Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for eligibility interviewers, government programs in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of eligibility interviewers, government programs among Texas 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 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,520
25th Percentile Wage
$31,570
50th Percentile Wage
$36,070
75th Percentile Wage
$46,220
90th Percentile Wage
$57,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of eligibility interviewers, government programs from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$36,070
-2.19% 9.73%
2021
$36,860
3.83% -
2020
$35,450
-2.03% -
2019
$36,170
-3.48% -
2018
$37,430
8.60% -
2017
$34,210
2.84% -
2016
$33,240
3.01% -
2015
$32,240
-0.25% -
2014
$32,320
1.18% -
2013
$31,940
-1.94% -
2012
$32,560
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of eligibility interviewers, government programs in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of eligibility interviewers, government programs in state of Texas ranges from $31,570 to $45,740. The highest paying area for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Texas is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos with a median annual salary of $45,740. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Waco (mean annual salary $45,610). The lowest paying area is Beaumont-Port Arthur with a median annual salary of $31,570.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$45,740
Waco
$45,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,530
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$39,000
Odessa
$37,490
Sherman-Denison
$37,120
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$36,960
Texarkana-Texarkana
$36,490
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$35,560
Midland
$34,090
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$33,820
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,650
Victoria
$33,570
Wichita Falls
$33,480
Fort Worth-Arlington
$33,230
College Station-Bryan
$33,030
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$32,760
San Angelo
$32,680
Brownsville-Harlingen
$32,680
Corpus Christi
$32,610
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$32,590
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$32,570
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$32,530
Laredo
$32,530
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$32,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$32,530
Longview
$32,530
El Paso
$32,450
Tyler
$31,570
Lubbock
$31,570
Abilene
$31,570
Amarillo
$31,570
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$31,570