43 Series · SOC 43-3021

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$48,500
Median / year
$67,710
Top 10% earn
-0.4%
Growth '23–'33
404,060
US workers
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Billing and Posting Clerks professionals earn a median $48,500/year ($23.32/hr) nationally. The salary ranges from $37,290 (10th percentile) to $67,710 (90th percentile). Employment is projected to decline0.4% from 2023 to 2033, declining. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $64,330. Approximately 404,060 people work in this role across the U.S. Entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent. Workplace safety grade: A (Very Safe).

Billing and Posting Clerks (SOC 43-3021) pays a national median of $48,500 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,290 at the 10th percentile to $67,710 at the 90th, with a mean of $51,070 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 404,060 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 524 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.4% change in employment from 2023 to 2033, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 42,200 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 $64,330, which is +33% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $70,280 — 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.

BLS OEWS May 2025 404,060 jobs Median $48,500/yr

Median Salary

$48,500

per year

Median Hourly

$23.32/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$51,070

average

Employment

404,060

jobs nationwide

This occupation vs. all-occupations US median ($63,000) 24.3%
All-occ US median

Bar fills relative to a $200K reference ceiling. Marker shows the all-occupations US median for context — anything to the right of it earns above the typical American worker.

Job Outlook (2023–2033)

Projected Growth

-0.4%

Declining

Annual Openings

42,200

per year (projected)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

On-the-Job Training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2023–2033

Workplace Safety

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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 Billing and Posting Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Reading Comprehension 3.6
Mathematics 3.3
Active Listening 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Time Management 3.1
Writing 3.0
Social Perceptiveness 2.9
Service Orientation 2.9

Knowledge Areas

Administrative 4.4
Customer and Personal Service 4.2
English Language 3.7
Economics and Accounting 3.5
Mathematics 3.5
Computers and Electronics 3.4
Administration and Management 3.4
Personnel and Human Resources 2.8
Public Safety and Security 2.5
Psychology 2.5

Key Tasks

  • Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
  • Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
  • Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
  • Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
  • Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due.
  • Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
  • Verify signatures and required information on checks.
  • Keep records of invoices and support documents.
  • Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods.
  • Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$37,290$42,840$48,500$58,290$67,710
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.93$20.60$23.32$28.02$32.55
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$37,290

