What are the main factors that influence a Director of Loan Operations's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Director of Loan Operations?

The Telecom industry offers the highest average compensation for Director of Loan Operations roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Director of Loan Operations's salary?

A Director of Loan Operations's salary grows with experience: starting around $85,413 for beginners, reaching about $133,537 at mid-level, and approach $314,272 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Director of Loan Operations?

Director of Loan Operations salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Director of Loan Operations roles are District of Columbia $182,705, California $182,012, Massachusetts $179,586. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Director of Loan Operations roles make?

Salaries for Director of Loan Operations level roles vary by specialization: Commercial Loan Director: $236,034; Loan Underwriting Director: $202,126; Commercial Loan Review Manager: $152,166; Manager, Loan Operations: $146,115; Loan Servicing Senior Manager: $144,586.

Director of Loan Operations Salary in Colorado

How much does a Director of Loan Operations make in Colorado? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Director of Loan Operations in Colorado is $168,365 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $81.

However, a Director of Loan Operations's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $204,299
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $148,343 to $187,174
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $130,115

10% $130,115

50% (Median) $168,365

90% $204,299

Director of Loan Operations Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$187,174	$15,598	$3,600	$90
Average	$168,365	$14,030	$3,238	$81
25th Percentile	$148,343	$12,362	$2,853	$71

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Key Factors That Influence Director of Loan Operations Salaries

A Director of Loan Operations'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Director of Loan Operations Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Director of Loan Operations'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): $85,413
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,309
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $133,537
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $164,446
Expert (over 8 years): $314,272

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Office Manager	less than 1 year	$85,413
Office Manager, Senior	1-2 years	$98,309
Administrative Manager	2-4 years	$133,537
Director of Loan Operations	5-8 years	$164,446
Chief Administrative Officer	over 8 years	$314,272

How Do Director of Loan Operations 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 Director of Loan Operations. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $182,705.
California: $182,012.
Massachusetts: $179,586.

District of Columbia $182,705 California $182,012 Massachusetts $179,586 Washington $178,926 New Jersey $178,860 Alaska $178,629 Connecticut $176,352 New York $175,427

Hawaii $172,474 Rhode Island $171,088 Maryland $170,147 Minnesota $168,860 Colorado $168,365 Illinois $168,200 Oregon $167,573 Delaware $167,111

New Hampshire $166,820 Virginia $166,170 Pennsylvania $164,272 Nevada $163,315 North Dakota $163,002 Michigan $162,507 Wisconsin $162,325 Vermont $161,962

Texas $160,956 Maine $160,890 Arizona $160,791 Ohio $160,675 Georgia $159,157 Indiana $158,398 Wyoming $158,249 Utah $158,018

Iowa $157,919 Kansas $157,127 Louisiana $156,896 North Carolina $156,814 Missouri $156,781 Florida $156,137 Montana $155,791 Nebraska $155,461

Kentucky $155,279 South Carolina $154,619 Tennessee $154,207 Idaho $154,042 New Mexico $152,837 Oklahoma $152,573 Alabama $151,599 South Dakota $149,966

Arkansas $149,075 West Virginia $148,596 Mississippi $147,160

Top Paying Cities for Director of Loan Operations

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:

