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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary by City

Eligibility interviewers, government programs earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $87,450 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($82,920) and Santa Rosa, CA ($77,550), among the 312 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $56,090 and the median $54,210, for 154,800 workers (May 2025).

$56,090U.S. average
$87Khighest: San Jose, CA
$39Klowest: Crestview, FL
312metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA$87,450
San Francisco, CA$82,920
Santa Rosa, CA$77,550
Salinas, CA$75,120
Vallejo, CA$73,400
New Haven, CT$71,670
Kalamazoo, MI$69,900
Washington, DC$69,620
San Diego, CA$69,310
Traverse City, MI$68,760
San Luis Obispo, CA$68,560
Bridgeport, CT$68,560
Hartford, CT$68,400
Norwich, CT$68,190
Mankato, MN$67,640
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays eligibility interviewers, government programs the most statewide, $74,940 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington, D.C.$74,940$74,0806401$69,620$69,620
Connecticut$68,410$71,9401,2505$71,670$66,700
Washington$65,660$66,3303,88010$67,440$58,390
California$64,690$63,52030,96024$87,450$52,150
Rhode Island$64,200$64,5605701$63,330$63,330
Minnesota$64,050$62,8202,9105$67,640$59,900
Michigan$63,960$66,8305,06012$69,900$61,290
Alaska$63,160$61,8404002$63,640$61,670
Massachusetts$63,090$64,7501,7005$64,710$53,540
Illinois$62,740$61,8401,7403$64,330$58,460
Iowa$60,860$61,3401,0405$65,470$58,250
Pennsylvania$60,020$59,07010,28013$62,340$53,880
Maryland$59,740$57,1603,7104$60,280$51,910
Vermont$59,110$58,5303101$55,600$55,600
New York$58,560$53,43010,22012$62,860$52,430
Colorado$58,550$58,7503,1406$61,100$50,580
New Hampshire$57,590$57,3002401$59,610$59,610
Nevada$57,420$55,160n/a2$58,740$53,990
Hawaii$57,090$54,9706102$58,090$55,160
Oregon$57,000$55,6601,7407$60,900$50,800
Montana$56,800$59,1805503$58,050$51,820
Kentucky$56,230$52,0201,7102$51,140$50,430
New Jersey$55,020$51,3809203$63,040$50,660
Wisconsin$54,750$51,4801,61011$67,070$49,530
New Mexico$54,640$53,0007904$58,890$50,450
Virginia$54,340$50,9604,2909$56,040$46,040
Utah$53,940$52,7901,9602$55,950$50,430
Ohio$53,640$50,0704,30012$60,650$43,530
North Dakota$53,440$51,8104104$57,080$50,410
Nebraska$53,190$50,3202202$58,620$56,670
Idaho$53,110$52,6702401$53,350$53,350
Alabama$52,980$54,0402,72011$56,340$48,420
Oklahoma$51,800$49,0905202$56,930$49,940
Kansas$51,330$49,6508103$56,920$47,440
Maine$50,780$50,8606203$52,320$48,090
South Dakota$50,760$52,3504702$54,030$53,260
Tennessee$50,170$49,2304,0609$52,540$43,520
Texas$49,400$46,86012,02023$55,890$43,370
Louisiana$49,170$48,2607406$54,300$43,140
Missouri$48,970$42,8504,1307$56,520$41,380
Georgia$47,620$44,6206,12011$50,240$40,120
North Carolina$47,350$47,3507,74015$54,910$39,720
West Virginia$46,670$44,1502502$56,980$42,550
Puerto Rico$46,440$44,9503,6601$47,450$47,450
Arizona$45,710$41,6903,4406$45,930$43,160
Arkansas$45,530$45,3406102$48,610$44,960
Delaware$45,140$42,9001200n/an/a
Florida$43,850$37,2305,88015$51,780$38,740
Indiana$42,320$40,1603,0009$47,110$41,540
