What are the main factors that influence a Processor I's salary?

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

How does experience change a Processor I's salary?

A Processor I's salary grows with experience: starting around $92,010 for beginners, reaching about $99,039 at mid-level, and approach $99,912 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Processor I?

Processor I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Processor I roles are District of Columbia $104,827, California $104,430, Massachusetts $103,038. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Processor roles make?

Salaries for Processor level roles vary by specialization: Contracts Processor I: $64,557; Order Processor: $53,066; Loan Processor: $47,840; Operations Processor: $45,171; Mortgage Loan Processor I: $45,014.

How do different companies affect a Processor I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Processor I roles. Large, established industry leaders like Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc ($126,909) and GE Renewable Energy ($121,776) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $76,117.

Processor I Salary in the United States

How much does a Processor I make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Processor I in the United States is $94,678 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Processor I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,342
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,677 to $106,541
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,571

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Processor I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,541	$8,878	$2,049	$51
Average	$94,678	$7,890	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$84,677	$7,056	$1,628	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Processor I Salaries

A Processor I'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 Experience Level Affects Processor I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Processor I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $92,010
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,155
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $99,039
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,563
Expert (over 8 years): $99,912

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Processor I	$92,010
Intermediate Level Processor I	$94,155
Senior Level Processor I	$99,039
Specialist Level Processor I	$99,563
Expert Level Processor I	$99,912

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How Do Processor I 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 Processor Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,827.
California: $104,430.
Massachusetts: $103,038.

District of Columbia $104,827

California $104,430

Massachusetts $103,038

Washington $102,659

New Jersey $102,621

Alaska $102,489

Connecticut $101,182

New York $100,652

Hawaii $98,957

Rhode Island $98,162

Maryland $97,622

Minnesota $96,884

Colorado $96,600

Illinois $96,505

Oregon $96,146

Delaware $95,880

New Hampshire $95,714

Virginia $95,341

Pennsylvania $94,252

Nevada $93,703

North Dakota $93,523

Michigan $93,239

Wisconsin $93,135

Vermont $92,926

Texas $92,349

Maine $92,311

Arizona $92,254

Ohio $92,188

Georgia $91,317

Indiana $90,881

Wyoming $90,796

Utah $90,664

Iowa $90,607

Kansas $90,152

Louisiana $90,020

North Carolina $89,973

Missouri $89,954

Florida $89,584

Montana $89,385

Nebraska $89,196

Kentucky $89,092

South Carolina $88,713

Tennessee $88,477

Idaho $88,382

New Mexico $87,691

Oklahoma $87,539

Alabama $86,981

South Dakota $86,043

Arkansas $85,532

West Virginia $85,258

Mississippi $84,434

Top Paying Cities for Processor Is

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: $119,417
San Francisco: $118,243
Oakland: $115,621

