Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay in the U.S.
$56,090avg. a year
$26.97 an hour · 154,800 employed
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in the U.S. earn an average of $56,090 a year and a median of $54,210. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($74,940) and lowest in Mississippi ($39,750).
$54,210Median pay
$26.97Average hourly
+17%Avg. pay since 2020
154,800Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for eligibility interviewers, government programs
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1640 jobs
District of Columbia
$74,940
$36.03 an hour
21,250 jobs
Connecticut
$68,410
$32.89 an hour
33,880 jobs
Washington
$65,660
$31.57 an hour
430,960 jobs
California
$64,690
$31.10 an hour
5570 jobs
Rhode Island
$64,200
$30.86 an hour
62,910 jobs
Minnesota
$64,050
$30.80 an hour
75,060 jobs
Michigan
$63,960
$30.75 an hour
8400 jobs
Alaska
$63,160
$30.36 an hour
91,700 jobs
Massachusetts
$63,090
$30.33 an hour
101,740 jobs
Illinois
$62,740
$30.17 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $87,450 | $42.04 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $82,920 | $39.87 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $77,550 | $37.28 |
| Salinas, CA | $75,120 | $36.12 |
| Vallejo, CA | $73,400 | $35.29 |
| New Haven, CT | $71,670 | $34.46 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $69,900 | $33.60 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $69,620 | $33.47 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $52,980 | $54,040 | 2,720 |
| Alaska | $63,160 | $61,840 | 400 |
| Arizona | $45,710 | $41,690 | 3,440 |
| Arkansas | $45,530 | $45,340 | 610 |
| California | $64,690 | $63,520 | 30,960 |
| Colorado | $58,550 | $58,750 | 3,140 |
| Connecticut | $68,410 | $71,940 | 1,250 |
| Delaware | $45,140 | $42,900 | 120 |
| District of Columbia | $74,940 | $74,080 | 640 |
| Florida | $43,850 | $37,230 | 5,880 |
| Georgia | $47,620 | $44,620 | 6,120 |
| Hawaii | $57,090 | $54,970 | 610 |
| Idaho | $53,110 | $52,670 | 240 |
| Illinois | $62,740 | $61,840 | 1,740 |
| Indiana | $42,320 | $40,160 | 3,000 |
| Iowa | $60,860 | $61,340 | 1,040 |
| Kansas | $51,330 | $49,650 | 810 |
| Kentucky | $56,230 | $52,020 | 1,710 |
| Louisiana | $49,170 | $48,260 | 740 |
| Maine | $50,780 | $50,860 | 620 |
| Maryland | $59,740 | $57,160 | 3,710 |
| Massachusetts | $63,090 | $64,750 | 1,700 |
| Michigan | $63,960 | $66,830 | 5,060 |
| Minnesota | $64,050 | $62,820 | 2,910 |
| Mississippi | $39,750 | $36,840 | 1,760 |
| Missouri | $48,970 | $42,850 | 4,130 |
| Montana | $56,800 | $59,180 | 550 |
| Nebraska | $53,190 | $50,320 | 220 |
| Nevada | $57,420 | $55,160 | – |
| New Hampshire | $57,590 | $57,300 | 240 |
| New Jersey | $55,020 | $51,380 | 920 |
| New Mexico | $54,640 | $53,000 | 790 |
| New York | $58,560 | $53,430 | 10,220 |
| North Carolina | $47,350 | $47,350 | 7,740 |
| North Dakota | $53,440 | $51,810 | 410 |
| Ohio | $53,640 | $50,070 | 4,300 |
| Oklahoma | $51,800 | $49,090 | 520 |
| Oregon | $57,000 | $55,660 | 1,740 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,020 | $59,070 | 10,280 |
| Rhode Island | $64,200 | $64,560 | 570 |
| South Carolina | $42,230 | $38,670 | 1,750 |
| South Dakota | $50,760 | $52,350 | 470 |
| Tennessee | $50,170 | $49,230 | 4,060 |
| Texas | $49,400 | $46,860 | 12,020 |
| Utah | $53,940 | $52,790 | 1,960 |
| Vermont | $59,110 | $58,530 | 310 |
| Virginia | $54,340 | $50,960 | 4,290 |
| Washington | $65,660 | $66,330 | 3,880 |
| West Virginia | $46,670 | $44,150 | 250 |
| Wisconsin | $54,750 | $51,480 | 1,610 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$63,120
15,160 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,180
6,920 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61,300
4,620 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$50,240
4,380 jobsRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$57,290
3,250 jobsFresno, CA
$57,800
3,150 jobsSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$82,920
2,850 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$52,720
2,730 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do eligibility interviewers, government programs make?
The average is $56,090 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $54,210 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $26.97, and the median is $26.06 an hour.
Which state pays eligibility interviewers, government programs the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $74,940 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $87,450.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $38,900 a year, and the top 10% earn over $74,690.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-4061. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.