25th Percentile

$42,840

Median

$48,500

75th Percentile

$58,290

90th Percentile

$67,710

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $64,330 +33% above national
2 California $56,260 +16% above national
3 Massachusetts $56,110 +16% above national
4 Washington $56,090 +16% above national
5 Minnesota $55,810 +15% above national
6 New York $53,320 +10% above national
7 Rhode Island $52,910 +9% above national
8 Colorado $52,670 +9% above national
9 Maryland $52,210 +8% above national
10 Alaska $52,170 +8% above national
11 Delaware $52,110 +7% above national
12 Connecticut $52,000 +7% above national
13 Oregon $51,860 +7% above national
14 New Jersey $51,750 +7% above national
15 Hawaii $51,240 +6% above national
16 Vermont $50,730 +5% above national
17 New Hampshire $50,710 +5% above national
18 Illinois $49,730 +3% above national
19 North Dakota $48,550 same as national
20 Wisconsin $48,230 1% below national
21 Maine $47,840 1% below national
22 Arizona $47,730 2% below national
23 Virginia $47,580 2% below national
24 Nevada $47,430 2% below national
25 Nebraska $47,410 2% below national
26 Georgia $47,390 2% below national
27 North Carolina $47,160 3% below national
28 Iowa $47,110 3% below national
29 Michigan $46,890 3% below national
30 Pennsylvania $46,890 3% below national
31 Missouri $46,760 4% below national
32 Montana $46,730 4% below national
33 Florida $46,540 4% below national
34 Utah $46,470 4% below national
35 Idaho $46,440 4% below national
36 Kansas $46,420 4% below national
37 Indiana $46,400 4% below national
38 Ohio $46,390 4% below national
39 Tennessee $46,330 4% below national
40 South Dakota $46,180 5% below national
41 New Mexico $46,120 5% below national
42 Texas $45,910 5% below national
43 Kentucky $45,590 6% below national
44 South Carolina $45,250 7% below national
45 Oklahoma $45,120 7% below national
46 Wyoming $44,880 7% below national
47 Virgin Islands $43,430 10% below national
48 Louisiana $43,170 11% below national
49 Mississippi $41,190 15% below national
50 Alabama $39,520 19% below national
51 West Virginia $39,300 19% below national
52 Arkansas $38,780 20% below national
53 Puerto Rico $28,490 41% below national
54 Guam $26,900 45% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $70,280 +45% above national
2 Rochester, MN $67,390 +39% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $66,390 +37% above national
4 New Haven, CT $61,180 +26% above national
5 Napa, CA $59,810 +23% above national
6 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $58,920 +21% above national
7 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $58,400 +20% above national
8 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $58,350 +20% above national
9 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $58,250 +20% above national
10 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $58,240 +20% above national
11 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $58,190 +20% above national
12 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $58,100 +20% above national
13 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $57,490 +19% above national
14 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $57,330 +18% above national
15 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $56,870 +17% above national
16 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $56,730 +17% above national
17 Barnstable Town, MA $56,370 +16% above national
18 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $56,160 +16% above national
19 Bend, OR $56,100 +16% above national
20 Salem, OR $56,040 +16% above national
21 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $55,960 +15% above national
22 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $55,920 +15% above national
23 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $55,300 +14% above national
24 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $55,260 +14% above national
25 Vallejo, CA $54,990 +13% above national
26 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $54,560 +12% above national
27 Worcester, MA $54,480 +12% above national
28 Salinas, CA $54,320 +12% above national
29 Fairbanks-College, AK $54,080 +12% above national
30 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $54,040 +11% above national
31 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $53,950 +11% above national
32 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $53,550 +10% above national
33 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $53,550 +10% above national
34 Pittsfield, MA $53,490 +10% above national
35 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $53,410 +10% above national
36 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $53,070 +9% above national
37 Boulder, CO $53,030 +9% above national
38 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $52,940 +9% above national
39 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $52,820 +9% above national
40 Stockton-Lodi, CA $52,210 +8% above national
41 Anchorage, AK $52,150 +8% above national
42 Kennewick-Richland, WA $52,150 +8% above national
43 Grants Pass, OR $52,070 +7% above national
44 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $52,040 +7% above national
45 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $52,000 +7% above national
46 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $52,000 +7% above national
47 Chico, CA $51,960 +7% above national
48 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $51,930 +7% above national
49 Longview-Kelso, WA $51,920 +7% above national
50 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $51,910 +7% above national
51 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $51,890 +7% above national
52 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,880 +7% above national
53 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $51,760 +7% above national
54 Dover, DE $51,720 +7% above national
55 Bellingham, WA $51,560 +6% above national
56 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $51,340 +6% above national
57 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $51,310 +6% above national
