How much do Bill and Account Collectors make in Dothan, AL?

Percentile spread

For Bill and Account Collectors, the published 10th percentile is $30,320 and the 90th percentile is $46,530. The difference is $16,210, which is 44.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,460 to the 75th at $38,660, covers $6,200.

The mean annual wage is $37,420, which sits above the median of $36,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dothan, AL median is 22.6% lower than the national median of $47,030 for Bill and Account Collectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,420, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% lower than the Alabama median of $40,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dothan, AL is 83.833, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bill and Account Collectors at $43,420 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bill and Account Collectors. Dothan, AL ranks 15th of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $46,840 and employment of 50. That median is 28.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,142, against $43,420 here.
• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 69 miles away, with a median of $47,630 and employment of 80. That median is 30.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,087, against $43,420 here.
• Albany, GA is 85 miles away, with a median of $38,360 and employment of 40. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,755, against $43,420 here.

Employment share

Bill and Account Collectors accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Dothan, AL (60 of 60,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (158,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.