BLS metro-level wage data places Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA at a median of $67,710 per year ($32.55/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $54,210, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard pays +25% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 90 eligibility interviewers, government programss are employed across the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard MSA in SOC 43-4061.

The Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard pay distribution spans from $54,190 at the 10th percentile to $76,600 at the 90th — a 1.4× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $56,870 and the 75th at $71,140, so half of Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard-based eligibility interviewers, government programss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.