SOC 13-2072 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Loan Officers — Yuba City
Yuba City, CA · 10 metro areas compared
The median wage here is $77,770 a year, within a few percent of the national median of $76,690.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +1.7%
- Openings per year
- 20,300
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Yuba City, CA.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage here is $77,770 a year, within a few percent of the national median of $76,690. Half of workers earn between $57,000 and $110,340. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $35,510 and the ninetieth at $164,050.
The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.84 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. San Francisco leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $103,000. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 74th of 227 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $35,510 | −53.7% |
| 25th | $57,000 | −25.7% |
| Median (50th) | $77,770 | +1.4% |
| 75th | $110,340 | +43.9% |
| 90th | $164,050 | +113.9% |
| Mean | $91,030 | +18.7% |
Other metro areas in California
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | $103,000 | 3,330 | |
| 2 | Salinas | $95,640 | 140 | |
| 3 | San Jose | $95,090 | 1,140 | |
| 4 | Santa Maria | $86,200 | 180 | |
| 5 | Vallejo | $83,110 | 170 | |
| 6 | San Luis Obispo | $82,470 | 100 | |
| 7 | Modesto | $82,250 | 190 | |
| 8 | San Diego | $81,770 | 2,360 | |
| 9 | Santa Rosa | $80,370 | 290 | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | $80,360 | 9,690 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Yuba City run 4.2% above the national average, so the median of $77,770 buys what $74,635 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 2.7% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$77,770as reported by BLSLocal price level
104.2US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$74,635US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $77,770 a year, 1.4% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $35,510 to $164,050 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is San Francisco, at $103,000.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Loan Officers in Yuba City, CA?
The median annual wage is $77,770, or $37.39 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $76,690, so pay in Yuba City, CA is 1.4% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Yuba City, CA earns more than $164,050 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $35,510 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in San Francisco, at $103,000 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Yuba City, CA. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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