Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/united-states/ Title: Receivables Specialist rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist pay in the United States: median wage $24 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of $35. United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist in the United States is **$24.25 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$35 an hour** on Deftridge. **$35/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$24.25/hr** median wage **$21-29** middle half of wages **$760** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Receivable & Collections 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 | $17.23 | $370 | $35,800 | | 25th | $20.83 | $450 | $43,300 | | Median | $24.25 | $530 | $50,400 | | 75th | $29.42 | $640 | $61,200 | | 90th | $35.68 | $770 | $74,200 | 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 Receivable & Collections Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **$32.90** highest median wage, California - **$20.33** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **1,455,770** people employed in the role - **$36.92** 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 Receivable & Collections 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 (floor) **$35** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United States floor of $35 applies instead. ## Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | 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 | | Rhode Island | $27.27 | $40 | | Connecticut | $26.28 | $40 | | New Jersey | $26.20 | $40 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Francisco $36.92/hr median wage · range $32-45](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [San Jose $36.83/hr median wage · range $32-44](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Napa $34.76/hr median wage · range $30-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Santa Cruz $34.47/hr median wage · range $28-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Santa Rosa $34.32/hr median wage · range $28-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Vallejo $34.03/hr median wage · range $28-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Santa Maria $33.58/hr median wage · range $27-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Salinas $33.44/hr median wage · range $28-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [San Luis Obispo $32.96/hr median wage · range $27-37](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-specialist/california/) - [Sacramento $32.80/hr median wage · range $27-37](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-receivable-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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