Salary by Metro

SOC 43-3011 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Bill and Account Collectors wages by metro

National median annual wage

$47,030

10th percentile
$34,400
25th percentile
$39,010
Median
$47,030
75th percentile
$56,740
90th percentile
$65,580
Mean
$49,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 158,830.

That median is 7.7% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Bill and Account Collectors.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA660$56,760$77,360$98,540
Napa, CA80$60,860$77,160$77,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,450$44,580$72,430$104,740
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA80$48,680$64,970$79,580
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI60$46,800$62,460$80,470
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA110$44,630$61,640$75,520
Kenosha, WI80$34,730$60,690$74,040
Anchorage, AK200$34,840$60,430$73,600
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA50$49,250$60,390$79,030
New Haven, CT160$46,190$60,330$91,860
Visalia, CA150$38,490$60,310$75,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,260$39,770$59,800$75,380
Vallejo, CA80$37,180$59,740$77,180
Burlington-South Burlington, VT30$50,510$59,690$75,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT350$45,540$59,330$77,180
Rochester, MN70$45,760$58,370$95,290
Fresno, CA230$40,220$58,330$75,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,960$37,220$58,110$78,520
Modesto, CA110$43,920$57,700$62,960
Worcester, MA170$44,350$57,570$69,010

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Bill and Account Collectors jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,950$35,570$47,790$60,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,650$38,250$57,440$77,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,210$40,580$54,370$82,940
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ5,140$38,360$47,740$62,010
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,660$30,730$44,670$59,770
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,990$35,720$46,870$64,330
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,950$37,900$49,390$66,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,840$38,100$49,110$70,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,680$36,700$48,350$62,790
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY2,540$34,910$40,260$59,850
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC2,320$24,960$40,040$58,110
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,260$39,770$59,800$75,380
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR2,220$21,840$26,420$36,380
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI2,180$34,600$49,160$77,080
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL2,160$36,410$49,070$59,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,960$37,220$58,110$78,520
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV1,930$37,140$48,750$60,520
Columbus, OH1,890$31,970$48,200$62,200
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,780$32,560$47,310$62,430
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT1,780$35,320$46,500$61,600

States and territories

State estimates for Bill and Account Collectors, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia240$44,990$62,230$91,480
Alaska310$34,840$60,810$73,590
Massachusetts2,510$45,990$59,800$75,560
California13,880$38,520$57,930$81,440
Connecticut900$40,540$57,930$77,180
Vermont80$48,780$57,630$74,720
Hawaii180$40,090$53,570$66,220
New Jersey3,310$39,530$52,510$79,380
Rhode Island370$45,040$52,000$77,810
Oregon830$39,120$50,880$65,130
Colorado1,670$37,380$50,090$66,930
Maryland2,090$39,480$50,010$67,060
Minnesota2,860$34,600$49,580$77,080
Wisconsin2,570$36,250$49,090$65,130
Maine410$41,550$48,890$59,450
Nevada2,350$37,140$48,750$60,520
Washington2,260$40,000$48,460$70,760
Kentucky1,740$36,110$48,330$64,790
Illinois5,080$37,490$48,140$65,780
Arizona6,300$38,280$47,740$61,220
New York8,800$35,590$47,170$74,490
Michigan2,990$35,930$47,130$62,970
Delaware990$37,840$46,680$63,490
North Dakota270$35,580$46,660$59,990
Pennsylvania6,680$35,520$46,660$64,720
South Dakota1,120$35,190$46,620$59,140
New Mexico440$31,970$46,560$61,100
Florida13,180$35,560$46,410$61,390
Georgia5,280$32,000$46,300$62,050
Ohio6,620$30,830$46,230$62,200
Iowa830$35,350$46,000$74,560
Kansas1,350$30,650$45,760$75,950
Texas21,720$30,730$45,710$60,130
Montana640$37,870$45,420$60,540
Indiana2,690$34,970$45,240$57,980
Utah2,430$34,110$45,240$60,100
Oklahoma1,740$30,730$44,820$73,530
New Hampshire1,120$37,170$44,450$65,210
West Virginia670$35,590$43,960$51,280
Virginia4,590$31,160$43,770$64,100
Nebraska730$33,440$43,210$56,290
South Carolina4,430$33,390$43,140$57,470
North Carolina5,460$24,960$42,910$58,720
Wyoming180$37,430$42,110$52,940
Idaho510$34,030$41,880$58,930
Missouri3,770$28,600$41,760$63,000
Tennessee3,890$30,470$40,920$60,540
Alabama2,090$31,140$40,330$60,080
Louisiana1,690$28,970$39,130$55,690
Arkansas850$27,990$39,110$54,690
Mississippi1,150$27,450$37,680$57,360
Guam70$23,990$37,320$45,880
Puerto Rico2,850$21,840$25,570$35,690

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Bill and Account Collectors?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Bill and Account Collectors is $47,030. Employment is 158,830.

How does Bill and Account Collectors pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Bill and Account Collectors is 7.7% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Bill and Account Collectors?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $77,360.