Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/ Title: Payables Specialist hourly rate in Arizona | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in Arizona: median wage $26 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $40. The rate is on every task, before you apply. AZ · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in Arizona The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Arizona is **$26.11 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$40 an hour** on Deftridge, +14% against the United States rate. **$40/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$26.11/hr** median wage **$23-31** middle half of wages **$870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in Arizona Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $19.58 | $420 | $40,700 | | 25th | $23.14 | $500 | $48,100 | | Median | $26.11 | $570 | $54,300 | | 75th | $30.96 | $670 | $64,400 | | 90th | $36.13 | $780 | $75,200 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 24,260 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Arizona in numbers What sets Arizona apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+3%** median wage against the United States median of $25.45 - **17th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **24,260** people employed in the role in this place - **$26.49** median wage in the Phoenix metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Arizona by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist (country floor) | $35 | $760 | | Senior | $40 | $870 | - Regular role **$40** - One-off task **$45** - Task bundle **$40** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United States floor of $35 applies instead. ## Accounts Payable Specialist pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Accounts Payable Specialist, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Arizona ranks **17 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $34.53 | $50 | | District of Columbia | $33.27 | $50 | | New York | $29.98 | $45 | | Maryland | $26.65 | $40 | | Texas | $26.58 | $40 | | Maine | $26.37 | $40 | | Arizona | $26.11 | $40 | | Nevada | $26.08 | $40 | | Hawaii | $25.78 | $35 | | North Dakota | $25.70 | $35 | ## Metro areas in Arizona Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Phoenix $26.49/hr median wage · range $24-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) - [Flagstaff $25.80/hr median wage · range $22-30](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) - [Tucson $25.23/hr median wage · range $21-30](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) - [Prescott Valley $24.45/hr median wage · range $21-28](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) - [Sierra Vista $24.23/hr median wage · range $20-28](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) - [Yuma $23.86/hr median wage · range $20-27](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) - [Lake Havasu City $23.40/hr median wage · range $20-27](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Accounts Payable Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/) · [Accounts Payable Specialist jobs in Arizona](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/arizona/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)