What are the main factors that influence a Loan Originator Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Loan Originator Assistant's salary?

A Loan Originator Assistant's salary grows with experience: a Loan Processor I (0-1 years)earns $43,484, a Loan Originator Assistant (1-3 years)earns $48,712, a Loan Processor III (3-5 years)earns $59,060, a Loan Processing Supervisor (5+ years)earns $63,825,

What are the highest paying states for a Loan Originator Assistant?

Loan Originator Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Loan Originator Assistant roles are District of Columbia $54,337, California $54,131, Massachusetts $53,410. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Loan Originator Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Loan Originator Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Senior Loan Originator: $108,199; Loan Processing Assistant Manager: $73,337; Residential Mortgage Loan Originator: $65,323; Mortgage Loan Originator Assistant: $63,814; Loan Assistant: $54,167.

How do different companies affect a Loan Originator Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Loan Originator Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Loan Originator Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Loan Originator Assistant make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Loan Originator Assistant in the United States is $49,076 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Loan Originator Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,534
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,350 to $54,027
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,956

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Loan Originator Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,027	$4,502	$1,039	$26
Average	$49,076	$4,090	$944	$24
25th Percentile	$45,350	$3,779	$872	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Loan Originator Assistant Salaries

A Loan Originator Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Loan Originator Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Loan Originator Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,337.
California: $54,131.
Massachusetts: $53,410.

District of Columbia $54,337 California $54,131 Massachusetts $53,410 Washington $53,213 New Jersey $53,194 Alaska $53,125 Connecticut $52,448 New York $52,173

Hawaii $51,295 Rhode Island $50,882 Maryland $50,603 Minnesota $50,220 Colorado $50,073 Illinois $50,023 Oregon $49,837 Delaware $49,700

New Hampshire $49,613 Virginia $49,420 Pennsylvania $48,855 Nevada $48,571 North Dakota $48,478 Michigan $48,330 Wisconsin $48,276 Vermont $48,168

Texas $47,869 Maine $47,849 Arizona $47,820 Ohio $47,786 Georgia $47,334 Indiana $47,108 Wyoming $47,064 Utah $46,995

Iowa $46,966 Kansas $46,730 Louisiana $46,662 North Carolina $46,637 Missouri $46,627 Florida $46,436 Montana $46,333 Nebraska $46,235

Kentucky $46,181 South Carolina $45,984 Tennessee $45,862 Idaho $45,813 New Mexico $45,454 Oklahoma $45,376 Alabama $45,086 South Dakota $44,601

Arkansas $44,336 West Virginia $44,193 Mississippi $43,766

Top Paying Cities for Loan Originator Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $61,900
San Francisco: $61,222
Oakland: $59,932