San Jose, CA $119,417

San Francisco, CA $118,243

Oakland, CA $115,621

New York, NY $109,722

Queens Village, NY $109,012

Paramus, NJ $108,255

Passaic, NJ $108,160

Bergenfield, NJ $108,065

Stamford, CT $107,923

Huntington, NY $107,829

Newark, NJ $107,213

Bridgeport, CT $107,024

New Brunswick, NJ $106,712

Vallejo, CA $106,513

Middlesex, NJ $106,456

Somerset, NJ $106,371

Petaluma, CA $106,153

Santa Cruz, CA $105,784

Boston, MA $105,594

Monterey, CA $105,121

Fairbanks, AK $105,055

Los Angeles, CA $104,875

Washington, DC $104,827

Seattle, WA $104,657

Santa Rosa, CA $104,638

Juneau, AK $104,364

Orange, CA $104,051

Anchorage, AK $103,881

Anaheim, CA $103,814

Santa Ana, CA $103,672

Nassau, NY $103,616

Long Beach, CA $103,578

Danbury, CT $103,549

Santa Maria, CA $103,227

Everett, WA $103,208

Bremerton, WA $102,745

Trenton, NJ $102,565

Sacramento, CA $102,527

San Diego, CA $102,479

Brockton, MA $102,442

Tacoma, WA $102,404

Santa Barbara, CA $102,271

Lowell, MA $101,892

New Suffolk, NY $101,855

Nashua, NH $101,741

Lompoc, CA $101,589

Ventura, CA $101,495

Stockton, CA $101,466

New Haven, CT $101,277

Atlantic City, NJ $101,031

Hartford, CT $100,823

Modesto, CA $100,775

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,567

New Britain, CT $100,520

Olympia, WA $100,387

Kennewick, WA $100,387

New London, CT $100,368

Norwich, CT $100,340

Lawrence, MA $100,292

Bakersfield, CA $100,027

Riverside, CA $99,895

New Bedford, MA $99,895

Richland, WA $99,800

Portsmouth, NH $99,724

Vineland, NJ $99,705

San Bernardino, CA $99,630

Boulder, CO $99,365

Worcester, MA $99,289

Portland, OR $99,204

Saint Paul, MN $99,090

Minneapolis, MN $99,090

Philadelphia, PA $98,957

Honolulu, HI $98,456

Springfield, MA $98,124

Providence, RI $98,115

Chicago, IL $97,840

Bellingham, WA $97,727

Baltimore, MD $97,622

Chico, CA $97,386

Wilmington, DE $97,225

Pittsfield, MA $97,130

Manchester, NH $96,950

Spokane, WA $96,534

Denver, CO $96,524

Albany, NY $96,079

Troy, NY $96,041

Schenectady, NY $95,843

Burlington, VT $95,634

Portland, ME $95,303

Salem, OR $95,227

Yakima, WA $95,208

Ann Arbor, MI $95,180

Rochester, MN $94,915

Fresno, CA $94,867

Reno, NV $94,867

Milwaukee, WI $94,782

Detroit, MI $94,687

Allentown, PA $94,659

Carson City, NV $94,650

Houston, TX $94,508

Colorado Springs, CO $94,498

Syracuse, NY $94,451

Eugene, OR $94,271

Bismarck, ND $94,157

Gary, IN $94,157

Galveston, TX $94,157

Springfield, OR $94,082

Medford, OR $93,854

Fort Collins, CO $93,816

Austin, TX $93,741

Mesa, AZ $93,542

Phoenix, AZ $93,523

Dallas, TX $93,495

Reading, PA $93,438

Saint Cloud, MN $93,400

Concord, NH $93,315

Madison, WI $93,277

Utica, NY $93,021

Raleigh, NC $92,945

Las Vegas, NV $92,936

Rochester, NY $92,870

Des Moines, IA $92,860

Atlanta, GA $92,709

Battle Creek, MI $92,680

Salt Lake City, UT $92,652

Lancaster, PA $92,510

Champaign, IL $92,491

Harrisburg, PA $92,377

Durham, NC $92,292

Kansas City, MO $92,283

Kansas City, KS $92,264

Fort Worth, TX $92,254

Boca Raton, FL $92,216

Cleveland, OH $92,207

Columbus, OH $92,188

Pittsburgh, PA $92,179

Richmond, VA $92,141

Indianapolis, IN $92,122

Cincinnati, OH $91,999

Petersburg, VA $91,857

Billings, MT $91,648

Lansing, MI $91,648

Huntsville, AL $91,648

Lebanon, PA $91,639

Dayton, OH $91,629

Pueblo, CO $91,629

Appleton, WI $91,601

Buffalo, NY $91,563

Racine, WI $91,516

Charlotte, NC $91,506

Saint Louis, MO $91,478

Springfield, IL $91,440

Elkhart, IN $91,421

York, PA $91,421

Gastonia, NC $91,412

Benton Harbor, MI $91,412

Beaumont, TX $91,355

Lorain, OH $91,336

Toledo, OH $91,298

Binghamton, NY $91,251

Rock Hill, SC $91,241

Rockford, IL $91,194

Fargo, ND $91,147

Elyria, OH $91,147

Flagstaff, AZ $91,080

Fort Lauderdale, FL $91,023

Miami, FL $90,967

Duluth, MN $90,815

Bangor, ME $90,692

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,588

Louisville, KY $90,541

Grand Rapids, MI $90,522

Hialeah, FL $90,512

Casper, WY $90,380

Scranton, PA $90,266

New Orleans, LA $90,238

Virginia Beach, VA $90,228

Akron, OH $90,181

Peoria, IL $90,058

Sarasota, FL $90,039

Green Bay, WI $89,973

Baton Rouge, LA $89,925

Charleston, SC $89,906

Nashville, TN $89,878

Jamestown, NY $89,859

Davenport, IA $89,859

Tucson, AZ $89,812

Cheyenne, WY $89,783

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,755

Tampa, FL $89,736

Omaha, NE $89,717

Port Arthur, TX $89,679

Evansville, IN $89,679

Bradenton, FL $89,641

Santa Fe, NM $89,471

Orlando, FL $89,376

Clearwater, FL $89,272

Canton, OH $89,073

La Crosse, WI $89,073

Grand Forks, ND $89,045

Albuquerque, NM $89,016

Tulsa, OK $89,016

Newport News, VA $89,007

High Point, NC $88,978

Ogden, UT $88,941

Corpus Christi, TX $88,865

Laramie, WY $88,808

Norfolk, VA $88,808

Rock Island, IL $88,751

Saginaw, MI $88,732

Jacksonville, FL $88,723

Salisbury, NC $88,704

Memphis, TN $88,685

Moline, IL $88,638

Fort Myers, FL $88,609

Waterloo, IA $88,486

Spartanburg, SC $88,391

Lincoln, NE $88,344

Fort Wayne, IN $88,325

Birmingham, AL $88,221

Cedar Falls, IA $88,202

Provo, UT $88,193

Springfield, OH $88,183

San Antonio, TX $88,164

