Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA	$70,810
San Francisco, CA	$67,720
Vallejo, CA	$66,310
Santa Cruz, CA	$65,340
Santa Rosa, CA	$61,890
Modesto, CA	$61,550
Napa, CA	$61,300
Stockton, CA	$59,760
Seattle, WA	$59,060
Merced, CA	$58,790
Rochester, MN	$57,810
Barnstable, MA	$57,730
Oxnard, CA	$57,650
Redding, CA	$57,570
New Haven, CT	$57,560

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays interviewers (except eligibility and loan) the most statewide, $62,490 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$62,490	$49,730	640	1	$53,750	$53,750
California	$58,230	$56,880	22,250	24	$70,810	$46,660
New York	$55,000	$55,410	9,260	11	$56,210	$39,980
Massachusetts	$53,790	$50,340	3,050	6	$57,730	$46,820
Washington	$53,640	$51,090	3,050	5	$59,060	$46,560
Oregon	$52,130	$50,730	1,710	4	$55,000	$48,940
Minnesota	$51,220	$49,980	1,950	5	$57,810	$44,520
Alaska	$51,150	$47,630	80	0	n/a	n/a
Colorado	$51,140	$49,660	5,360	7	$53,570	$46,290
Connecticut	$50,830	$47,980	1,210	5	$57,560	$47,010
Delaware	$50,710	$49,010	570	0	n/a	n/a
New Hampshire	$50,260	$48,890	1,390	1	$49,790	$49,790
Rhode Island	$49,700	$49,780	370	1	$49,240	$49,240
Vermont	$49,690	$49,480	380	0	n/a	n/a
New Jersey	$48,820	$47,380	4,170	2	$47,490	$38,210
Maryland	$48,820	$47,550	2,510	3	$48,430	$41,950
Arizona	$47,500	$43,200	2,630	7	$49,640	$38,100
Wisconsin	$46,430	$46,070	1,130	2	$48,700	$46,650
Michigan	$46,260	$44,180	4,590	6	$52,780	$43,420
Virginia	$45,820	$44,280	2,250	6	$49,870	$42,090
Pennsylvania	$45,420	$44,070	3,640	9	$46,970	$39,900
Montana	$44,710	$42,970	760	4	$47,130	$43,550
Ohio	$44,320	$42,480	6,730	12	$45,580	$39,760
Maine	$43,900	$43,830	1,000	3	$45,950	$41,390
Illinois	$43,900	$43,200	2,240	4	$45,620	$40,500
Florida	$43,820	$43,500	7,420	18	$47,600	$37,540
Nebraska	$43,750	$44,130	2,280	3	$45,410	$40,590
Indiana	$43,750	$40,510	3,280	11	$47,150	$39,090
Texas	$43,510	$43,980	13,930	19	$51,120	$36,020
Nevada	$43,190	$42,340	2,190	2	$43,990	$42,840
South Dakota	$42,930	$43,930	590	2	$43,270	$42,710
Wyoming	$42,500	$40,050	420	0	n/a	n/a
Kansas	$42,430	$39,430	3,640	4	$45,590	$39,120
Georgia	$41,760	$41,450	1,910	4	$44,520	$40,160
Missouri	$41,640	$38,940	3,470	7	$44,930	$36,960
Kentucky	$41,590	$40,490	1,050	3	$45,970	$40,990
North Carolina	$41,480	$39,200	2,330	9	$46,690	$35,620
South Carolina	$41,430	$38,830	940	4	$41,000	$35,920
Iowa	$40,920	$39,520	1,800	5	$43,580	$37,760
Oklahoma	$40,630	$39,130	1,480	2	$42,020	$41,980
Utah	$40,410	$41,530	570	2	$43,220	$35,470
Tennessee	$40,050	$39,340	1,660	5	$44,700	$29,080
North Dakota	$40,000	$38,590	160	1	$39,500	$39,500
Arkansas	$39,080	$37,150	2,990	5	$41,220	$37,590
Hawaii	$38,880	$35,680	n/a	1	$38,970	$38,970
Louisiana	$38,670	$37,190	4,440	9	$41,180	$33,070
West Virginia	$36,510	$36,480	2,480	6	$38,050	$34,420
Idaho	$36,260	$39,450	560	1	$41,280	$41,280
Alabama	$35,570	$34,180	3,120	12	$41,010	$31,140
Mississippi	$35,320	$35,110	2,200	3	$38,160	$33,640
Puerto Rico	$27,100	$22,810	2,850	6	$27,800	$23,320

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$70,810	$70,840	$34.04	1,110
