Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary — Medford, Oregon

The average Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Medford, Oregon earns $53,540 a year.

$53,540 / year, mean
↓ 6.0% below national average 29th percentile in Oregon

Medford pays below most of Oregon for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for eligibility interviewers, government programs — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.6%
Cost of living 101 #45 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $439,493 #37 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,443 #96 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Medford ranks #45 for cost of living and #37 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $87,450 San Francisco $82,920 Santa Rosa $77,550 Salinas $75,120 Vallejo $73,400 Kalamazoo $69,900 San Diego $69,310 Traverse City $68,760 San Luis Obispo $68,560 Santa Cruz $67,620 Seattle $67,440 Bellingham $66,740 Santa Maria $66,630 Modesto $66,400 Saginaw $66,320 Olympia $66,190 Flint $65,880 Bay City $65,560 Yakima $65,360 Lansing $65,190 Bremerton $64,950 Rockford $64,330 Grand Rapids $64,240 Mount Vernon $64,230 Kennewick $64,010 Los Angeles $63,120 Trenton $63,040 Battle Creek $62,950 Detroit $62,900 Kiryas Joel $62,860 Sacramento $62,850 Spokane $62,640 Jackson $62,470 Oxnard $62,440 Longview $62,400 Williamsport $62,340 Chicago $62,320 Lebanon $62,230 Reading $61,980 Ithaca $61,920 Visalia $61,900 Niles $61,650 Stockton $61,420 Philadelphia $61,300 Ann Arbor $61,290 Kingston $61,290 Allentown $61,140 Albany $60,900 Portland $60,880 Baltimore $60,280 Buffalo $59,820 Lancaster $59,540 Elmira $59,330 Scranton $59,280 New York $59,180 Yuba City $58,900 Pittsburgh $58,780 Chambersburg $58,580 Springfield $58,460 York $58,450 Wenatchee $58,390 Fresno $57,800 Merced $57,330 Riverside $57,290 Huntington $56,980 Eugene $56,620 Altoona $56,200 Erie $56,200 Richmond $56,040 Albany $56,030 Bend $55,950 Austin $55,890 Rochester $55,790 Syracuse $55,060 Virginia Beach $54,910 El Centro $54,590 Bakersfield $54,260 Salisbury $54,190 Vineland $54,170 Binghamton $54,050 Redding $54,040 Lexington Park $53,990 Harrisburg $53,880 Salem $53,570 Medford $53,540 Chico $53,480 Glens Falls $53,380 Dallas $52,720 Utica $52,430 Waco $52,330 Harrisonburg $52,170 Hanford $52,150 Hagerstown $51,910 Jacksonville $51,780 Charlottesville $51,730 Winchester $51,440 Lexington $51,140 Grants Pass $50,800 Atlantic City $50,660 Louisville $50,430 Killeen $49,020 Houston $48,770 Staunton $48,560 Texarkana $47,690 Lynchburg $47,220 South Bend $47,110 Eagle Pass $46,840 Sherman $46,760 Roanoke $46,670 Corpus Christi $46,620 San Angelo $46,480 Midland $46,390 San Antonio $46,090 McAllen $46,080 Blacksburg $46,040 El Paso $45,970 Tyler $45,710 Laredo $45,620 Brownsville $45,600 Beaumont $45,470 Palm Bay $45,260 Lubbock $45,070 Bloomington $44,970 Elkhart $44,570 Amarillo $44,380 Evansville $44,280 Abilene $44,260 Kokomo $43,910 Fort Wayne $43,900 College Station $43,860 Longview $43,370 Miami $43,270 Pensacola $43,120 Gainesville $42,950 Charleston $42,550 Lafayette $42,530 Deltona $42,500 Sarasota $42,430 Indianapolis $41,580 Terre Haute $41,540 Orlando $41,470 Port St. Lucie $41,190 Tallahassee $40,510 Fort Myers $40,360 Tampa $40,260 Panama City $39,620 Ocala $39,310 Crestview $38,740
CityMean salaryvs. Medford
Abilene, Texas$44,260-17.3%
Albany, Oregon$60,900+13.7%
Albany, New York$56,030+4.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$61,140+14.2%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$56,200+5.0%
Amarillo, Texas$44,380-17.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$61,290+14.5%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$50,660-5.4%
Austin, Texas$55,890+4.4%
Bakersfield, California$54,260+1.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$60,280+12.6%
Battle Creek, Michigan$62,950+17.6%
Bay City, Michigan$65,560+22.5%
Beaumont, Texas$45,470-15.1%
Bellingham, Washington$66,740+24.7%
Bend, Oregon$55,950+4.5%
Binghamton, New York$54,050+1.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$46,040-14.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$44,970-16.0%
Bremerton, Washington$64,950+21.3%
Brownsville, Texas$45,600-14.8%
Buffalo, New York$59,820+11.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$40,360-24.6%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$58,580+9.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$42,550-20.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$51,730-3.4%
Chicago, Illinois$62,320+16.4%
Chico, California$53,480-0.1%
College Station, Texas$43,860-18.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$46,620-12.9%
Crestview, Florida$38,740-27.6%
Dallas, Texas$52,720-1.5%
Deltona, Florida$42,500-20.6%
Detroit, Michigan$62,900+17.5%
Eagle Pass, Texas$46,840-12.5%
El Centro, California$54,590+2.0%