South Carolina$42,230$38,6701,7508$45,580$39,390
Mississippi$39,750$36,8401,7603$41,710$38,850
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$87,450$97,900$42.041,240
San Francisco, CA$82,920$82,960$39.872,850
Santa Rosa, CA$77,550$80,330$37.28240
Salinas, CA$75,120$76,090$36.12320
Vallejo, CA$73,400$75,360$35.29100
New Haven, CT$71,670$75,370$34.46150
Kalamazoo, MI$69,900$70,660$33.60150
Washington, DC$69,620$66,130$33.472,150
San Diego, CA$69,310$64,730$33.32720
Traverse City, MI$68,760$70,660$33.06120
San Luis Obispo, CA$68,560$61,510$32.9660
Bridgeport, CT$68,560$69,530$32.96260
Hartford, CT$68,400$71,940$32.88540
Norwich, CT$68,190$71,390$32.7890
Mankato, MN$67,640$62,770$32.5260
Santa Cruz, CA$67,620$66,940$32.5130
Seattle, WA$67,440$67,710$32.421,490
Madison, WI$67,070$77,800$32.25240
Bellingham, WA$66,740$67,710$32.0970
Waterbury, CT$66,700$74,050$32.07160
Santa Maria, CA$66,630$66,220$32.03410
Modesto, CA$66,400$64,730$31.9240
Saginaw, MI$66,320$66,750$31.89190
Olympia, WA$66,190$67,650$31.82820
Flint, MI$65,880$70,660$31.67190
Bay City, MI$65,560$70,660$31.5250
Davenport, IA$65,470$65,980$31.4890
Yakima, WA$65,360$67,710$31.42210
Lansing, MI$65,190$66,750$31.34380
Minneapolis, MN$65,100$63,220$31.301,380
Bremerton, WA$64,950$67,710$31.2390
Rochester, MN$64,950$60,970$31.23120
Barnstable, MA$64,710$72,370$31.1140
Boston, MA$64,570$67,320$31.041,360
Rockford, IL$64,330$59,990$30.9350
Grand Rapids, MI$64,240$66,750$30.88490
Mount Vernon, WA$64,230$67,280$30.8870
Kennewick, WA$64,010$66,000$30.77130
St. Cloud, MN$63,820$59,180$30.68120
Fairbanks, AK$63,640$63,860$30.5940
Des Moines, IA$63,540$63,650$30.55450
Providence, RI$63,330$64,560$30.45640
Los Angeles, CA$63,120$63,520$30.3515,160
Trenton, NJ$63,040$62,610$30.31110
Battle Creek, MI$62,950$70,660$30.2760
Detroit, MI$62,900$66,750$30.242,250
Kiryas Joel, NY$62,860$62,400$30.22210
Sacramento, CA$62,850$64,060$30.22990
Spokane, WA$62,640$62,880$30.12450
Jackson, MI$62,470$70,660$30.0490
Oxnard, CA$62,440$61,310$30.0260
Longview, WA$62,400$62,530$30.00100
Williamsport, PA$62,340$63,150$29.9770
Chicago, IL$62,320$62,390$29.961,210
Lebanon, PA$62,230$59,070$29.9260
Reading, PA$61,980$61,710$29.80140
Ithaca, NY$61,920$63,650$29.7750
Visalia, CA$61,900$59,300$29.7640
Anchorage, AK$61,670$61,840$29.65230
Niles, MI$61,650$66,830$29.6460
Stockton, CA$61,420$62,300$29.53490
Philadelphia, PA$61,300$60,960$29.474,620
Ann Arbor, MI$61,290$63,040$29.47140
Kingston, NY$61,290$62,490$29.4790
Allentown, PA$61,140$59,070$29.39240
Denver, CO$61,100$60,680$29.372,020
Albany, OR$60,900$61,670$29.2860
Portland, OR$60,880$61,020$29.271,030
Columbus, OH$60,650$59,420$29.16680
Greeley, CO$60,630$58,750$29.1580
Baltimore, MD$60,280$57,160$28.982,540
Duluth, MN$59,900$63,300$28.80230
Buffalo, NY$59,820$61,170$28.761,030
Manchester, NH$59,610$61,890$28.6670
Lancaster, PA$59,540$59,070$28.62230
Elmira, NY$59,330$44,700$28.5250
Scranton, PA$59,280$59,010$28.50980
Boulder, CO$59,280$60,950$28.50130
New York, NY$59,180$52,980$28.456,920
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,150$61,330$28.4470
Yuba City, CA$58,900$55,370$28.32100
Farmington, NM$58,890$58,280$28.3140