San Francisco, CA	$67,720	$63,020	$32.56	2,540
Vallejo, CA	$66,310	$68,830	$31.88	120
Santa Cruz, CA	$65,340	$63,690	$31.41	100
Santa Rosa, CA	$61,890	$60,610	$29.76	160
Modesto, CA	$61,550	$62,100	$29.59	220
Napa, CA	$61,300	$57,620	$29.47	50
Stockton, CA	$59,760	$60,760	$28.73	380
Seattle, WA	$59,060	$59,420	$28.39	1,160
Merced, CA	$58,790	$61,650	$28.27	80
Rochester, MN	$57,810	$61,340	$27.79	200
Barnstable, MA	$57,730	$66,320	$27.76	80
Oxnard, CA	$57,650	$59,580	$27.72	250
Redding, CA	$57,570	$61,390	$27.68	120
New Haven, CT	$57,560	$50,930	$27.67	110
Santa Maria, CA	$57,430	$54,950	$27.61	350
Los Angeles, CA	$56,770	$55,780	$27.30	8,500
Sacramento, CA	$56,610	$51,620	$27.21	1,380
New York, NY	$56,210	$57,330	$27.03	9,460
San Diego, CA	$56,180	$52,330	$27.01	1,570
Salinas, CA	$56,140	$51,510	$26.99	140
San Luis Obispo, CA	$55,890	$55,670	$26.87	120
Portland, OR	$55,000	$52,880	$26.44	830
Boston, MA	$54,780	$50,700	$26.34	2,440
Riverside, CA	$54,490	$50,430	$26.20	1,980
Bremerton, WA	$54,410	$51,150	$26.16	60
Bakersfield, CA	$53,760	$52,790	$25.84	360
Washington, DC	$53,750	$49,700	$25.84	2,250
Boulder, CO	$53,570	$50,380	$25.76	460
Minneapolis, MN	$53,070	$50,870	$25.52	1,220
Salem, OR	$52,930	$49,810	$25.45	200
Ann Arbor, MI	$52,780	$51,640	$25.38	670
Fort Collins, CO	$52,640	$49,430	$25.31	230
Amherst, MA	$52,500	$48,940	$25.24	60
Norwich, CT	$52,310	$49,090	$25.15	120
Bend, OR	$52,150	$50,070	$25.07	40
Fresno, CA	$51,940	$48,560	$24.97	530
Denver, CO	$51,810	$50,180	$24.91	3,100
Visalia, CA	$51,570	$50,040	$24.79	260
Worcester, MA	$51,160	$46,730	$24.60	280
Brownsville, TX	$51,120	$46,560	$24.58	180
Spokane, WA	$51,070	$48,610	$24.55	330
Mount Vernon, WA	$50,970	$48,350	$24.51	110
Bridgeport, CT	$50,740	$47,890	$24.40	270
Hartford, CT	$50,300	$46,790	$24.19	510
Richmond, VA	$49,870	$46,390	$23.98	230
Manchester, NH	$49,790	$51,390	$23.94	520
Phoenix, AZ	$49,640	$46,000	$23.87	1,860
Colorado Springs, CO	$49,520	$47,900	$23.81	560
Pueblo, CO	$49,410	$47,870	$23.75	90
Providence, RI	$49,240	$48,440	$23.67	580
Springfield, MA	$49,180	$47,270	$23.65	190
Buffalo, NY	$49,040	$47,160	$23.58	480
Ithaca, NY	$49,020	$49,660	$23.57	50
Kiryas Joel, NY	$49,010	$49,420	$23.56	200
Medford, OR	$48,940	$47,180	$23.53	100
Greeley, CO	$48,750	$46,740	$23.44	n/a
Milwaukee, WI	$48,700	$47,110	$23.42	320
Baltimore, MD	$48,430	$47,450	$23.28	1,270
Chico, CA	$48,320	$46,140	$23.23	240
Yuba City, CA	$48,310	$44,590	$23.23	40
Kalamazoo, MI	$47,640	$44,750	$22.91	90
Charlottesville, VA	$47,630	$45,750	$22.90	60
Jacksonville, FL	$47,600	$47,170	$22.89	740
Trenton, NJ	$47,490	$45,160	$22.83	210
Glens Falls, NY	$47,270	$45,570	$22.72	30
South Bend, IN	$47,150	$46,410	$22.67	140
Billings, MT	$47,130	$44,920	$22.66	n/a
Mankato, MN	$47,030	$47,750	$22.61	50
Waterbury, CT	$47,010	$46,560	$22.60	130
Philadelphia, PA	$46,970	$46,490	$22.58	2,470
Yuma, AZ	$46,910	$42,280	$22.55	40
Detroit, MI	$46,840	$45,050	$22.52	1,610
Salisbury, MD	$46,830	$46,390	$22.51	110
Pittsfield, MA	$46,820	$47,130	$22.51	90
Durham, NC	$46,690	$47,280	$22.45	270
