43 Series · SOC 43-3011
Bill and Account Collectors Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $47,030
- Median / year
- $65,580
- Top 10% earn
- -10.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 158,830
- US workers
Bill and Account Collectors earn a median of $47,030 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $47,030, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $34,400 (10th percentile) to $65,580 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 158,830 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($62,230), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Bill and Account Collectors earn a median of $47,030, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 25% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #32 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 10.5% by 2033.
- $47,030
- Median annual wage
- Top 75%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #32 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.9×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $62,230. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Bill and Account Collectors (SOC 43-3011) pays a national median of $47,030 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $34,400 at the 10th percentile to $65,580 at the 90th, with a mean of $49,060 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 158,830 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 399 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -10.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 13,700 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $62,230, which is +32% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $77,360 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 158,830 jobs Median $47,030/yr
Median Salary
$47,030
per year
Median Hourly
$22.61/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$49,060
average
Employment
158,830
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Bill and Account Collectors pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$47,030 Bottom 25% higher than 25% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Bill and Account Collectors; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Bill and Account Collectors sits on the slower-growing side at -10.5% growth and $47,030 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-10.5%
Declining
Annual Openings
13,700
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Bill and Account Collectors roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Social Perceptiveness 3.4
Persuasion 3.4
Writing 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Monitoring 3.0
Negotiation 3.0
Service Orientation 3.0
Knowledge Areas
English Language 4.1
Customer and Personal Service 3.8
Mathematics 3.3
Economics and Accounting 3.3
Law and Government 3.3
Computers and Electronics 3.1
Administration and Management 3.1
Administrative 3.1
Production and Processing 2.4
Education and Training 2.2
Key Tasks
- ▸ Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.
- ▸ Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visits to solicit payment.
- ▸ Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.
- ▸ Arrange for debt repayment or establish repayment schedules, based on customers' financial situations.
- ▸ Advise customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment.
- ▸ Answer customer questions regarding problems with their accounts.
- ▸ Persuade customers to pay amounts due on credit accounts, damage claims, or nonpayable checks, or to return merchandise.
- ▸ Confer with customers by telephone or in person to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.
- ▸ Receive payments and post amounts paid to customer accounts.
- ▸ Trace delinquent customers to new addresses by inquiring at post offices, telephone companies, credit bureaus, or through the questioning of neighbors.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$34,400
25th Percentile
$39,010
Median
$47,030
75th Percentile
$56,740
90th Percentile
$65,580
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $62,230 | +32% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $60,810 | +29% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $59,800 | +27% above national |
| 4 | California | $57,930 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $57,930 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Vermont | $57,630 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $53,570 | +14% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $52,510 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $52,000 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Oregon | $50,880 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $50,090 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Maryland | $50,010 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Minnesota | $49,580 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $49,090 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Maine | $48,890 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $48,750 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Washington | $48,460 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Kentucky | $48,330 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Illinois | $48,140 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Arizona | $47,740 | +2% above national |
| 21 | New York | $47,170 | same as national |
| 22 | Michigan | $47,130 | same as national |
| 23 | Delaware | $46,680 | 1% below national |
| 24 | North Dakota | $46,660 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $46,660 | 1% below national |
| 26 | South Dakota | $46,620 | 1% below national |
| 27 | New Mexico | $46,560 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Florida | $46,410 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Georgia | $46,300 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Ohio | $46,230 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $46,000 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Kansas | $45,760 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Texas | $45,710 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Montana | $45,420 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $45,240 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Utah | $45,240 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $44,820 | 5% below national |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $44,450 | 5% below national |
| 39 | West Virginia | $43,960 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Virginia | $43,770 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $43,210 | 8% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $43,140 | 8% below national |
| 43 | North Carolina | $42,910 | 9% below national |
| 44 | Wyoming | $42,110 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Idaho | $41,880 | 11% below national |
| 46 | Missouri | $41,760 | 11% below national |
| 47 | Tennessee | $40,920 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $40,330 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $39,130 | 17% below national |
| 50 | Arkansas | $39,110 | 17% below national |
| 51 | Mississippi | $37,680 | 20% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $37,320 | 21% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $25,570 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $77,360 | +64% above national |