Glen Haven: $165,068
Hygiene: $170,805
Johnstown: $165,436

Glen Haven, CO $165,068

Hygiene, CO $170,805

Johnstown, CO $165,436

Laporte, CO $163,602

Livermore, CO $163,071

Loveland, CO $164,919

Lyons, CO $170,505

Masonville, CO $163,706

Mead, CO $167,315

Milliken, CO $165,206

Niwot, CO $172,145

Red Feather Lakes, CO $163,520

Severance, CO $163,837

Timnath, CO $163,626

Wellington, CO $162,710

Windsor, CO $163,862

Brighton, CO $167,923

Ault, CO $163,550

Briggsdale, CO $163,594

Carr, CO $160,781

Eastlake, CO $168,360

Eaton, CO $164,066

Evans, CO $164,901

Fort Lupton, CO $167,444

Galeton, CO $164,083

Gilcrest, CO $165,802

Gill, CO $164,352

Greeley, CO $164,495

Henderson, CO $168,183

Hudson, CO $166,893

Keenesburg, CO $166,088

Kersey, CO $164,371

La Salle, CO $165,517

Lucerne, CO $164,319

Nunn, CO $163,030

Orchard, CO $163,574

Pierce, CO $163,654

Ohio City, CO $165,337

Parlin, CO $164,560

Penrose, CO $163,122

Pitkin, CO $165,132

Poncha Springs, CO $164,013

Powderhorn, CO $164,216

Rockvale, CO $162,381

Sargents, CO $163,736

Twin Lakes, CO $169,144

Westcliffe, CO $162,472

Wetmore, CO $161,428

Durango, CO $164,677

Cahone, CO $164,271

Cortez, CO $164,147

Dolores, CO $164,538

Dove Creek, CO $164,107

Egnar, CO $164,198

Hesperus, CO $163,238

Lewis, CO $164,561

Mancos, CO $164,144

Marvel, CO $163,233

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $163,294

Pleasant View, CO $163,799

Rico, CO $164,578

Towaoc, CO $163,462

Yellow Jacket, CO $164,365

Montrose, CO $165,193

Austin, CO $165,408

Bedrock, CO $164,157

Cedaredge, CO $165,576

Cory, CO $165,368

Crawford, CO $164,899

Delta, CO $165,190

Eckert, CO $165,449

Hotchkiss, CO $165,347

Lazear, CO $165,223

Naturita, CO $164,490

Norwood, CO $164,555

Nucla, CO $164,743

Olathe, CO $165,008

Ophir, CO $164,733

Ouray, CO $164,706

Paonia, CO $166,106

Paradox, CO $164,248

Placerville, CO $164,581

Redvale, CO $164,632

Ridgway, CO $164,683

Silverton, CO $164,406

Somerset, CO $166,609

Telluride, CO $164,764

Grand Junction, CO $166,210

Platteville, CO $166,170

Roggen, CO $164,456

Weldona, CO $163,187

Wiggins, CO $164,060

Fort Morgan, CO $163,253

Log Lane Village, CO $163,787

Akron, CO $162,069

Amherst, CO $161,550

Atwood, CO $162,637

Brush, CO $162,626

Crook, CO $162,175

Eckley, CO $161,664

Fleming, CO $162,485

Grover, CO $162,357

Haxtun, CO $162,452

Hereford, CO $161,320

Hillrose, CO $162,786

Holyoke, CO $161,961

Idalia, CO $161,149

Iliff, CO $162,601

Julesburg, CO $161,946

Lindon, CO $161,375

Merino, CO $162,779

New Raymer, CO $162,743

Otis, CO $162,215

Ovid, CO $162,002

Padroni, CO $162,188

Paoli, CO $162,454

Peetz, CO $162,144

Sedgwick, CO $162,061

Snyder, CO $162,657

Sterling, CO $162,916

Stoneham, CO $162,751

Vernon, CO $161,302

Woodrow, CO $161,711

Wray, CO $161,624

Yuma, CO $162,165

Anton, CO $161,416

Arapahoe, CO $160,144

Arriba, CO $160,725

Bethune, CO $160,962

Burlington, CO $160,812

Calhan, CO $163,357

Cascade, CO $164,700

Cheyenne Wells, CO $160,376

Cope, CO $161,340

Cripple Creek, CO $164,390

Divide, CO $164,477

Flagler, CO $160,890

Florissant, CO $164,343

Fountain, CO $163,342

Genoa, CO $160,834

Green Mountain Falls, CO $164,659

Guffey, CO $164,167

Hugo, CO $159,848

Joes, CO $161,500

Karval, CO $158,921

Kirk, CO $161,367

Kit Carson, CO $160,177

Limon, CO $161,804

Lake George, CO $164,591

Manitou Springs, CO $164,700

Matheson, CO $161,685

