Bank Teller Salary in Chicago, IL (2026)

What bank teller pay in Chicago really looks like

Chicago tracks the national market almost exactly. The local bank teller median of about $21.41 an hour ($44,540 a year) sits within 4% ($1,510) of the U.S. median of $43,030, so national salary benchmarks translate cleanly to this metro — the number you have seen quoted nationally is, give or take, what bank tellers actually earn in Chicago.

Pay is tightly clustered here: the 25th-to-75th-percentile band runs just $38,160 to $46,160 (BLS). A narrow spread means the metro median is a dependable expectation rather than a midpoint between wildly different jobs — there is little room above it without a credential, a specialty, or a supervisory step, so the ladder up is about the role, not just the employer.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 9,930 bank teller jobs across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open bank teller jobs in Chicago against the BLS $44,540 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Chicago is concrete: a metro median of $44,540 with most bank tellers landing between $38,160 and $46,160. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local bank teller openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $46,160, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Chicago median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Chicago sources

Wage figures for Bank Teller in Chicago, IL are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (MSA code 16980) (SOC 43-3071), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Bank Teller pay in Chicago, IL — common questions

How much does a Bank Teller make in Chicago, IL?

The median Bank Teller salary in Chicago, IL is $21.41/hour ($44,540/year) ($1,510 (4%) above the national median), with a typical range of $38,160–$46,160 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Chicago a strong pay market for Bank Tellers?

At a $44,540 median, Chicago is $1,510 (4%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $43,030. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Bank Teller in Chicago?

Target employers paying toward the $46,160 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bank Teller openings in Chicago and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Bank Tellers work in Chicago?

BLS estimates roughly 9,930 bank teller jobs across Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).