| 2 | Napa, CA | $77,160 | +64% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $72,430 | +54% above national |
| 4 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $65,160 | +39% above national |
| 5 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $64,970 | +38% above national |
| 6 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $62,460 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $61,960 | +32% above national |
| 8 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,640 | +31% above national |
| 9 | Kenosha, WI | $60,690 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Anchorage, AK | $60,430 | +28% above national |
| 11 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $60,390 | +28% above national |
| 12 | New Haven, CT | $60,330 | +28% above national |
| 13 | Visalia, CA | $60,310 | +28% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $59,800 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Vallejo, CA | $59,740 | +27% above national |
| 16 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $59,690 | +27% above national |
| 17 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $59,330 | +26% above national |
| 18 | Rochester, MN | $58,370 | +24% above national |
| 19 | Fresno, CA | $58,330 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,110 | +24% above national |
| 21 | Modesto, CA | $57,700 | +23% above national |
| 22 | Worcester, MA | $57,570 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,440 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $57,120 | +21% above national |
| 25 | Salinas, CA | $56,800 | +21% above national |
| 26 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $56,430 | +20% above national |
| 27 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $55,820 | +19% above national |
| 28 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $55,550 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $55,290 | +18% above national |
| 30 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $55,210 | +17% above national |
| 31 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $54,370 | +16% above national |
| 32 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $53,790 | +14% above national |
| 33 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $53,620 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $52,970 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $52,940 | +13% above national |
| 36 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $52,910 | +13% above national |
| 37 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $52,890 | +12% above national |
| 38 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $52,510 | +12% above national |
| 39 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $52,410 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Springfield, MA | $52,350 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $52,140 | +11% above national |
| 42 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $52,110 | +11% above national |
| 43 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $52,050 | +11% above national |
| 44 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $52,000 | +11% above national |
| 45 | Midland, TX | $51,930 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Syracuse, NY | $51,780 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $51,730 | +10% above national |
| 48 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $51,580 | +10% above national |
| 49 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $51,520 | +10% above national |
| 50 | Charlottesville, VA | $51,350 | +9% above national |
| 51 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $51,090 | +9% above national |
| 52 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $50,950 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Gainesville, GA | $50,820 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $50,630 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $50,620 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $50,360 | +7% above national |
| 57 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $50,340 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,200 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $50,090 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $50,040 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $49,970 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Eau Claire, WI | $49,950 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $49,870 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $49,860 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Ann Arbor, MI | $49,810 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Salisbury, MD | $49,660 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $49,620 | +6% above national |
| 69 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $49,480 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $49,440 | +5% above national |
| 71 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,430 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $49,400 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $49,390 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Pittsfield, MA | $49,340 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $49,270 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,260 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $49,250 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $49,240 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $49,200 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,160 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Paducah, KY-IL | $49,150 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Lancaster, PA | $49,130 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,110 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Madison, WI | $49,090 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $49,080 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,070 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Helena, MT | $49,050 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,040 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Utica-Rome, NY | $49,040 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Merced, CA | $48,920 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $48,880 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,830 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $48,820 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Bangor, ME | $48,750 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,750 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Medford, OR | $48,730 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $48,730 | +4% above national |
| 98 | Fort Wayne, IN | $48,600 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,580 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Fargo, ND-MN | $48,570 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Colorado Springs, CO | $48,540 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Green Bay, WI | $48,510 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,460 | +3% above national |
