Loan officer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level loan officer earnings begin at:

$89.14 per hour

$185,400 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level loan officer earnings begin at:

$53.02 per hour

$110,270 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level loan officer earnings begin at:

$33.70 per hour

$70,090 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level loan officer earnings begin at:

$24.02 per hour

$49,950 per year

10th percentile

Starting level loan officer earnings begin at:

$17.95 per hour

$37,330 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Loan officer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Connecticut $88,768
Illinois $81,620
New York $78,520
New Hampshire $76,430
Nebraska $75,800
Kansas $75,462
District of Columbia $74,840
New Jersey $73,180
Minnesota $72,030
Massachusetts $70,090
Texas $68,710
Maryland $68,060
Missouri $68,010
Florida $67,760
North Dakota $67,610
Kentucky $67,450
Pennsylvania $66,807
Hawaii $66,666
Ohio $64,770
Oregon $64,610
Maine $64,110
Virginia $63,860
Wisconsin $62,850
North Carolina $62,360
Wyoming $61,860
Iowa $61,518
Oklahoma $61,230
Colorado $61,010
Nevada $60,630
Washington $60,540
Rhode Island $60,460
California $60,420
South Carolina $60,250
Delaware $60,140
Idaho $59,677
South Dakota $59,520
Vermont $58,650
Montana $57,840
Mississippi $57,500
Indiana $57,023
Alaska $56,980
Arkansas $55,514
Georgia $54,690
Tennessee $54,490
Alabama $53,488
Arizona $52,696
New Mexico $51,460
West Virginia $48,820
Louisiana $48,230
Guam $45,840
Utah $45,470
Puerto Rico $29,150

How do loan officer salaries compare to similar careers?

Loan officers earn 7% less than similar careers in Massachusetts. On average, they make less than securities and commodities brokers but more than risk management specialists.

Career Median Salary
Securities and commodities broker salary $73K
Stock trader salary $73K
Actuary salary $101K
Statistician salary $101K
Financial analyst salary $87K
Loan officer salary $70K
Investment banker salary $81K
Fraud analyst salary $81K
Financial quantitative analyst salary $81K
Risk management specialist salary $81K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)