SOC 43-3071 · Pocatello, ID metro

Tellers Salary in Pocatello, ID

The average salary for tellers in Pocatello, Idaho is $40,230 a year ($19.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,640: half of the 170 people in this job in the Pocatello, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,241).

$40,230average per year

$19.34 / hourMedian $38,640Take-home ≈ $33,481

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
-7%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 6Idaho metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tellers pay range in Pocatello

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,140 or more. The middle half of tellers in Pocatello earn between $37,560 and $43,750.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,230$3,352$19.34
Median$38,640$3,220$18.58
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,560$3,130$18.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,750$3,646$21.03

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

Tellers salary after taxes in Pocatello

On the average salary of $40,230, a single filer in Pocatello takes home about $33,481 a year, or $2,790 a month and $1,288 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Pocatello area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $40,230 buys what about $45,250 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Pocatello ($45,160). A typical home costs $354,583, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tellers salary in other Idaho cities

Pocatello ranks 5th of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job; Coeur d'Alene pays the most ($42,800).

All Tellers salaries in Idaho

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 Pocatello: questions

How much do tellers make an hour in Pocatello?

$19.34 an hour on average, and $18.58 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tellers salary in Pocatello?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,560, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tellers take-home pay in Pocatello?

About $33,481 a year ($2,790 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,230. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

Do tellers earn more in Pocatello than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% less 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 Pocatello, ID (38540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.09, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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