58 Springfield, MA $51,250 +6% above national
59 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,210 +6% above national
60 Raleigh-Cary, NC $51,070 +5% above national
61 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $51,010 +5% above national
62 Modesto, CA $51,000 +5% above national
63 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $50,990 +5% above national
64 Albany, OR $50,910 +5% above national
65 Walla Walla, WA $50,820 +5% above national
66 Urban Honolulu, HI $50,800 +5% above national
67 Mankato, MN $50,790 +5% above national
68 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $50,770 +5% above national
69 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $50,730 +5% above national
70 Bozeman, MT $50,690 +5% above national
71 Manchester-Nashua, NH $50,610 +4% above national
72 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,530 +4% above national
73 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $50,330 +4% above national
74 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $50,310 +4% above national
75 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $50,190 +3% above national
76 Yakima, WA $50,140 +3% above national
77 St. Cloud, MN $50,070 +3% above national
78 Iowa City, IA $50,050 +3% above national
79 Kansas City, MO-KS $49,980 +3% above national
80 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $49,960 +3% above national
81 Cheyenne, WY $49,880 +3% above national
82 Yuba City, CA $49,870 +3% above national
83 Duluth, MN-WI $49,840 +3% above national
84 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $49,820 +3% above national
85 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $49,800 +3% above national
86 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,790 +3% above national
87 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $49,690 +2% above national
88 Fresno, CA $49,680 +2% above national
89 Medford, OR $49,670 +2% above national
90 Appleton, WI $49,650 +2% above national
91 Portland-South Portland, ME $49,650 +2% above national
92 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $49,580 +2% above national
93 Madison, WI $49,570 +2% above national
94 Kenosha, WI $49,540 +2% above national
95 El Centro, CA $49,520 +2% above national
96 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,500 +2% above national
97 Corvallis, OR $49,490 +2% above national
98 Utica-Rome, NY $49,460 +2% above national
99 Visalia, CA $49,410 +2% above national
100 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $49,320 +2% above national
101 Ann Arbor, MI $49,260 +2% above national
102 Winston-Salem, NC $49,260 +2% above national
103 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $49,240 +2% above national
104 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $49,200 +1% above national
105 Sheboygan, WI $49,190 +1% above national
106 Kingston, NY $49,080 +1% above national
107 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $49,070 +1% above national
108 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $49,050 +1% above national
109 Redding, CA $49,040 +1% above national
110 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $49,030 +1% above national
111 Eugene-Springfield, OR $48,950 +1% above national
112 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,920 +1% above national
113 Omaha, NE-IA $48,860 +1% above national
114 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $48,780 +1% above national
115 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,710 same as national
116 Colorado Springs, CO $48,690 same as national
117 Merced, CA $48,690 same as national
118 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $48,680 same as national
119 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,680 same as national
120 Reno, NV $48,670 same as national
121 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,670 same as national
122 Naples-Marco Island, FL $48,660 same as national
123 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $48,640 same as national
124 Santa Fe, NM $48,620 same as national
125 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $48,620 same as national
126 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $48,500 same as national
127 Spartanburg, SC $48,490 same as national
128 Green Bay, WI $48,470 same as national
129 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $48,450 same as national
130 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $48,440 same as national
131 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $48,420 same as national
132 Burlington, NC $48,380 same as national
133 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,380 same as national
134 Bismarck, ND $48,360 same as national
135 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,290 same as national
136 Syracuse, NY $48,230 1% below national
137 Lexington Park, MD $48,170 1% below national
138 Charlottesville, VA $48,080 1% below national
139 Lexington-Fayette, KY $48,080 1% below national
140 Ithaca, NY $48,060 1% below national
141 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,050 1% below national
142 Jacksonville, FL $48,040 1% below national
143 Bangor, ME $47,990 1% below national
144 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $47,990 1% below national
145 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $47,970 1% below national
146 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,970 1% below national
147 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $47,950 1% below national
148 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $47,900 1% below national
149 Flagstaff, AZ $47,890 1% below national
150 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $47,840 1% below national
151 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,840 1% below national
152 Asheville, NC $47,830 1% below national
153 Midland, TX $47,760 2% below national
154 Billings, MT $47,730 2% below national
155 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $47,730 2% below national
156 Wausau, WI $47,670 2% below national
157 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,630 2% below national
