%
2025 Q1	0.0%	100%
2025 Q2	+0.1%	100%
2025 Q3	-0.7%	100%
2025 Q4	-0.3%	100%
2026 Q1	+0.3%	100%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Washington’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 Washington industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Washington Tellers context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Financial activities	97.7%	+0.4%	19,017	$2,865
Professional and business services	2.0%	-0.2%	56,930	$2,959
Private education and health services	0.1%	+2.6%	29,031	$1,398
Other services	0.1%	+1.3%	20,382	$1,166
State and local	0.1%	+1.0%	3,891	$1,662
Leisure and hospitality	0.0%	+0.2%	22,164	$714

Which industries are growing?

4 weighted industries are growing

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

Private education and health services+2.6%
Other services+1.3%
State and local+1.0%
Financial activities+0.4%

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

Current Washington context

Current Washington Market Signals

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

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Washington

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

76.8Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Sep 18, 2026

-23.2%Versus the February 2020 baseline

+2.8%Change over about four weeksAug 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 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 19, 2026	75.82
Jun 26, 2026	76.82
Jul 3, 2026	75.89
Jul 10, 2026	75.79
Jul 17, 2026	75.49
Jul 24, 2026	75.55
Jul 31, 2026	75.03
Aug 7, 2026	74.78
Aug 14, 2026	74.80
Aug 21, 2026	74.71
Aug 28, 2026	75.17
Sep 4, 2026	75.89
Sep 11, 2026	76.86
Sep 18, 2026	76.80

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 29, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Questions answered by this release

Tellers in Washington FAQs

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

Is employment growing for Tellers in Washington?

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

Are wages for Tellers rising in Washington?

QCEW does not publish pay for Tellers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +5.9% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Washington 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: Washington
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: +0.3%State data coverage 100%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: +0.3%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: +0.0 percentage points
Establishments, year over year: -1.3%State data coverage 100%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +5.9%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/washington#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.