SOC 43-4061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Asheville, NC is $50,570. The 10th percentile is $41,670 and the 90th percentile is $59,930. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$50,570

10th percentile
$41,670
25th percentile
$49,110
Median
$50,570
75th percentile
$59,930
90th percentile
$59,930
Mean
$53,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, the published 10th percentile is $41,670 and the 90th percentile is $59,930. The difference is $18,260, which is 36.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,110 to the 75th at $59,930, covers $10,820.

The mean annual wage is $53,080, which sits above the median of $50,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $54,210 for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,401, which is 3.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% higher than the North Carolina median of $47,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs at $52,401 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. Asheville, NC ranks 3rd of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $47,030 and employment of 60. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,487, against $52,401 here.
  • Morristown, TN is 57 miles away, with a median of $46,160 and employment of 80. That median is 8.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,448, against $52,401 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $45,220 and employment of 320. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,104, against $52,401 here.

Employment share

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (330 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.84 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Asheville, NC is $50,570. The 10th percentile is $41,670 and the 90th percentile is $59,930. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs?

The local median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $54,210.

What is Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay in Asheville, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,570 is $52,401. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Asheville, NC compare with nearby metros for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs?

Johnson City, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $47,030. Asheville, NC ranks 3rd of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.