Highest-paying Cities for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

The top 100 highest paying cities for interviewers, except eligibility and loan (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 interviewers, except eligibility and loan in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $59,560, Redding, California is the highest paying city for interviewers, except eligibility and loan. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $57,120). 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 interviewers, except eligibility and loan in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Redding, California	$59,560	$34,680	110
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,120	$39,890	2,680
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$57,040	$44,220	1,100
4	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$56,190	$35,870	40
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$54,170	$25,360	2,010
6	Dover, Delaware	$54,040	$37,550	40
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$52,990	$38,100	170
8	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$52,070	$29,370	1,360
9	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$51,570	$36,890	550
10	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$51,510	$36,260	90
11	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$51,010	$39,400	140
12	Salinas, California	$50,210	$36,680	170
13	El Centro, California	$48,970	$33,980	100
14	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$48,760	$37,450	130
15	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$48,690	$39,610	2,430
16	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,380	$38,540	200
17	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$48,340	$36,550	1,190
18	Stockton, California	$48,340	$36,500	320
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$48,260	$39,930	270
20	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$48,240	$33,900	60
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$48,160	$36,520	12,610
22	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$47,820	$30,070	310
23	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$47,740	$38,220	130
24	Napa, California	$47,670	$39,760	70
25	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$47,440	$35,590	1,010
26	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$47,390	$38,950	1,750
27	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,330	$38,590	1,440
28	New Haven, Connecticut	$47,320	$35,340	260
29	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,150	$38,010	2,760
30	Waterbury, Connecticut	$47,060	$37,980	70
31	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,670	$38,580	110
32	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,450	$38,640	320
33	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$46,350	$33,050	540
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$46,270	$33,640	7,470
35	Olympia, Washington	$46,040	$36,860	110
36	Boulder, Colorado	$45,760	$36,910	310
37	Chico, California	$45,470	$38,310	180
38	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$45,300	$32,120	960
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$45,060	$35,260	3,410
40	Worcester, Massachusetts	$45,030	$37,410	320
41	Pueblo, Colorado	$44,930	$30,840	140
42	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$44,880	$33,830	2,140
43	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$44,650	$34,210	2,110
44	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$44,520	$34,660	330
45	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$44,200	$35,050	390
46	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$43,800	$38,240	100
47	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$43,570	$31,510	510
48	Rochester, Minnesota	$42,840	$35,600	800
49	Anchorage, Alaska	$42,520	$38,650	40
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$42,360	$31,460	3,060
51	Modesto, California	$42,340	$32,680	230
52	Spokane, Washington	$42,050	$33,430	250
53	Midland, Michigan	$41,980	$36,200	40
54	Visalia-Porterville, California	$41,800	$33,130	210
55	Framingham, Massachusetts	$41,640	$32,180	110
56	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$41,600	$35,990	150
57	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$41,380	$23,630	30
58	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$41,230	$31,920	1,420
59	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,120	$37,870	110
60	Carson City, Nevada	$41,000	$32,770	100
61	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$40,910	$29,480	530
62	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$40,840	$32,150	60
63	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$40,810	$32,000	740
64	Danbury, Connecticut	$40,750	$27,880	30
65	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$40,730	$36,540	70
66	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$40,730	$32,360	3,140
67	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$40,720	$35,490	180
68	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$40,710	$22,560	80
69	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$40,710	$29,630	50
70	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$40,650	$21,480	80
71	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$40,630	$38,180	30
72	Clarksville, Tennessee	$40,590	$28,710	50
73	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$40,580	$32,200	560
74	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$40,570	$34,330	250
75	Flint, Michigan	$40,490	$36,040	60
76	Fresno, California	$40,460	$31,200	560
77	Erie, Pennsylvania	$40,450	$28,340	140
78	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$40,440	$31,690	700
79	Billings, Montana	$40,370	$31,150	70
80	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$40,360	$33,050	160
81	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$40,330	$22,030	440
82	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$40,310	$30,810	720
83	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$40,270	$29,830	160
84	Columbia, Missouri	$40,270	$29,730	130
85	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$40,240	$32,600	1,730
86	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$40,110	$32,340	160
87	Yuba City, California	$39,990	$31,420	40
88	Rochester, New York	$39,930	$31,680	670
89	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,900	$32,290	170
90	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$39,900	$30,610	60
91	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$39,890	$23,690	40
92	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$39,890	$30,260	80
93	Syracuse, New York	$39,850	$31,580	180
94	Springfield, Massachusetts	$39,810	$36,680	270
95	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$39,810	$31,500	300
96	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$39,700	$30,540	450
97	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$39,690	$31,990	2,960
98	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$39,680	$33,640	190
99	Madison, Wisconsin	$39,670	$35,130	70
100	Bloomington, Indiana	$39,590	$31,370	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for interviewers, except eligibility and loan.