158 Fargo, ND-MN $47,600 2% below national
159 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $47,580 2% below national
160 Lewiston, ID-WA $47,550 2% below national
161 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,540 2% below national
162 Reading, PA $47,510 2% below national
163 Champaign-Urbana, IL $47,500 2% below national
164 Coeur d'Alene, ID $47,500 2% below national
165 Topeka, KS $47,500 2% below national
166 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $47,490 2% below national
167 St. Louis, MO-IL $47,490 2% below national
168 Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,460 2% below national
169 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $47,450 2% below national
170 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $47,450 2% below national
171 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $47,430 2% below national
172 Boise City, ID $47,420 2% below national
173 Eau Claire, WI $47,400 2% below national
174 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $47,360 2% below national
175 Rochester, NY $47,340 2% below national
176 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $47,330 2% below national
177 Columbus, OH $47,320 2% below national
178 Peoria, IL $47,320 2% below national
179 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $47,300 2% below national
180 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $47,300 2% below national
181 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,280 3% below national
182 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $47,240 3% below national
183 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $47,220 3% below national
184 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $47,200 3% below national
185 Chattanooga, TN-GA $47,190 3% below national
186 Richmond, VA $47,170 3% below national
187 Grand Forks, ND-MN $47,160 3% below national
188 Greeley, CO $47,160 3% below national
189 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $47,130 3% below national
190 Lancaster, PA $47,110 3% below national
191 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $47,100 3% below national
192 Helena, MT $47,080 3% below national
193 Ames, IA $47,050 3% below national
194 Battle Creek, MI $47,040 3% below national
195 Glens Falls, NY $46,970 3% below national
196 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $46,960 3% below national
197 Harrisonburg, VA $46,920 3% below national
198 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,860 3% below national
199 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $46,860 3% below national
200 Carson City, NV $46,850 3% below national
201 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,830 3% below national
202 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $46,830 3% below national
203 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $46,820 3% below national
204 Rapid City, SD $46,790 4% below national
205 Salisbury, MD $46,750 4% below national
206 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $46,750 4% below national
207 Albuquerque, NM $46,740 4% below national
208 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $46,730 4% below national
209 Vineland, NJ $46,690 4% below national
210 Gainesville, FL $46,680 4% below national
211 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,670 4% below national
212 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $46,660 4% below national
213 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,650 4% below national
214 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $46,610 4% below national
215 Minot, ND $46,610 4% below national
216 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $46,590 4% below national
217 Pueblo, CO $46,570 4% below national
218 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $46,570 4% below national
219 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $46,570 4% below national
220 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $46,570 4% below national
221 Rockford, IL $46,540 4% below national
222 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $46,540 4% below national
223 Missoula, MT $46,530 4% below national
224 Williamsport, PA $46,530 4% below national
225 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $46,500 4% below national
226 Grand Island, NE $46,490 4% below national
227 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $46,460 4% below national
228 Ogden, UT $46,430 4% below national
229 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $46,410 4% below national
230 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $46,410 4% below national
231 Oklahoma City, OK $46,410 4% below national
232 Columbia, SC $46,370 4% below national
233 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,340 4% below national
234 Decatur, IL $46,330 4% below national
235 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $46,270 5% below national
236 Jackson, MI $46,250 5% below national
237 Binghamton, NY $46,220 5% below national
238 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $46,210 5% below national
239 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,200 5% below national
240 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,200 5% below national
241 Flint, MI $46,190 5% below national
242 Cleveland, OH $46,160 5% below national
243 Dubuque, IA $46,140 5% below national
244 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $46,050 5% below national
245 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $46,040 5% below national
246 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $46,010 5% below national
247 Tulsa, OK $46,010 5% below national
248 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,010 5% below national
249 Fort Wayne, IN $46,000 5% below national
250 Lebanon, PA $45,990 5% below national
251 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $45,960 5% below national
252 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,960 5% below national
253 Cedar Rapids, IA $45,940 5% below national
254 Grand Junction, CO $45,930 5% below national
255 Sandusky, OH $45,930 5% below national