San Jose, CA $61,900

San Francisco, CA $61,222

Oakland, CA $59,932

New York, NY $56,506

Paramus, NJ $55,819

Queens Village, NY $55,816

Passaic, NJ $55,770

Bergenfield, NJ $55,765

Stamford, CT $55,657

Huntington, NY $55,637

Newark, NJ $55,275

Bridgeport, CT $55,171

Vallejo, CA $55,073

New Brunswick, NJ $55,054

Petaluma, CA $55,024

Middlesex, NJ $54,931

Somerset, NJ $54,897

Santa Cruz, CA $54,833

Boston, MA $54,534

Monterey, CA $54,361

Seattle, WA $54,249

Santa Rosa, CA $54,239

Los Angeles, CA $54,224

Juneau, AK $54,097

Washington, DC $54,043

Orange, CA $53,868

Santa Ana, CA $53,739

Long Beach, CA $53,689

Anaheim, CA $53,680

Anchorage, AK $53,655

Santa Maria, CA $53,508

Everett, WA $53,498

Danbury, CT $53,325

Bremerton, WA $53,258

Tacoma, WA $53,081

New Suffolk, NY $53,080

Sacramento, CA $53,066

Santa Barbara, CA $53,012

Trenton, NJ $52,958

San Diego, CA $52,958

Brockton, MA $52,904

Fairbanks, AK $52,784

Lompoc, CA $52,659

Lowell, MA $52,619

Ventura, CA $52,610

Nashua, NH $52,600

Stockton, CA $52,595

Modesto, CA $52,237

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,129

Olympia, WA $52,036

Kennewick, WA $52,036

New Haven, CT $52,016

Lawrence, MA $51,839

Hartford, CT $51,790

Riverside, CA $51,780

New Bedford, MA $51,731

Richland, WA $51,731

Bakersfield, CA $51,663

San Bernardino, CA $51,643

New Britain, CT $51,638

Atlantic City, NJ $51,638

New London, CT $51,618

Norwich, CT $51,604

Portsmouth, NH $51,594

Boulder, CO $51,490

Portland, OR $51,422

Worcester, MA $51,417

Minneapolis, MN $51,265

Philadelphia, PA $51,196

Honolulu, HI $51,034

Saint Paul, MN $51,011

Vineland, NJ $51,000

Providence, RI $50,858

Chicago, IL $50,715

Bellingham, WA $50,657

Springfield, MA $50,617

Baltimore, MD $50,603

Chico, CA $50,480

Pittsfield, MA $50,347

Manchester, NH $50,254

Spokane, WA $50,038

Denver, CO $50,033

Albany, NY $49,803

Troy, NY $49,783

Nassau, NY $49,730

Schenectady, NY $49,680

Wilmington, DE $49,641

Burlington, VT $49,572

Salem, OR $49,552

Portland, ME $49,400

Yakima, WA $49,351

Rochester, MN $49,199

Reno, NV $49,174

Fresno, CA $49,174

Milwaukee, WI $49,130

Detroit, MI $49,081

Ann Arbor, MI $49,073

Allentown, PA $49,066

Colorado Springs, CO $48,983

Syracuse, NY $48,959

Carson City, NV $48,959

Houston, TX $48,890

Eugene, OR $48,865

Gary, IN $48,806

Springfield, OR $48,767

Bismarck, ND $48,757

Galveston, TX $48,723

Medford, OR $48,649

Fort Collins, CO $48,630

Concord, NH $48,605

Austin, TX $48,590

Mesa, AZ $48,487

Reading, PA $48,482

Phoenix, AZ $48,478

Dallas, TX $48,463

Saint Cloud, MN $48,416

Madison, WI $48,350

Utica, NY $48,217

Rochester, NY $48,139

Des Moines, IA $48,134

Raleigh, NC $48,129

Atlanta, GA $48,056

Battle Creek, MI $48,041

Salt Lake City, UT $48,026

Lancaster, PA $47,952

Harrisburg, PA $47,884

Kansas City, MO $47,835

Champaign, IL $47,825

Kansas City, KS $47,825

Fort Worth, TX $47,820

Columbus, OH $47,812

Boca Raton, FL $47,800

Pittsburgh, PA $47,781

Richmond, VA $47,761

Indianapolis, IN $47,751

Cleveland, OH $47,746

Las Vegas, NV $47,687

Cincinnati, OH $47,687

Petersburg, VA $47,614

Huntsville, AL $47,540

Lansing, MI $47,507

Lebanon, PA $47,501

Pueblo, CO $47,496

Appleton, WI $47,481

Buffalo, NY $47,462

Dayton, OH $47,447

Racine, WI $47,437

Charlotte, NC $47,432

Saint Louis, MO $47,418

York, PA $47,388

Elkhart, IN $47,388

Gastonia, NC $47,379

Billings, MT $47,367

Beaumont, TX $47,354

Lorain, OH $47,344

Benton Harbor, MI $47,334

Toledo, OH $47,324

Binghamton, NY $47,300

Rock Hill, SC $47,295

Rockford, IL $47,270

Springfield, IL $47,251

Elyria, OH $47,246

Fargo, ND $47,246

Flagstaff, AZ $47,211

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,182

Duluth, MN $47,153

Miami, FL $47,153

Cheyenne, WY $47,118

Grand Forks, ND $47,118

Bangor, ME $47,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,956

Durham, NC $46,936

Louisville, KY $46,932

Grand Rapids, MI $46,922

Hialeah, FL $46,917

Casper, WY $46,848

Scranton, PA $46,789

New Orleans, LA $46,775

Virginia Beach, VA $46,770

Akron, OH $46,745

Peoria, IL $46,681

Sarasota, FL $46,672

Nashville, TN $46,637

Omaha, NE $46,637

Green Bay, WI $46,637

Baton Rouge, LA $46,613

Charleston, SC $46,603

Jamestown, NY $46,578

Davenport, IA $46,578

Tucson, AZ $46,554

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,524

Tampa, FL $46,515

Evansville, IN $46,485

Port Arthur, TX $46,485

Bradenton, FL $46,465

Santa Fe, NM $46,377

Orlando, FL $46,289

Clearwater, FL $46,274

Canton, OH $46,171

La Crosse, WI $46,171

Albuquerque, NM $46,142

Newport News, VA $46,137

High Point, NC $46,122

Ogden, UT $46,102

Corpus Christi, TX $46,063

Norfolk, VA $46,034

Laramie, WY $46,034

Rock Island, IL $46,004

Saginaw, MI $45,994

Jacksonville, FL $45,989

Salisbury, NC $45,980

Boise, ID $45,970

Moline, IL $45,945

Fort Myers, FL $45,931

Memphis, TN $45,921

Tulsa, OK $45,896

Waterloo, IA $45,867

Spartanburg, SC $45,818

Lincoln, NE $45,793

Fort Wayne, IN $45,783

Provo, UT $45,778

Cedar Falls, IA $45,719

San Antonio, TX $45,700

Greensboro, NC $45,680

