Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/ Title: Receivables Specialist hourly rate in New York | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist pay in New York: median wage $29 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $40. NY · United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist hourly rate in New York The market median wage for an Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist in New York is **$28.56 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 **$28.56/hr** median wage **$23-34** middle half of wages **$870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Receivable & Collections 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 | $19.42 | $420 | $40,400 | | 25th | $23.07 | $500 | $48,000 | | Median | $28.56 | $620 | $59,400 | | 75th | $33.51 | $730 | $69,700 | | 90th | $40.96 | $890 | $85,200 | 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 Receivable & Collections Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+18%** median wage against the United States median of $24.25 - **3rd of 51** states by median wage for this role - **93,920** people employed in the role in this place - **$30.24** 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 Receivable & Collections 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 | $40 | $870 | - Regular role **$40** - One-off task **$45** - Task bundle **$45** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United States floor of $35 applies instead. ## Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist, highest first; 6 of 51 places shown. By median wage New York ranks **3 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $32.90 | $50 | | District of Columbia | $31.70 | $45 | | New York | $28.56 | $40 | | Alaska | $27.67 | $40 | | Massachusetts | $27.54 | $40 | | Washington | $27.51 | $40 | ## Metro areas in New York Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [New York City $30.24/hr median wage · range $24-36](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Kiryas Joel $27.24/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Kingston $26.00/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Albany $25.92/hr median wage · range $23-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Buffalo $25.71/hr median wage · range $22-30](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Syracuse $25.57/hr median wage · range $22-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Ithaca $25.51/hr median wage · range $22-31](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Rochester $25.09/hr median wage · range $21-30](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Glens Falls $24.98/hr median wage · range $21-29](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) - [Elmira $24.24/hr median wage · range $21-30](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-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 Receivable & Collections Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/) · [Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist jobs in New York](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-receivable-specialist/new-york/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)