Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/united-states/ Title: Payables Specialist rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in the United States: median wage $25 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of $35. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in the United States is **$25.45 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$35 an hour** on Deftridge. **$35/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$25.45/hr** median wage **$22-31** middle half of wages **$760** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in United States 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 | $18.08 | $390 | $37,600 | | 25th | $21.86 | $470 | $45,500 | | Median | $25.45 | $550 | $52,900 | | 75th | $30.87 | $670 | $64,200 | | 90th | $37.44 | $810 | $77,900 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 1,455,770 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **$34.53** highest median wage, California - **$21.34** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **1,455,770** people employed in the role - **$38.74** median wage in the San Francisco metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Accounts Payable Specialist in the United States 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 (country floor) | $35 | $760 | - Regular role (floor) **$35** - One-off task **$40** - 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 by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Accounts Payable Specialist, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | 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 | | New Jersey | $27.50 | $40 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Francisco $38.74/hr median wage · range $34-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [San Jose $38.65/hr median wage · range $34-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Napa $36.48/hr median wage · range $31-43](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Santa Cruz $36.18/hr median wage · range $29-43](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Santa Rosa $36.02/hr median wage · range $29-43](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Vallejo $35.72/hr median wage · range $29-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Santa Maria $35.24/hr median wage · range $29-43](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Salinas $35.09/hr median wage · range $29-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [San Luis Obispo $34.59/hr median wage · range $28-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) - [Sacramento $34.42/hr median wage · range $29-38](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/california/) ## 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. 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