SOC 43-4111 · St. Joseph, MO-KS metro

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary in St. Joseph, MO

The average salary for interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in St. Joseph, Missouri is $41,280 a year ($19.85 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,500: half of the 40 people in this job in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,038).

$41,280average per year

$19.85 / hourMedian $40,500Take-home ≈ $34,346

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $52K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 7Missouri metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay range in St. Joseph

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,910 or more. The middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in St. Joseph earn between $35,550 and $43,340.

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $52K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,280$3,440$19.85
Median$40,500$3,375$19.47
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,550$2,962$17.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,340$3,612$20.84

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

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary after taxes in St. Joseph

On the average salary of $41,280, a single filer in St. Joseph takes home about $34,346 a year, or $2,862 a month and $1,321 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$34,346$2,862
Working in KS$33,845$2,820

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the St. Joseph area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $41,280 buys what about $47,788 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in St. Joseph ($47,350). A typical home costs $215,126, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in other Missouri cities

St. Joseph ranks 5th of 7 Missouri metro areas for this job; Kansas City pays the most ($44,930).

All Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salaries in Missouri

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 St. Joseph: questions

How much do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) make an hour in St. Joseph?

$19.85 an hour on average, and $19.47 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,346 a year ($2,862 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,280. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) earn more in St. Joseph than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS (41140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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