El Centro, CA	$46,660	$45,310	$22.44	80
Madison, WI	$46,650	$43,700	$22.43	70
Yakima, WA	$46,560	$48,020	$22.38	60
Indianapolis, IN	$46,520	$44,890	$22.36	1,000
Dallas, TX	$46,430	$47,320	$22.32	4,220
Flagstaff, AZ	$46,410	$48,530	$22.31	30
Sarasota, FL	$46,380	$43,730	$22.30	100
Grand Junction, CO	$46,290	$46,190	$22.26	200
Duluth, MN	$46,240	$45,270	$22.23	100
Great Falls, MT	$46,010	$46,280	$22.12	110
Louisville, KY	$45,970	$45,770	$22.10	300
Portland, ME	$45,950	$46,190	$22.09	410
Miami, FL	$45,910	$45,420	$22.07	1,840
Orlando, FL	$45,840	$45,970	$22.04	1,300
Austin, TX	$45,740	$46,120	$21.99	1,270
Rockford, IL	$45,620	$46,990	$21.94	30
Topeka, KS	$45,590	$47,220	$21.92	370
Cleveland, OH	$45,580	$44,820	$21.92	1,340
Columbus, OH	$45,430	$44,640	$21.84	1,420
Omaha, NE	$45,410	$44,770	$21.83	1,210
Utica, NY	$45,350	$46,200	$21.80	60
Harrisburg, PA	$45,270	$45,480	$21.77	170
Longview, TX	$45,190	$40,700	$21.73	50
Syracuse, NY	$45,180	$46,770	$21.72	200
Rochester, NY	$45,040	$44,340	$21.65	360
Kansas City, MO	$44,930	$45,020	$21.60	2,130
Lafayette, IN	$44,920	$45,030	$21.60	50
Winchester, VA	$44,860	$43,080	$21.57	100
Crestview, FL	$44,780	$43,690	$21.53	40
Cincinnati, OH	$44,720	$44,170	$21.50	1,580
Greensboro, NC	$44,700	$38,710	$21.49	n/a
Nashville, TN	$44,700	$45,590	$21.49	510
Naples, FL	$44,690	$38,290	$21.49	90
Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,680	$42,980	$21.48	80
Pittsburgh, PA	$44,650	$44,870	$21.46	590
Albany, NY	$44,530	$43,730	$21.41	480
Atlanta, GA	$44,520	$42,000	$21.41	1,100
St. Cloud, MN	$44,520	$44,720	$21.40	60
Savannah, GA	$44,510	$43,170	$21.40	40
Chicago, IL	$44,430	$43,460	$21.36	1,990
Prescott Valley, AZ	$44,390	$45,270	$21.34	30
Columbus, IN	$44,330	$46,600	$21.31	40
Lima, OH	$44,320	$45,600	$21.31	50
San Antonio, TX	$44,310	$41,860	$21.30	1,380
Allentown, PA	$44,300	$45,250	$21.30	190
Tucson, AZ	$44,280	$42,110	$21.29	280
San Angelo, TX	$44,160	$43,400	$21.23	40
Dayton, OH	$44,110	$40,510	$21.21	410
Missoula, MT	$44,110	$43,100	$21.21	100
Reno, NV	$43,990	$45,360	$21.15	270
Athens, GA	$43,830	$48,600	$21.07	80
Fort Myers, FL	$43,800	$45,020	$21.06	180
Lancaster, PA	$43,690	$39,900	$21.00	70
Lexington, KY	$43,690	$42,100	$21.01	190
Beaumont, TX	$43,680	$41,380	$21.00	50
Lynchburg, VA	$43,660	$40,300	$20.99	50
Sioux City, IA	$43,580	$43,340	$20.95	40
Helena, MT	$43,550	$40,670	$20.94	140
Youngstown, OH	$43,520	$40,550	$20.92	100
Grand Rapids, MI	$43,500	$42,070	$20.91	600
Houston, TX	$43,460	$44,400	$20.90	2,910
Lansing, MI	$43,460	$42,900	$20.89	150
Deltona, FL	$43,430	$40,510	$20.88	120
Flint, MI	$43,420	$42,880	$20.87	90
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,420	$40,760	$20.88	370
Rapid City, SD	$43,270	$41,710	$20.80	110
Binghamton, NY	$43,220	$45,540	$20.78	110
Salt Lake City, UT	$43,220	$45,630	$20.78	260
Akron, OH	$43,180	$41,680	$20.76	310
York, PA	$43,160	$44,130	$20.75	40
St. Louis, MO	$43,050	$39,360	$20.70	1,310
Memphis, TN	$42,970	$40,610	$20.66	330
Terre Haute, IN	$42,850	$36,310	$20.60	100
Las Vegas, NV	$42,840	$39,570	$20.59	1,850
