Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/ Title: Payables Specialist hourly rate in New York | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in New York: median wage $30 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $45. The rate is on every task, before you apply. NY · United States · **Updated November 5, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in New York The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in New York is **$29.98 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$45 an hour** on Deftridge, +29% against the United States rate. **$45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$29.98/hr** median wage **$24-35** middle half of wages **$980** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in New York 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 | $20.38 | $440 | $42,400 | | 25th | $24.21 | $520 | $50,400 | | Median | $29.98 | $650 | $62,400 | | 75th | $35.17 | $760 | $73,200 | | 90th | $42.99 | $930 | $89,400 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 93,920 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## New York in numbers What sets New York apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+18%** median wage against the United States median of $25.45 - **3rd of 51** states by median wage for this role - **93,920** people employed in the role in this place - **$31.74** median wage in the New York City 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 New York 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 | $45 | $980 | - Regular role **$45** - 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; 6 of 51 places shown. By median wage New York ranks **3 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 | ## Metro areas in New York Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [New York City $31.74/hr median wage · range $25-38](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Kiryas Joel $28.58/hr median wage · range $24-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Kingston $27.29/hr median wage · range $24-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Albany $27.20/hr median wage · range $24-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Buffalo $26.99/hr median wage · range $23-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Syracuse $26.83/hr median wage · range $24-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Ithaca $26.78/hr median wage · range $23-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Rochester $26.33/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Glens Falls $26.22/hr median wage · range $22-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) - [Elmira $25.44/hr median wage · range $22-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) ## 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 New York](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/new-york/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)