What are the main factors that influence an Accounts Payable Clerk's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Accounts Payable Clerk's salary?

An Accounts Payable Clerk's salary grows with experience: an Accounts Payable Clerk I (0-1 years)earns $46,089, an Accounts Payable Clerk (1-3 years)earns $51,520, an Accounts Payable Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $57,102, an Accounts Payable Supervisor (5+ years)earns $75,034, an Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor (5+ years)earns $91,798,

What are the highest paying states for an Accounts Payable Clerk?

Accounts Payable Clerk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payable Clerk roles are District of Columbia $58,035, California $57,815, Massachusetts $57,044. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accounts Payable Clerk roles make?

Salaries for Accounts Payable Clerk level roles vary by specialization: Accounts Payable and Billing Clerk: $53,966; Accounts Payable & Purchasing Clerk: $52,375; Junior Accounts Payable Clerk: $51,518; Senior Accounts Payable Clerk: $51,159; Accounts Payable Processing Clerk: $50,600.

How do different companies affect an Accounts Payable Clerk's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Accounts Payable Clerk roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Accounts Payable Clerk Salary in the United States

How much does an Accounts Payable Clerk make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payable Clerk in the United States is $52,416 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, an Accounts Payable Clerk's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,634
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,555 to $56,718
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,040

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Accounts Payable Clerk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,718	$4,726	$1,091	$27
Average	$52,416	$4,368	$1,008	$25
25th Percentile	$48,555	$4,046	$934	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payable Clerk Salaries

An Accounts Payable Clerk's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Accounts Payable Clerk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payable Clerk's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $46,089
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,520
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,102
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,034
Expert (over 8 years): $91,798

Levels	Salary
Accounts ... Level Accounts Payable Clerk	$46,089
Accounts ... Level Accounts Payable Clerk	$51,520
Accounts ... Level Accounts Payable Clerk	$57,102
Accounts ... Level Accounts Payable Clerk	$75,034
Accounts ... Level Accounts Payable Clerk	$91,798

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How Do Accounts Payable Clerk Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Accounts Payable Clerks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,035.
California: $57,815.
Massachusetts: $57,044.

District of Columbia $58,035 California $57,815 Massachusetts $57,044 Washington $56,835 New Jersey $56,814 Alaska $56,740 Connecticut $56,017 New York $55,724

Hawaii $54,785 Rhode Island $54,345 Maryland $54,046 Minnesota $53,637 Colorado $53,480 Illinois $53,428 Oregon $53,229 Delaware $53,082

New Hampshire $52,990 Virginia $52,783 Pennsylvania $52,180 Nevada $51,876 North Dakota $51,777 Michigan $51,619 Wisconsin $51,562 Vermont $51,446

Texas $51,127 Maine $51,106 Arizona $51,074 Ohio $51,038 Georgia $50,555 Indiana $50,314 Wyoming $50,267 Utah $50,194

Iowa $50,162 Kansas $49,911 Louisiana $49,837 North Carolina $49,811 Missouri $49,801 Florida $49,596 Montana $49,486 Nebraska $49,381

Kentucky $49,324 South Carolina $49,114 Tennessee $48,983 Idaho $48,930 New Mexico $48,548 Oklahoma $48,464 Alabama $48,155 South Dakota $47,636

Arkansas $47,353 West Virginia $47,201 Mississippi $46,745

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payable Clerks

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $66,112
San Francisco: $65,389
Oakland: $64,011

