Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA	$87,450
San Francisco, CA	$82,920
Santa Rosa, CA	$77,550
Salinas, CA	$75,120
Vallejo, CA	$73,400
New Haven, CT	$71,670
Kalamazoo, MI	$69,900
Washington, DC	$69,620
San Diego, CA	$69,310
Traverse City, MI	$68,760
San Luis Obispo, CA	$68,560
Bridgeport, CT	$68,560
Hartford, CT	$68,400
Norwich, CT	$68,190
Mankato, MN	$67,640

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
California	24	$87,450	$52,150
Connecticut	5	$71,670	$66,700
Michigan	12	$69,900	$61,290
Washington, D.C.	1	$69,620	$69,620
Minnesota	5	$67,640	$59,900
Washington	10	$67,440	$58,390
Wisconsin	11	$67,070	$49,530
Iowa	5	$65,470	$58,250
Massachusetts	5	$64,710	$53,540
Illinois	3	$64,330	$58,460
Alaska	2	$63,640	$61,670
Rhode Island	1	$63,330	$63,330
New Jersey	3	$63,040	$50,660
New York	12	$62,860	$52,430
Pennsylvania	13	$62,340	$53,880
Colorado	6	$61,100	$50,580
Oregon	7	$60,900	$50,800
Ohio	12	$60,650	$43,530
Maryland	4	$60,280	$51,910
New Hampshire	1	$59,610	$59,610
New Mexico	4	$58,890	$50,450
Nevada	2	$58,740	$53,990
Nebraska	2	$58,620	$56,670
Hawaii	2	$58,090	$55,160
Montana	3	$58,050	$51,820
North Dakota	4	$57,080	$50,410
West Virginia	2	$56,980	$42,550
Oklahoma	2	$56,930	$49,940
Kansas	3	$56,920	$47,440
Missouri	7	$56,520	$41,380
Alabama	11	$56,340	$48,420
Virginia	9	$56,040	$46,040
Utah	2	$55,950	$50,430
Texas	23	$55,890	$43,370
Vermont	1	$55,600	$55,600
North Carolina	15	$54,910	$39,720
Louisiana	6	$54,300	$43,140
South Dakota	2	$54,030	$53,260
Idaho	1	$53,350	$53,350
Tennessee	9	$52,540	$43,520
Maine	3	$52,320	$48,090
Florida	15	$51,780	$38,740
Kentucky	2	$51,140	$50,430
Georgia	11	$50,240	$40,120
Arkansas	2	$48,610	$44,960
Puerto Rico	1	$47,450	$47,450
Indiana	9	$47,110	$41,540
Arizona	6	$45,930	$43,160
South Carolina	8	$45,580	$39,390
Mississippi	3	$41,710	$38,850

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$87,450	$97,900	$42.04	1,240
San Francisco, CA	$82,920	$82,960	$39.87	2,850
Santa Rosa, CA	$77,550	$80,330	$37.28	240
Salinas, CA	$75,120	$76,090	$36.12	320
Vallejo, CA	$73,400	$75,360	$35.29	100
New Haven, CT	$71,670	$75,370	$34.46	150
Kalamazoo, MI	$69,900	$70,660	$33.60	150
Washington, DC	$69,620	$66,130	$33.47	2,150
San Diego, CA	$69,310	$64,730	$33.32	720
Traverse City, MI	$68,760	$70,660	$33.06	120
San Luis Obispo, CA	$68,560	$61,510	$32.96	60
Bridgeport, CT	$68,560	$69,530	$32.96	260
Hartford, CT	$68,400	$71,940	$32.88	540
Norwich, CT	$68,190	$71,390	$32.78	90
Mankato, MN	$67,640	$62,770	$32.52	60
Santa Cruz, CA	$67,620	$66,940	$32.51	30
