SOC 43-4111 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $39,390. The 10th percentile is $34,950 and the 90th percentile is $48,350. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$39,390
- 10th percentile
- $34,950
- 25th percentile
- $39,390
- Median
- $39,390
- 75th percentile
- $48,350
- 90th percentile
- $48,350
- Mean
- $42,800
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan, the published 10th percentile is $34,950 and the 90th percentile is $48,350. The difference is $13,400, which is 34.0% 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 $39,390 to the 75th at $48,350, covers $8,960.
The mean annual wage is $42,800, which sits above the median of $39,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $45,920 for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,761, which is 0.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.2% higher than the Missouri median of $38,940.
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan at $45,761 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 4th of 12 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).).
- St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $39,360 and employment of 1,310. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,393, against $45,761 here.
- Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $38,930 and employment of 280. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,520, against $45,761 here.
- Jonesboro, AR is 123 miles away, with a median of $37,200 and employment of 230. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,318, against $45,761 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL · Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $39,390. The 10th percentile is $34,950 and the 90th percentile is $48,350.
How does that compare with the national median for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan?
The local median is 14.2% lower than the national median of $45,920.
What is Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,390 is $45,761. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cape Girardeau, MO-IL compare with nearby metros for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan?
St. Louis, MO-IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 103 miles away, at $39,360. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 4th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.