Ames, IA · SOC 43-3021

Billing and Posting Clerks in the Ames Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Ames, IA BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$47,050

per year in the Ames metro

3% below

National Median

$48,500

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$22.62/hr

median hourly

Employment

90

jobs in the Ames metro

The Ames pay distribution spans from $37,940 at the 10th percentile to $61,840 at the 90th, a 1.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $42,760 and the 75th at $50,680, so half of Ames-based billing and posting clerks earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Ames, IA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide IA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Ames Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$37,940
25th$42,760
Median$47,050
75th$50,680
90th$61,840

Top Paying Jobs in Ames

1. Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $248,000 2. Chief Executives $206,090 3. Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $163,950 4. Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $139,690 5. Managers, All Other $138,110 6. Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). $137,390 7. Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). $137,010 8. Sales Managers $133,150 9. Marketing Managers $132,050 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers $131,340

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Billing and Posting Clerks make in the Ames metro area?

How much do Billing and Posting Clerks make in the Ames metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Billing and Posting Clerks in Ames, IA is $47,050 ($22.62/hour). The salary range spans from $37,940 at the 10th percentile to $61,840 at the 90th percentile.
How does Billing and Posting Clerks pay in the Ames metro compare nationally? ▼
Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Ames, IA is 3% below the national median of $48,500. There are approximately 90 Billing and Posting Clerks jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Ames, IA wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.