Loan Interviewers and Clerks in West Virginia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,194
after federal, FICA and West Virginia tax
Tax takes
$7,296
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,203
West Virginia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in West Virginia — 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
$42,490
Kept after tax
$35,194
Worth in national money
$39,203
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. West Virginia pays loan interviewers and clerks a middle wage of $42,490, 49 of 51 states and about 15.05% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Loan interviewers and clerks ranks 319 among 473 occupations West Virginia publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $42,490 you keep $35,194 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,203 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $42,860, since top earners drag the number up.
- West Virginia's $42,490 median for loan interviewers and clerks places it 49 of 51 states, about 15.05% 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.
- Position 319 of 473 in West Virginia places loan interviewers and clerks 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 in West Virginia is $35,194 after the full tax stack, from $42,490. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,203 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $42,860 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Loan Interviewers and Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,690 |
| This salary | $42,490 |
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 West Virginia | $35,194 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,321 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,827 |
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 | $41,087 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,209 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in West Virginia earn less than $42,490. The published range is $35,460 up to $50,690, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In West Virginia the take-home figure of $35,194, from $42,490, 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 319 of 473 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of West Virginia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,203, the adjusted value of that $42,490 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 319 of 473 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for loan interviewers and clerks in West Virginia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,460 to $50,690. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for West Virginia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,194 from $42,490. 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 319 of 473 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for West Virginia, so $39,203 — the adjusted value of that $42,490 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 319 of 473 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,460 at the bottom tenth to $50,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. West Virginia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,203 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and West Virginia adds its own income tax on top — which is why $35,194 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($35,460 to $50,690) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to West Virginia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
West Virginia'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 $39,203 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 $35,194 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and West Virginia 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.