Loan Interviewers and Clerks in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,801
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$8,369
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,285
Missouri costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Missouri — 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
$47,170
Kept after tax
$38,801
Worth in national money
$42,285
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Missouri pays loan interviewers and clerks a middle wage of $47,170, 43 of 51 states and about 5.7% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 322.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,170 the take-home is $38,801; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,285 would nationally. The average comes to $49,040, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri's $47,170 median for loan interviewers and clerks places it 43 of 51 states, about 5.7% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, loan interviewers and clerks sits at 322 of 488 — 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 Missouri, on $47,170, is $38,801 — equivalent to $42,285 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 $49,040 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 | $36,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,670 |
| This salary | $47,170 |
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 Missouri | $38,801 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,081 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,039 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $45,577 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,256 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
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 Missouri earn under $47,170 and half over. The published range runs $36,470 at the tenth percentile to $62,670 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Missouri's $38,801, worked from $47,170. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 322 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Missouri, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,285, the adjusted value of that $47,170 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 322 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for loan interviewers and clerks in Missouri, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,470 to $62,670; 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.
- The Missouri take-home of $38,801, on $47,170 for work ranking 322 of 488 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 322 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Missouri, so $42,285 — the adjusted value of that $47,170 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 322 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $49,040, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,470 at the tenth percentile, $62,670 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Missouri sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $42,285 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 Missouri's own levy, $38,801 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 Missouri is $49,040. 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 ($36,470 to $62,670) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Missouri rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Missouri'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 $42,285 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 $38,801 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Missouri 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.