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Loan Interviewers and Clerk Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of loan interviewers and clerks are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of loan interviewers and clerks within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The loan interviewers and clerks annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Loan Interviewers and Clerk Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,750
25th Percentile Wage
$37,890
50th Percentile Wage
$46,490
75th Percentile Wage
$53,740
90th Percentile Wage
$61,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for loan interviewers and clerks. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) loan interviewers and clerks is $61,940. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $46,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $31,750. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 95% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of loan interviewers and clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$46,490
1.18% 24.05%
2021
$45,940
9.95% -
2020
$41,370
1.76% -
2019
$40,640
1.85% -
2018
$39,890
2.08% -
2017
$39,060
1.10% -
2016
$38,630
2.38% -
2015
$37,710
2.20% -
2014
$36,880
2.25% -
2013
$36,050
2.05% -
2012
$35,310
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Table 2. Loan Interviewers and Clerk Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of loan interviewers and clerks in 14 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for loan interviewers and clerks occupations is the wholesale trade sector with an annual salary $60,100. The lowest paying sector is the manufacturing sector (annual salary $36,000).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Wholesale Trade
$60,100
Construction
$56,120
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$48,220
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$47,930
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$47,020
Finance and Insurance
$46,430
Educational Services
$45,950
Health Care and Social Assistance
$42,390
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$41,240
Retail Trade
$40,890
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$40,150
Information
$39,990
Federal, State, and Local Government
$37,910
Manufacturing
$36,000

Table 3. Median Annual Wage of Loan Interviewers and Clerks by States (2022 survey)

From the above tables we note that not only loan interviewers and clerks salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of loan interviewers and clerks in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $23,620 to $67,940. The highest paying state for loan interviewers and clerks is District of Columbia with a median annual salary of $67,940. The lowest paying state is Puerto Rico with a median annual salary of $23,620. For more salary information of loan interviewers and clerks profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.

State Name Median Annual Salary
District of Columbia
$67,940
Massachusetts
$53,480
New York
$50,970
Connecticut
$49,570
Oregon
$49,010
New Jersey
$48,900
Washington
$48,790
Maryland
$48,270
North Carolina
$48,140
Colorado
$48,050
Minnesota
$47,860
North Dakota
$47,860
Hawaii
$47,850
Florida
$47,810
Arizona
$47,710
California
$47,680
Michigan
$47,660
Alaska
$47,630
New Hampshire
$47,520
Rhode Island
$47,440
Virginia
$46,840
Texas
$46,570
Illinois
$46,540
Iowa
$46,010
Vermont
$45,950
Delaware
$45,900
Utah
$45,560
Ohio
$45,480
Kansas
$45,390
Maine
$44,900
Wisconsin
$44,250
Pennsylvania
$43,930
Missouri
$43,770
Nebraska
$43,510
Montana
$43,390
Kentucky
$42,850
Indiana
$41,930
New Mexico
$41,090
Louisiana
$40,530
South Dakota
$40,030
Wyoming
$39,800
Oklahoma
$39,790
Idaho
$39,710
Arkansas
$39,190
Georgia
$38,890
Tennessee
$38,690
Virgin Islands
$38,650
South Carolina
$38,590
Nevada
$37,500
Alabama
$37,360
Mississippi
$36,600
West Virginia
$35,800
Guam
$24,730
Puerto Rico
$23,620