256 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $45,930 5% below national
257 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,930 5% below national
258 Owensboro, KY $45,900 5% below national
259 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $45,900 5% below national
260 Kokomo, IN $45,890 5% below national
261 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,870 5% below national
262 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $45,870 5% below national
263 Akron, OH $45,850 5% below national
264 Port St. Lucie, FL $45,830 6% below national
265 Janesville-Beloit, WI $45,790 6% below national
266 Traverse City, MI $45,790 6% below national
267 Gettysburg, PA $45,740 6% below national
268 Lincoln, NE $45,740 6% below national
269 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $45,740 6% below national
270 Midland, MI $45,730 6% below national
271 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $45,720 6% below national
272 Chambersburg, PA $45,650 6% below national
273 Monroe, MI $45,640 6% below national
274 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,600 6% below national
275 St. George, UT $45,600 6% below national
276 Springfield, IL $45,570 6% below national
277 Gainesville, GA $45,560 6% below national
278 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,540 6% below national
279 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $45,520 6% below national
280 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,520 6% below national
281 Bloomington, IN $45,460 6% below national
282 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,460 6% below national
283 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $45,410 6% below national
284 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $45,400 6% below national
285 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,350 6% below national
286 Waco, TX $45,340 7% below national
287 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,340 7% below national
288 Manhattan, KS $45,290 7% below national
289 Savannah, GA $45,290 7% below national
290 Tucson, AZ $45,260 7% below national
291 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $45,240 7% below national
292 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $45,220 7% below national
293 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,220 7% below national
294 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $45,210 7% below national
295 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,210 7% below national
296 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,190 7% below national
297 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $45,190 7% below national
298 Lima, OH $45,170 7% below national
299 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $45,170 7% below national
300 Decatur, AL $45,120 7% below national
301 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $45,110 7% below national
302 Pittsburgh, PA $45,110 7% below national
303 York-Hanover, PA $45,090 7% below national
304 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $45,040 7% below national
305 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,030 7% below national
306 Bloomington, IL $45,020 7% below national
307 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $45,020 7% below national
308 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $44,980 7% below national
309 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $44,980 7% below national
310 Saginaw, MI $44,980 7% below national
311 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,980 7% below national
312 Winchester, VA-WV $44,950 7% below national
313 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $44,930 7% below national
314 Roanoke, VA $44,930 7% below national
315 Punta Gorda, FL $44,850 8% below national
316 Knoxville, TN $44,830 8% below national
317 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $44,830 8% below national
318 St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,790 8% below national
319 Bay City, MI $44,780 8% below national
320 Columbus, IN $44,780 8% below national
321 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $44,770 8% below national
322 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $44,720 8% below national
323 Tuscaloosa, AL $44,720 8% below national
324 Twin Falls, ID $44,700 8% below national
325 Bowling Green, KY $44,640 8% below national
326 Great Falls, MT $44,640 8% below national
327 Idaho Falls, ID $44,600 8% below national
328 Wichita, KS $44,580 8% below national
329 Toledo, OH $44,560 8% below national
330 Johnstown, PA $44,520 8% below national
331 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,520 8% below national
332 Niles, MI $44,450 8% below national
333 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $44,450 8% below national
334 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,440 8% below national
335 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $44,370 9% below national
336 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,370 9% below national
337 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $44,370 9% below national
338 Erie, PA $44,360 9% below national
339 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $44,330 9% below national
340 Wilmington, NC $44,310 9% below national
341 Yuma, AZ $44,310 9% below national
342 Jackson, MS $44,260 9% below national
343 Evansville, IN $44,240 9% below national
344 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,220 9% below national
345 Baton Rouge, LA $44,200 9% below national
346 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $44,200 9% below national
347 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $44,130 9% below national
348 Lynchburg, VA $43,980 9% below national
349 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $43,950 9% below national
350 State College, PA $43,950 9% below national
351 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $43,950 9% below national
352 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $43,940 9% below national
353 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,920 9% below national
