SOC 43-3071 · Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro

Tellers Salary in Lansing, MI

The average salary for tellers in Lansing, Michigan is $43,110 a year ($20.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,720: half of the 700 people in this job in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI 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).

$43,110average per year

$20.73 / hourMedian $38,720Take-home ≈ $34,860

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

700people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tellers pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,900 or more. The middle half of tellers in Lansing earn between $36,770 and $46,540.

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,110$3,592$20.73
Median$38,720$3,227$18.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,770$3,064$17.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,540$3,878$22.38

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

Tellers salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $43,110, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $34,860 a year, or $2,905 a month and $1,341 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $43,110 buys what about $45,383 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tellers salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 2nd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($43,810).

All Tellers salaries in Michigan

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 Lansing: questions

How much do tellers make an hour in Lansing?

$20.73 an hour on average, and $18.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tellers salary in Lansing?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tellers take-home pay in Lansing?

About $34,860 a year ($2,905 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,110. Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

Do tellers earn more in Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (29620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.53, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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