Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary
The median pay for eligibility interviewers, government programs in the United States is $54,210 a year. About 154,800 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,900
- 25th percentile
- $45,910
- Median percentile
- $54,210
- 75th percentile
- $63,610
- 90th percentile
- $74,690
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $74,080
- Connecticut $71,940
- Michigan $66,830
- Washington $66,330
- Massachusetts $64,750
- Rhode Island $64,560
- California $63,520
- Minnesota $62,820
- Alaska $61,840
- Illinois $61,840
- Iowa $61,340
- Montana $59,180
- Pennsylvania $59,070
- Colorado $58,750
- Vermont $58,530
- New Hampshire $57,300
- Maryland $57,160
- Oregon $55,660
- Hawaii $54,970
- Alabama $54,040
- New York $53,430
- New Mexico $53,000
- Utah $52,790
- Idaho $52,670
- South Dakota $52,350
- Kentucky $52,020
- North Dakota $51,810
- Wisconsin $51,480
- New Jersey $51,380
- Virginia $50,960
- Maine $50,860
- Nebraska $50,320
- Ohio $50,070
- Kansas $49,650
- Tennessee $49,230
- Oklahoma $49,090
- Louisiana $48,260
- North Carolina $47,350
- Texas $46,860
- Arkansas $45,340
- Georgia $44,620
- West Virginia $44,150
- Delaware $42,900
- Missouri $42,850
- Arizona $41,690
- Indiana $40,160
- South Carolina $38,670
- Florida $37,230
- Mississippi $36,840
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $97,900
- San Francisco, CA $82,960
- Santa Rosa, CA $80,330
- Madison, WI $77,800
- Salinas, CA $76,090
- New Haven, CT $75,370
- Vallejo, CA $75,360
- Waterbury, CT $74,050
- Barnstable Town, MA $72,370
- Hartford, CT $71,940
- Norwich, CT $71,390
- Battle Creek, MI $70,660
- Bay City, MI $70,660
- Flint, MI $70,660
- Jackson, MI $70,660
- Kalamazoo, MI $70,660
- Traverse City, MI $70,660
- Bridgeport, CT $69,530
- Bellingham, WA $67,710
- Bremerton, WA $67,710
- Seattle, WA $67,710
- Yakima, WA $67,710
- Olympia, WA $67,650
- Boston, MA $67,320
- Mount Vernon, WA $67,280
- Santa Cruz, CA $66,940
- Niles, MI $66,830
- Detroit, MI $66,750
- Grand Rapids, MI $66,750
- Lansing, MI $66,750
- Saginaw, MI $66,750
- Santa Maria, CA $66,220
- Washington, DC $66,130
- Kennewick, WA $66,000
- Davenport, IA $65,980
- Sioux City, IA $64,990
- Modesto, CA $64,730
- San Diego, CA $64,730
- Providence, RI $64,560
- Sacramento, CA $64,060
- Fairbanks, AK $63,860
- Des Moines, IA $63,650
- Ithaca, NY $63,650
- Los Angeles, CA $63,520
- Duluth, MN $63,300
- Minneapolis, MN $63,220
- Williamsport, PA $63,150
- Ann Arbor, MI $63,040
- Spokane, WA $62,880
- Mankato, MN $62,770
- Trenton, NJ $62,610
- Longview, WA $62,530
- Kingston, NY $62,490
- Kiryas Joel, NY $62,400
- Chicago, IL $62,390
- Stockton, CA $62,300
- Manchester, NH $61,890
- Anchorage, AK $61,840
- Reading, PA $61,710
- Albany, OR $61,670
- San Luis Obispo, CA $61,510
- Cedar Rapids, IA $61,330
- Oxnard, CA $61,310
- Buffalo, NY $61,170
- Portland, OR $61,020
- Rochester, MN $60,970
- Philadelphia, PA $60,960
- Boulder, CO $60,950
- Denver, CO $60,680
- Las Vegas, NV $60,280
- Rockford, IL $59,990
- Great Falls, MT $59,960
- Fort Collins, CO $59,520
- Omaha, NE $59,450
- Columbus, OH $59,420
- Fresno, CA $59,300
- Visalia, CA $59,300
- Billings, MT $59,180
- St. Cloud, MN $59,180
- Allentown, PA $59,070
- Lancaster, PA $59,070
- Lebanon, PA $59,070
- Scranton, PA $59,010
- Missoula, MT $58,870
- Grand Forks, ND $58,820
- Fargo, ND $58,760
- Greeley, CO $58,750
- Pittsburgh, PA $58,530
- Farmington, NM $58,280
- Kansas City, MO $58,090
- Birmingham, AL $57,740
- York, PA $57,720
- Waterloo, IA $57,660
- Springfield, IL $57,590
- Riverside, CA $57,470
- Baltimore, MD $57,160
- Ogden, UT $57,160
- El Centro, CA $57,110
- Wenatchee, WA $56,870
- Manhattan, KS $56,620
- Janesville, WI $56,410
- Urban Honolulu, HI $56,240
- Albuquerque, NM $55,910
- Oklahoma City, OK $55,700
- Durham, NC $55,690
- Austin, TX $55,660
- Bend, OR $55,660
- Eugene, OR $55,660
- Salem, OR $55,660
- Springfield, MA $55,610
- Eau Claire, WI $55,470
- Lincoln, NE $55,440
- Yuba City, CA $55,370
- Florence, AL $55,360
- Altoona, PA $55,220
- Chambersburg, PA $55,220
- Erie, PA $55,220
- Binghamton, NY $55,160
- Dothan, AL $55,040
- Harrisburg, PA $54,060