Bill and Account Collectors salary
The median pay for bill and account collectors in the United States is $47,030 a year. About 158,830 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,400
- 25th percentile
- $39,010
- Median percentile
- $47,030
- 75th percentile
- $56,740
- 90th percentile
- $65,580
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $62,230
- Alaska $60,810
- Massachusetts $59,800
- California $57,930
- Connecticut $57,930
- Vermont $57,630
- Hawaii $53,570
- New Jersey $52,510
- Rhode Island $52,000
- Oregon $50,880
- Colorado $50,090
- Maryland $50,010
- Minnesota $49,580
- Wisconsin $49,090
- Maine $48,890
- Nevada $48,750
- Washington $48,460
- Kentucky $48,330
- Illinois $48,140
- Arizona $47,740
- New York $47,170
- Michigan $47,130
- Delaware $46,680
- North Dakota $46,660
- Pennsylvania $46,660
- South Dakota $46,620
- New Mexico $46,560
- Florida $46,410
- Georgia $46,300
- Ohio $46,230
- Iowa $46,000
- Kansas $45,760
- Texas $45,710
- Montana $45,420
- Indiana $45,240
- Utah $45,240
- Oklahoma $44,820
- New Hampshire $44,450
- West Virginia $43,960
- Virginia $43,770
- Nebraska $43,210
- South Carolina $43,140
- North Carolina $42,910
- Wyoming $42,110
- Idaho $41,880
- Missouri $41,760
- Tennessee $40,920
- Alabama $40,330
- Louisiana $39,130
- Arkansas $39,110
- Mississippi $37,680
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $77,360
- Napa, CA $77,160
- San Francisco, CA $72,430
- San Luis Obispo, CA $64,970
- Racine, WI $62,460
- Santa Maria, CA $61,640
- Kenosha, WI $60,690
- Anchorage, AK $60,430
- Santa Cruz, CA $60,390
- New Haven, CT $60,330
- Visalia, CA $60,310
- Boston, MA $59,800
- Vallejo, CA $59,740
- Burlington, VT $59,690
- Hartford, CT $59,330
- Rochester, MN $58,370
- Fresno, CA $58,330
- Washington, DC $58,110
- Modesto, CA $57,700
- Worcester, MA $57,570
- Los Angeles, CA $57,440
- Santa Rosa, CA $57,120
- Salinas, CA $56,800
- Bridgeport, CT $55,820
- Norwich, CT $55,550
- Sacramento, CA $55,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $55,210
- New York, NY $54,370
- Denver, CO $53,790
- Portland, OR $53,620
- Atlantic City, NJ $52,970
- Oxnard, CA $52,940
- Olympia, WA $52,910
- Providence, RI $52,890
- Trenton, NJ $52,510
- Springfield, MA $52,350
- Riverside, CA $52,140
- Portland, ME $52,000
- Midland, TX $51,930
- Syracuse, NY $51,780
- Des Moines, IA $51,730
- San Diego, CA $51,520
- Charlottesville, VA $51,350
- Elkhart, IN $50,950
- Gainesville, GA $50,820
- Fort Collins, CO $50,630
- Milwaukee, WI $50,360
- Raleigh, NC $50,200
- Cedar Rapids, IA $50,090
- Champaign, IL $50,040
- Baltimore, MD $49,970
- Eau Claire, WI $49,950
- Bakersfield, CA $49,870
- Stockton, CA $49,860
- Ann Arbor, MI $49,810
- Salisbury, MD $49,660
- Bremerton, WA $49,620
- Oshkosh, WI $49,480
- Sioux City, IA $49,440
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,400
- Chicago, IL $49,390
- Pittsfield, MA $49,340
- Naples, FL $49,270
- Albany, NY $49,260
- Eugene, OR $49,240
- Minneapolis, MN $49,160
- Paducah, KY $49,150
- Lancaster, PA $49,130
- Philadelphia, PA $49,110
- Madison, WI $49,090
- Hagerstown, MD $49,080
- Tampa, FL $49,070
- Helena, MT $49,050
- Grand Rapids, MI $49,040
- Utica, NY $49,040
- Merced, CA $48,920
- Warner Robins, GA $48,830
- Waterbury, CT $48,820
- Bangor, ME $48,750
- Las Vegas, NV $48,750
- Medford, OR $48,730
- Fort Wayne, IN $48,600
- Detroit, MI $48,580
- Fargo, ND $48,570
- Colorado Springs, CO $48,540
- Green Bay, WI $48,510
- Seattle, WA $48,460
- Salem, OR $48,360
- Atlanta, GA $48,350
- Cincinnati, OH $48,320
- Saginaw, MI $48,310
- St. Louis, MO $48,310
- Bozeman, MT $48,290
- Columbus, OH $48,200
- Rapid City, SD $48,090
- Nashville, TN $48,080
- Albuquerque, NM $48,010
- Lexington, KY $48,010
- Wausau, WI $47,930
- Dallas, TX $47,790
- Lebanon, PA $47,790
- Reno, NV $47,780
- Traverse City, MI $47,770
- Phoenix, AZ $47,740
- Bismarck, ND $47,730
- Palm Bay, FL $47,650
- Crestview, FL $47,630
- Flagstaff, AZ $47,620
- Kalamazoo, MI $47,500
- San Antonio, TX $47,380
- Orlando, FL $47,370
- Macon, GA $47,340
- Austin, TX $47,310
- Greenville, SC $47,210
- Monroe, MI $47,200
- Dayton, OH $47,190
- Bloomington, IN $47,160
- La Crosse, WI $47,100
- York, PA $46,980
- Appleton, WI $46,930