Cape Girardeau, MO	$42,800	$39,390	$20.58	n/a
Lincoln, NE	$42,800	$40,740	$20.58	450
Kokomo, IN	$42,720	$39,100	$20.54	50
Sioux Falls, SD	$42,710	$44,800	$20.54	280
Des Moines, IA	$42,600	$39,810	$20.48	430
Columbia, MO	$42,540	$38,420	$20.45	120
Toledo, OH	$42,460	$39,230	$20.41	320
Raleigh, NC	$42,450	$38,770	$20.41	460
Bangor, ME	$42,430	$43,580	$20.40	150
Peoria, IL	$42,390	$42,120	$20.38	50
Pensacola, FL	$42,270	$39,400	$20.32	220
Waco, TX	$42,270	$41,030	$20.32	120
Asheville, NC	$42,230	$39,830	$20.30	40
Punta Gorda, FL	$42,170	$40,460	$20.27	60
Roanoke, VA	$42,100	$38,170	$20.24	40
Virginia Beach, VA	$42,090	$39,010	$20.24	340
Jackson, TN	$42,020	$38,930	$20.20	280
Tulsa, OK	$42,020	$40,830	$20.20	500
Oklahoma City, OK	$41,980	$39,030	$20.18	570
Hagerstown, MD	$41,950	$40,320	$20.17	140
Killeen, TX	$41,930	$39,900	$20.16	120
Sebastian, FL	$41,920	$40,000	$20.16	40
Canton, OH	$41,810	$37,210	$20.10	190
Bloomington, IN	$41,770	$40,000	$20.08	120
Tyler, TX	$41,750	$42,090	$20.07	110
Lawrence, KS	$41,740	$43,240	$20.07	80
Winston-Salem, NC	$41,690	$40,220	$20.04	110
Wichita, KS	$41,540	$38,510	$19.97	770
Ocala, FL	$41,520	$39,040	$19.96	70
College Station, TX	$41,390	$38,340	$19.90	70
Lewiston, ME	$41,390	$40,470	$19.90	70
Springfield, OH	$41,350	$39,250	$19.88	40
Boise, ID	$41,280	$44,740	$19.85	250
St. Joseph, MO	$41,280	$40,500	$19.85	40
Muncie, IN	$41,250	$37,770	$19.83	50
Hot Springs, AR	$41,220	$41,760	$19.82	50
Slidell, LA	$41,180	$36,170	$19.80	370
Gainesville, FL	$41,150	$39,520	$19.78	130
Waterloo, IA	$41,120	$39,530	$19.77	110
Amarillo, TX	$41,100	$38,370	$19.76	90
Davenport, IA	$41,070	$39,130	$19.75	80
Auburn, AL	$41,010	$36,640	$19.72	40
Columbia, SC	$41,000	$39,170	$19.71	70
Bowling Green, KY	$40,990	$40,490	$19.71	n/a
Lubbock, TX	$40,910	$39,150	$19.67	130
Rocky Mount, NC	$40,910	$39,970	$19.67	70
Mansfield, OH	$40,890	$38,160	$19.66	90
Hammond, LA	$40,720	$41,390	$19.58	180
Elkhart, IN	$40,700	$39,210	$19.57	90
Grand Island, NE	$40,590	$38,180	$19.51	80
Texarkana, TX	$40,530	$39,660	$19.49	60
Erie, PA	$40,510	$40,280	$19.48	70
New Orleans, LA	$40,510	$38,280	$19.48	1,190
Springfield, IL	$40,500	$38,530	$19.47	90
Fort Smith, AR	$40,490	$38,600	$19.47	170
Knoxville, TN	$40,360	$39,130	$19.41	90
Fayetteville, AR	$40,290	$37,810	$19.37	310
Columbus, GA	$40,160	$37,400	$19.31	70
Altoona, PA	$40,140	$41,190	$19.30	30
Watertown, NY	$39,980	$37,790	$19.22	50
Scranton, PA	$39,900	$37,890	$19.18	140
Baton Rouge, LA	$39,850	$37,230	$19.16	n/a
Tallahassee, FL	$39,820	$37,460	$19.14	90
Charleston, SC	$39,820	$38,860	$19.14	130
Lakeland, FL	$39,810	$37,550	$19.14	130
Sandusky, OH	$39,760	$37,370	$19.11	70
Fargo, ND	$39,500	$38,590	$18.99	60
Sherman, TX	$39,410	$40,600	$18.95	100
Wilmington, NC	$39,400	$38,150	$18.94	80
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$39,250	$39,810	$18.87	60
Charlotte, NC	$39,190	$38,880	$18.84	550
Manhattan, KS	$39,120	$37,690	$18.81	70
Evansville, IN	$39,090	$36,810	$18.79	290
Honolulu, HI	$38,970	$35,870	$18.74	70
Little Rock, AR	$38,950	$35,330	$18.72	1,090