| 104 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $48,460 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Salem, OR | $48,360 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,360 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,350 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $48,320 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Saginaw, MI | $48,310 | +3% above national |
| 110 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $48,310 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Bozeman, MT | $48,290 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Columbus, OH | $48,200 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Rapid City, SD | $48,090 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $48,080 | +2% above national |
| 115 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $48,040 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Albuquerque, NM | $48,010 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,010 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Wausau, WI | $47,930 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,790 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Lebanon, PA | $47,790 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Reno, NV | $47,780 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Traverse City, MI | $47,770 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,740 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Bismarck, ND | $47,730 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,650 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $47,630 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Flagstaff, AZ | $47,620 | +1% above national |
| 128 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,580 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $47,500 | +1% above national |
| 131 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $47,380 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,370 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $47,340 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,310 | +1% above national |
| 135 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,230 | same as national |
| 136 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $47,230 | same as national |
| 137 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,210 | same as national |
| 138 | Monroe, MI | $47,200 | same as national |
| 139 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $47,190 | same as national |
| 140 | Bloomington, IN | $47,160 | same as national |
| 141 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $47,100 | same as national |
| 142 | York-Hanover, PA | $46,980 | same as national |
| 143 | Appleton, WI | $46,930 | same as national |
| 144 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,930 | same as national |
| 145 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $46,870 | same as national |
| 146 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,850 | same as national |
| 147 | Jacksonville, FL | $46,840 | same as national |
| 148 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $46,840 | same as national |
| 149 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $46,820 | same as national |
| 150 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,820 | same as national |
| 151 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $46,750 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,700 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,660 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $46,660 | 1% below national |
| 155 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,660 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,630 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,620 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Topeka, KS | $46,610 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,530 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,530 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $46,500 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Columbia, MO | $46,470 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Richmond, VA | $46,470 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,350 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $46,320 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Oklahoma City, OK | $46,300 | 2% below national |
| 167 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,280 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Pittsburgh, PA | $46,270 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,130 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Great Falls, MT | $46,110 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Reading, PA | $46,040 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,010 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,990 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Bloomington, IL | $45,940 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,930 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $45,910 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,900 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $45,850 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $45,800 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Terre Haute, IN | $45,730 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,720 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Winchester, VA-WV | $45,660 | 3% below national |
| 185 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,640 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,610 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Pueblo, CO | $45,490 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,420 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Amarillo, TX | $45,330 | 4% below national |
| 190 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,300 | 4% below national |
| 191 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,290 | 4% below national |
| 192 | Huntsville, AL | $45,270 | 4% below national |
| 193 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $45,160 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Greeley, CO | $45,120 | 4% below national |
| 195 | Wichita, KS | $45,100 | 4% below national |
| 196 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,090 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Tucson, AZ | $44,990 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,870 | 5% below national |
| 199 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,800 | 5% below national |
| 200 | Tulsa, OK | $44,790 | 5% below national |
| 201 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $44,780 | 5% below national |
| 202 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,770 | 5% below national |
| 203 | Wilmington, NC | $44,720 | 5% below national |
| 204 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,710 | 5% below national |
| 205 | Charleston, WV | $44,680 | 5% below national |
| 206 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $44,680 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $44,670 | 5% below national |
| 208 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $44,580 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $44,390 | 6% below national |
| 210 | Billings, MT | $44,270 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Spartanburg, SC | $44,240 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Rockford, IL | $44,210 | 6% below national |
