Loan Interviewers and Clerks in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,622
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$9,878
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,192
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — 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
$51,500
Kept after tax
$41,622
Worth in national money
$44,192
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Michigan pays loan interviewers and clerks around $51,500 at the midpoint, 18 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Michigan reports figures for, this is number 289.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $51,500 the take-home is $41,622; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $44,192 would nationally. The average comes to $53,510, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For loan interviewers and clerks the Michigan median is $51,500, ranking 18 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In Michigan's occupational distribution, loan interviewers and clerks sits at 289 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for loan interviewers and clerks in Michigan, on $51,500, is $41,622 — equivalent to $44,192 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $53,510 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Loan Interviewers and Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,670 |
| This salary | $51,500 |
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 Michigan | $41,622 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,560 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$634 |
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 | $49,088 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$767 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of loan interviewers and clerks in Michigan earn under $51,500 and half over. The published range runs $39,010 at the tenth percentile to $67,670 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $41,622, from $51,500, 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 289 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,192, the adjusted value of that $51,500 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Michigan. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 289 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for loan interviewers and clerks in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,010 to $67,670; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,622 from $51,500. 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 289 of 493 locally.
- This $44,192 adjusted figure, worked from $51,500, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 289 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 289 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $53,510, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,010 at the tenth percentile, $67,670 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $44,192.
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 Michigan's own levy, $41,622 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Michigan is $53,510. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,010 to $67,670) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $44,192 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $41,622 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.