Peyton, CO $164,127

Ramah, CO $160,640

Rush, CO $161,023

Seibert, CO $160,822

Simla, CO $162,421

Stratton, CO $160,982

U S A F Academy, CO $164,690

Victor, CO $164,315

Vona, CO $160,916

Wild Horse, CO $159,868

Woodland Park, CO $164,565

Yoder, CO $161,644

Colorado Springs, CO $164,701

Clifton, CO $166,106

Fruita, CO $165,693

Gateway, CO $164,527

Glade Park, CO $165,096

Loma, CO $165,753

Mack, CO $165,312

Palisade, CO $165,805

Whitewater, CO $165,084

Glenwood Springs, CO $167,812

Dinosaur, CO $165,040

Aspen, CO $170,956

Snowmass Village, CO $170,949

Avon, CO $169,414

Basalt, CO $170,411

Carbondale, CO $169,777

Collbran, CO $165,642

Craig, CO $166,858

De Beque, CO $165,622

Eagle, CO $168,721

Edwards, CO $169,083

Parachute, CO $166,485

Battlement Mesa, CO $166,332

Gypsum, CO $167,881

Hamilton, CO $167,569

Hayden, CO $167,096

Maybell, CO $165,246

Meeker, CO $167,584

Meredith, CO $169,852

Mesa, CO $165,561

Minturn, CO $168,898

Molina, CO $165,462

New Castle, CO $167,233

Rangely, CO $165,711

Red Cliff, CO $168,876

Rifle, CO $166,819

Silt, CO $166,751

Slater, CO $166,064

Snowmass, CO $170,606

Wolcott, CO $168,822

Woody Creek, CO $170,944

Vail, CO $169,622

Pueblo, CO $159,702

Colorado City, CO $160,794

Aguilar, CO $161,495

Arlington, CO $158,652

Avondale, CO $160,129

Beulah, CO $160,804

Boncarbo, CO $161,574

Boone, CO $160,647

Branson, CO $160,253

Campo, CO $159,659

Cheraw, CO $159,966

Crowley, CO $160,307

Eads, CO $160,079

Fort Lyon, CO $159,903

Fowler, CO $160,362

Gardner, CO $161,931

Granada, CO $160,439

Hartman, CO $160,746

Hasty, CO $160,254

Haswell, CO $159,307

Hoehne, CO $161,314

Holly, CO $160,239

Kim, CO $160,088

La Junta, CO $160,192

Lamar, CO $160,680

Las Animas, CO $160,103

La Veta, CO $162,213

Mc Clave, CO $160,279

Manzanola, CO $160,068

Model, CO $160,312

Olney Springs, CO $159,794

Ordway, CO $158,999

Pritchett, CO $160,096

Rocky Ford, CO $159,837

Rye, CO $161,040

Sheridan Lake, CO $160,142

Springfield, CO $160,424

Sugar City, CO $158,573

Swink, CO $160,032

Trinchera, CO $160,622

Trinidad, CO $161,319

Two Buttes, CO $160,416

Vilas, CO $160,391

Walsenburg, CO $161,358

Walsh, CO $160,223

Weston, CO $161,880

Wiley, CO $160,132

Alamosa, CO $163,446

Antonito, CO $163,342

Arboles, CO $163,672

Arvada, CO $168,366

Aurora, CO $168,251

Bayfield, CO $164,132

Broomfield, CO $169,106

Commerce City, CO $167,970

Dupont, CO $168,292

Eldorado Springs, CO $172,299

Lafayette, CO $170,771

Louisville, CO $170,982

Westminster, CO $168,289

Wheat Ridge, CO $168,281

Agate, CO $162,319

Bennett, CO $166,538

Byers, CO $164,550

Castle Rock, CO $165,279

Deer Trail, CO $163,464

Elbert, CO $164,234

Elizabeth, CO $165,619

Englewood, CO $168,251

Franktown, CO $165,170

Kiowa, CO $164,428

Larkspur, CO $164,743

Littleton, CO $168,084

Lone Tree, CO $167,640

Louviers, CO $167,408

Monument, CO $164,581

Palmer Lake, CO $164,598

Parker, CO $167,027

Sedalia, CO $165,363

Strasburg, CO $166,008

Watkins, CO $167,254

Denver, CO $168,233

Thornton, CO $168,365

Boulder, CO $173,130

Golden, CO $168,267

Alma, CO $167,320

Bailey, CO $166,941

Black Hawk, CO $169,949

Bond, CO $168,805

Breckenridge, CO $167,678

Buffalo Creek, CO $166,363

Burns, CO $167,721

Central City, CO $168,994

Clark, CO $166,132

Climax, CO $167,871

Coalmont, CO $165,845

Como, CO $165,279

Conifer, CO $167,375

Cowdrey, CO $165,175

Dillon, CO $167,578

Dumont, CO $168,391

