Pay by state · 51 states
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 Puerto Rico at $22,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,920. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $56,880California
- National median
- $45,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,810Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
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, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $56,880, while California leads 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?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan at $22,810 a year, $34,070 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts California first at $51,373 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $56,880. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.