SOC 41-2012 · Sales and Related Occupations

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$36,220
U.S. median hourly wage$17.41
U.S. employment21,530

Nationally, gambling change persons and booth cashiers earned a median of $36,220 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 21,530 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: pay and employment by state
State
Arizona$63,400$30.486800.2
Texas$62,400$30.009100.1
North Dakota$49,830$23.961000.2
New York$48,110$23.138300.1
Maryland$41,220$19.822000.1
Missouri$39,130$18.812100.1
Washington$38,640$18.586700.2
Connecticut$38,350$18.44Not publishedNot published
Colorado$38,320$18.433200.1
Iowa$38,230$18.384000.3
Kentucky$38,060$18.30300.0
Michigan$37,910$18.231,2100.3
New Jersey$37,850$18.203400.1
Florida$37,770$18.166300.1
California$37,350$17.964,3600.2
Delaware$37,140$17.86400.1
Wisconsin$37,020$17.802000.1
Oregon$37,010$17.791800.1
Pennsylvania$34,800$16.733100.1
Kansas$34,000$16.341300.1
Minnesota$33,820$16.264500.2
Illinois$32,200$15.482300.0
Ohio$32,110$15.442200.0
New Mexico$30,800$14.813800.4
Nevada$30,620$14.723,0802.0
Mississippi$30,160$14.506400.5
South Dakota$30,020$14.435201.1
Indiana$29,020$13.954100.1
Oklahoma$28,660$13.781,1200.7
Nebraska$28,080$13.50400.0
Montana$27,910$13.422900.6
Louisiana$23,390$11.249900.5
West Virginia$22,080$10.616100.9
Puerto Rico$22,050$10.601900.2
MassachusettsNot publishedNot published1100.0
North CarolinaNot publishedNot published800.0

Pay by metro area

All 44 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$21,580$35,220$48,860$62,500Lake Charles, LA — $21,580Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $21,880Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $21,980San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,120Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $22,210New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $23,280Cleveland, OH — $24,110Billings, MT — $24,300Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $27,270Carson City, NV — $28,410Baton Rouge, LA — $28,510Reno, NV — $28,670Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $29,990Lawton, OK — $30,620Oklahoma City, OK — $30,870Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $31,090Tulsa, OK — $31,110Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $31,880Wheeling, WV-OH — $32,540Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $33,030Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $33,740Colorado Springs, CO — $34,790Santa Fe, NM — $35,270Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $35,530Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $35,760Fresno, CA — $35,970Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $36,160Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $36,630Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $37,620Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $37,850San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $38,020Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $38,060Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $38,610St. Louis, MO-IL — $39,130Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $39,590Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $39,920Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $40,810Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $47,530Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $47,870San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $48,950New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $58,790Tucson, AZ — $62,500

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Tucson, AZ$62,500$30.051500.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$58,790$28.272400.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$48,950$23.54700.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$47,870$23.01600.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,530$22.852200.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$40,810$19.62700.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,920$19.195800.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,590$19.041400.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$39,130$18.811500.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$38,610$18.563200.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,060$18.305300.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,020$18.286500.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,850$18.202901.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,620$18.094000.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,630$17.611,3100.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,160$17.381700.0
Fresno, CA$35,970$17.301800.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$35,760$17.191300.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$35,530$17.08400.2
Santa Fe, NM$35,270$16.96500.8
Colorado Springs, CO$34,790$16.73800.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$33,740$16.222900.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$33,030$15.882,3202.0
Wheeling, WV-OH$32,540$15.64500.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$31,880$15.331000.1
Tulsa, OK$31,110$14.962300.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$31,090$14.953502.2
Oklahoma City, OK$30,870$14.84900.1
Lawton, OK$30,620$14.721002.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$29,990$14.421300.7
Reno, NV$28,670$13.783601.3
Baton Rouge, LA$28,510$13.711500.4
Carson City, NV$28,410$13.66702.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,270$13.11900.5
Billings, MT$24,300$11.681001.0
Cleveland, OH$24,110$11.59Not publishedNot published
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$23,280$11.194000.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$22,210$10.68802.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,120$10.641600.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$21,980$10.57500.6
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$21,880$10.52601.6
Lake Charles, LA$21,580$10.38400.4
Albuquerque, NMNot publishedNot published1500.4
Utica-Rome, NYNot publishedNot published2402.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.