Seattle, WA	$67,440	$67,710	$32.42	1,490
Madison, WI	$67,070	$77,800	$32.25	240
Bellingham, WA	$66,740	$67,710	$32.09	70
Waterbury, CT	$66,700	$74,050	$32.07	160
Santa Maria, CA	$66,630	$66,220	$32.03	410
Modesto, CA	$66,400	$64,730	$31.92	40
Saginaw, MI	$66,320	$66,750	$31.89	190
Olympia, WA	$66,190	$67,650	$31.82	820
Flint, MI	$65,880	$70,660	$31.67	190
Bay City, MI	$65,560	$70,660	$31.52	50
Davenport, IA	$65,470	$65,980	$31.48	90
Yakima, WA	$65,360	$67,710	$31.42	210
Lansing, MI	$65,190	$66,750	$31.34	380
Minneapolis, MN	$65,100	$63,220	$31.30	1,380
Bremerton, WA	$64,950	$67,710	$31.23	90
Rochester, MN	$64,950	$60,970	$31.23	120
Barnstable, MA	$64,710	$72,370	$31.11	40
Boston, MA	$64,570	$67,320	$31.04	1,360
Rockford, IL	$64,330	$59,990	$30.93	50
Grand Rapids, MI	$64,240	$66,750	$30.88	490
Mount Vernon, WA	$64,230	$67,280	$30.88	70
Kennewick, WA	$64,010	$66,000	$30.77	130
St. Cloud, MN	$63,820	$59,180	$30.68	120
Fairbanks, AK	$63,640	$63,860	$30.59	40
Des Moines, IA	$63,540	$63,650	$30.55	450
Providence, RI	$63,330	$64,560	$30.45	640
Los Angeles, CA	$63,120	$63,520	$30.35	15,160
Trenton, NJ	$63,040	$62,610	$30.31	110
Battle Creek, MI	$62,950	$70,660	$30.27	60
Detroit, MI	$62,900	$66,750	$30.24	2,250
Kiryas Joel, NY	$62,860	$62,400	$30.22	210
Sacramento, CA	$62,850	$64,060	$30.22	990
Spokane, WA	$62,640	$62,880	$30.12	450
Jackson, MI	$62,470	$70,660	$30.04	90
Oxnard, CA	$62,440	$61,310	$30.02	60
Longview, WA	$62,400	$62,530	$30.00	100
Williamsport, PA	$62,340	$63,150	$29.97	70
Chicago, IL	$62,320	$62,390	$29.96	1,210
Lebanon, PA	$62,230	$59,070	$29.92	60
Reading, PA	$61,980	$61,710	$29.80	140
Ithaca, NY	$61,920	$63,650	$29.77	50
Visalia, CA	$61,900	$59,300	$29.76	40
Anchorage, AK	$61,670	$61,840	$29.65	230
Niles, MI	$61,650	$66,830	$29.64	60
Stockton, CA	$61,420	$62,300	$29.53	490
Philadelphia, PA	$61,300	$60,960	$29.47	4,620
Ann Arbor, MI	$61,290	$63,040	$29.47	140
Kingston, NY	$61,290	$62,490	$29.47	90
Allentown, PA	$61,140	$59,070	$29.39	240
Denver, CO	$61,100	$60,680	$29.37	2,020
Albany, OR	$60,900	$61,670	$29.28	60
Portland, OR	$60,880	$61,020	$29.27	1,030
Columbus, OH	$60,650	$59,420	$29.16	680
Greeley, CO	$60,630	$58,750	$29.15	80
Baltimore, MD	$60,280	$57,160	$28.98	2,540
Duluth, MN	$59,900	$63,300	$28.80	230
Buffalo, NY	$59,820	$61,170	$28.76	1,030
Manchester, NH	$59,610	$61,890	$28.66	70
Lancaster, PA	$59,540	$59,070	$28.62	230
Elmira, NY	$59,330	$44,700	$28.52	50
Scranton, PA	$59,280	$59,010	$28.50	980
Boulder, CO	$59,280	$60,950	$28.50	130
New York, NY	$59,180	$52,980	$28.45	6,920
