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Interviewer, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary by State (2026)
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan earn the most in California at $56,880 a year and the least in Alabama at $34,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,920. The table below covers 49 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $56,880California
- National median
- $45,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $34,180Alabama
- Areas reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for interviewers, except eligibility and loan
Ranked on the state median among the 49 reporting states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1California$56,880
- 2New York$55,410
- 3Washington$51,090
- 4Oregon$50,730
- 5Massachusetts$50,340
Lowest median pay
- 1Alabama$34,180
- 2Mississippi$35,110
- 3Hawaii$35,680
- 4West Virginia$36,480
- 5Arkansas$37,150
All states
Interviewer, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of interviewers, except eligibility and loan OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $56,880 | $47,790 | $64,990 | 22,250 | $51,373 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $55,410 | $46,200 | $60,910 | 9,260 | $51,343 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $51,090 | $46,680 | $60,210 | 3,050 | $47,742 |
| 4 | OROregon | $50,730 | $48,420 | $59,650 | 1,710 | $49,080 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $50,340 | $47,340 | $59,800 | 3,050 | $47,600 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $49,980 | $47,500 | $58,020 | 1,950 | $50,679 |
| 7 | RIRhode Island | $49,780 | $41,800 | $58,490 | 370 | $48,670 |
| 8 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $49,730 | $49,700 | $75,930 | 640 | $45,250 |
| 9 | COColorado | $49,660 | $47,160 | $56,260 | 5,360 | $48,189 |
| 10 | VTVermont | $49,480 | $46,310 | $51,430 | 380 | $50,511 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $49,010 | $48,330 | $57,680 | 570 | $49,104 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,890 | $43,510 | $55,840 | 1,390 | $46,935 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $47,980 | $45,210 | $57,840 | 1,210 | $46,308 |
| 14 | AKAlaska | $47,630 | $46,200 | $57,070 | 80 | $46,532 |
| 15 | MDMaryland | $47,550 | $43,190 | $51,370 | 2,510 | $45,303 |
| 16 | NJNew Jersey | $47,380 | $40,800 | $54,840 | 4,170 | $43,546 |
| 17 | WIWisconsin | $46,070 | $39,230 | $48,710 | 1,130 | $48,961 |
| 18 | VAVirginia | $44,280 | $37,640 | $52,920 | 2,250 | $43,796 |
| 19 | MIMichigan | $44,180 | $39,360 | $49,070 | 4,590 | $45,917 |
| 20 | NENebraska | $44,130 | $38,620 | $47,510 | 2,280 | $48,977 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $44,070 | $37,390 | $49,730 | 3,640 | $45,167 |
| 22 | TXTexas | $43,980 | $36,220 | $49,350 | 13,930 | $45,314 |
| 23 | SDSouth Dakota | $43,930 | $37,710 | $46,200 | 590 | $49,590 |
| 24 | MEMaine | $43,830 | $40,010 | $46,220 | 1,000 | $45,162 |
| 25 | FLFlorida | $43,500 | $37,350 | $47,350 | 7,420 | $42,064 |
| 26 | AZArizona | $43,200 | $38,680 | $53,720 | 2,630 | $42,910 |
| 27 | ILIllinois | $43,200 | $36,200 | $50,250 | 2,240 | $43,218 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $42,970 | $39,450 | $47,130 | 760 | $45,401 |
| 29 | OHOhio | $42,480 | $38,270 | $48,100 | 6,730 | $45,789 |
| 30 | NVNevada | $42,340 | $35,580 | $49,000 | 2,190 | $42,349 |
| 31 | UTUtah | $41,530 | $29,950 | $48,930 | 570 | $42,007 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $41,450 | $35,990 | $49,340 | 1,910 | $43,046 |
| 33 | INIndiana | $40,510 | $37,440 | $47,370 | 3,280 | $43,406 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $40,490 | $38,210 | $46,760 | 1,050 | $44,910 |
| 35 | WYWyoming | $40,050 | $36,870 | $47,510 | 420 | $43,208 |
| 36 | IAIowa | $39,520 | $37,470 | $43,340 | 1,800 | $45,031 |
| 37 | IDIdaho | $39,450 | $24,390 | $45,180 | 560 | $41,311 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $39,430 | $37,180 | $46,680 | 3,640 | $43,778 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $39,340 | $33,430 | $48,100 | 1,660 | $42,821 |
| 40 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,200 | $34,880 | $46,580 | 2,330 | $41,558 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $39,130 | $36,860 | $45,240 | 1,480 | $44,545 |
| 42 | MOMissouri | $38,940 | $36,960 | $46,270 | 3,470 | $42,877 |
| 43 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,830 | $33,340 | $53,110 | 940 | $41,419 |
| 44 | NDNorth Dakota | $38,590 | $35,360 | $44,330 | 160 | $43,380 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $37,190 | $34,640 | $41,500 | 4,440 | $42,162 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $37,150 | $34,760 | $43,180 | 2,990 | $42,732 |
| 47 | WVWest Virginia | $36,480 | $32,220 | $37,620 | 2,480 | $40,761 |
| 48 | HIHawaii | $35,680 | $31,860 | $43,920 | N/A | $32,451 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $35,110 | $30,240 | $38,360 | 2,200 | $40,378 |
| 50 | ALAlabama | $34,180 | $30,600 | $38,350 | 3,120 | $38,481 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,810 | $21,840 | $29,410 | 2,850 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For interviewers, except eligibility and loan, the adjustment does not change the leader: California is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $51,373.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Interviewer, Except Eligibility and Loan pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays interviewers, except eligibility and loan the most?
California reports the highest median wage for interviewers, except eligibility and loan at $56,880 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($55,410) and Washington ($51,090).
Which state pays interviewers, except eligibility and loan the least?
Among the 49 reporting states and DC, Alabama reports the lowest median for interviewers, except eligibility and loan at $34,180 a year, $22,700 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $22,810.
Is the highest-paying state the best for interviewers, except eligibility and loan after cost of living?
Yes. California stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $51,373 in national-average dollars from a raw $56,880. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.