Accounts receivable clerks make $38,606 per year on average, or $18.56 per hour, in the United States. Accounts receivable clerks on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $32,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $45,000.
Location impacts how much an accounts receivable clerk can expect to make. Accounts receivable clerks make the most in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington, and Minnesota.
The darker areas on the map show where accounts receivable clerks earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Connecticut | $44,863 | $21.57 | 593 |
2 | Washington | $44,840 | $21.56 | 1,286 |
3 | New York | $44,418 | $21.35 | 2,353 |
4 | Minnesota | $44,767 | $21.52 | 1,022 |
5 | Massachusetts | $46,728 | $22.47 | 1,173 |
6 | Michigan | $40,257 | $19.35 | 1,315 |
7 | Alaska | $42,122 | $20.25 | 146 |
8 | Vermont | $42,972 | $20.66 | 109 |
9 | Oregon | $39,858 | $19.16 | 905 |
10 | Delaware | $41,591 | $20.00 | 193 |
11 | Ohio | $38,849 | $18.68 | 1,643 |
12 | New Jersey | $46,436 | $22.32 | 740 |
13 | Wisconsin | $38,580 | $18.55 | 904 |
14 | Rhode Island | $42,488 | $20.43 | 129 |
15 | District of Columbia | $46,830 | $22.51 | 196 |
16 | New Hampshire | $42,191 | $20.28 | 183 |
17 | California | $40,880 | $19.65 | 5,980 |
18 | Colorado | $40,284 | $19.37 | 934 |
19 | Utah | $37,185 | $17.88 | 566 |
20 | Pennsylvania | $37,801 | $18.17 | 1,835 |
21 | Illinois | $39,685 | $19.08 | 1,689 |
22 | Missouri | $37,611 | $18.08 | 949 |
23 | North Dakota | $39,157 | $18.83 | 99 |
24 | Maryland | $41,338 | $19.87 | 827 |
25 | Tennessee | $34,844 | $16.75 | 1,027 |
26 | Texas | $35,644 | $17.14 | 3,300 |
27 | Indiana | $35,715 | $17.17 | 1,027 |
28 | Kentucky | $34,837 | $16.75 | 606 |
29 | Kansas | $34,978 | $16.82 | 578 |
30 | Iowa | $36,088 | $17.35 | 413 |
31 | North Carolina | $35,625 | $17.13 | 1,196 |
32 | Georgia | $36,124 | $17.37 | 1,312 |
33 | South Dakota | $34,045 | $16.37 | 155 |
34 | Virginia | $36,823 | $17.70 | 1,209 |
35 | Maine | $36,224 | $17.42 | 126 |
36 | Nevada | $36,102 | $17.36 | 169 |
37 | Arizona | $36,230 | $17.42 | 474 |
38 | Nebraska | $33,918 | $16.31 | 348 |
39 | Idaho | $34,279 | $16.48 | 233 |
40 | Florida | $33,080 | $15.90 | 2,579 |
41 | Montana | $34,857 | $16.76 | 95 |
42 | South Carolina | $33,651 | $16.18 | 525 |
43 | Oklahoma | $32,785 | $15.76 | 372 |
44 | Wyoming | $32,707 | $15.72 | 67 |
45 | Alabama | $32,923 | $15.83 | 342 |
46 | Hawaii | $32,694 | $15.72 | 100 |
47 | West Virginia | $31,749 | $15.26 | 147 |
48 | New Mexico | $31,174 | $14.99 | 254 |
49 | Arkansas | $31,936 | $15.35 | 273 |
50 | Mississippi | $30,873 | $14.84 | 215 |
51 | Louisiana | $30,783 | $14.80 | 290 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Boston, MA | $46,747 | $22.47 |
2 | Saint Paul, MN | $44,790 | $21.53 |
3 | Buffalo, NY | $44,583 | $21.43 |
4 | Baltimore, MD | $41,521 | $19.96 |
5 | Los Angeles, CA | $40,637 | $19.54 |
6 | Littleton, CO | $40,334 | $19.39 |
7 | Portland, OR | $39,882 | $19.17 |
8 | Chicago, IL | $39,856 | $19.16 |
9 | Milwaukee, WI | $38,584 | $18.55 |
10 | Columbus, OH | $38,368 | $18.45 |
11 | Philadelphia, PA | $37,822 | $18.18 |
12 | Kansas City, MO | $37,557 | $18.06 |
13 | Salt Lake City, UT | $37,220 | $17.89 |
14 | Richmond, VA | $36,754 | $17.67 |
15 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,592 | $17.59 |
Here Are The Five Most In Demand Cities Right Now:
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $45,000 | $3,750 | $22 |
75th Percentile | $42,000 | $3,500 | $20 |
Average | $38,606 | $3,217 | $19 |
25th Percentile | $35,000 | $2,917 | $17 |
10th Percentile | $32,000 | $2,667 | $15 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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Charge Bookkeeper | $50,090 | $4,174 | $24.08 | 27,542 |
Bookkeeper | $40,168 | $3,347 | $19.31 | 38,481 |
Clerk | $31,496 | $2,625 | $15.14 | 80,311 |
Finance Clerk | $36,667 | $3,056 | $17.63 | 143,372 |
Audit Clerk | $40,494 | $3,375 | $19.47 | 97,427 |
Accounting Technician | $42,181 | $3,515 | $20.28 | 39,972 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
