Highest-paying Cities for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

The top 100 highest paying cities for eligibility interviewers, government programs (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of eligibility interviewers, government programs in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $82,760, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for eligibility interviewers, government programs. It is followed by Napa, California (average annual salary $69,470). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of eligibility interviewers, government programs in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$82,760	$45,590	1,210
2	Napa, California	$69,470	$53,420	70
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$67,180	$45,590	3,210
4	Peoria, Illinois	$66,550	$37,090	50
5	New Haven, Connecticut	$66,310	$47,420	160
6	Waterbury, Connecticut	$65,780	$59,430	120
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$63,790	$50,420	370
8	Sioux City, South Dakota	$63,750	$41,350	40
9	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$63,750	$46,600	30
10	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$63,750	$44,430	40
11	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$63,750	$42,800	30
12	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$63,170	$49,610	1,950
13	Rochester, Minnesota	$62,470	$51,070	90
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$62,440	$46,780	8,170
15	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$62,250	$40,440	1,910
16	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$62,250	$43,580	390
17	Salinas, California	$61,910	$45,030	380
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$61,340	$49,130	170
19	Danbury, Connecticut	$61,340	$47,420	30
20	Fargo, North Dakota	$61,290	$49,380	50
21	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$60,180	$39,810	1,920
22	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$60,150	$47,420	70
23	Kingston, New York	$60,120	$47,580	60
24	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$60,090	$44,370	100
25	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$60,080	$49,580	50
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$60,020	$47,370	14,490
27	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$60,010	$48,860	250
28	Battle Creek, Michigan	$59,760	$43,680	70
29	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,680	$39,850	100
30	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$59,680	$43,510	50
31	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$59,680	$44,430	1,580
32	Bellingham, Washington	$59,680	$47,840	60
33	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$59,430	$45,080	720
34	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$59,370	$47,200	1,530
35	St Cloud, Minnesota	$59,130	$46,370	80
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$58,930	$46,280	80
37	Flint, Michigan	$58,840	$42,700	250
38	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$58,840	$43,620	90
39	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,840	$38,650	160
40	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,840	$37,790	130
41	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,840	$43,770	190
42	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,840	$44,350	370
43	Bay City, Michigan	$58,840	$42,700	50
44	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$58,840	$42,700	230
45	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$58,760	$42,700	480
46	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$58,760	$52,350	220
47	Fairbanks, Alaska	$58,470	$45,630	60
48	Yakima, Washington	$58,280	$41,890	190
49	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$58,240	$36,110	30
50	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$58,210	$43,870	70
51	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$58,140	$44,140	620
52	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$57,730	$45,090	130
53	Dubuque, Iowa	$57,550	$42,220	30
54	Reading, Pennsylvania	$57,510	$49,250	130
55	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$57,510	$46,780	60
56	Monroe, Michigan	$57,140	$45,280	30
57	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$57,080	$36,930	110
58	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$57,080	$40,250	50
59	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$56,930	$45,010	90
60	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$56,930	$40,910	70
61	Madison, Wisconsin	$56,780	$37,590	270
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$56,440	$41,870	1,450
63	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$56,200	$49,250	220
64	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$55,870	$39,980	160
65	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$55,870	$42,700	2,630
66	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$55,820	$43,410	200
67	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$55,760	$42,700	490
68	Stockton, California	$55,760	$41,370	530
69	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,520	$39,980	110
70	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$55,520	$41,550	120
71	Longview, Washington	$55,520	$41,150	80
72	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$55,450	$39,100	40
73	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$55,450	$41,470	490
74	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$55,390	$43,680	40
75	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$55,390	$38,930	90
76	Midland, Michigan	$55,040	$42,210	30
77	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$54,950	$40,250	210
78	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$54,950	$47,290	270
79	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$54,950	$45,320	80
80	Merced, California	$54,530	$36,380	40
81	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$54,520	$48,570	210
82	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$54,240	$40,320	1,760
83	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$54,230	$41,200	1,370
84	Camden, New Jersey	$54,160	$35,750	50
85	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$54,120	$39,460	4,280
86	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$54,090	$35,400	60
87	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$54,080	$44,430	90
88	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$54,000	$41,500	170
89	Anchorage, Alaska	$53,850	$48,570	260
90	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$53,790	$39,370	260
91	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$53,790	$49,250	230
92	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$53,790	$45,320	50
93	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$53,790	$41,020	130
94	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$53,790	$49,250	140
95	Jackson, Michigan	$53,710	$37,130	80
96	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$53,670	$44,650	80
97	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$53,420	$36,520	1,900
98	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$53,140	$34,890	80
99	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$53,140	$38,690	100
100	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$53,050	$37,020	1,310

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