San Jose, CA $66,112

San Francisco, CA $65,389

Oakland, CA $64,011

New York, NY $60,351

Paramus, NJ $59,618

Queens Village, NY $59,615

Passaic, NJ $59,565

Bergenfield, NJ $59,560

Stamford, CT $59,445

Huntington, NY $59,424

Newark, NJ $59,036

Bridgeport, CT $58,926

Vallejo, CA $58,821

New Brunswick, NJ $58,800

Petaluma, CA $58,769

Middlesex, NJ $58,669

Somerset, NJ $58,633

Santa Cruz, CA $58,565

Boston, MA $58,245

Monterey, CA $58,061

Seattle, WA $57,941

Santa Rosa, CA $57,930

Los Angeles, CA $57,915

Juneau, AK $57,778

Washington, DC $57,721

Orange, CA $57,534

Santa Ana, CA $57,396

Long Beach, CA $57,343

Anaheim, CA $57,333

Anchorage, AK $57,307

Santa Maria, CA $57,149

Everett, WA $57,139

Danbury, CT $56,954

Bremerton, WA $56,882

Tacoma, WA $56,693

New Suffolk, NY $56,692

Sacramento, CA $56,678

Santa Barbara, CA $56,620

Trenton, NJ $56,562

San Diego, CA $56,562

Brockton, MA $56,505

Fairbanks, AK $56,376

Lompoc, CA $56,242

Lowell, MA $56,200

Ventura, CA $56,190

Nashua, NH $56,180

Stockton, CA $56,174

Modesto, CA $55,792

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,676

Olympia, WA $55,577

Kennewick, WA $55,577

New Haven, CT $55,556

Lawrence, MA $55,367

Hartford, CT $55,315

Riverside, CA $55,304

New Bedford, MA $55,252

Richland, WA $55,252

Bakersfield, CA $55,178

San Bernardino, CA $55,157

New Britain, CT $55,152

Atlantic City, NJ $55,152

New London, CT $55,131

Norwich, CT $55,116

Portsmouth, NH $55,105

Boulder, CO $54,994

Portland, OR $54,922

Worcester, MA $54,916

Minneapolis, MN $54,754

Philadelphia, PA $54,680

Honolulu, HI $54,508

Saint Paul, MN $54,482

Vineland, NJ $54,471

Providence, RI $54,319

Chicago, IL $54,167

Bellingham, WA $54,104

Springfield, MA $54,062

Baltimore, MD $54,046

Chico, CA $53,915

Pittsfield, MA $53,774

Manchester, NH $53,674

Spokane, WA $53,443

Denver, CO $53,438

Albany, NY $53,192

Troy, NY $53,171

Nassau, NY $53,115

Schenectady, NY $53,061

Wilmington, DE $53,019

Burlington, VT $52,946

Salem, OR $52,925

Portland, ME $52,762

Yakima, WA $52,710

Rochester, MN $52,547

Reno, NV $52,521

Fresno, CA $52,521

Milwaukee, WI $52,474

Detroit, MI $52,421

Ann Arbor, MI $52,412

Allentown, PA $52,406

Colorado Springs, CO $52,317

Syracuse, NY $52,290

Carson City, NV $52,290

Houston, TX $52,217

Eugene, OR $52,191

Gary, IN $52,128

Springfield, OR $52,086

Bismarck, ND $52,075

Galveston, TX $52,039

Medford, OR $51,960

Fort Collins, CO $51,939

Concord, NH $51,913

Austin, TX $51,897

Mesa, AZ $51,787

Reading, PA $51,782

Phoenix, AZ $51,777

Dallas, TX $51,761

Saint Cloud, MN $51,711

Madison, WI $51,640

Utica, NY $51,499

Rochester, NY $51,415

Des Moines, IA $51,410

Raleigh, NC $51,404

Atlanta, GA $51,326

Battle Creek, MI $51,310

Salt Lake City, UT $51,294

Lancaster, PA $51,216

Harrisburg, PA $51,142

Kansas City, MO $51,090

Champaign, IL $51,079

Kansas City, KS $51,079

Fort Worth, TX $51,074

Columbus, OH $51,065

Boca Raton, FL $51,053

Pittsburgh, PA $51,032

Richmond, VA $51,011

Indianapolis, IN $51,001

Cleveland, OH $50,996

Las Vegas, NV $50,933

Cincinnati, OH $50,933

Petersburg, VA $50,854

Huntsville, AL $50,775

Lansing, MI $50,740

Lebanon, PA $50,734

Pueblo, CO $50,728

Appleton, WI $50,713

Buffalo, NY $50,692

Dayton, OH $50,676

Racine, WI $50,665

Charlotte, NC $50,660

Saint Louis, MO $50,644

York, PA $50,613

Elkhart, IN $50,613

Gastonia, NC $50,603

Billings, MT $50,590

Beaumont, TX $50,576

Lorain, OH $50,566

Benton Harbor, MI $50,555

Toledo, OH $50,545

Binghamton, NY $50,519

Rock Hill, SC $50,513

Rockford, IL $50,487

Springfield, IL $50,466

Elyria, OH $50,461

Fargo, ND $50,461

Flagstaff, AZ $50,424

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,393

Duluth, MN $50,361

Miami, FL $50,361

Cheyenne, WY $50,325

Grand Forks, ND $50,325

Bangor, ME $50,209

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,152

Durham, NC $50,130

Louisville, KY $50,126

Grand Rapids, MI $50,115

Hialeah, FL $50,110

Casper, WY $50,036

Scranton, PA $49,974

New Orleans, LA $49,958

Virginia Beach, VA $49,953

Akron, OH $49,926

Peoria, IL $49,858

Sarasota, FL $49,848

Nashville, TN $49,811

Omaha, NE $49,811

Green Bay, WI $49,811

Baton Rouge, LA $49,785

Charleston, SC $49,774

Jamestown, NY $49,748

Davenport, IA $49,748

Tucson, AZ $49,722

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,690

Tampa, FL $49,680

Evansville, IN $49,649

Port Arthur, TX $49,649

Bradenton, FL $49,628

Santa Fe, NM $49,533

Orlando, FL $49,439

Clearwater, FL $49,423

Canton, OH $49,313

La Crosse, WI $49,313

Albuquerque, NM $49,282

Newport News, VA $49,276

High Point, NC $49,261

Ogden, UT $49,240

Corpus Christi, TX $49,198

Norfolk, VA $49,166

Laramie, WY $49,166

Rock Island, IL $49,135

Saginaw, MI $49,124

Jacksonville, FL $49,119

Salisbury, NC $49,109

Boise, ID $49,098

