SOC 43-4131 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro

Loan Interviewers and Clerks Salary in Buffalo, NY

The average salary for loan interviewers and clerks in Buffalo, New York is $51,960 a year ($24.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,410: half of the 490 people in this job in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($52,520).

$51,960average per year

$24.98 / hourMedian $48,410Take-home ≈ $41,677

  • $46K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $62K90th

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

490people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#7 of 10New York metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Loan Interviewers and Clerks pay range in Buffalo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,790 or more. The middle half of loan interviewers and clerks in Buffalo earn between $47,310 and $58,100.

  • $46K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,960$4,330$24.98
Median$48,410$4,034$23.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,310$3,942$22.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,100$4,842$27.93

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

Loan Interviewers and Clerks pay in Buffalo vs. New York and the U.S.

Loan interviewers and clerks in Buffalo earn 12% less than the New York average ($58,920) and about the same as the U.S. average ($52,520). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $50,020.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Buffalo$51,960$48,410$45,900$61,790490
New York$58,920$58,120$44,450$77,1004,780
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 Buffalo

On the average salary of $51,960, a single filer in Buffalo takes home about $41,677 a year, or $3,473 a month and $1,603 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Buffalo area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.8), so the average $51,960 buys what about $54,213 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Buffalo ($50,790). A typical home costs $288,316, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary in other New York cities

Buffalo ranks 7th of 10 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($62,360).

All Loan Interviewers and Clerks salaries in New York

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 Buffalo: questions

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

$24.98 an hour on average, and $23.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,677 a year ($3,473 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,960. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (15380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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