Cedar Rapids, IA	$59,150	$61,330	$28.44	70
Yuba City, CA	$58,900	$55,370	$28.32	100
Farmington, NM	$58,890	$58,280	$28.31	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,780	$58,530	$28.26	1,840
Fort Collins, CO	$58,750	$59,520	$28.24	180
Las Vegas, NV	$58,740	$60,280	$28.24	210
Omaha, NE	$58,620	$59,450	$28.18	170
Chambersburg, PA	$58,580	$55,220	$28.16	40
Waterloo, IA	$58,490	$57,660	$28.12	50
Springfield, IL	$58,460	$57,590	$28.10	70
York, PA	$58,450	$57,720	$28.10	150
Wenatchee, WA	$58,390	$56,870	$28.07	40
Springfield, MA	$58,310	$55,610	$28.04	100
Sioux City, IA	$58,250	$64,990	$28.01	40
Honolulu, HI	$58,090	$56,240	$27.93	430
Great Falls, MT	$58,050	$59,960	$27.91	60
Fresno, CA	$57,800	$59,300	$27.79	3,150
Merced, CA	$57,330	$47,230	$27.56	40
Riverside, CA	$57,290	$57,470	$27.55	3,250
Grand Forks, ND	$57,080	$58,820	$27.44	60
Billings, MT	$57,000	$59,180	$27.40	90
Huntington, WV	$56,980	$49,940	$27.39	30
Oklahoma City, OK	$56,930	$55,700	$27.37	280
Manhattan, KS	$56,920	$56,620	$27.36	70
Lincoln, NE	$56,670	$55,440	$27.25	100
Eugene, OR	$56,620	$55,660	$27.22	180
Kansas City, MO	$56,520	$58,090	$27.17	1,520
Birmingham, AL	$56,340	$57,740	$27.09	1,160
Fargo, ND	$56,340	$58,760	$27.09	140
Altoona, PA	$56,200	$55,220	$27.02	250
Erie, PA	$56,200	$55,220	$27.02	340
Dayton, OH	$56,100	$49,050	$26.97	500
Richmond, VA	$56,040	$53,090	$26.94	680
Albany, NY	$56,030	$52,190	$26.94	350
Bend, OR	$55,950	$55,660	$26.90	50
Ogden, UT	$55,950	$57,160	$26.90	1,000
Austin, TX	$55,890	$55,660	$26.87	1,640
Pittsfield, MA	$55,830	$50,190	$26.84	40
Rochester, NY	$55,790	$52,330	$26.82	380
Akron, OH	$55,720	$51,290	$26.79	170
Burlington, VT	$55,600	$53,050	$26.73	80
Janesville, WI	$55,430	$56,410	$26.65	40
Albuquerque, NM	$55,390	$55,910	$26.63	550
Eau Claire, WI	$55,260	$55,470	$26.57	30
Kahului, HI	$55,160	$53,930	$26.52	60
Florence, AL	$55,110	$55,360	$26.50	60
Syracuse, NY	$55,060	$50,940	$26.47	450
Cleveland, OH	$55,060	$52,170	$26.47	910
Virginia Beach, VA	$54,910	$52,370	$26.40	760
Durham, NC	$54,910	$55,690	$26.40	400
El Centro, CA	$54,590	$57,110	$26.24	180
Cincinnati, OH	$54,430	$52,020	$26.17	1,550
New Orleans, LA	$54,300	$52,150	$26.11	200
Bakersfield, CA	$54,260	$51,150	$26.09	220
Bismarck, ND	$54,240	$51,810	$26.08	110
Salisbury, MD	$54,190	$53,920	$26.06	120
Vineland, NJ	$54,170	$53,320	$26.04	50
Binghamton, NY	$54,050	$55,160	$25.99	70
Redding, CA	$54,040	$47,540	$25.98	180
Sioux Falls, SD	$54,030	$51,540	$25.98	90
Lexington Park, MD	$53,990	$51,600	$25.96	50
Reno, NV	$53,990	$50,910	$25.96	50
