SOC 43-4111 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Riverside, California is $54,490 a year ($26.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,430: half of the 1,980 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,038).

$54,490average per year

$26.20 / hourMedian $50,430Take-home ≈ $44,501

  • $40K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,980people in this job
+13%vs U.S. metro average
#18 of 24California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,250 or more. The middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Riverside earn between $45,880 and $62,130.

  • $40K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,490$4,541$26.20
Median$50,430$4,202$24.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,880$3,823$22.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,130$5,178$29.87

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $54,490, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $44,501 a year, or $3,708 a month and $1,712 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Riverside a good place for interviewers (except eligibility and loan)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $54,490 buys what about $51,192 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 18th of 24 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($70,810).

All Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for interviewers (except eligibility and loan)

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,810).

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary by city

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in Riverside: questions

How much do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) make an hour in Riverside?

$26.20 an hour on average, and $24.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level interviewers (except eligibility and loan) salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the interviewers (except eligibility and loan) take-home pay in Riverside?

About $44,501 a year ($3,708 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,490. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,038).

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 43-4111; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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