SOC 43-4131 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Loan Interviewers and Clerks Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for loan interviewers and clerks in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $54,460 a year ($26.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,590: half of the 120 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,520).

$54,460average per year

$26.19 / hourMedian $49,590Take-home ≈ $43,871

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

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

120people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 12Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Loan Interviewers and Clerks pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,960 or more. The middle half of loan interviewers and clerks in Kalamazoo earn between $48,040 and $59,620.

  • $41K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,460$4,538$26.18
Median$49,590$4,132$23.84
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,040$4,003$23.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,620$4,968$28.66

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

Loan Interviewers and Clerks pay in Kalamazoo vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Loan interviewers and clerks in Kalamazoo earn about the same as the Michigan average ($53,510) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($52,520). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $50,020.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kalamazoo$54,460$49,590$40,650$75,960120
Michigan$53,510$51,500$39,010$67,6707,930
United States$52,520$50,020$37,330$69,770164,790

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

Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $54,460, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $43,871 a year, or $3,656 a month and $1,687 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).

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Is Kalamazoo a good place for loan interviewers and clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kalamazoo area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.8), so the average $54,460 buys what about $57,423 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 2nd of 12 Michigan metro areas for this job; Detroit pays the most ($55,110).

All Loan Interviewers and Clerks salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for loan interviewers and clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,190).

Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary by city

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Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary in Kalamazoo: questions

How much do loan interviewers and clerks make an hour in Kalamazoo?

$26.19 an hour on average, and $23.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level loan interviewers and clerks salary in Kalamazoo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the loan interviewers and clerks take-home pay in Kalamazoo?

About $43,871 a year ($3,656 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,460.

Do loan interviewers and clerks earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,520).

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 43-4131; area Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.92, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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