U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Veterans Affairs / Loan Specialist

Job-title file

Loan Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

432 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $91,179, above the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 432
Total payroll: $41.7M
Role median: $91,179
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$51,203$166,434+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 432 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Loan Specialist pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Loan Officers — about 274,330 people — is $76,690. Department of Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $91,179 for this role, 19% above that figure — about the 63rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,430

$52,730

$76,690

$104,080

$153,180

Department of Veterans Affairs median · $91,179

The bar is the range of annual wages for Loan Officers across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans Affairs is $91,179, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Loan Specialist is held in 11 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $91,179 ranks #9 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Treasury

$185,746 · 1

Export-Import Bank of the United States

$157,982 · 88

Department of Energy

$157,982 · 45

Department of Transportation

$155,659 · 6

Environmental Protection Agency

$146,375 · 4

Department of Interior

$142,437 · 6

Department of Commerce

$128,006 · 10

Department of Housing and Urban Developm

$121,342 · 9

Department of Agriculture

$89,860 · 3,076

Small Business Administration

$69,729 · 2,173

Median total compensation for the Loan Specialist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Loan Specialist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $82,891 ranks #1 of 2. See Loan Specialist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Texas

$74,429 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Loan Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Vilmaris Ellie

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,751

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,751
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Petersburg
Work county: Pinellas
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,751
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122730103
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Vilmaris Ellie holds the role of Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,751. Their pay grade is 13.

Anne Smith

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,751

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,751
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Roanoke
Work county: Roanoke
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,751
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512100770
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Anne Smith holds the role of Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Roanoke, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,751. Their pay grade is 13.

Amanda Wright

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,751

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,751
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Roanoke
Work county: Roanoke
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,751
Basic Pay (before locality): $97,373
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512100770
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amanda Wright holds the role of Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Roanoke, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $113,751. Their pay grade is 13.

Steven Lenling

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,579

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,579
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Saint Paul
Work county: Ramsey
Work state: Minnesota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,579
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 276330123
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Steven Lenling serves as a Loan Specialist based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their 2024 pay totaled $113,579. They are classified at grade 12.

Catherine Crews

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,047

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,047
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Nashville
Work county: Davidson
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,047
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471760037
Length of Service (Years): 30
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Catherine Crews works as a Loan Specialist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Nashville, Tennessee. Catherine earned $113,047 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Sherry Conley

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,047

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,047
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Nashville
Work county: Davidson
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,047
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471760037
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Sherry Conley serves as a Loan Specialist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their 2024 pay totaled $113,047. They are classified at grade 12.

Ronnie Johnson

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,047

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,047
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Nashville
Work county: Davidson
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,047
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471760037
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ronnie Johnson works as a Loan Specialist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Nashville, Tennessee. Ronnie earned $113,047 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Jarrell Rial

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$113,047

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $113,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,047
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Nashville
Work county: Davidson
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $113,047
Basic Pay (before locality): $96,770
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 471760037
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jarrell Rial is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Nashville, Tennessee. 2024 total compensation came to $113,047. They are classified at grade 12.

Dianne Madsen

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$111,613

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $111,613
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,613
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $111,613
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dianne Madsen holds the role of Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,613. Their pay grade is 13.

Cherie Castanares

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$111,403

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $111,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,403
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Honolulu
Work county: Honolulu
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $111,403
Basic Pay (before locality): $91,471
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 152400003
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Cherie Castanares is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Honolulu, Hawaii. 2024 total compensation came to $111,403. They are classified at grade 13.

Jesse Adolph

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$110,304

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $110,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,304
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Bay Pines
Work county: Pinellas
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,304
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,422
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120185103
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jesse Adolph is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Bay Pines, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $110,304. They are classified at grade 13.

James Hodges

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$110,274

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $110,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,274
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,274
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 34
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

James Hodges is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $110,274. They are classified at grade 12.

Shayla Purnell

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$110,274

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $110,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,274
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,274
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Shayla Purnell is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $110,274. They are classified at grade 12.

Anthony Moore

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$110,274

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $110,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,274
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,274
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Anthony Moore works as a Loan Specialist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Atlanta, Georgia. Anthony earned $110,274 in 2024. Their pay grade is 12.

Marilyn Estrada

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$110,148

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $110,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,148
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Saint Petersburg
Work county: Pinellas
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $110,148
Basic Pay (before locality): $94,289
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122730103
Length of Service (Years): 25
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Marilyn Estrada is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. 2024 total compensation came to $110,148. They are classified at grade 12.

John Duplessis

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$109,673

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $109,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,673
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Menifee
Work county: Riverside
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,673
Basic Pay (before locality): $80,737
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062116065
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

John Duplessis holds the role of Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Menifee, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $109,673. Their pay grade is 11.

William Armstrong

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$109,278

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $109,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,278
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,278
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, William Armstrong serves as a Loan Specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $109,278. They are classified at grade 13.

Joy Iyekekpolor

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$109,278

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $109,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,278
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $109,278
Basic Pay (before locality): $88,520
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280121
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joy Iyekekpolor is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Atlanta, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $109,278. They are classified at grade 13.

Jason Bracht

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$108,997

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $108,997
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,997
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Phoenix
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $108,997
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040370013
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Jason Bracht serves as a Loan Specialist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $108,997. They are classified at grade 12.

Frederick Boros

Loan Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$108,988

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $108,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,988
Pay grade: 12
Work city: Cleveland
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $108,988
Basic Pay (before locality): $89,327
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391680035
Length of Service (Years): 23
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Frederick Boros is a Loan Specialist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Cleveland, Ohio. 2024 total compensation came to $108,988. They are classified at grade 12.