U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Small Business Administration / Loan Specialist

Job-title file

Loan Specialist

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

2,173 employees hold this title in Small Business Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $69,729, below the department median of $79,560.

Employees: 2,173
Total payroll: $172M
Role median: $69,729
Agency median: $79,560
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$141,598+

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

How total compensation varies among the 2,173 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. Small Business Administration pays a median base salary of $69,729 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 43rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Small Business Administration sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,430

$52,730

$76,690

$104,080

$153,180

Small Business Administration median · $69,729

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 Small Business Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 2,167 of 2,173 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Small Business Administration is $69,729, 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 Small Business Administration, the median of $69,729 ranks #11 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 Veterans Affairs

$91,179 · 432

Department of Agriculture

$89,860 · 3,076

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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Ulysis Bonsu

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$46,494

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $46,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,494
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Yonkers
Work county: Westchester
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,494
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 366820119
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Ulysis Bonsu serves as a Loan Specialist based in Yonkers, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $46,494. They are classified at grade 05.

Jennifer Ramirez

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$46,020

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $46,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,020
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Whittier
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,020
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 064190037
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jennifer Ramirez works as a Loan Specialist for Small Business Administration based in Whittier, California. Jennifer earned $46,020 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Danielle Espinoza

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$46,020

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $46,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,020
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Mission Viejo
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,020
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062199059
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Danielle Espinoza holds the role of Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Mission Viejo, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $46,020. Their pay grade is 05.

Lugo Palacios

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$46,020

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $46,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,020
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Whittier
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,020
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 064190037
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lugo Palacios holds the role of Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Whittier, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $46,020. Their pay grade is 05.

Scott Raber

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$46,020

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $46,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,020
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Costa Mesa
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,020
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 060880059
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Scott Raber holds the role of Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Costa Mesa, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $46,020. Their pay grade is 05.

Jennifer Venegas

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$46,020

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $46,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,020
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Lake Elsinore
Work county: Riverside
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,020
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061801065
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Jennifer Venegas serves as a Loan Specialist based in Lake Elsinore, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $46,020. They are classified at grade 05.

Gia Scott

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,640

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,640
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Houston
Work county: Fort Bend
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,640
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280157
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Gia Scott works as a Loan Specialist for Small Business Administration based in Houston, Texas. Gia earned $45,640 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Erin Boyd

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Stafford
Work county: Stafford
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512307179
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Erin Boyd is a Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Stafford, Virginia. 2024 total compensation came to $45,146. They are classified at grade 05.

Dorese Eubanks

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dorese Eubanks is a Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $45,146. They are classified at grade 05.

Marina Gass

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Fairfax
Work county: Fairfax
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510900600
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Marina Gass serves as a Loan Specialist based in Fairfax, Virginia. Their 2024 pay totaled $45,146. They are classified at grade 05.

Shaylon Carter

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Dale City
Work county: Prince William
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 510696153
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Shaylon Carter holds the role of Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Dale City, Virginia. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,146. Their pay grade is 05.

Tatyana Dyer

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Stafford
Work county: Stafford
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512307179
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Tatyana Dyer works as a Loan Specialist for Small Business Administration based in Stafford, Virginia. Tatyana earned $45,146 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Ayan Hersi

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Severn
Work county: Anne Arundel
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 241415003
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ayan Hersi is a Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Severn, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $45,146. They are classified at grade 05.

Claudine Madrilejos

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Bethesda
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240130031
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Claudine Madrilejos serves as a Loan Specialist based in Bethesda, Maryland. Their 2024 pay totaled $45,146. They are classified at grade 05.

Preston White

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$45,146

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $45,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,146
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Camp Springs
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,146
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240235033
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Preston White holds the role of Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Camp Springs, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,146. Their pay grade is 05.

David Maloney

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$44,709

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $44,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,709
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Marion
Work county: Plymouth
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,709
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250677023
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Maloney works as a Loan Specialist for Small Business Administration based in Marion, Massachusetts. David earned $44,709 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Bridgette Huerta

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$43,757

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $43,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,757
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Sacramento
Work county: Sacramento
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,757
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 063150067
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bridgette Huerta is a Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Sacramento, California. 2024 total compensation came to $43,757. They are classified at grade 05.

Kristin Baker

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$43,642

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $43,642
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,642
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Columbus
Work county: Saint Clair
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,642
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 261066147
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kristin Baker holds the role of Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Columbus, Michigan. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,642. Their pay grade is 05.

Clayton Myricks

Loan Specialist/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$42,995

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $42,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,995
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Cedar Hill
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $42,995
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481240113
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1165
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Clayton Myricks is a Loan Specialist at Small Business Administration based in Cedar Hill, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $42,995. They are classified at grade 05.