Bill and Account Collectors
Median $47,030
Occupation · SOC 43-3021
Billing and Posting Clerks: pay and where the jobs are
What billing and posting clerks earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$48,500 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $51,070
- Median hourly wage
- $23.32
- Mean hourly wage
- $24.55
- Employment
- 404,060
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-3021.
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How much do billing and posting clerks make?
The median annual wage for billing and posting clerks was $48,500 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $37,290 and the highest-paid 10% more than $67,710. As an hourly rate, the median is $23.32. About 404,060 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($64,330), California ($56,260) and Massachusetts ($56,110). District of Columbia also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for billing and posting clerks 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 | $37,290 | $17.93 | $3,108 | $2,679 |
| 25th percentile | $42,840 | $20.60 | $3,570 | $3,050 |
| Median | $48,500 | $23.32 | $4,042 | $3,429 |
| 75th percentile | $58,290 | $28.02 | $4,858 | $4,085 |
| 90th percentile | $67,710 | $32.55 | $5,643 | $4,705 |
Billing and Posting Clerks: pay by state
54 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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$46,528 take-home in national prices
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$46,302 take-home in national prices
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$45,128 take-home in national prices
Where a median billing and posting clerk 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 | 530 | $64,330 | $50,410 | $99,190 | $51,134 | $46,528 |
| California | 41,290 | $56,260 | $42,840 | $77,260 | $45,238 | $40,858 |
| Massachusetts | 7,430 | $56,110 | $46,540 | $71,800 | $44,421 | $42,003 |
| Washington | 11,960 | $56,090 | $40,720 | $72,840 | $46,470 | $43,425 |
| Minnesota | 6,300 | $55,810 | $45,140 | $72,470 | $44,506 | $45,128 |
| New York | 32,770 | $53,320 | $40,570 | $76,210 | $42,479 | $39,361 |
| Rhode Island | 980 | $52,910 | $40,440 | $70,740 | $42,744 | $41,791 |
| Colorado | 8,170 | $52,670 | $41,360 | $65,130 | $42,660 | $41,396 |
| Maryland | 5,960 | $52,210 | $40,300 | $72,850 | $42,017 | $40,032 |
| Alaska | 370 | $52,170 | $34,610 | $66,380 | $43,838 | $42,827 |
| Delaware | 1,270 | $52,110 | $38,780 | $76,360 | $41,627 | $41,707 |
| Connecticut | 4,170 | $52,000 | $40,950 | $77,940 | $41,803 | $40,346 |
| Oregon | 5,030 | $51,860 | $41,410 | $65,070 | $40,139 | $38,834 |
| New Jersey | 14,910 | $51,750 | $39,530 | $68,990 | $42,042 | $38,640 |
| Hawaii | 1,340 | $51,240 | $39,320 | $70,370 | $40,981 | $37,272 |
| Vermont | 890 | $50,730 | $42,230 | $62,360 | $41,676 | $42,545 |
| New Hampshire | 1,480 | $50,710 | $44,080 | $63,530 | $42,925 | $41,209 |
| Illinois | 21,010 | $49,730 | $38,560 | $76,860 | $39,821 | $39,838 |
| North Dakota | 660 | $48,550 | $35,550 | $69,280 | $41,190 | $46,302 |
| Wisconsin | 7,790 | $48,230 | $38,000 | $61,240 | $39,443 | $41,919 |
| Maine | 1,850 | $47,840 | $39,530 | $61,780 | $38,824 | $40,004 |
| Arizona | 8,490 | $47,730 | $37,630 | $62,100 | $39,732 | $39,464 |
| Virginia | 7,500 | $47,580 | $37,830 | $64,740 | $38,489 | $38,069 |
| Nevada | 3,720 | $47,430 | $38,960 | $61,980 | $40,290 | $40,298 |
| Nebraska | 3,310 | $47,410 | $36,810 | $60,990 | $38,996 | $43,280 |
| Georgia | 11,450 | $47,390 | $35,480 | $65,600 | $38,642 | $40,129 |
| North Carolina | 7,000 | $47,160 | $36,130 | $62,980 | $38,700 | $41,028 |
| Iowa | 3,660 | $47,110 | $38,670 | $60,960 | $38,895 | $44,318 |
| Michigan | 12,550 | $46,890 | $37,400 | $60,870 | $38,114 | $39,613 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,800 | $46,890 | $36,750 | $63,400 | $38,384 | $39,339 |
| Missouri | 8,550 | $46,760 | $36,160 | $61,320 | $38,491 | $42,383 |
| Montana | 1,890 | $46,730 | $38,650 | $59,270 | $38,288 | $40,454 |
| Florida | 28,560 | $46,540 | $37,340 | $61,780 | $39,575 | $38,268 |
| Utah | 4,000 | $46,470 | $36,500 | $61,400 | $38,049 | $38,487 |
| Idaho | 2,850 | $46,440 | $34,940 | $60,330 | $38,142 | $39,941 |
| Kansas | 3,890 | $46,420 | $36,410 | $62,530 | $37,688 | $41,844 |
| Indiana | 8,060 | $46,400 | $36,970 | $61,430 | $38,123 | $40,848 |
| Ohio | 19,480 | $46,390 | $37,300 | $60,110 | $38,622 | $41,630 |
| Tennessee | 7,990 | $46,330 | $36,410 | $61,650 | $39,406 | $42,893 |
| South Dakota | 770 | $46,180 | $31,300 | $54,970 | $39,286 | $44,347 |
| New Mexico | 2,050 | $46,120 | $35,190 | $59,200 | $38,222 | $41,450 |
| Texas | 31,150 | $45,910 | $33,360 | $61,990 | $39,069 | $40,253 |
| Kentucky | 5,200 | $45,590 | $35,010 | $57,390 | $37,334 | $41,409 |
| South Carolina | 5,550 | $45,250 | $33,890 | $58,860 | $37,854 | $40,378 |
| Oklahoma | 4,460 | $45,120 | $33,630 | $59,640 | $36,949 | $42,063 |
| Wyoming | 580 | $44,880 | $33,750 | $59,300 | $38,241 | $41,257 |
| Virgin Islands | 30 | $43,430 | $34,900 | $54,060 | — | — |
| Louisiana | 5,970 | $43,170 | $30,950 | $59,970 | $35,958 | $40,766 |
| Mississippi | 3,040 | $41,190 | $31,050 | $58,240 | $34,361 | $39,516 |
| Alabama | 3,780 | $39,520 | $31,730 | $56,060 | $32,326 | $36,394 |
| West Virginia | 2,180 | $39,300 | $31,110 | $55,910 | $32,736 | $36,578 |
| Arkansas | 4,390 | $38,780 | $32,460 | $55,180 | $32,392 | $37,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,800 | $28,490 | $21,840 | $38,870 | — | — |
| Guam | 80 | $26,900 | $22,570 | $41,760 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-3021. *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.