Best Cities for Loan Interviewers and Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where loan interviewers and clerkss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	District of ColumbiaState	1.35	$77,080	$67,437	33%
2	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.26	$60,510	$63,163	30%
3	North CarolinaState	1.22	$57,780	$61,208	27%
4	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.15	$52,930	$57,533	30%
5	DelawareState	1.14	$57,760	$57,188	28%
6	NevadaState	1.14	$57,070	$56,956	31%
7	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.13	$59,930	$56,645	34%
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.13	$51,500	$56,469	28%
9	IowaState	1.12	$50,080	$56,143	23%
10	MichiganState	1.12	$51,500	$55,796	26%
11	OregonState	1.12	$57,650	$55,971	33%
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.12	$55,520	$55,799	32%
13	North DakotaState	1.11	$51,290	$55,389	23%
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.11	$60,020	$55,677	36%
15	ConnecticutState	1.10	$58,980	$54,814	32%
16	MarylandState	1.09	$59,430	$54,423	34%
17	MassachusettsState	1.09	$58,940	$54,323	46%
18	OhioState	1.09	$49,150	$54,369	26%
19	WashingtonState	1.09	$58,740	$54,744	39%
20	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$50,650	$54,580	30%
21	ColoradoState	1.08	$56,760	$53,852	39%
22	KentuckyState	1.08	$47,910	$54,136	24%
23	New JerseyState	1.08	$58,760	$54,007	37%
24	NebraskaState	1.07	$48,970	$53,519	26%
25	OklahomaState	1.07	$47,210	$53,345	25%
26	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$50,040	$53,519	31%
27	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.07	$61,330	$53,657	43%
28	KansasState	1.06	$47,640	$52,933	26%
29	MinnesotaState	1.06	$51,760	$52,816	30%
30	MissouriState	1.06	$47,170	$53,239	26%
31	New HampshireState	1.06	$56,040	$52,868	34%
32	WisconsinState	1.06	$48,930	$53,012	27%
33	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.06	$51,340	$53,037	38%
34	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$60,250	$53,084	51%
35	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.06	$51,470	$52,953	37%
36	ArkansasState	1.05	$45,140	$52,306	23%
37	IndianaState	1.05	$47,310	$52,276	27%
38	TexasState	1.05	$49,980	$52,280	33%
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$59,070	$52,367	41%
40	LouisianaState	1.04	$46,700	$51,831	27%
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$50,130	$52,110	37%
42	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.04	$53,780	$51,961	36%
43	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.04	$62,530	$52,022	60%
44	CaliforniaState	1.03	$57,300	$51,762	47%
45	GeorgiaState	1.03	$48,310	$51,724	35%
46	IllinoisState	1.03	$50,000	$51,335	31%
47	New YorkState	1.03	$58,120	$51,662	38%
48	Rhode IslandState	1.03	$51,560	$51,303	35%
49	South CarolinaState	1.03	$47,500	$51,630	32%
50	South DakotaState	1.03	$47,000	$51,762	24%
51	WyomingState	1.03	$47,950	$51,559	25%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.03	$50,510	$51,279	41%
53	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$47,340	$51,178	30%
54	HawaiiState	1.01	$55,410	$50,373	52%
55	West VirginiaState	1.01	$42,490	$50,463	24%
56	IdahoState	1.00	$48,090	$49,834	30%
57	MaineState	1.00	$50,020	$50,120	31%
58	MontanaState	1.00	$48,460	$50,270	28%
59	New MexicoState	1.00	$46,100	$50,109	27%
60	AlaskaState	0.99	$51,470	$49,348	32%
61	ArizonaState	0.99	$50,120	$49,673	36%
62	FloridaState	0.99	$50,510	$49,764	41%
63	TennesseeState	0.99	$45,230	$49,432	33%
64	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$47,350	$48,814	33%
65	VermontState	0.98	$50,060	$48,839	34%
66	VirginiaState	0.97	$50,140	$48,444	38%
67	UtahState	0.96	$48,110	$48,014	37%
68	AlabamaState	0.93	$40,300	$46,269	29%
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.93	$54,430	$46,721	50%
70	MississippiState	0.92	$39,120	$46,132	27%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$49,410	$45,539	50%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).