Huntsville, AL	$38,880	$37,620	$18.69	260
Decatur, AL	$38,630	$36,210	$18.57	60
McAllen, TX	$38,590	$37,070	$18.55	270
Tampa, FL	$38,490	$37,970	$18.51	1,350
Springfield, MO	$38,270	$36,820	$18.40	n/a
Atlantic City, NJ	$38,210	$34,870	$18.37	150
Jackson, MS	$38,160	$37,210	$18.35	550
Sierra Vista, AZ	$38,100	$36,230	$18.32	90
Wheeling, WV	$38,050	$36,370	$18.29	150
Greenville, SC	$37,900	$37,350	$18.22	220
Cedar Rapids, IA	$37,760	$35,650	$18.15	180
Huntington, WV	$37,750	$36,650	$18.15	390
Montgomery, AL	$37,690	$36,500	$18.12	240
Shreveport, LA	$37,660	$37,280	$18.11	180
Jonesboro, AR	$37,590	$37,200	$18.07	230
El Paso, TX	$37,570	$36,390	$18.06	310
Panama City, FL	$37,540	$34,150	$18.05	50
Monroe, LA	$37,450	$36,570	$18.01	140
Charleston, WV	$37,280	$37,140	$17.92	380
Lafayette, LA	$37,130	$37,980	$17.85	410
Birmingham, AL	$37,080	$36,270	$17.83	830
Joplin, MO	$36,960	$36,380	$17.77	70
Parkersburg, WV	$36,760	$36,490	$17.67	110
Morgantown, WV	$36,560	$36,480	$17.58	480
Corpus Christi, TX	$36,020	$37,030	$17.32	120
Myrtle Beach, SC	$35,920	$36,170	$17.27	50
Florence, AL	$35,640	$34,010	$17.14	50
Jacksonville, NC	$35,620	$36,760	$17.12	60
Tuscaloosa, AL	$35,510	$32,670	$17.07	170
Provo, UT	$35,470	$28,930	$17.05	120
Lake Charles, LA	$35,200	$35,340	$16.92	130
Mobile, AL	$34,590	$34,060	$16.63	310
Daphne, AL	$34,460	$31,620	$16.57	100
Beckley, WV	$34,420	$35,360	$16.55	190
Gulfport, MS	$33,710	$31,640	$16.21	260
Hattiesburg, MS	$33,640	$31,070	$16.17	100
Anniston, AL	$33,510	$29,570	$16.11	60
Gadsden, AL	$33,380	$33,130	$16.05	40
Houma, LA	$33,070	$31,940	$15.90	170
Dothan, AL	$31,140	$31,180	$14.97	200
Chattanooga, TN	$29,080	$27,420	$13.98	240
San Juan, PR	$27,800	$23,870	$13.36	2,100
Ponce, PR	$26,080	$22,990	$12.54	190
Arecibo, PR	$25,530	$22,810	$12.27	140
Mayaguez, PR	$25,320	$21,840	$12.17	170
Guayama, PR	$24,310	$21,980	$11.69	70
Aguadilla, PR	$23,320	$21,840	$11.21	90

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary: questions

Where do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $70,810 a year, among the 272 metro areas we cover.

What is the average interviewers (except eligibility and loan) salary in the U.S.?

$47,240 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $45,920, so half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) earn more than that and half less.

What salary should interviewers (except eligibility and loan) ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) nationwide earn between $38,330 (25th percentile) and $53,090 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays interviewers (except eligibility and loan) the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $62,490 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is interviewers (except eligibility and loan) pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $23,320 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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 43-4111.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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