Evergreen, CO $167,975

Empire, CO $167,622

Fairplay, CO $165,432

Fraser, CO $167,812

Frisco, CO $168,612

Georgetown, CO $167,497

Granby, CO $167,365

Grand Lake, CO $167,272

Grant, CO $166,083

Hartsel, CO $164,551

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $167,140

Idaho Springs, CO $168,106

Idledale, CO $168,094

Indian Hills, CO $168,008

Jamestown, CO $172,852

Jefferson, CO $165,734

Kittredge, CO $168,025

Kremmling, CO $167,124

Leadville, CO $167,667

Mc Coy, CO $167,695

Morrison, CO $167,972

Nederland, CO $171,279

Oak Creek, CO $167,396

Parshall, CO $168,116

Phippsburg, CO $167,561

Pine, CO $166,564

Pinecliffe, CO $172,084

Rand, CO $165,857

Rollinsville, CO $170,480

Shawnee, CO $166,525

Silver Plume, CO $166,787

Steamboat Springs, CO $167,084

Tabernash, CO $168,203

Toponas, CO $167,498

Walden, CO $165,609

Ward, CO $170,828

Winter Park, CO $168,419

Yampa, CO $167,726

Silverthorne, CO $168,469

Longmont, CO $170,139

Allenspark, CO $169,366

Estes Park, CO $166,824

Bellvue, CO $164,688

Berthoud, CO $166,706

Dacono, CO $168,650

Drake, CO $164,748

Erie, CO $169,406

Firestone, CO $168,231

Fort Collins, CO $163,513

Frederick, CO $168,238

Blanca, CO $162,867

Capulin, CO $163,703

Center, CO $163,569

Chama, CO $162,309

Chimney Rock, CO $163,741

Chromo, CO $162,642

Conejos, CO $163,241

Creede, CO $164,098

Crestone, CO $162,942

Del Norte, CO $163,741

Fort Garland, CO $162,500

San Luis, CO $161,840

Homelake, CO $163,588

Hooper, CO $163,045

Ignacio, CO $163,426

Jaroso, CO $162,197

La Jara, CO $163,503

Manassa, CO $163,338

Moffat, CO $163,157

Monte Vista, CO $163,685

Mosca, CO $162,838

Pagosa Springs, CO $163,728

Romeo, CO $163,819

Saguache, CO $163,720

Sanford, CO $162,901

San Pablo, CO $162,065

South Fork, CO $163,904

Villa Grove, CO $163,376

Salida, CO $164,018

Almont, CO $168,241

Buena Vista, CO $167,984

Canon City, CO $163,287

Cimarron, CO $164,390

Coal Creek, CO $162,319

Coaldale, CO $163,617

Cotopaxi, CO $163,159

Crested Butte, CO $169,126

Florence, CO $162,063

Monarch, CO $164,362

Granite, CO $166,829

Gunnison, CO $164,517

Hillside, CO $163,098

Howard, CO $163,913

Lake City, CO $164,380

Nathrop, CO $164,512

Director of Loan Operations Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Director of Loan Operations roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Telecom and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Director of Loan Operations positions in Transportation or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Director of Loan Operations as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Director of Loan Operations

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Telecom	$210,456	$101.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$202,038	$97.0	20%
Insurance	$198,670	$96.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$193,620	$93.0	15%
Business Services	$188,569	$91.0	12%

Director of Loan Operations Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Director of Loan Operations'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.

$148,343

Average $168,365/year

$187,174

$12,362

Average $14,030/month

$15,598

$2,853

Average $3,238/week

$3,600

$71

Average $81/hour

$90

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$187,174	$15,598	$3,600	$90
Average	$168,365	$14,030	$3,238	$81
25th Percentile	$148,343	$12,362	$2,853	$71

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