SOC 43-4131 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro

Loan Interviewers and Clerks Salary in San Jose, CA

The average salary for loan interviewers and clerks in San Jose, California is $66,190 a year ($31.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,530: half of the 820 people in this job in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,520).

$66,190average per year

$31.82 / hourMedian $62,530Take-home ≈ $53,141

  • $48K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $83K90th

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

820people in this job
+26%vs U.S. average
#1 of 21California metros
110cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Loan Interviewers and Clerks pay range in San Jose

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,720 or more. The middle half of loan interviewers and clerks in San Jose earn between $59,450 and $75,160.

  • $48K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $83K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,190$5,516$31.82
Median$62,530$5,211$30.06
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,450$4,954$28.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,160$6,263$36.13

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

Loan Interviewers and Clerks pay in San Jose vs. California and the U.S.

Loan interviewers and clerks in San Jose earn 16% more than the California average ($57,220) and 26% more than the U.S. average ($52,520). At the median the gap is +25% against the U.S. median of $50,020.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Jose$66,190$62,530$48,240$82,720820
California$57,220$57,300$39,170$75,94014,680
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 San Jose

On the average salary of $66,190, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $53,141 a year, or $4,428 a month and $2,044 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). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the San Jose area are 10% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.4), so the average $66,190 buys what about $59,942 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 24.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary in other California cities

San Jose ranks 1st of 21 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Loan Interviewers and Clerks salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for loan interviewers and clerks

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

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Loan Interviewers and Clerks salary in San Jose: questions

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

$31.82 an hour on average, and $30.06 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,450, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,141 a year ($4,428 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,190. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do loan interviewers and clerks earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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