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1 | RE/MAX | $79,166 | $38.06 | |
2 | SMECO | $47,221 | $22.70 | |
3 | ITW | $43,159 | $20.75 | 31 |
4 | Oak Harbor Freight Lines | $41,791 | $20.09 | 4 |
5 | Xpress Global Systems | $41,594 | $20.00 | 7 |
6 | Analysts | $41,218 | $19.82 | 2 |
7 | Westlake Chemical | $40,793 | $19.61 | 11 |
8 | East Penn Manufacturing | $40,579 | $19.51 | 8 |
9 | CTG | $40,349 | $19.40 | 1 |
10 | Gregory & Appel Insurance | $40,293 | $19.37 | |
11 | Underground Construction | $40,055 | $19.26 | |
12 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative | $40,053 | $19.26 | |
13 | Reily Foods | $39,876 | $19.17 | 1 |
14 | Brown & Brown | $39,786 | $19.13 | 87 |
15 | Dotdash | $39,747 | $19.11 | 8 |
16 | NRG Energy | $39,697 | $19.09 | 1 |
17 | Master Halco | $39,635 | $19.06 | |
18 | Sherpa | $39,265 | $18.88 | 5 |
19 | FHI 360 | $39,265 | $18.88 | |
20 | kubota | $39,148 | $18.82 | 10 |
Here are some examples of how much an accounts receivable clerk salaries can based on different industries:
The manufacturing industry pays accounts receivable clerks an average salary of $39,229
The professional industry pay $38,743
The lowest paying industry for accounts receivable clerks is the hospitality industry. Accounts receivable clerks in this industry earn an average salary of $37,221
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Manufacturing | $39,229 | $18.86 |
2 | Professional | $38,743 | $18.63 |
3 | Finance | $38,528 | $18.52 |
4 | Health Care | $38,501 | $18.51 |
5 | Transportation | $38,444 | $18.48 |
6 | Retail | $37,581 | $18.07 |
7 | Hospitality | $37,221 | $17.89 |
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $26,500 | $12.76 |
Mid Level | $37,900 | $18.23 |
Senior Level | $56,900 | $27.36 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
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2022 | $38,600 | $18.56 | +2.8% |
2021 | $37,500 | $18.04 | +2.4% |
2020 | $36,600 | $17.61 | +2.5% |
2019 | $35,700 | $17.17 | +2.2% |
2018 | $34,900 | $16.80 | +3.0% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Staffing Solutions. | Accounts Receivable/Collections Clerk | Los Angeles, CA | 06/01/2022 | $43,827 |
Firstoption Workforce Solutions | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Schertz, TX | 06/01/2022 | $41,740 |
Willis Klein Co.'s | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Louisville, KY | 06/01/2022 | $33,392 |
The Reserves Network | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Suwanee, GA | 06/01/2022 | $37,566 |
Cornerstone Staffing Inc. | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Omaha, NE | 05/31/2022 | $35,479 |
Staffmark | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Hightstown, NJ | 05/31/2022 | $39,653 |
Ultimate Staffing Services | Accounts Receivable Clerk (JO) | San Antonio, TX | 05/31/2022 | $37,566 |
Total Staffing Solutions | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Lisle, IL | 05/31/2022 | $41,740 |
Friendly Chevrolet | Automotive Accounts Receivable Clerk | Dallas, TX | 05/31/2022 | $39,000 |
System One | Accounts Receivable Clerk | Spring, TX | 05/30/2022 | $52,175 |
Massachusetts pays Accounts Receivable Clerks the most in the United States, with an average salary of $46,830 per year, or $22.51 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as an Accounts Receivable Clerk if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Massachusetts you should be paid close to $46,728 per year.
Senior Accounting Clerk gets paid the most. Senior Accounting Clerk made a median salary of $58,952. The best-paid 10 percent make $73,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $47,000.
A good starting salary for an accounts receivable clerk is $32,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for an accounts receivable clerk in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for accounts receivable clerks is $38,606, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for an accounts receivable clerk can vary by state.
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