The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $68,870, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for eligibility interviewers, government programs. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $62,250). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $68,870 |
$52,080 | 620 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $62,250 |
$40,440 | 2,210 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $61,340 |
$45,080 | 1,310 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $60,660 |
$48,380 | 3,240 |
| 5 | Iowa | $59,610 |
$41,840 | 1,050 |
| 6 | New York | $59,220 |
$41,970 | 10,730 |
| 7 | Michigan | $58,760 |
$42,700 | 5,740 |
| 8 | California | $58,460 |
$42,290 | 30,420 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $58,140 |
$44,710 | 580 |
| 10 | Vermont | $56,450 |
$40,910 | 340 |
| 11 | Washington | $54,680 |
$43,390 | 3,840 |
| 12 | Alaska | $53,850 |
$48,570 | 460 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $53,790 |
$39,460 | 10,100 |
| 14 | Illinois | $53,750 |
$39,720 | 1,800 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $52,550 |
$37,200 | 750 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $50,480 |
$42,610 | 280 |
| 17 | Kentucky | $49,820 |
$37,250 | 1,210 |
| 18 | Oregon | $49,460 |
$35,310 | 2,010 |
| 19 | Colorado | $47,950 |
$40,420 | 3,070 |
| 20 | Montana | $47,590 |
$37,830 | 520 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $47,440 |
$37,590 | 1,800 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $46,530 |
$35,210 | 500 |
| 23 | Alabama | $46,430 |
$35,140 | 2,590 |
| 24 | Ohio | $46,200 |
$37,270 | 3,850 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $45,900 |
$34,580 | 900 |
| 26 | Hawaii | $45,510 |
$41,080 | 740 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | $45,080 |
$33,050 | 540 |
| 28 | Nevada | $44,720 |
$35,190 | 410 |
| 29 | Virginia | $44,610 |
$34,110 | 4,250 |
| 30 | Wyoming | $44,030 |
$37,270 | 260 |
| 31 | Maine | $43,930 |
$38,690 | 640 |
| 32 | Maryland | $43,930 |
$34,840 | 3,210 |
| 33 | Utah | $43,220 |
$35,980 | 2,240 |
| 34 | Delaware | $42,370 |
$30,690 | 170 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $41,500 |
$32,000 | 570 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $40,570 |
$30,660 | 500 |
| 37 | Kansas | $40,330 |
$32,760 | 930 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $40,250 |
$32,160 | 3,760 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $40,110 |
$33,820 | 780 |
| 40 | Idaho | $40,100 |
$31,140 | 600 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $39,870 |
$33,860 | 660 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $39,570 |
$31,530 | 390 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $39,160 |
$32,160 | 6,820 |
| 44 | Georgia | $38,110 |
$27,000 | 4,580 |
| 45 | Arizona | $37,620 |
$37,600 | 4,380 |
| 46 | Missouri | $37,420 |
$32,200 | 4,620 |
| 47 | Indiana | $36,230 |
$30,080 | 2,390 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $36,110 |
$22,240 | 380 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $36,110 |
$21,670 | 2,680 |
| 50 | Texas | $36,070 |
$29,520 | 9,470 |
| 51 | Florida | $33,280 |
$27,040 | 5,590 |
| 52 | Guam | $30,800 |
$25,320 | 40 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $28,680 |
$24,710 | 970 |