SOC 43-4111 · Asheville, NC metro

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary in Asheville, NC

The average salary for interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Asheville, North Carolina is $42,230 a year ($20.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,830: half of the 40 people in this job in the Asheville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,240).

$42,230average per year

$20.30 / hourMedian $39,830Take-home ≈ $34,936

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#4 of 9North Carolina metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay range in Asheville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,230 or more. The middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Asheville earn between $37,160 and $45,180.

  • $36K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,230$3,519$20.30
Median$39,830$3,319$19.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,160$3,097$17.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,180$3,765$21.72

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

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay in Asheville vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Asheville earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($41,480) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($47,240). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $45,920.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Asheville$42,230$39,830$36,410$51,23040
North Carolina$41,480$39,200$31,710$51,0002,330
United States$47,240$45,920$33,900$62,810148,060

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary after taxes in Asheville

On the average salary of $42,230, a single filer in Asheville takes home about $34,936 a year, or $2,911 a month and $1,344 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Asheville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $42,230 buys what about $43,759 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Asheville ($46,870). A typical home costs $428,742, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in other North Carolina cities

Asheville ranks 4th of 9 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($46,690).

All Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salaries in North Carolina

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 Asheville: questions

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

$20.30 an hour on average, and $19.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $34,936 a year ($2,911 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,230.

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

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,240).

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 Asheville, NC (11700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.25, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.25).

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