354 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $43,920 9% below national
355 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $43,910 9% below national
356 Killeen-Temple, TX $43,890 10% below national
357 Longview, TX $43,890 10% below national
358 Joplin, MO-KS $43,830 10% below national
359 Paducah, KY-IL $43,780 10% below national
360 Columbia, MO $43,760 10% below national
361 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,720 10% below national
362 Rocky Mount, NC $43,560 10% below national
363 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $43,530 10% below national
364 Goldsboro, NC $43,510 10% below national
365 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,510 10% below national
366 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $43,430 10% below national
367 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $43,430 10% below national
368 Muncie, IN $43,370 11% below national
369 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $43,370 11% below national
370 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $43,350 11% below national
371 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $43,340 11% below national
372 Jefferson City, MO $43,280 11% below national
373 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $43,280 11% below national
374 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $43,280 11% below national
375 Springfield, MO $43,260 11% below national
376 Macon-Bibb County, GA $43,250 11% below national
377 Canton-Massillon, OH $43,130 11% below national
378 Greenville, NC $43,080 11% below national
379 San Angelo, TX $43,020 11% below national
380 Terre Haute, IN $43,020 11% below national
381 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,020 11% below national
382 Corpus Christi, TX $43,010 11% below national
383 Jacksonville, NC $42,990 11% below national
384 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $42,900 12% below national
385 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $42,900 12% below national
386 Lake Charles, LA $42,890 12% below national
387 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $42,880 12% below national
388 Altoona, PA $42,850 12% below national
389 Mansfield, OH $42,840 12% below national
390 Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,820 12% below national
391 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $42,740 12% below national
392 Tallahassee, FL $42,730 12% below national
393 Athens-Clarke County, GA $42,660 12% below national
394 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $42,600 12% below national
395 Springfield, OH $42,480 12% below national
396 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $42,460 12% below national
397 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $42,410 13% below national
398 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $42,330 13% below national
399 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,320 13% below national
400 Johnson City, TN $42,270 13% below national
401 Sherman-Denison, TX $42,180 13% below national
402 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $42,160 13% below national
403 Alexandria, LA $42,100 13% below national
404 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $42,090 13% below national
405 Birmingham, AL $42,040 13% below national
406 Amarillo, TX $42,030 13% below national
407 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,970 13% below national
408 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,840 14% below national
409 Casper, WY $41,830 14% below national
410 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,810 14% below national
411 Sumter, SC $41,760 14% below national
412 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $41,760 14% below national
413 Enid, OK $41,740 14% below national
414 Homosassa Springs, FL $41,710 14% below national
415 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,640 14% below national
416 Las Cruces, NM $41,600 14% below national
417 Odessa, TX $41,600 14% below national
418 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,600 14% below national
419 Abilene, TX $41,450 15% below national
420 Dalton, GA $41,410 15% below national
421 Warner Robins, GA $41,300 15% below national
422 Fayetteville, NC $41,290 15% below national
423 Kankakee, IL $41,290 15% below national
424 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $41,230 15% below national
425 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $41,210 15% below national
426 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $41,130 15% below national
427 Jackson, TN $41,090 15% below national
428 Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,080 15% below national
429 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,000 15% below national
430 Cleveland, TN $40,910 16% below national
431 Beckley, WV $40,900 16% below national
432 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,830 16% below national
433 Charleston, WV $40,750 16% below national
434 Lawton, OK $40,710 16% below national
435 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $40,700 16% below national
436 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,670 16% below national
437 Farmington, NM $40,650 16% below national
438 Wheeling, WV-OH $40,580 16% below national
439 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,560 16% below national
440 Youngstown-Warren, OH $40,540 16% below national
441 Florence, SC $40,520 16% below national
442 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,370 17% below national
443 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $40,360 17% below national
444 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $40,230 17% below national
445 Hinesville, GA $40,220 17% below national
446 Albany, GA $40,210 17% below national
447 Clarksville, TN-KY $40,190 17% below national
448 Monroe, LA $40,180 17% below national
449 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $40,180 17% below national
450 Pocatello, ID $40,170 17% below national
451 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $40,170 17% below national
