Billing and Posting Clerks pay in the U.S.
$51,070avg. a year
$24.55 an hour · 404,060 employed
Billing and Posting Clerks in the U.S. earn an average of $51,070 a year and a median of $48,500. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($73,360) and lowest in West Virginia ($41,880).
$48,500Median pay
$24.55Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
404,060Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for billing and posting clerks
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1530 jobs
District of Columbia
$73,360
$35.27 an hour
241,290 jobs
California
$58,180
$27.97 an hour
37,430 jobs
Massachusetts
$57,160
$27.48 an hour
46,300 jobs
Minnesota
$56,640
$27.23 an hour
54,170 jobs
Connecticut
$56,570
$27.20 an hour
632,770 jobs
New York
$56,290
$27.06 an hour
711,960 jobs
Washington
$56,200
$27.02 an hour
81,270 jobs
Delaware
$55,370
$26.62 an hour
9980 jobs
Rhode Island
$54,860
$26.37 an hour
105,960 jobs
Maryland
$54,600
$26.25 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Billing and Posting Clerks pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $69,360 | $33.35 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $66,170 | $31.81 |
| New Haven, CT | $64,440 | $30.98 |
| Rochester, MN | $61,990 | $29.80 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $61,590 | $29.61 |
| Napa, CA | $60,830 | $29.24 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $59,200 | $28.46 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,930 | $28.33 |
Related jobs
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,560
- Tellers$42,350
- Bill and Account Collectors$49,060
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,630
- Procurement Clerks$52,370
- Financial Clerks, All Other$56,450
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Billing and Posting Clerks pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $42,280 | $39,520 | 3,780 |
| Alaska | $52,060 | $52,170 | 370 |
| Arizona | $48,850 | $47,730 | 8,490 |
| Arkansas | $42,020 | $38,780 | 4,390 |
| California | $58,180 | $56,260 | 41,290 |
| Colorado | $54,400 | $52,670 | 8,170 |
| Connecticut | $56,570 | $52,000 | 4,170 |
| Delaware | $55,370 | $52,110 | 1,270 |
| District of Columbia | $73,360 | $64,330 | 530 |
| Florida | $48,230 | $46,540 | 28,560 |
| Georgia | $49,210 | $47,390 | 11,450 |
| Hawaii | $53,340 | $51,240 | 1,340 |
| Idaho | $46,680 | $46,440 | 2,850 |
| Illinois | $54,280 | $49,730 | 21,010 |
| Indiana | $47,730 | $46,400 | 8,060 |
| Iowa | $48,660 | $47,110 | 3,660 |
| Kansas | $48,280 | $46,420 | 3,890 |
| Kentucky | $45,900 | $45,590 | 5,200 |
| Louisiana | $44,310 | $43,170 | 5,970 |
| Maine | $50,380 | $47,840 | 1,850 |
| Maryland | $54,600 | $52,210 | 5,960 |
| Massachusetts | $57,160 | $56,110 | 7,430 |
| Michigan | $48,180 | $46,890 | 12,550 |
| Minnesota | $56,640 | $55,810 | 6,300 |
| Mississippi | $42,770 | $41,190 | 3,040 |
| Missouri | $47,940 | $46,760 | 8,550 |
| Montana | $47,910 | $46,730 | 1,890 |
| Nebraska | $47,930 | $47,410 | 3,310 |
| Nevada | $49,560 | $47,430 | 3,720 |
| New Hampshire | $53,130 | $50,710 | 1,480 |
| New Jersey | $53,660 | $51,750 | 14,910 |
| New Mexico | $46,690 | $46,120 | 2,050 |
| New York | $56,290 | $53,320 | 32,770 |
| North Carolina | $48,480 | $47,160 | 7,000 |
| North Dakota | $51,470 | $48,550 | 660 |
| Ohio | $47,450 | $46,390 | 19,480 |
| Oklahoma | $45,690 | $45,120 | 4,460 |
| Oregon | $53,690 | $51,860 | 5,030 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,910 | $46,890 | 15,800 |
| Rhode Island | $54,860 | $52,910 | 980 |
| South Carolina | $45,600 | $45,250 | 5,550 |
| South Dakota | $44,980 | $46,180 | 770 |
| Tennessee | $47,430 | $46,330 | 7,990 |
| Texas | $47,230 | $45,910 | 31,150 |
| Utah | $47,890 | $46,470 | 4,000 |
| Vermont | $52,680 | $50,730 | 890 |
| Virginia | $50,460 | $47,580 | 7,500 |
| Washington | $56,200 | $56,090 | 11,960 |
| West Virginia | $41,880 | $39,300 | 2,180 |
| Wisconsin | $49,390 | $48,230 | 7,790 |
| Wyoming | $46,110 | $44,880 | 580 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$57,770
32,930 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$57,200
16,670 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$53,710
13,610 jobsMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$49,180
8,680 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,820
7,960 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$52,740
7,650 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,440
6,820 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$52,750
6,500 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do billing and posting clerks make?
The average is $51,070 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $48,500 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $24.55, and the median is $23.32 an hour.
Which state pays billing and posting clerks the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $73,360 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $69,360.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $37,290 a year, and the top 10% earn over $67,710.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-3021. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.