BLS metro-level wage data places Bill and Account Collectors pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL at a median of $46,870 per year ($22.53/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $47,030, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach pays same as, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 3,990 bill and account collectorss are employed across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA in SOC 43-3011.

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach pay distribution spans from $35,720 at the 10th percentile to $64,330 at the 90th — a 1.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $39,690 and the 75th at $56,480, so half of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-based bill and account collectorss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.