The highest-paying states for loan interviewers and clerks (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 loan interviewers and clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $67,940, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for loan interviewers and clerks. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $53,480). 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 loan interviewers and clerks 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 | $67,940 |
$49,470 | 150 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $53,480 |
$39,630 | 3,510 |
| 3 | New York | $50,970 |
$37,610 | 6,860 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $49,570 |
$36,150 | 1,670 |
| 5 | Oregon | $49,010 |
$39,240 | 2,450 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $48,900 |
$37,630 | 5,750 |
| 7 | Washington | $48,790 |
$38,200 | 5,670 |
| 8 | Maryland | $48,270 |
$30,380 | 2,050 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $48,140 |
$33,050 | 7,870 |
| 10 | Colorado | $48,050 |
$36,260 | 5,790 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $47,860 |
$37,450 | 5,160 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $47,860 |
$39,140 | 820 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $47,850 |
$38,210 | 840 |
| 14 | Florida | $47,810 |
$32,470 | 18,570 |
| 15 | Arizona | $47,710 |
$35,780 | 9,790 |
| 16 | California | $47,680 |
$34,580 | 25,190 |
| 17 | Michigan | $47,660 |
$36,230 | 10,310 |
| 18 | Alaska | $47,630 |
$37,940 | 390 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $47,520 |
$37,550 | 910 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $47,440 |
$35,300 | 1,060 |
| 21 | Virginia | $46,840 |
$31,770 | 7,430 |
| 22 | Texas | $46,570 |
$30,800 | 26,150 |
| 23 | Illinois | $46,540 |
$36,830 | 7,250 |
| 24 | Iowa | $46,010 |
$35,570 | 3,350 |
| 25 | Vermont | $45,950 |
$39,080 | 370 |
| 26 | Delaware | $45,900 |
$28,850 | 860 |
| 27 | Utah | $45,560 |
$30,610 | 3,580 |
| 28 | Ohio | $45,480 |
$34,020 | 7,560 |
| 29 | Kansas | $45,390 |
$34,480 | 3,270 |
| 30 | Maine | $44,900 |
$37,580 | 1,120 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $44,250 |
$30,300 | 6,000 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $43,930 |
$34,130 | 6,810 |
| 33 | Missouri | $43,770 |
$31,150 | 6,550 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $43,510 |
$36,010 | 1,500 |
| 35 | Montana | $43,390 |
$35,690 | 1,000 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $42,850 |
$33,210 | 3,660 |
| 37 | Indiana | $41,930 |
$30,230 | 4,770 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $41,090 |
$30,020 | 870 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $40,530 |
$26,300 | 2,280 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $40,030 |
$31,540 | 1,890 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $39,800 |
$30,850 | 550 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $39,790 |
$26,720 | 4,040 |
| 43 | Idaho | $39,710 |
$29,570 | 1,290 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $39,190 |
$31,700 | 2,560 |
| 45 | Georgia | $38,890 |
$19,920 | 6,390 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $38,690 |
$28,280 | 5,710 |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $38,650 |
$28,220 | 30 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $38,590 |
$28,760 | 3,440 |
| 49 | Nevada | $37,500 |
$31,200 | 1,640 |
| 50 | Alabama | $37,360 |
$27,600 | 2,890 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $36,600 |
$27,410 | 2,250 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $35,800 |
$28,160 | 750 |
| 53 | Guam | $24,730 |
$22,400 | 40 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,620 |
$18,180 | 1,440 |