SOC 43-3071 · Gainesville, GA metro

Tellers Salary in Gainesville, GA

The average salary for tellers in Gainesville, Georgia is $42,120 a year ($20.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,090: half of the 140 people in this job in the Gainesville, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,241).

$42,120average per year

$20.25 / hourMedian $41,090Take-home ≈ $34,670

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

140people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 13Georgia metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tellers pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,920 or more. The middle half of tellers in Gainesville earn between $36,490 and $46,870.

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,120$3,510$20.25
Median$41,090$3,424$19.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,490$3,041$17.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,870$3,906$22.53

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

Tellers salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $42,120, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $34,670 a year, or $2,889 a month and $1,333 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $42,120 buys what about $43,528 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($45,900). A typical home costs $393,150, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tellers salary in other Georgia cities

Gainesville ranks 3rd of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($44,390).

All Tellers salaries in Georgia

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 Gainesville: questions

How much do tellers make an hour in Gainesville?

$20.25 an hour on average, and $19.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tellers salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,490, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tellers take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $34,670 a year ($2,889 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,120.

Do tellers earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Gainesville, GA (23580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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