Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/ Title: Payables Specialist hourly rate in Massachusetts | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in Massachusetts: median wage $29 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $40. Free for professionals. MA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in Massachusetts The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Massachusetts is **$28.90 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 **$28.90/hr** median wage **$24-33** middle half of wages **$870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in Massachusetts 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 | $20.16 | $440 | $41,900 | | 25th | $23.99 | $520 | $49,900 | | Median | $28.90 | $630 | $60,100 | | 75th | $33.02 | $720 | $68,700 | | 90th | $39.22 | $850 | $81,600 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 31,010 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Massachusetts in numbers What sets Massachusetts apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+14%** median wage against the United States median of $25.45 - **5th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **31,010** people employed in the role in this place - **$29.55** median wage in the Boston 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 Massachusetts 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 **$50** - Task bundle **$45** 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; 8 of 51 places shown. By median wage Massachusetts ranks **5 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $34.53 | $50 | | District of Columbia | $33.27 | $50 | | New York | $29.98 | $45 | | Alaska | $29.04 | $40 | | Massachusetts | $28.90 | $40 | | Washington | $28.87 | $40 | | Rhode Island | $28.62 | $40 | | Connecticut | $27.58 | $40 | ## Metro areas in Massachusetts Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Boston $29.55/hr median wage · range $24-34](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) - [Barnstable $27.94/hr median wage · range $24-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) - [Northampton $27.43/hr median wage · range $23-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) - [Worcester $26.45/hr median wage · range $23-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) - [Pittsfield $25.91/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) - [Springfield $25.64/hr median wage · range $22-30](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) ## 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 Massachusetts](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/massachusetts/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)