SOC 13-2072 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Loan Officers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $90,430. The 10th percentile is $55,580 and the 90th percentile is $159,650. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$90,430

10th percentile
$55,580
25th percentile
$71,130
Median
$90,430
75th percentile
$126,970
90th percentile
$159,650
Mean
$100,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Loan Officers, the published 10th percentile is $55,580 and the 90th percentile is $159,650. The difference is $104,070, which is 115.1% 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 $71,130 to the 75th at $126,970, covers $55,840.

The mean annual wage is $100,880, which sits above the median of $90,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $76,690 for Loan Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,643, which is 14.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the New Jersey median of $92,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Loan Officers at $87,643 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Loan Officers. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 10th of 36 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).).

  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $77,590 and employment of 4,660. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,658, against $87,643 here.
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $66,480 and employment of 290. That median is 26.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,501, against $87,643 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $101,570 and employment of 10,350. That median is 12.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,234, against $87,643 here.

Employment share

Loan Officers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (330 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (274,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Loan Officers 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 Loan Officers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $90,430. The 10th percentile is $55,580 and the 90th percentile is $159,650. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Loan Officers?

The local median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $76,690.

What is Loan Officers pay in Trenton-Princeton, NJ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $90,430 is $87,643. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Trenton-Princeton, NJ compare with nearby metros for Loan Officers?

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $77,590. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 10th of 36 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.