Gadsden, AL	$53,900	$54,040	$25.91	50
Harrisburg, PA	$53,880	$54,060	$25.91	350
Salem, OR	$53,570	$55,660	$25.76	180
Medford, OR	$53,540	$52,050	$25.74	90
Worcester, MA	$53,540	$49,660	$25.74	100
Decatur, AL	$53,530	$54,040	$25.74	60
Chico, CA	$53,480	$58,720	$25.71	n/a
La Crosse, WI	$53,410	$49,330	$25.68	50
Glens Falls, NY	$53,380	$52,210	$25.66	100
Boise, ID	$53,350	$52,400	$25.65	140
Rapid City, SD	$53,260	$53,740	$25.61	60
Dothan, AL	$53,150	$55,040	$25.55	70
Asheville, NC	$53,080	$50,570	$25.52	330
Milwaukee, WI	$52,840	$51,440	$25.41	220
Dallas, TX	$52,720	$50,500	$25.35	2,730
Mobile, AL	$52,630	$51,010	$25.30	240
Memphis, TN	$52,540	$49,940	$25.26	2,230
Santa Fe, NM	$52,500	$50,880	$25.24	30
Appleton, WI	$52,450	$51,440	$25.22	50
Utica, NY	$52,430	$46,320	$25.21	290
Waco, TX	$52,330	$52,440	$25.16	270
Portland, ME	$52,320	$50,860	$25.16	130
Harrisonburg, VA	$52,170	$48,730	$25.08	80
Green Bay, WI	$52,160	$46,360	$25.08	110
Hanford, CA	$52,150	$51,850	$25.07	120
Canton, OH	$52,140	$50,570	$25.07	170
St. Louis, MO	$52,130	$45,970	$25.06	840
Colorado Springs, CO	$52,080	$48,740	$25.04	230
Kenosha, WI	$51,920	$51,230	$24.96	50
Hagerstown, MD	$51,910	$51,600	$24.96	150
Missoula, MT	$51,820	$58,870	$24.91	110
Jacksonville, FL	$51,780	$49,940	$24.89	1,170
Jacksonville, NC	$51,780	$49,700	$24.90	130
Charlottesville, VA	$51,730	$50,570	$24.87	90
Wausau, WI	$51,670	$51,290	$24.84	30
Youngstown, OH	$51,610	$50,610	$24.81	220
Winchester, VA	$51,440	$49,710	$24.73	100
Mansfield, OH	$51,390	$53,270	$24.71	30
Lexington, KY	$51,140	$45,800	$24.59	60
Grants Pass, OR	$50,800	$45,750	$24.42	40
Lewiston, ME	$50,770	$48,860	$24.41	60
Huntsville, AL	$50,700	$50,240	$24.38	90
Oshkosh, WI	$50,690	$50,130	$24.37	60
Tuscaloosa, AL	$50,680	$50,240	$24.37	100
Atlantic City, NJ	$50,660	$48,220	$24.35	n/a
Topeka, KS	$50,630	$48,460	$24.34	510
Grand Junction, CO	$50,580	$47,980	$24.32	80
Las Cruces, NM	$50,450	$51,230	$24.25	40
Toledo, OH	$50,450	$47,950	$24.26	200
Louisville, KY	$50,430	$46,570	$24.24	150
Provo, UT	$50,430	$48,360	$24.24	110
Minot, ND	$50,410	$48,830	$24.23	50
Houma, LA	$50,290	$49,410	$24.18	60
Raleigh, NC	$50,250	$47,760	$24.16	920
Atlanta, GA	$50,240	$47,530	$24.15	4,380
Lima, OH	$50,180	$52,110	$24.12	50
Tulsa, OK	$49,940	$51,160	$24.01	80
Wilmington, NC	$49,640	$52,770	$23.87	120
Racine, WI	$49,530	$46,350	$23.81	50
Nashville, TN	$49,460	$46,100	$23.78	700
Charlotte, NC	$49,420	$48,630	$23.76	1,360
Anniston, AL	$49,410	$49,000	$23.76	50
Burlington, NC	$49,230	$49,670	$23.67	90
Pinehurst, NC	$49,210	$51,880	$23.66	50