Pittsburgh, PA$58,780$58,530$28.261,840
Fort Collins, CO$58,750$59,520$28.24180
Las Vegas, NV$58,740$60,280$28.24210
Omaha, NE$58,620$59,450$28.18170
Chambersburg, PA$58,580$55,220$28.1640
Waterloo, IA$58,490$57,660$28.1250
Springfield, IL$58,460$57,590$28.1070
York, PA$58,450$57,720$28.10150
Wenatchee, WA$58,390$56,870$28.0740
Springfield, MA$58,310$55,610$28.04100
Sioux City, IA$58,250$64,990$28.0140
Honolulu, HI$58,090$56,240$27.93430
Great Falls, MT$58,050$59,960$27.9160
Fresno, CA$57,800$59,300$27.793,150
Merced, CA$57,330$47,230$27.5640
Riverside, CA$57,290$57,470$27.553,250
Grand Forks, ND$57,080$58,820$27.4460
Billings, MT$57,000$59,180$27.4090
Huntington, WV$56,980$49,940$27.3930
Oklahoma City, OK$56,930$55,700$27.37280
Manhattan, KS$56,920$56,620$27.3670
Lincoln, NE$56,670$55,440$27.25100
Eugene, OR$56,620$55,660$27.22180
Kansas City, MO$56,520$58,090$27.171,520
Birmingham, AL$56,340$57,740$27.091,160
Fargo, ND$56,340$58,760$27.09140
Altoona, PA$56,200$55,220$27.02250
Erie, PA$56,200$55,220$27.02340
Dayton, OH$56,100$49,050$26.97500
Richmond, VA$56,040$53,090$26.94680
Albany, NY$56,030$52,190$26.94350
Bend, OR$55,950$55,660$26.9050
Ogden, UT$55,950$57,160$26.901,000
Austin, TX$55,890$55,660$26.871,640
Pittsfield, MA$55,830$50,190$26.8440
Rochester, NY$55,790$52,330$26.82380
Akron, OH$55,720$51,290$26.79170
Burlington, VT$55,600$53,050$26.7380
Janesville, WI$55,430$56,410$26.6540
Albuquerque, NM$55,390$55,910$26.63550
Eau Claire, WI$55,260$55,470$26.5730
Kahului, HI$55,160$53,930$26.5260
Florence, AL$55,110$55,360$26.5060
Syracuse, NY$55,060$50,940$26.47450
Cleveland, OH$55,060$52,170$26.47910
Virginia Beach, VA$54,910$52,370$26.40760
Durham, NC$54,910$55,690$26.40400
El Centro, CA$54,590$57,110$26.24180
Cincinnati, OH$54,430$52,020$26.171,550
New Orleans, LA$54,300$52,150$26.11200
Bakersfield, CA$54,260$51,150$26.09220
Bismarck, ND$54,240$51,810$26.08110
Salisbury, MD$54,190$53,920$26.06120
Vineland, NJ$54,170$53,320$26.0450
Binghamton, NY$54,050$55,160$25.9970
Redding, CA$54,040$47,540$25.98180
Sioux Falls, SD$54,030$51,540$25.9890
Lexington Park, MD$53,990$51,600$25.9650
Reno, NV$53,990$50,910$25.9650
Gadsden, AL$53,900$54,040$25.9150
Harrisburg, PA$53,880$54,060$25.91350
Salem, OR$53,570$55,660$25.76180
Medford, OR$53,540$52,050$25.7490
Worcester, MA$53,540$49,660$25.74100
Decatur, AL$53,530$54,040$25.7460
Chico, CA$53,480$58,720$25.71n/a
La Crosse, WI$53,410$49,330$25.6850
Glens Falls, NY$53,380$52,210$25.66100
Boise, ID$53,350$52,400$25.65140
Rapid City, SD$53,260$53,740$25.6160
Dothan, AL$53,150$55,040$25.5570
Asheville, NC$53,080$50,570$25.52330
Milwaukee, WI$52,840$51,440$25.41220
Dallas, TX$52,720$50,500$25.352,730
Mobile, AL$52,630$51,010$25.30240
Memphis, TN$52,540$49,940$25.262,230
Santa Fe, NM$52,500$50,880$25.2430
Appleton, WI$52,450$51,440$25.2250
Utica, NY$52,430$46,320$25.21290
Waco, TX$52,330$52,440$25.16270
Portland, ME$52,320$50,860$25.16130
Harrisonburg, VA$52,170$48,730$25.0880
Green Bay, WI$52,160$46,360$25.08110
Hanford, CA$52,150$51,850$25.07120
Canton, OH$52,140$50,570$25.07170
St. Louis, MO$52,130$45,970$25.06840
Colorado Springs, CO$52,080$48,740$25.04230
Kenosha, WI$51,920$51,230$24.9650
