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Loan Officers Salary in Salinas, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Salinas, CA is $95,640. BLS estimates approximately 140 people work in this occupation in Salinas, CA. Salinas, CA is 24.7% above the national median ($76,690).

Median salary
$95,640
Average salary
$103,980
Median hourly
$45.98
Employment
140

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$44,980$21.63
25th percentile$64,450$30.99
Median (50th)$95,640$45.98
75th percentile$127,140$61.13
90th percentile$189,740$91.22

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 4.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 13.3% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.743
Location quotient
0.42

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Salinas, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 109.042, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $87,709 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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