Killeen, TX	$49,020	$48,170	$23.57	160
Alexandria, LA	$48,910	$48,410	$23.51	50
Houston, TX	$48,770	$46,860	$23.45	2,190
Fayetteville, AR	$48,610	$45,940	$23.37	30
Staunton, VA	$48,560	$49,710	$23.35	100
Montgomery, AL	$48,460	$46,660	$23.30	280
Auburn, AL	$48,420	$47,830	$23.28	60
Sandusky, OH	$48,410	$48,480	$23.28	50
Bangor, ME	$48,090	$48,860	$23.12	90
Hammond, LA	$47,980	$47,370	$23.07	50
Goldsboro, NC	$47,730	$49,310	$22.95	90
Texarkana, TX	$47,690	$47,830	$22.93	50
Johnson City, TN	$47,570	$47,030	$22.87	60
San Juan, PR	$47,450	$49,940	$22.81	3,170
Wichita, KS	$47,440	$40,810	$22.81	50
Clarksville, TN	$47,260	$46,160	$22.72	90
Lynchburg, VA	$47,220	$47,800	$22.70	140
Greensboro, NC	$47,180	$44,440	$22.68	700
South Bend, IN	$47,110	$42,720	$22.65	110
Eagle Pass, TX	$46,840	$45,620	$22.52	60
Sherman, TX	$46,760	$45,730	$22.48	30
Roanoke, VA	$46,670	$47,520	$22.44	140
Corpus Christi, TX	$46,620	$45,730	$22.42	170
San Angelo, TX	$46,480	$45,620	$22.35	50
Midland, TX	$46,390	$45,840	$22.30	60
San Antonio, TX	$46,090	$45,620	$22.16	930
McAllen, TX	$46,080	$45,660	$22.15	590
Blacksburg, VA	$46,040	$45,270	$22.14	60
Rome, GA	$46,040	$40,730	$22.13	30
El Paso, TX	$45,970	$45,620	$22.10	720
Phoenix, AZ	$45,930	$41,690	$22.08	2,130
Morristown, TN	$45,780	$46,160	$22.01	80
Tyler, TX	$45,710	$45,620	$21.98	60
Laredo, TX	$45,620	$45,620	$21.93	190
Brownsville, TX	$45,600	$45,620	$21.93	250
Charleston, SC	$45,580	$43,200	$21.92	180
Tucson, AZ	$45,580	$41,690	$21.92	690
Flagstaff, AZ	$45,510	$45,880	$21.88	90
Beaumont, TX	$45,470	$45,620	$21.86	140
Greenville, NC	$45,410	$47,720	$21.83	160
Columbia, MO	$45,280	$42,240	$21.77	50
Savannah, GA	$45,270	$43,400	$21.76	110
Palm Bay, FL	$45,260	$38,250	$21.76	100
Monroe, LA	$45,250	$42,710	$21.76	100
Knoxville, TN	$45,100	$45,330	$21.68	180
Lubbock, TX	$45,070	$45,620	$21.67	140
Hickory, NC	$45,030	$45,220	$21.65	320
Bloomington, IN	$44,970	$42,120	$21.62	40
Little Rock, AR	$44,960	$45,150	$21.61	220
Fayetteville, NC	$44,880	$45,300	$21.58	310
Jackson, TN	$44,810	$46,160	$21.54	80
Elkhart, IN	$44,570	$41,900	$21.43	40
Greenville, SC	$44,570	$42,910	$21.43	250
Amarillo, TX	$44,380	$45,470	$21.34	90
Evansville, IN	$44,280	$42,310	$21.29	90
Abilene, TX	$44,260	$45,520	$21.28	70
Sierra Vista, AZ	$44,260	$41,690	$21.28	40
Columbus, GA	$44,190	$38,900	$21.25	90
Winston-Salem, NC	$44,110	$44,830	$21.21	410
Jefferson City, MO	$43,930	$42,240	$21.12	470
Yuma, AZ	$43,930	$41,690	$21.12	170
Kokomo, IN	$43,910	$44,180	$21.11	40
Fort Wayne, IN	$43,900	$42,890	$21.11	140