Hagerstown, MD$51,910$51,600$24.96150
Missoula, MT$51,820$58,870$24.91110
Jacksonville, FL$51,780$49,940$24.891,170
Jacksonville, NC$51,780$49,700$24.90130
Charlottesville, VA$51,730$50,570$24.8790
Wausau, WI$51,670$51,290$24.8430
Youngstown, OH$51,610$50,610$24.81220
Winchester, VA$51,440$49,710$24.73100
Mansfield, OH$51,390$53,270$24.7130
Lexington, KY$51,140$45,800$24.5960
Grants Pass, OR$50,800$45,750$24.4240
Lewiston, ME$50,770$48,860$24.4160
Huntsville, AL$50,700$50,240$24.3890
Oshkosh, WI$50,690$50,130$24.3760
Tuscaloosa, AL$50,680$50,240$24.37100
Atlantic City, NJ$50,660$48,220$24.35n/a
Topeka, KS$50,630$48,460$24.34510
Grand Junction, CO$50,580$47,980$24.3280
Las Cruces, NM$50,450$51,230$24.2540
Toledo, OH$50,450$47,950$24.26200
Louisville, KY$50,430$46,570$24.24150
Provo, UT$50,430$48,360$24.24110
Minot, ND$50,410$48,830$24.2350
Houma, LA$50,290$49,410$24.1860
Raleigh, NC$50,250$47,760$24.16920
Atlanta, GA$50,240$47,530$24.154,380
Lima, OH$50,180$52,110$24.1250
Tulsa, OK$49,940$51,160$24.0180
Wilmington, NC$49,640$52,770$23.87120
Racine, WI$49,530$46,350$23.8150
Nashville, TN$49,460$46,100$23.78700
Charlotte, NC$49,420$48,630$23.761,360
Anniston, AL$49,410$49,000$23.7650
Burlington, NC$49,230$49,670$23.6790
Pinehurst, NC$49,210$51,880$23.6650
Killeen, TX$49,020$48,170$23.57160
Alexandria, LA$48,910$48,410$23.5150
Houston, TX$48,770$46,860$23.452,190
Fayetteville, AR$48,610$45,940$23.3730
Staunton, VA$48,560$49,710$23.35100
Montgomery, AL$48,460$46,660$23.30280
Auburn, AL$48,420$47,830$23.2860
Sandusky, OH$48,410$48,480$23.2850
Bangor, ME$48,090$48,860$23.1290
Hammond, LA$47,980$47,370$23.0750
Goldsboro, NC$47,730$49,310$22.9590
Texarkana, TX$47,690$47,830$22.9350
Johnson City, TN$47,570$47,030$22.8760
San Juan, PR$47,450$49,940$22.813,170
Wichita, KS$47,440$40,810$22.8150
Clarksville, TN$47,260$46,160$22.7290
Lynchburg, VA$47,220$47,800$22.70140
Greensboro, NC$47,180$44,440$22.68700
South Bend, IN$47,110$42,720$22.65110
Eagle Pass, TX$46,840$45,620$22.5260
Sherman, TX$46,760$45,730$22.4830
Roanoke, VA$46,670$47,520$22.44140
Corpus Christi, TX$46,620$45,730$22.42170
San Angelo, TX$46,480$45,620$22.3550
Midland, TX$46,390$45,840$22.3060
San Antonio, TX$46,090$45,620$22.16930
McAllen, TX$46,080$45,660$22.15590
Blacksburg, VA$46,040$45,270$22.1460
Rome, GA$46,040$40,730$22.1330
El Paso, TX$45,970$45,620$22.10720
Phoenix, AZ$45,930$41,690$22.082,130
Morristown, TN$45,780$46,160$22.0180
Tyler, TX$45,710$45,620$21.9860
Laredo, TX$45,620$45,620$21.93190
Brownsville, TX$45,600$45,620$21.93250
Charleston, SC$45,580$43,200$21.92180
Tucson, AZ$45,580$41,690$21.92690
Flagstaff, AZ$45,510$45,880$21.8890
Beaumont, TX$45,470$45,620$21.86140
Greenville, NC$45,410$47,720$21.83160
Columbia, MO$45,280$42,240$21.7750
Savannah, GA$45,270$43,400$21.76110
Palm Bay, FL$45,260$38,250$21.76100
Monroe, LA$45,250$42,710$21.76100
Knoxville, TN$45,100$45,330$21.68180
Lubbock, TX$45,070$45,620$21.67140
Hickory, NC$45,030$45,220$21.65320
Bloomington, IN$44,970$42,120$21.6240
Little Rock, AR$44,960$45,150$21.61220
Fayetteville, NC$44,880$45,300$21.58310
Jackson, TN$44,810$46,160$21.5480
Elkhart, IN$44,570$41,900$21.4340
Greenville, SC$44,570$42,910$21.43250
