Gambling Cage Workers Salary
Office and Administrative Support Occupations · 14K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$37,580
Median hourly
$18
Average annual
$39,510
Typical range
$29,100–$49,430
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Gambling Cage Workers is $37,580 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $18 an hour at a full-time schedule.
In a gambling establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts.
Most earn between $29,100 and $49,430 a year. There are roughly 14K people employed as gambling cage workers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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- Hourly
- $18.07
- Daily
- $145
- Weekly
- $723
- Bi-weekly
- $1,445
- Monthly
- $3,132
- Annual
- $37,580
$37,580 a year is around the 50th percentile for Gambling Cage Workerss. The median is $37,580.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1New York$48,340
- 2Maryland$47,930
- 3Florida$42,900
- 4Washington$41,720
- 5New Jersey$41,430
- 6Arizona$40,780
- 7Illinois$39,900
- 8Pennsylvania$38,980
- 9Michigan$38,710
- 10Nevada$38,570
- 11Oregon$38,040
- 12California$37,650
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$55,260
- 2Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49,920
- 3Tucson, AZ$47,320
- 4Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,470
- 5Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$44,540
- 6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$43,710
- 7Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$41,430
- 8Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$39,910
- 9Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,600
- 10San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,390
- 11Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$38,900
- 12Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$38,340
Related job titles
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What a Gambling Cage Workers does
- Follow all gaming regulations.
- Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.
- Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary.
- Maintain confidentiality of customers' transactions.
- Maintain cage security.
- Supply currency, coins, chips, or gaming checks to other departments as needed.
- Verify accuracy of reports, such as authorization forms, transaction reconciliations, or exchange summary reports.
- Determine cash requirements for windows and order all necessary currency, coins, or chips.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Gambling Cage Workers make?
- The median annual wage for Gambling Cage Workers is $37,580 ($18 per hour). Pay ranges from about $29,100 at the 10th percentile to $49,430 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Gambling Cage Workers?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $39,510, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Gambling Cage Workerss the most?
- New York has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $48,340.
- Is Gambling Cage Workers a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 14K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Gambling Cage Workers do?
- Follow all gaming regulations.; Convert gaming checks, coupons, tokens, or coins to currency for gaming patrons.; Perform removal and rotation of cash, coin, or chip inventories as necessary..