Elkhart, Indiana$44,570-16.8%
Elmira, New York$59,330+10.8%
El Paso, Texas$45,970-14.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$56,200+5.0%
Eugene, Oregon$56,620+5.8%
Evansville, Indiana$44,280-17.3%
Flint, Michigan$65,880+23.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,900-18.0%
Fresno, California$57,800+8.0%
Gainesville, Florida$42,950-19.8%
Glens Falls, New York$53,380-0.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$64,240+20.0%
Grants Pass, Oregon$50,800-5.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$51,910-3.0%
Hanford, California$52,150-2.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$53,880+0.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$52,170-2.6%
Houston, Texas$48,770-8.9%
Huntington, West Virginia$56,980+6.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$41,580-22.3%
Ithaca, New York$61,920+15.7%
Jackson, Michigan$62,470+16.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$51,780-3.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$69,900+30.6%
Kennewick, Washington$64,010+19.6%
Killeen, Texas$49,020-8.4%
Kingston, New York$61,290+14.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$62,860+17.4%
Kokomo, Indiana$43,910-18.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$42,530-20.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$59,540+11.2%
Lansing, Michigan$65,190+21.8%
Laredo, Texas$45,620-14.8%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$62,230+16.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$51,140-4.5%
Lexington Park, Maryland$53,990+0.8%
Longview, Texas$43,370-19.0%
Longview, Washington$62,400+16.5%
Los Angeles, California$63,120+17.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,430-5.8%
Lubbock, Texas$45,070-15.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$47,220-11.8%
McAllen, Texas$46,080-13.9%
Merced, California$57,330+7.1%
Miami, Florida$43,270-19.2%
Midland, Texas$46,390-13.4%
Modesto, California$66,400+24.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$64,230+20.0%
New York, New York$59,180+10.5%
Niles, Michigan$61,650+15.1%
Sarasota, Florida$42,430-20.8%
Ocala, Florida$39,310-26.6%
Olympia, Washington$66,190+23.6%
Orlando, Florida$41,470-22.5%
Oxnard, California$62,440+16.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,260-15.5%
Panama City, Florida$39,620-26.0%
Pensacola, Florida$43,120-19.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$61,300+14.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$58,780+9.8%
Portland, Oregon$60,880+13.7%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$41,190-23.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$61,980+15.8%
Redding, California$54,040+0.9%
Richmond, Virginia$56,040+4.7%
Riverside, California$57,290+7.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$46,670-12.8%
Rochester, New York$55,790+4.2%
Rockford, Illinois$64,330+20.2%
Sacramento, California$62,850+17.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$66,320+23.9%
Salem, Oregon$53,570+0.1%
Salinas, California$75,120+40.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$54,190+1.2%
San Angelo, Texas$46,480-13.2%
San Antonio, Texas$46,090-13.9%
San Diego, California$69,310+29.5%
San Francisco, California$82,920+54.9%
San Jose, California$87,450+63.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$68,560+28.1%
Santa Cruz, California$67,620+26.3%
Santa Maria, California$66,630+24.4%
Santa Rosa, California$77,550+44.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$59,280+10.7%
Seattle, Washington$67,440+26.0%
Sherman, Texas$46,760-12.7%
South Bend, Indiana$47,110-12.0%
Spokane, Washington$62,640+17.0%
Springfield, Illinois$58,460+9.2%
Staunton, Virginia$48,560-9.3%
Stockton, California$61,420+14.7%
Syracuse, New York$55,060+2.8%
Tallahassee, Florida$40,510-24.3%
Tampa, Florida$40,260-24.8%
Terre Haute, Indiana$41,540-22.4%
Texarkana, Texas$47,690-10.9%
Traverse City, Michigan$68,760+28.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$63,040+17.7%
Tyler, Texas$45,710-14.6%
Utica, New York$52,430-2.1%
Vallejo, California$73,400+37.1%
Vineland, New Jersey$54,170+1.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$54,910+2.6%
Visalia, California$61,900+15.6%
Waco, Texas$52,330-2.3%
Wenatchee, Washington$58,390+9.1%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$62,340+16.4%
Winchester, Virginia$51,440-3.9%
Yakima, Washington$65,360+22.1%
York, Pennsylvania$58,450+9.2%
Yuba City, California$58,900+10.0%
Gross salary
53,540/yr
Estimated take-home
41,444/yr
Est. total withheld
22.6%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Medford

These notes add local color around Medford, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-4061 SOC code
Official area Medford, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 32780 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
222,563