Billing and Posting Clerks
Median $48,500
Occupation · SOC 43-3011
Bill and Account Collectors: pay and where the jobs are
What bill and account collectors earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$47,030 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $49,060
- Median hourly wage
- $22.61
- Mean hourly wage
- $23.59
- Employment
- 158,830
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-3011.
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How much do bill and account collectors make?
The median annual wage for bill and account collectors was $47,030 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $34,400 and the highest-paid 10% more than $65,580. As an hourly rate, the median is $22.61. About 158,830 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($62,230), Alaska ($60,810) and Massachusetts ($59,800). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Alaska.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for bill and account collectors looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,400 | $16.54 | $2,867 | $2,485 |
| 25th percentile | $39,010 | $18.76 | $3,251 | $2,794 |
| Median | $47,030 | $22.61 | $3,919 | $3,331 |
| 75th percentile | $56,740 | $27.28 | $4,728 | $3,981 |
| 90th percentile | $65,580 | $31.53 | $5,465 | $4,573 |
Bill and Account Collectors: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$49,600 take-home in national prices
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$47,968 take-home in national prices
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$45,116 take-home in national prices
Where a median bill and account collector paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 240 | $62,230 | $44,990 | $91,480 | $49,583 | $45,116 |
| Alaska | 310 | $60,810 | $34,840 | $73,590 | $50,770 | $49,600 |
| Massachusetts | 2,510 | $59,800 | $45,990 | $75,560 | $47,184 | $44,616 |
| California | 13,880 | $57,930 | $38,520 | $81,440 | $46,458 | $41,960 |
| Connecticut | 900 | $57,930 | $40,540 | $77,180 | $46,001 | $44,398 |
| Vermont | 80 | $57,630 | $48,780 | $74,720 | $46,989 | $47,968 |
| Hawaii | 180 | $53,570 | $40,090 | $66,220 | $42,674 | $38,812 |
| New Jersey | 3,310 | $52,510 | $39,530 | $79,380 | $42,607 | $39,159 |
| Rhode Island | 370 | $52,000 | $45,040 | $77,810 | $42,057 | $41,119 |
| Oregon | 830 | $50,880 | $39,120 | $65,130 | $39,485 | $38,201 |
| Colorado | 1,670 | $50,090 | $37,380 | $66,930 | $40,711 | $39,506 |
| Maryland | 2,090 | $50,010 | $39,480 | $67,060 | $40,354 | $38,447 |
| Minnesota | 2,860 | $49,580 | $34,600 | $77,080 | $39,951 | $40,510 |
| Wisconsin | 2,570 | $49,090 | $36,250 | $65,130 | $40,092 | $42,608 |
| Maine | 410 | $48,890 | $41,550 | $59,450 | $39,596 | $40,800 |
| Nevada | 2,350 | $48,750 | $37,140 | $60,520 | $41,351 | $41,359 |
| Washington | 2,260 | $48,460 | $40,000 | $70,760 | $40,445 | $37,795 |
| Kentucky | 1,740 | $48,330 | $36,110 | $64,790 | $39,439 | $43,744 |
| Illinois | 5,080 | $48,140 | $37,490 | $65,780 | $38,622 | $38,639 |
| Arizona | 6,300 | $47,740 | $38,280 | $61,220 | $39,739 | $39,472 |
| New York | 8,800 | $47,170 | $35,590 | $74,490 | $37,896 | $35,115 |
| Michigan | 2,990 | $47,130 | $35,930 | $62,970 | $38,297 | $39,802 |
| Delaware | 990 | $46,680 | $37,840 | $63,490 | $37,587 | $37,659 |
| North Dakota | 270 | $46,660 | $35,580 | $59,990 | $39,671 | $44,595 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,680 | $46,660 | $35,520 | $64,720 | $38,206 | $39,157 |
| South Dakota | 1,120 | $46,620 | $35,190 | $59,140 | $39,639 | $44,747 |
| New Mexico | 440 | $46,560 | $31,970 | $61,100 | $38,556 | $41,813 |
| Florida | 13,180 | $46,410 | $35,560 | $61,390 | $39,470 | $38,167 |
| Georgia | 5,280 | $46,300 | $32,000 | $62,050 | $37,820 | $39,276 |
| Ohio | 6,620 | $46,230 | $30,830 | $62,200 | $38,498 | $41,497 |
| Iowa | 830 | $46,000 | $35,350 | $74,560 | $38,045 | $43,350 |
| Kansas | 1,350 | $45,760 | $30,650 | $75,950 | $37,194 | $41,296 |
| Texas | 21,720 | $45,710 | $30,730 | $60,130 | $38,908 | $40,088 |
| Montana | 640 | $45,420 | $37,870 | $60,540 | $37,297 | $39,407 |
| Indiana | 2,690 | $45,240 | $34,970 | $57,980 | $37,225 | $39,886 |
| Utah | 2,430 | $45,240 | $34,110 | $60,100 | $37,132 | $37,558 |
| Oklahoma | 1,740 | $44,820 | $30,730 | $73,530 | $36,721 | $41,804 |
| New Hampshire | 1,120 | $44,450 | $37,170 | $65,210 | $37,896 | $36,380 |
| West Virginia | 670 | $43,960 | $35,590 | $51,280 | $36,313 | $40,574 |
| Virginia | 4,590 | $43,770 | $31,160 | $64,100 | $35,647 | $35,257 |
| Nebraska | 730 | $43,210 | $33,440 | $56,290 | $35,813 | $39,746 |
| South Carolina | 4,430 | $43,140 | $33,390 | $57,470 | $36,266 | $38,684 |
| North Carolina | 5,460 | $42,910 | $24,960 | $58,720 | $35,455 | $37,588 |
| Wyoming | 180 | $42,110 | $37,430 | $52,940 | $36,015 | $38,855 |
| Idaho | 510 | $41,880 | $34,030 | $58,930 | $34,719 | $36,357 |
| Missouri | 3,770 | $41,760 | $28,600 | $63,000 | $34,709 | $38,218 |
| Tennessee | 3,890 | $40,920 | $30,470 | $60,540 | $35,059 | $38,162 |
| Alabama | 2,090 | $40,330 | $31,140 | $60,080 | $32,942 | $37,087 |
| Louisiana | 1,690 | $39,130 | $28,970 | $55,690 | $32,833 | $37,223 |
| Arkansas | 850 | $39,110 | $27,990 | $54,690 | $32,645 | $37,551 |
| Mississippi | 1,150 | $37,680 | $27,450 | $57,360 | $31,681 | $36,434 |
| Guam | 70 | $37,320 | $23,990 | $45,880 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 2,850 | $25,570 | $21,840 | $35,690 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-3011. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.