| 213 | Morgantown, WV | $44,190 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,150 | 6% below national |
| 215 | Erie, PA | $44,140 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $44,120 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $44,110 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $44,110 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,100 | 6% below national |
| 220 | St. Cloud, MN | $44,070 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Yakima, WA | $43,960 | 7% below national |
| 222 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $43,900 | 7% below national |
| 223 | Grand Junction, CO | $43,850 | 7% below national |
| 224 | Lincoln, NE | $43,830 | 7% below national |
| 225 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $43,820 | 7% below national |
| 226 | Peoria, IL | $43,820 | 7% below national |
| 227 | Binghamton, NY | $43,770 | 7% below national |
| 228 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,750 | 7% below national |
| 229 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $43,740 | 7% below national |
| 230 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $43,690 | 7% below national |
| 231 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $43,660 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $43,650 | 7% below national |
| 233 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $43,560 | 7% below national |
| 234 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,510 | 7% below national |
| 235 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,390 | 8% below national |
| 236 | Wichita Falls, TX | $43,350 | 8% below national |
| 237 | Springfield, IL | $43,310 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $43,260 | 8% below national |
| 239 | Chambersburg, PA | $43,190 | 8% below national |
| 240 | Springfield, MO | $43,190 | 8% below national |
| 241 | Savannah, GA | $43,180 | 8% below national |
| 242 | Yuma, AZ | $43,160 | 8% below national |
| 243 | Bowling Green, KY | $43,150 | 8% below national |
| 244 | Rochester, NY | $43,150 | 8% below national |
| 245 | Birmingham, AL | $43,100 | 8% below national |
| 246 | Odessa, TX | $43,010 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $42,980 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $42,880 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $42,550 | 10% below national |
| 250 | Glens Falls, NY | $42,540 | 10% below national |
| 251 | Corpus Christi, TX | $42,530 | 10% below national |
| 252 | Asheville, NC | $42,460 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Evansville, IN | $42,380 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Casper, WY | $42,340 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Altoona, PA | $42,330 | 10% below national |
| 256 | St. George, UT | $42,310 | 10% below national |
| 257 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $42,230 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $42,230 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $42,220 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Lynchburg, VA | $42,200 | 10% below national |
| 261 | Decatur, AL | $42,180 | 10% below national |
| 262 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $42,130 | 10% below national |
| 263 | Rocky Mount, NC | $42,080 | 11% below national |
| 264 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $42,000 | 11% below national |
| 265 | Jackson, MS | $41,950 | 11% below national |
| 266 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,910 | 11% below national |
| 267 | Greenville, NC | $41,900 | 11% below national |
| 268 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $41,840 | 11% below national |
| 269 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $41,640 | 11% below national |
| 270 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | 12% below national |
| 271 | Boulder, CO | $41,580 | 12% below national |
| 272 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $41,580 | 12% below national |
| 273 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $41,550 | 12% below national |
| 274 | Toledo, OH | $41,550 | 12% below national |
| 275 | Abilene, TX | $41,480 | 12% below national |
| 276 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $41,410 | 12% below national |
| 277 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $41,410 | 12% below national |
| 278 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $41,400 | 12% below national |
| 279 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $41,350 | 12% below national |
| 280 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $41,320 | 12% below national |
| 281 | Jonesboro, AR | $41,270 | 12% below national |
| 282 | Ocala, FL | $41,210 | 12% below national |
| 283 | Fayetteville, NC | $41,200 | 12% below national |
| 284 | Missoula, MT | $41,130 | 13% below national |
| 285 | Tallahassee, FL | $41,090 | 13% below national |
| 286 | Dalton, GA | $41,030 | 13% below national |
| 287 | Akron, OH | $40,760 | 13% below national |
| 288 | Dover, DE | $40,720 | 13% below national |
| 289 | Cleveland, OH | $40,700 | 13% below national |
| 290 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $40,700 | 13% below national |
| 291 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $40,680 | 14% below national |
| 292 | Elmira, NY | $40,450 | 14% below national |
| 293 | Las Cruces, NM | $40,420 | 14% below national |
| 294 | Boise City, ID | $40,260 | 14% below national |
| 295 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $40,260 | 14% below national |
| 296 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $40,210 | 15% below national |
| 297 | Idaho Falls, ID | $40,190 | 15% below national |
| 298 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $40,190 | 15% below national |
| 299 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $40,160 | 15% below national |
| 300 | Longview, TX | $40,160 | 15% below national |
| 301 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $40,040 | 15% below national |
| 302 | Mobile, AL | $40,030 | 15% below national |
| 303 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,960 | 15% below national |
| 304 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,830 | 15% below national |
| 305 | Florence, SC | $39,820 | 15% below national |
| 306 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,710 | 16% below national |
| 307 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,570 | 16% below national |
| 308 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,560 | 16% below national |
| 309 | Ogden, UT | $39,540 | 16% below national |
| 310 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $39,490 | 16% below national |
| 311 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $39,460 | 16% below national |
| 312 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,430 | 16% below national |
| 313 | Columbia, SC | $39,370 | 16% below national |
| 314 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,370 | 16% below national |
| 315 | Muncie, IN | $39,360 | 16% below national |
| 316 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $39,360 | 16% below national |
| 317 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $39,270 | 17% below national |
| 318 | Lafayette, LA | $39,270 | 17% below national |
| 319 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,160 | 17% below national |