College Station, TX	$43,860	$45,520	$21.09	50
Kingsport, TN	$43,580	$41,350	$20.95	130
Springfield, OH	$43,530	$38,500	$20.93	70
Chattanooga, TN	$43,520	$42,760	$20.92	140
Longview, TX	$43,370	$45,520	$20.85	110
St. Joseph, MO	$43,330	$40,280	$20.83	60
Miami, FL	$43,270	$37,230	$20.80	1,640
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$43,160	$41,690	$20.75	70
Baton Rouge, LA	$43,140	$42,860	$20.74	130
Pensacola, FL	$43,120	$36,550	$20.73	100
Warner Robins, GA	$43,030	$40,790	$20.69	60
Gainesville, FL	$42,950	$37,090	$20.65	110
Columbia, SC	$42,870	$39,630	$20.61	470
Hilton Head Island, SC	$42,830	$42,230	$20.59	50
Charleston, WV	$42,550	$41,290	$20.46	100
Lafayette, IN	$42,530	$40,190	$20.45	60
Deltona, FL	$42,500	$36,280	$20.43	130
Sarasota, FL	$42,430	$36,280	$20.40	80
Springfield, MO	$42,130	$38,900	$20.26	240
Augusta, GA	$41,960	$39,140	$20.17	230
Spartanburg, SC	$41,930	$38,670	$20.16	120
Florence, SC	$41,780	$38,670	$20.09	90
Jackson, MS	$41,710	$39,850	$20.05	490
Indianapolis, IN	$41,580	$40,160	$19.99	1,600
Terre Haute, IN	$41,540	$40,000	$19.97	80
Orlando, FL	$41,470	$37,090	$19.94	680
Joplin, MO	$41,380	$38,900	$19.90	110
Port St. Lucie, FL	$41,190	$36,280	$19.80	100
Albany, GA	$41,130	$38,900	$19.78	130
Dalton, GA	$40,910	$38,900	$19.67	40
Valdosta, GA	$40,700	$37,130	$19.57	40
Tallahassee, FL	$40,510	$37,110	$19.48	180
Fort Myers, FL	$40,360	$36,280	$19.41	200
Gainesville, GA	$40,350	$38,690	$19.40	90
Tampa, FL	$40,260	$36,280	$19.36	700
Macon, GA	$40,120	$37,130	$19.29	80
Rocky Mount, NC	$39,720	$39,700	$19.10	140
Panama City, FL	$39,620	$36,280	$19.05	60
Gulfport, MS	$39,430	$34,420	$18.96	170
Sumter, SC	$39,430	$38,070	$18.96	40
Myrtle Beach, SC	$39,390	$37,550	$18.94	80
Ocala, FL	$39,310	$36,280	$18.90	130
Hattiesburg, MS	$38,850	$33,530	$18.68	90
Crestview, FL	$38,740	$36,280	$18.63	50

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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary: questions

Where do eligibility interviewers, government programs make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $87,450 a year, among the 312 metro areas we cover.

What is the average eligibility interviewers, government programs salary in the U.S.?

$56,943 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is eligibility interviewers, government programs pay the lowest?

Crestview, FL, at $38,740 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4061.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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