Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/ Title: Payables Specialist hourly rate in Washington | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in Washington: median wage $29 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $40. The rate is on every task, before you apply. WA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in Washington The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Washington is **$28.87 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 **$28.87/hr** median wage **$25-33** middle half of wages **$870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in Washington 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 | $22.44 | $490 | $46,700 | | 25th | $24.57 | $530 | $51,100 | | Median | $28.87 | $630 | $60,000 | | 75th | $32.52 | $700 | $67,600 | | 90th | $38.57 | $840 | $80,200 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 36,640 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Washington in numbers What sets Washington apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+13%** median wage against the United States median of $25.45 - **6th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **36,640** people employed in the role in this place - **$29.79** median wage in the Seattle metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - RCW 49.62.020: a non-competition covenant is void and unenforceable unless the employee's annualised earnings exceed $100,000 a year, adjusted annually under RCW 49.62.040. [Source](https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.62.020) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Washington 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; 9 of 51 places shown. By median wage Washington ranks **6 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 | | New Jersey | $27.50 | $40 | ## Metro areas in Washington Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Seattle $29.79/hr median wage · range $25-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Bremerton $29.47/hr median wage · range $25-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Mount Vernon $28.77/hr median wage · range $24-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Longview $28.14/hr median wage · range $24-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Bellingham $27.72/hr median wage · range $24-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Kennewick $27.65/hr median wage · range $24-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Olympia $27.63/hr median wage · range $24-32](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Spokane $27.28/hr median wage · range $24-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Yakima $26.70/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) - [Wenatchee $26.31/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) ## 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 Washington](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/washington/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)