Loan Interviewers and Clerk Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for loan interviewers and clerks in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of loan interviewers and clerks among California metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Loan Interviewers and Clerks in California (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,580
25th Percentile Wage
$37,530
50th Percentile Wage
$47,680
75th Percentile Wage
$60,410
90th Percentile Wage
$65,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for loan interviewers and clerks in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $34,580.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of loan interviewers and clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,680
-0.52% 12.92%
2021
$47,930
3.59% -
2020
$46,210
1.77% -
2019
$45,390
0.00% -
2018
$45,390
2.23% -
2017
$44,380
0.72% -
2016
$44,060
1.61% -
2015
$43,350
-0.53% -
2014
$43,580
2.32% -
2013
$42,570
2.47% -
2012
$41,520
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Loan Interviewers and Clerks in California Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of loan interviewers and clerks in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of loan interviewers and clerks in state of California ranges from $32,750 to $60,700. The highest paying area for loan interviewers and clerks in California is Salinas with a median annual salary of $60,700. The second highest paying city/area in California State is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (mean annual salary $56,710). The lowest paying area is Hanford-Corcoran with a median annual salary of $32,750.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salinas
$60,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$56,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$56,110
Napa
$55,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$50,160
Vallejo-Fairfield
$49,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$48,700
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$48,550
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$48,470
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$48,410
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,140
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$48,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$47,720
Yuba City
$47,410
Bakersfield-Delano
$47,290
Fresno
$47,170
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$47,080
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,610
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$46,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$46,240
Visalia-Porterville
$46,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$46,060
Chico
$45,880
Merced
$45,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$45,170
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$44,940
Modesto
$44,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$44,100
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$43,630
Redding
$42,400
Stockton
$41,400
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,780
El Centro
$34,220
Hanford-Corcoran
$32,750