SOC 43-4111 · Salinas, CA metro

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary in Salinas, CA

The average salary for interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Salinas, California is $56,140 a year ($26.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,510: half of the 140 people in this job in the Salinas, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,038).

$56,140average per year

$26.99 / hourMedian $51,510Take-home ≈ $45,728

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

140people in this job
+17%vs U.S. metro average
#16 of 24California metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay range in Salinas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,270 or more. The middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Salinas earn between $46,320 and $61,920.

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,140$4,678$26.99
Median$51,510$4,292$24.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,320$3,860$22.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,920$5,160$29.77

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

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary after taxes in Salinas

On the average salary of $56,140, a single filer in Salinas takes home about $45,728 a year, or $3,811 a month and $1,759 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Salinas a good place for interviewers (except eligibility and loan)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salinas area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.0), so the average $56,140 buys what about $51,485 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Salinas ($47,380). A typical home costs $850,461, or 15.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in other California cities

Salinas ranks 16th 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 Salinas: questions

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

$26.99 an hour on average, and $24.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,730 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,728 a year ($3,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,140. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 17% 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 Salinas, CA (41500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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