Greensboro, NC $88,126

South Bend, IN $88,117

Winston Salem, NC $88,107

Boise, ID $88,079

Savannah, GA $88,013

Muskegon, MI $87,842

Lima, OH $87,729

Lake Charles, LA $87,691

Anderson, IN $87,672

Lexington, KY $87,643

Augusta, GA $87,615

Greenville, SC $87,615

Wichita, KS $87,530

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,530

Columbia, SC $87,445

Bloomington, IN $87,208

Roanoke, VA $87,151

Asheville, NC $87,028

Knoxville, TN $86,867

Shreveport, LA $86,858

Wilmington, NC $86,735

Frankfort, KY $86,555

Oklahoma City, OK $86,488

Chillicothe, OH $86,450

Longview, TX $86,441

Topeka, KS $86,413

Mobile, AL $86,271

Terre Haute, IN $86,233

Erie, PA $86,223

Altoona, PA $86,176

Melbourne, FL $86,148

Amarillo, TX $86,110

Killeen, TX $86,081

Fayetteville, AR $86,005

Sioux Falls, SD $85,939

Chattanooga, TN $85,882

Idaho Falls, ID $85,873

Gainesville, FL $85,674

Portsmouth, OH $85,627

Little Rock, AR $85,608

Lynchburg, VA $85,608

Lafayette, LA $85,570

Youngstown, OH $85,570

Temple, TX $85,532

Daytona Beach, FL $85,513

Clarksville, TN $85,504

Pensacola, FL $85,494

Hopkinsville, KY $85,210

Charleston, WV $85,201

Florence, SC $85,153

Sioux City, IA $85,097

Macon, GA $84,822

Tallahassee, FL $84,813

Fayetteville, NC $84,794

Waco, TX $84,775

Wichita Falls, TX $84,775

Pine Bluff, AR $84,737

Vincennes, IN $84,557

Lubbock, TX $84,519

Great Falls, MT $84,462

Alamogordo, NM $84,453

Abilene, TX $84,377

Rapid City, SD $84,254

Monroe, LA $84,254

Albany, GA $84,197

Huntington, WV $84,188

Jackson, MS $84,178

Greenville, MS $84,169

Parkersburg, WV $84,074

Montgomery, AL $84,055

Johnstown, PA $84,036

Springfield, MO $83,960

Biloxi, MS $83,913

Sumter, SC $83,714

Columbus, GA $83,705

Twin Falls, ID $83,648

Pascagoula, MS $83,525

Kingsport, TN $83,279

Gulfport, MS $83,250

Alexandria, LA $82,938

Fort Smith, AR $82,701

El Paso, TX $82,446

Helena, MT $82,323

Las Cruces, NM $82,020

Harlingen, TX $81,754

Pocatello, ID $81,669

Florence, AL $81,641

Brownsville, TX $81,622

Dothan, AL $81,470

Mcallen, TX $81,423

Columbus, MS $80,722

Altus, OK $80,287

Lawton, OK $80,107

Pierre, SD $79,766

What Skills Can Increase a Processor I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 13.64% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Continuous Monitoring (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Continuous monitoring is the process and technology used to detect compliance and risk issues associated with an organization's financial and operational environment. The financial and operational environment consists of people, processes, and systems working together to support efficient and effective operations. Controls are put in place to address risks within these components. Through continuous monitoring of the operations and controls, weak or poorly designed or implemented controls can be corrected or replaced – thus enhancing the organization's operational risk profile. Investors, governments, the public and other stakeholders continue to increase their demands for more effective corporate governance and business transparency.
Environmental Health (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): A branch of public health that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	13.64%
Continuous Monitoring	4.55%
Environmental Health	4.55%

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 Processor I's salary.

Electrical Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Electrical Engineering	$99,412	5%
Leadership	$97,518	3%
Verbal Communication	$96,572	2%
Written Communication	$96,572	2%
Accounting	$96,572	2%

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How Education impacts a Processor I's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Processor Is enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Processor I with a No Diploma is between $72,885 and $87,684).

Processor I Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Processor I

No Diploma 3.0%

High School 15.2%

Associates 3.0%

Bachelors 51.5%

Masters 27.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.0%
High School	15.2%
Associates	3.0%
Bachelors	51.5%
Masters	27.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Processor I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Processor I'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 January 01, 2026

$84,677

Average $94,678/year

$106,541

$7,056

Average $7,890/month

$8,878

$1,628

Average $1,821/week

$2,049

$41

Average $46/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,541	$8,878	$2,049	$51
Average	$94,678	$7,890	$1,821	$46
25th Percentile	$84,677	$7,056	$1,628	$41

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Salary Trends for Processor I

Salaries for a Processor I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $77,048 in 2023 to around $73,472 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Processor I salary trends, .

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2023

$77,048

2024

$74,721

2025

$73,472

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2023	$77,048
2024	$74,721
2025	$73,472
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