Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in California
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,209
after federal, FICA and California tax
Tax takes
$12,311
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,486
California costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in California — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$63,520
Kept after tax
$51,209
Worth in national money
$45,486
State rank
7
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. California pays this job a middle wage of $63,520, ranking 7 of 50 states and sitting about 17.17% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 270 among 492 occupations California publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $63,520 the take-home is $51,209. But California costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $45,486 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $64,690, because the best-paid pull it up.
- California's median for eligibility interviewers, government programs is $63,520, about 17.17% above the national figure and 7 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 270 of 492 in California places eligibility interviewers, government programs in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and California income tax is $51,209 for eligibility interviewers, government programs, from $63,520. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $45,486. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $64,690 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $82,960 |
| This salary | $63,520 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in California | $51,209 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,218 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,279 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $61,019 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,222 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 113 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $63,520 as a midpoint for California, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,320 and the ninetieth is $82,960 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In California the take-home figure of $51,209, from $63,520, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 270 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of California, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $45,486, the adjusted value of that $63,520 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 270 of 492 in the state.
- The California median of $63,520 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,320 to $82,960. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for California is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $51,209 from $63,520. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 270 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for California, so $45,486 — the adjusted value of that $63,520 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 270 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,320 and the top tenth $82,960, so most people doing this work in California sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. California costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $45,486 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and California's own levy, $51,209 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,320 to $82,960) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to California rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
California's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $45,486 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $51,209 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and California income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.