SOC 43-3071 · Anchorage, AK metro

Tellers Salary in Anchorage, AK

The average salary for tellers in Anchorage, Alaska is $47,060 a year ($22.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,850: half of the 560 people in this job in the Anchorage, AK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,241).

$47,060average per year

$22.63 / hourMedian $46,850Take-home ≈ $39,993

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

560people in this job
+9%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Alaska metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tellers pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,830 or more. The middle half of tellers in Anchorage earn between $46,040 and $47,520.

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,060$3,922$22.62
Median$46,850$3,904$22.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,040$3,837$22.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,520$3,960$22.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Tellers salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $47,060, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $39,993 a year, or $3,333 a month and $1,538 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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Is Anchorage a good place for tellers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anchorage area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $47,060 buys what about $44,640 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $47,060 is worth in another city

Tellers salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 1st of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Tellers salaries in Alaska

Highest-paying cities for tellers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($53,430).

Tellers salary by city

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Tellers salary in Anchorage: questions

How much do tellers make an hour in Anchorage?

$22.63 an hour on average, and $22.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tellers salary in Anchorage?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tellers take-home pay in Anchorage?

About $39,993 a year ($3,333 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,060. Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Do tellers earn more in Anchorage than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,241).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3071; area Anchorage, AK (11260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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