SOC 43-4111 · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary in Cape Girardeau, MO

The average salary for interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri is $42,800 a year ($20.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,390: half of the people in this job in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,240).

$42,800average per year

$20.58 / hourMedian $39,390Take-home ≈ $35,496

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $48K90th

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay range in Cape Girardeau

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,350 or more. The middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Cape Girardeau earn between $39,390 and $48,350.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,800$3,567$20.58
Median$39,390$3,282$18.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,390$3,282$18.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,350$4,029$23.25

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

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay in Cape Girardeau vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Cape Girardeau earn about the same as the Missouri average ($41,640) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($47,240). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $45,920.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Cape Girardeau$42,800$39,390$34,950$48,350n/a
Missouri$41,640$38,940$35,910$48,4403,470
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 Cape Girardeau

On the average salary of $42,800, a single filer in Cape Girardeau takes home about $35,496 a year, or $2,958 a month and $1,365 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$35,496$2,958
Working in IL$34,592$2,883

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the Cape Girardeau area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.1), so the average $42,800 buys what about $49,722 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Cape Girardeau ($44,470). A typical home costs $232,332, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in other Missouri cities

Cape Girardeau ranks 3rd of 7 Missouri metro areas for this job; Kansas City pays the most ($44,930).

All Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salaries in Missouri

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 Cape Girardeau: questions

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

$20.58 an hour on average, and $18.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,496 a year ($2,958 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,800. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (16020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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