452 Huntsville, AL $40,160 17% below national
453 Tyler, TX $40,080 17% below national
454 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,030 17% below national
455 Rome, GA $40,010 18% below national
456 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $39,970 18% below national
457 Sebring, FL $39,890 18% below national
458 Hammond, LA $39,880 18% below national
459 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,860 18% below national
460 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,790 18% below national
461 Elmira, NY $39,730 18% below national
462 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,680 18% below national
463 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $39,610 18% below national
464 College Station-Bryan, TX $39,600 18% below national
465 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,520 19% below national
466 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $39,450 19% below national
467 Lubbock, TX $39,350 19% below national
468 Valdosta, GA $39,350 19% below national
469 Morgantown, WV $39,300 19% below national
470 Elizabethtown, KY $39,240 19% below national
471 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $39,240 19% below national
472 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $39,210 19% below national
473 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,150 19% below national
474 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,140 19% below national
475 Auburn-Opelika, AL $39,100 19% below national
476 Mobile, AL $38,890 20% below national
477 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $38,770 20% below national
478 Texarkana, TX-AR $38,700 20% below national
479 Anniston-Oxford, AL $38,650 20% below national
480 Montgomery, AL $38,590 20% below national
481 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $38,570 20% below national
482 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,540 21% below national
483 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,520 21% below national
484 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $38,430 21% below national
485 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,430 21% below national
486 Victoria, TX $38,370 21% below national
487 Ocala, FL $38,330 21% below national
488 Hattiesburg, MS $38,290 21% below national
489 Jonesboro, AR $38,280 21% below national
490 Logan, UT-ID $38,240 21% below national
491 Wichita Falls, TX $38,210 21% below national
492 Columbus, GA-AL $38,170 21% below national
493 Hot Springs, AR $38,100 21% below national
494 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,100 21% below national
495 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $37,760 22% below national
496 Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,660 22% below national
497 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $37,470 23% below national
498 Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,400 23% below national
499 El Paso, TX $37,240 23% below national
500 Laredo, TX $37,110 23% below national
501 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,090 24% below national
502 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,030 24% below national
503 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $36,840 24% below national
504 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,820 24% below national
505 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,820 24% below national
506 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,780 24% below national
507 Gadsden, AL $36,700 24% below national
508 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,680 24% below national
509 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $36,600 25% below national
510 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $36,580 25% below national
511 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $36,540 25% below national
512 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,530 25% below national
513 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $36,470 25% below national
514 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $36,150 25% below national
515 Dothan, AL $35,990 26% below national
516 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,680 26% below national
517 Eagle Pass, TX $34,310 29% below national
518 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $28,630 41% below national
519 Guayama, PR $28,480 41% below national
520 Arecibo, PR $28,140 42% below national
521 Aguadilla, PR $27,640 43% below national
522 Mayaguez, PR $26,470 45% below national
523 Ponce, PR $26,190 46% below national
524 Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $25,450 48% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Billing and Posting Clerks make?
The median annual salary for Billing and Posting Clerks is $48,500 ($23.32/hour). The salary range spans from $37,290 at the 10th percentile to $67,710 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Billing and Posting Clerks the most?
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Billing and Posting Clerks at $64,330/year, which is +33% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Billing and Posting Clerks?
The typical entry-level education for Billing and Posting Clerks is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Billing and Posting Clerks?
Billing and Posting Clerks 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 Billing and Posting Clerks a good career?
Employment for Billing and Posting Clerks is projected to decline 0.4% from 2023 to 2033, which is declining. About 42,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Billing and Posting Clerks pay vary by state?
Billing and Posting Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $64,330/year, while Alabama pays the least at $39,520/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Billing and Posting Clerks?
The highest-paying metro area for Billing and Posting Clerks is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $70,280/year. BLS reports wage data for 524 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2023–2033. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.