Moline, IL $49,072

Fort Myers, FL $49,056

Memphis, TN $49,046

Tulsa, OK $49,020

Waterloo, IA $48,988

Spartanburg, SC $48,936

Lincoln, NE $48,909

Fort Wayne, IN $48,899

Provo, UT $48,894

Cedar Falls, IA $48,831

San Antonio, TX $48,810

Greensboro, NC $48,789

South Bend, IN $48,784

Savannah, GA $48,726

Muskegon, MI $48,705

Birmingham, AL $48,700

Winston Salem, NC $48,674

Lake Charles, LA $48,548

Anderson, IN $48,537

Lexington, KY $48,522

Augusta, GA $48,506

Greenville, SC $48,506

Lima, OH $48,464

Wichita, KS $48,459

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,459

Columbia, SC $48,412

Springfield, OH $48,401

Asheville, NC $48,317

Bloomington, IN $48,280

Knoxville, TN $48,092

Shreveport, LA $48,087

Wilmington, NC $48,018

Roanoke, VA $48,018

Topeka, KS $47,924

Frankfort, KY $47,918

Oklahoma City, OK $47,882

Chillicothe, OH $47,861

Longview, TX $47,856

Melbourne, FL $47,851

Sioux Falls, SD $47,767

Mobile, AL $47,762

Terre Haute, IN $47,741

Altoona, PA $47,709

Amarillo, TX $47,672

Killeen, TX $47,657

Fayetteville, AR $47,615

Chattanooga, TN $47,599

Sioux City, IA $47,552

Idaho Falls, ID $47,541

Lynchburg, VA $47,499

Gainesville, FL $47,431

Portsmouth, OH $47,405

Little Rock, AR $47,395

Lafayette, LA $47,374

Youngstown, OH $47,374

Daytona Beach, FL $47,342

Clarksville, TN $47,337

Pensacola, FL $47,332

Temple, TX $47,328

Hopkinsville, KY $47,174

Erie, PA $47,164

Florence, SC $47,143

Charleston, WV $47,059

Great Falls, MT $47,033

Macon, GA $46,960

Tallahassee, FL $46,954

Fayetteville, NC $46,944

Waco, TX $46,933

Helena, MT $46,897

Pine Bluff, AR $46,877

Vincennes, IN $46,813

Lubbock, TX $46,792

Alamogordo, NM $46,760

Twin Falls, ID $46,713

Rapid City, SD $46,698

Jackson, MS $46,603

Huntington, WV $46,599

Greenville, MS $46,598

Parkersburg, WV $46,544

Montgomery, AL $46,535

Wichita Falls, TX $46,483

Springfield, MO $46,483

Biloxi, MS $46,456

Monroe, LA $46,404

Johnstown, PA $46,367

Sumter, SC $46,346

Columbus, GA $46,341

Pascagoula, MS $46,241

Abilene, TX $46,241

Kingsport, TN $46,105

Albany, GA $46,105

Gulfport, MS $46,089

Alexandria, LA $45,917

Fort Smith, AR $45,785

El Paso, TX $45,644

Las Cruces, NM $45,408

Harlingen, TX $45,275

Pocatello, ID $45,267

Florence, AL $45,198

Brownsville, TX $45,188

Mcallen, TX $45,078

Dothan, AL $45,004

Columbus, MS $44,693

Altus, OK $44,449

Lawton, OK $44,349

Pierre, SD $44,161

What Skills Can Increase an Accounts Payable Clerk's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
General Ledger (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Creating and keeping track of business transactions and activities to monitor financial operations.
Accounting Software (Mentioned in 1.13% Job Postings): Accounting software makes it easier for business owners to manage financial procedures, performing financial tasks correctly and quickly.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	3.25%
General Ledger	2.08%
Accounting Software	1.13%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Accounts Payable Clerk's salary.

Concur: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Concur	$55,561	6%
Presentation	$55,561	6%
Innovation	$55,037	5%
Collaboration	$55,037	5%
Leadership	$55,037	5%
Process Improvement	$55,037	5%

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How Education impacts an Accounts Payable Clerk's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Accounts Payable Clerks enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Accounts Payable Clerk with a Associate's Degree is between $48,167 and $50,899).

Accounts Payable Clerk Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Accounts Payable Clerk

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 38.3%

Associates 25.9%

Bachelors 32.2%

Masters 2.3%

Doctorate 0.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	38.3%
Associates	25.9%
Bachelors	32.2%
Masters	2.3%
Doctorate	0.2%

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Accounts Payable Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accounts Payable Clerk's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$48,555

Average $52,416/year

$56,718

$4,046

Average $4,368/month

$4,726

$934

Average $1,008/week

$1,091

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,718	$4,726	$1,091	$27
Average	$52,416	$4,368	$1,008	$25
25th Percentile	$48,555	$4,046	$934	$23

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Salary Trends for Accounts Payable Clerk

Salaries for an Accounts Payable Clerk can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,564 in 2023 to around $46,615 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Accounts Payable Clerk salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$46,900

2025

$46,615

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2024	$46,900
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