| 320 | Baton Rouge, LA | $39,130 | 17% below national |
| 321 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,130 | 17% below national |
| 322 | Jackson, MI | $38,860 | 17% below national |
| 323 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,850 | 17% below national |
| 324 | Tyler, TX | $38,810 | 17% below national |
| 325 | Knoxville, TN | $38,750 | 18% below national |
| 326 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,710 | 18% below national |
| 327 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | 18% below national |
| 328 | Johnstown, PA | $38,690 | 18% below national |
| 329 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,690 | 18% below national |
| 330 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $38,650 | 18% below national |
| 331 | Gainesville, FL | $38,480 | 18% below national |
| 332 | Montgomery, AL | $38,390 | 18% below national |
| 333 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $38,370 | 18% below national |
| 334 | Flint, MI | $38,370 | 18% below national |
| 335 | Albany, GA | $38,360 | 18% below national |
| 336 | Jacksonville, NC | $38,360 | 18% below national |
| 337 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,070 | 19% below national |
| 338 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $38,040 | 19% below national |
| 339 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $37,990 | 19% below national |
| 340 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $37,840 | 20% below national |
| 341 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $37,840 | 20% below national |
| 342 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $37,730 | 20% below national |
| 343 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,680 | 20% below national |
| 344 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $37,660 | 20% below national |
| 345 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,590 | 20% below national |
| 346 | Waco, TX | $37,560 | 20% below national |
| 347 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,530 | 20% below national |
| 348 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $37,460 | 20% below national |
| 349 | Lubbock, TX | $37,440 | 20% below national |
| 350 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,270 | 21% below national |
| 351 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,240 | 21% below national |
| 352 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,230 | 21% below national |
| 353 | Laredo, TX | $37,180 | 21% below national |
| 354 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,070 | 21% below national |
| 355 | El Paso, TX | $36,870 | 22% below national |
| 356 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,810 | 22% below national |
| 357 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,740 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $36,730 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,710 | 22% below national |
| 360 | Gadsden, AL | $36,660 | 22% below national |
| 361 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,650 | 22% below national |
| 362 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,620 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Cleveland, TN | $36,560 | 22% below national |
| 364 | Johnson City, TN | $36,490 | 22% below national |
| 365 | Dothan, AL | $36,400 | 23% below national |
| 366 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $36,390 | 23% below national |
| 367 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,300 | 23% below national |
| 368 | San Angelo, TX | $36,270 | 23% below national |
| 369 | Jackson, TN | $36,240 | 23% below national |
| 370 | Roanoke, VA | $36,240 | 23% below national |
| 371 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $36,110 | 23% below national |
| 372 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,950 | 24% below national |
| 373 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,880 | 24% below national |
| 374 | Columbus, GA-AL | $35,820 | 24% below national |
| 375 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,820 | 24% below national |
| 376 | Monroe, LA | $35,740 | 24% below national |
| 377 | Jefferson City, MO | $35,520 | 24% below national |
| 378 | Lima, OH | $35,410 | 25% below national |
| 379 | Hattiesburg, MS | $35,360 | 25% below national |
| 380 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,350 | 25% below national |
| 381 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,300 | 25% below national |
| 382 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,300 | 25% below national |
| 383 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $35,270 | 25% below national |
| 384 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,160 | 25% below national |
| 385 | Joplin, MO-KS | $34,550 | 27% below national |
| 386 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $34,510 | 27% below national |
| 387 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,360 | 27% below national |
| 388 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,010 | 28% below national |
| 389 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $33,860 | 28% below national |
| 390 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $33,650 | 28% below national |
| 391 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $32,090 | 32% below national |
| 392 | Mansfield, OH | $31,430 | 33% below national |
| 393 | Logan, UT-ID | $30,320 | 36% below national |
| 394 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $26,420 | 44% below national |
| 395 | Arecibo, PR | $24,960 | 47% below national |
| 396 | Mayaguez, PR | $23,560 | 50% below national |
| 397 | Aguadilla, PR | $23,350 | 50% below national |
| 398 | Ponce, PR | $23,080 | 51% below national |
| 399 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $22,860 | 51% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Bill and Account Collectors make? ▼
The median annual salary for Bill and Account Collectors is $47,030 ($22.61/hour). The salary range spans from $34,400 at the 10th percentile to $65,580 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Bill and Account Collectors the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Bill and Account Collectors at $62,230/year, which is +32% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Bill and Account Collectors? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Bill and Account Collectors is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Bill and Account Collectors? ▼
Bill and Account Collectors has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Bill and Account Collectors a good career? ▼
Employment for Bill and Account Collectors is projected to decline 10.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 13,700 openings are projected each year.
How does Bill and Account Collectors pay vary by state? ▼
Bill and Account Collectors salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $62,230/year, while Louisiana pays the least at $39,130/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Bill and Account Collectors? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Bill and Account Collectors is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $77,360/year. BLS reports wage data for 399 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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