Pay by state · 54 areas
Billing and Posting Clerk Salary by State (2026)
Billing and Posting Clerks earn the most in District of Columbia at $64,330 a year and the least in Arkansas at $38,780 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,500. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $64,330District of Columbia
- National median
- $48,500BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $38,780Arkansas
- Areas reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for billing and posting clerks
Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1District of Columbia$64,330
- 2California$56,260
- 3Massachusetts$56,110
- 4Washington$56,090
- 5Minnesota$55,810
Lowest median pay
- 1Arkansas$38,780
- 2West Virginia$39,300
- 3Alabama$39,520
- 4Mississippi$41,190
- 5Louisiana$43,170
All states
Billing and Posting Clerk salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of billing and posting clerks OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $64,330 | $57,930 | $85,990 | 530 | $58,534 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $56,260 | $48,300 | $64,710 | 41,290 | $50,813 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $56,110 | $49,370 | $61,740 | 7,430 | $53,056 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $56,090 | $47,590 | $62,000 | 11,960 | $52,414 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $55,810 | $49,070 | $62,240 | 6,300 | $56,590 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $53,320 | $46,390 | $62,540 | 32,770 | $49,407 |
| 7 | RIRhode Island | $52,910 | $47,270 | $61,390 | 980 | $51,731 |
| 8 | COColorado | $52,670 | $47,120 | $62,070 | 8,170 | $51,110 |
| 9 | MDMaryland | $52,210 | $47,240 | $60,490 | 5,960 | $49,743 |
| 10 | AKAlaska | $52,170 | $46,210 | $58,100 | 370 | $50,968 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $52,110 | $45,160 | $62,860 | 1,270 | $52,210 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $52,000 | $47,400 | $63,170 | 4,170 | $50,188 |
| 13 | OROregon | $51,860 | $46,400 | $59,490 | 5,030 | $50,174 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $51,750 | $47,120 | $59,530 | 14,910 | $47,562 |
| 15 | HIHawaii | $51,240 | $45,360 | $58,680 | 1,340 | $46,603 |
| 16 | VTVermont | $50,730 | $46,910 | $59,330 | 890 | $51,788 |
| 17 | NHNew Hampshire | $50,710 | $47,080 | $57,840 | 1,480 | $48,682 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $49,730 | $45,030 | $61,880 | 21,010 | $49,751 |
| 19 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,550 | $42,090 | $59,440 | 660 | $54,576 |
| 20 | WIWisconsin | $48,230 | $44,930 | $54,620 | 7,790 | $51,257 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $47,840 | $45,030 | $56,230 | 1,850 | $49,294 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $47,730 | $41,550 | $54,680 | 8,490 | $47,409 |
| 23 | VAVirginia | $47,580 | $42,330 | $56,120 | 7,500 | $47,060 |
| 24 | NVNevada | $47,430 | $43,140 | $55,260 | 3,720 | $47,440 |
| 25 | NENebraska | $47,410 | $40,540 | $53,420 | 3,310 | $52,618 |
| 26 | GAGeorgia | $47,390 | $39,800 | $56,070 | 11,450 | $49,214 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,160 | $40,150 | $54,480 | 7,000 | $49,997 |
| 28 | IAIowa | $47,110 | $43,210 | $51,290 | 3,660 | $53,679 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $46,890 | $41,310 | $51,450 | 12,550 | $48,734 |
| 30 | PAPennsylvania | $46,890 | $40,970 | $56,290 | 15,800 | $48,057 |
| 31 | MOMissouri | $46,760 | $39,920 | $53,430 | 8,550 | $51,488 |
| 32 | MTMontana | $46,730 | $42,860 | $50,690 | 1,890 | $49,374 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $46,540 | $40,350 | $51,670 | 28,560 | $45,004 |
| 34 | UTUtah | $46,470 | $39,390 | $53,980 | 4,000 | $47,004 |
| 35 | IDIdaho | $46,440 | $38,560 | $52,180 | 2,850 | $48,631 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $46,420 | $40,070 | $53,790 | 3,890 | $51,539 |
| 37 | INIndiana | $46,400 | $40,320 | $51,610 | 8,060 | $49,717 |
| 38 | OHOhio | $46,390 | $40,410 | $50,560 | 19,480 | $50,003 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $46,330 | $40,110 | $50,520 | 7,990 | $50,430 |
| 40 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,180 | $38,770 | $50,710 | 770 | $52,130 |
| 41 | NMNew Mexico | $46,120 | $39,090 | $51,930 | 2,050 | $50,015 |
| 42 | TXTexas | $45,910 | $38,500 | $54,050 | 31,150 | $47,302 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $45,590 | $38,890 | $51,260 | 5,200 | $50,566 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $45,250 | $38,560 | $49,650 | 5,550 | $48,267 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $45,120 | $37,770 | $51,270 | 4,460 | $51,364 |
| 46 | WYWyoming | $44,880 | $40,920 | $49,880 | 580 | $48,419 |
| 47 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $43,430 | $38,990 | $48,340 | 30 | N/A |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $43,170 | $36,980 | $49,140 | 5,970 | $48,942 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $41,190 | $36,370 | $46,990 | 3,040 | $47,370 |
| 50 | ALAlabama | $39,520 | $36,410 | $47,250 | 3,780 | $44,493 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $39,300 | $35,500 | $46,010 | 2,180 | $43,912 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $38,780 | $36,170 | $45,720 | 4,390 | $44,607 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,490 | $24,230 | $33,280 | 4,800 | N/A |
| 54 | GUGuam | $26,900 | $23,560 | $31,200 | 80 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For billing and posting clerks, the adjustment does not change the leader: District of Columbia is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $58,534.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Billing and Posting Clerk pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays billing and posting clerks the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for billing and posting clerks at $64,330 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($56,260) and Massachusetts ($56,110).
Which state pays billing and posting clerks the least?
Among the 50 states and DC, Arkansas reports the lowest median for billing and posting clerks at $38,780 a year, $25,550 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $43,430, Puerto Rico reports $28,490 and Guam reports $26,900.
Is the highest-paying state the best for billing and posting clerks after cost of living?
Yes. District of Columbia stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $58,534 in national-average dollars from a raw $64,330. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.