Loan Interviewers and Clerks in South Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,513
after federal, FICA and South Carolina tax
Tax takes
$7,987
16.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,406
South Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in South Carolina — 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
$47,500
Kept after tax
$39,513
Worth in national money
$42,406
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for loan interviewers and clerks is on the low side in South Carolina. The middle earner gets $47,500. That is 39 of 51 states, and about 5.04% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations South Carolina reports figures for, this is number 306.
- South Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,500 the take-home is $39,513; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,406 would nationally. The average lands at $46,990, below the middle of the range.
- For loan interviewers and clerks, South Carolina sits in the lower band at $47,500, ranking 39 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 5.04%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In South Carolina's occupational distribution, loan interviewers and clerks sits at 306 of 492 — 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 South Carolina, on $47,500, is $39,513 — equivalent to $42,406 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 $46,990 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Loan Interviewers and Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,590 |
| This salary | $47,500 |
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 South Carolina | $39,513 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,346 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$887 |
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 | $46,463 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,073 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in South Carolina earn less than $47,500. The published range is $28,690 up to $64,590, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $39,513 take-home in South Carolina comes from $47,500. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 306 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $42,406 uses one figure for the whole of South Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 306.
- Reported values are medians; for loan interviewers and clerks in South Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $28,690 to $64,590. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $39,513, from $47,500, assumes a single South Carolina filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 306 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 39 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $42,406, worked from $47,500, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular South Carolina address, on work sitting at 306 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $28,690 at the bottom tenth to $64,590 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $42,406.
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 South Carolina's own levy, $39,513 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.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($28,690) and the ninetieth ($64,590) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
South Carolina'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 $42,406 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 $39,513 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and South Carolina 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.