Amarillo, TX$44,380$45,470$21.3490
Evansville, IN$44,280$42,310$21.2990
Abilene, TX$44,260$45,520$21.2870
Sierra Vista, AZ$44,260$41,690$21.2840
Columbus, GA$44,190$38,900$21.2590
Winston-Salem, NC$44,110$44,830$21.21410
Jefferson City, MO$43,930$42,240$21.12470
Yuma, AZ$43,930$41,690$21.12170
Kokomo, IN$43,910$44,180$21.1140
Fort Wayne, IN$43,900$42,890$21.11140
College Station, TX$43,860$45,520$21.0950
Kingsport, TN$43,580$41,350$20.95130
Springfield, OH$43,530$38,500$20.9370
Chattanooga, TN$43,520$42,760$20.92140
Longview, TX$43,370$45,520$20.85110
St. Joseph, MO$43,330$40,280$20.8360
Miami, FL$43,270$37,230$20.801,640
Lake Havasu City, AZ$43,160$41,690$20.7570
Baton Rouge, LA$43,140$42,860$20.74130
Pensacola, FL$43,120$36,550$20.73100
Warner Robins, GA$43,030$40,790$20.6960
Gainesville, FL$42,950$37,090$20.65110
Columbia, SC$42,870$39,630$20.61470
Hilton Head Island, SC$42,830$42,230$20.5950
Charleston, WV$42,550$41,290$20.46100
Lafayette, IN$42,530$40,190$20.4560
Deltona, FL$42,500$36,280$20.43130
Sarasota, FL$42,430$36,280$20.4080
Springfield, MO$42,130$38,900$20.26240
Augusta, GA$41,960$39,140$20.17230
Spartanburg, SC$41,930$38,670$20.16120
Florence, SC$41,780$38,670$20.0990
Jackson, MS$41,710$39,850$20.05490
Indianapolis, IN$41,580$40,160$19.991,600
Terre Haute, IN$41,540$40,000$19.9780
Orlando, FL$41,470$37,090$19.94680
Joplin, MO$41,380$38,900$19.90110
Port St. Lucie, FL$41,190$36,280$19.80100
Albany, GA$41,130$38,900$19.78130
Dalton, GA$40,910$38,900$19.6740
Valdosta, GA$40,700$37,130$19.5740
Tallahassee, FL$40,510$37,110$19.48180
Fort Myers, FL$40,360$36,280$19.41200
Gainesville, GA$40,350$38,690$19.4090
Tampa, FL$40,260$36,280$19.36700
Macon, GA$40,120$37,130$19.2980
Rocky Mount, NC$39,720$39,700$19.10140
Panama City, FL$39,620$36,280$19.0560
Gulfport, MS$39,430$34,420$18.96170
Sumter, SC$39,430$38,070$18.9640
Myrtle Beach, SC$39,390$37,550$18.9480
Ocala, FL$39,310$36,280$18.90130
Hattiesburg, MS$38,850$33,530$18.6890
Crestview, FL$38,740$36,280$18.6350

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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary: questions

Where do eligibility interviewers, government programs make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $87,450 a year, among the 312 metro areas we cover.

What is the average eligibility interviewers, government programs salary in the U.S.?

$56,090 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $54,210, so half of eligibility interviewers, government programs earn more than that and half less.

What salary should eligibility interviewers, government programs ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of eligibility interviewers, government programs nationwide earn between $45,910 (25th percentile) and $63,610 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays eligibility interviewers, government programs the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $74,940 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is eligibility interviewers, government programs pay the lowest?

Crestview, FL, at $38,740 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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