Loan Interviewers and Clerks in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,095
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$9,465
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,509
Rhode Island costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Rhode Island — 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
$51,560
Kept after tax
$42,095
Worth in national money
$41,509
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Rhode Island is one of the better-paying states for loan interviewers and clerks. The middle earner takes $51,560, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 3.08% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 452 occupations Rhode Island reports figures for, this is number 303.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $51,560 the take-home is $42,095, which is worth about $41,509 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $52,410, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Rhode Island ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for loan interviewers and clerks, at $51,560 — about 3.08% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Rhode Island's occupational distribution, loan interviewers and clerks sits at 303 of 452 — 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.
- Rhode Island's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for loan interviewers and clerks on its $51,560 median: $42,095 retained after tax becomes $41,509 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $52,410 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Loan Interviewers and Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,570 |
| This salary | $51,560 |
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 Rhode Island | $42,095 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,608 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,367 |
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 | $49,676 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,072 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
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 Rhode Island earn under $51,560 and half over. The published range runs $31,450 at the tenth percentile to $65,570 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 Rhode Island's $42,095, worked from $51,560. 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 303 of 452.
- One number stands for prices across all of Rhode Island, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,509, the adjusted value of that $51,560 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 303 of 452 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for loan interviewers and clerks in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,450 to $65,570; 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 Rhode Island take-home of $42,095, on $51,560 for work ranking 303 of 452 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 303 of 452 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Rhode Island, so $41,509 — the adjusted value of that $51,560 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 303 of 452 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,450 at the bottom tenth to $65,570 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $41,509 of national purchasing power.
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 Rhode Island's own levy, $42,095 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,450 to $65,570) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Rhode Island rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Rhode Island's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $41,509 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 $42,095 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Rhode Island 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.