South Bend, IN $45,675

Savannah, GA $45,621

Muskegon, MI $45,602

Birmingham, AL $45,597

Winston Salem, NC $45,573

Lake Charles, LA $45,454

Anderson, IN $45,445

Lexington, KY $45,430

Augusta, GA $45,415

Greenville, SC $45,415

Lima, OH $45,376

Wichita, KS $45,371

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,371

Columbia, SC $45,327

Springfield, OH $45,317

Asheville, NC $45,239

Bloomington, IN $45,204

Knoxville, TN $45,028

Shreveport, LA $45,023

Wilmington, NC $44,959

Roanoke, VA $44,959

Topeka, KS $44,870

Frankfort, KY $44,865

Oklahoma City, OK $44,831

Chillicothe, OH $44,812

Longview, TX $44,807

Melbourne, FL $44,802

Sioux Falls, SD $44,723

Mobile, AL $44,718

Terre Haute, IN $44,699

Altoona, PA $44,669

Amarillo, TX $44,635

Killeen, TX $44,620

Fayetteville, AR $44,581

Chattanooga, TN $44,566

Sioux City, IA $44,522

Idaho Falls, ID $44,512

Lynchburg, VA $44,473

Gainesville, FL $44,409

Portsmouth, OH $44,385

Little Rock, AR $44,375

Lafayette, LA $44,355

Youngstown, OH $44,355

Daytona Beach, FL $44,326

Clarksville, TN $44,321

Pensacola, FL $44,316

Temple, TX $44,312

Hopkinsville, KY $44,169

Erie, PA $44,159

Florence, SC $44,139

Charleston, WV $44,061

Great Falls, MT $44,036

Macon, GA $43,967

Tallahassee, FL $43,963

Fayetteville, NC $43,953

Waco, TX $43,943

Helena, MT $43,909

Pine Bluff, AR $43,890

Vincennes, IN $43,830

Lubbock, TX $43,810

Alamogordo, NM $43,781

Twin Falls, ID $43,737

Rapid City, SD $43,722

Jackson, MS $43,634

Huntington, WV $43,630

Greenville, MS $43,629

Parkersburg, WV $43,579

Montgomery, AL $43,570

Wichita Falls, TX $43,521

Springfield, MO $43,521

Biloxi, MS $43,496

Monroe, LA $43,447

Johnstown, PA $43,413

Sumter, SC $43,393

Columbus, GA $43,388

Pascagoula, MS $43,295

Abilene, TX $43,295

Kingsport, TN $43,168

Albany, GA $43,168

Gulfport, MS $43,153

Alexandria, LA $42,991

Fort Smith, AR $42,868

El Paso, TX $42,736

Las Cruces, NM $42,515

Harlingen, TX $42,390

Pocatello, ID $42,382

Florence, AL $42,318

Brownsville, TX $42,309

Mcallen, TX $42,206

Dothan, AL $42,137

Columbus, MS $41,845

Altus, OK $41,617

Lawton, OK $41,523

Pierre, SD $41,347

What Skills Can Increase a Loan Originator Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 9.84% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Data Entry (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): Transcribing information into an electronic medium such as a computer or other electronic device.
Loan Review (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Loan review is a process routinely used by banks to assess the current value of loan portfolios. Provisioning is a technique to translate loan review results into the balance sheet.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	9.84%
Data Entry	2.85%
Loan Review	1.38%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Loan Originator Assistant's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Onboarding: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$52,512	7%
Leadership	$52,021	6%
Onboarding	$51,530	5%
Prioritization	$51,530	5%
Presentation	$51,530	5%
Customer Relationship	$51,039	4%

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Loan Originator Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Loan Originator Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Loan Originator Assistant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Loan Originator Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Loan Originator Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$63,799	$31.0	30%

How Education impacts a Loan Originator Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Loan Originator Assistants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Loan Originator Assistant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $44,900 and $47,669).

Loan Originator Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Loan Originator Assistant

No Diploma 48.5%

High School 48.5%

Associates 18.2%

Bachelors 27.3%

Masters 6.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	48.5%
High School	48.5%
Associates	18.2%
Bachelors	27.3%
Masters	6.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Loan Originator Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Loan Originator Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$45,350

Average $49,076/year

$54,027

$3,779

Average $4,090/month

$4,502

$872

Average $944/week

$1,039

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,027	$4,502	$1,039	$26
Average	$49,076	$4,090	$944	$24
25th Percentile	$45,350	$3,779	$872	$22

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Salary Trends for Loan Originator Assistant

Salaries for a Loan Originator Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,050 in 2023 to around $44,993 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Loan Originator Assistant salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Loan Originator Assistant?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Loan Originator Assistant roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

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