How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Traverse City, MI?

Percentile spread

For Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, the published 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $86,030. The difference is $38,490, which is 54.5% 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 $61,440 to the 75th at $77,460, covers $16,020.

The mean annual wage is $68,760, which sits below the median of $70,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Traverse City, MI median is 30.3% higher than the national median of $54,210 for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,676, which is 39.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Michigan median of $66,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Traverse City, MI is 93.372, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs at $75,676 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. Traverse City, MI ranks 1st of 15 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).).

• Green Bay, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $46,360 and employment of 110. That median is 34.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,803, against $75,676 here.
• Bay City, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $70,660 and employment of 50. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,870, against $75,676 here.
• Appleton, WI is 130 miles away, with a median of $51,440 and employment of 50. That median is 27.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,660, against $75,676 here.

Employment share

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Traverse City, MI (120 of 68,440). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 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.