Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/ Title: Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in Texas | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in Texas: median wage $27 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $40. The rate is on every task, before you apply. TX · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in Texas The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Texas is **$26.58 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 **$26.58/hr** median wage **$22-33** middle half of wages **$870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in Texas 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 | $16.94 | $370 | $35,200 | | 25th | $21.62 | $470 | $45,000 | | Median | $26.58 | $580 | $55,300 | | 75th | $32.97 | $710 | $68,600 | | 90th | $39.52 | $860 | $82,200 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 130,770 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Texas in numbers What sets Texas apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+4%** median wage against the United States median of $25.45 - **15th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **130,770** people employed in the role in this place - **$29.91** median wage in the Austin 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 Texas 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 Texas ranks **15 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $34.53 | $50 | | District of Columbia | $33.27 | $50 | | New York | $29.98 | $45 | | Colorado | $27.12 | $40 | | New Hampshire | $26.86 | $40 | | Maryland | $26.65 | $40 | | Texas | $26.58 | $40 | | Maine | $26.37 | $40 | | Arizona | $26.11 | $40 | | Nevada | $26.08 | $40 | ## Metro areas in Texas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Austin $29.91/hr median wage · range $24-34](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Dallas $28.38/hr median wage · range $24-34](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Midland $27.69/hr median wage · range $23-34](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Houston $27.06/hr median wage · range $23-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [San Antonio $25.75/hr median wage · range $22-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Odessa $25.71/hr median wage · range $21-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Sherman $25.56/hr median wage · range $21-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Beaumont $25.33/hr median wage · range $21-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Amarillo $25.25/hr median wage · range $20-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) - [Waco $24.93/hr median wage · range $20-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) ## 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 Texas](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/texas/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)