What are the main factors that influence an Accounts Payable Agent's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Accounts Payable Agent?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Accounts Payable Agent roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Accounts Payable Agent's salary?

An Accounts Payable Agent's salary grows with experience: starting around $45,484 for beginners, reaching about $56,390 at mid-level, and approach $90,593 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accounts Payable Agent?

Accounts Payable Agent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payable Agent roles are District of Columbia $56,422, California $56,208, Massachusetts $55,459. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accounts Payable Agent roles make?

Salaries for Accounts Payable Agent level roles vary by specialization: Director of Accounts Payable: $190,534; Accounts Payable Manager: $101,110; Accounts Payable Supervisor: $74,951; Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable: $66,324; Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent: $55,887.

Accounts Payable Agent Salary in Oregon

How much does an Accounts Payable Agent make in Oregon? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payable Agent in Oregon is $51,749 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, an Accounts Payable Agent's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,867
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,938 to $55,998
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,467

10% $44,467

50% (Median) $51,749

90% $59,867

Accounts Payable Agent Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,998	$4,667	$1,077	$27
Average	$51,749	$4,312	$995	$25
25th Percentile	$47,938	$3,995	$922	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payable Agent Salaries

An Accounts Payable Agent's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Accounts Payable Agent Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payable Agent's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $45,484
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,864
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,390
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $76,006
Expert (over 8 years): $90,593

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Accounts Payable Clerk I	less than 1 year	$45,484
Accounts Payable Agent	1-2 years	$50,864
Accounts Payable Clerk III	2-4 years	$56,390
Accounts Payable Supervisor	5-8 years	$76,006
Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$90,593

How Do Accounts Payable Agent Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Accounts Payable Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,422.
California: $56,208.
Massachusetts: $55,459.

District of Columbia $56,422 California $56,208 Massachusetts $55,459 Washington $55,255 New Jersey $55,235 Alaska $55,164 Connecticut $54,460 New York $54,175

Hawaii $53,263 Rhode Island $52,835 Maryland $52,544 Minnesota $52,147 Colorado $51,994 Illinois $51,943 Oregon $51,749 Delaware $51,607

New Hampshire $51,517 Virginia $51,316 Pennsylvania $50,730 Nevada $50,435 North Dakota $50,338 Michigan $50,185 Wisconsin $50,129 Vermont $50,017

Texas $49,706 Maine $49,686 Arizona $49,655 Ohio $49,619 Georgia $49,150 Indiana $48,916 Wyoming $48,870 Utah $48,799

Iowa $48,768 Kansas $48,524 Louisiana $48,452 North Carolina $48,427 Missouri $48,417 Florida $48,218 Montana $48,111 Nebraska $48,009

Kentucky $47,953 South Carolina $47,749 Tennessee $47,622 Idaho $47,571 New Mexico $47,199 Oklahoma $47,117 Alabama $46,816 South Dakota $46,312

Arkansas $46,037 West Virginia $45,889 Mississippi $45,446

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payable Agent

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Antelope: $49,255
Aurora: $52,242
Beaverton: $53,294

Antelope, OR $49,255

Aurora, OR $52,242

Beaverton, OR $53,294

Beavercreek, OR $52,423

Boring, OR $52,761

Bridal Veil, OR $52,680

Brightwood, OR $51,858

Canby, OR $52,277

Cascade Locks, OR $51,116

Clackamas, OR $53,275

Clatskanie, OR $51,022

Colton, OR $51,873

Columbia City, OR $52,341

Corbett, OR $52,422

Donald, OR $51,963

Dufur, OR $49,524

Eagle Creek, OR $52,535

Estacada, OR $51,746

Fairview, OR $53,183

Gervais, OR $51,412

Gladstone, OR $53,256

Government Camp, OR $50,916

Grass Valley, OR $49,366

Gresham, OR $53,167

Hood River, OR $50,824

Hubbard, OR $51,698

Kent, OR $49,255

Lake Oswego, OR $53,385

Marylhurst, OR $53,316

Maupin, OR $49,314

Molalla, OR $51,441

Moro, OR $49,470

Mosier, OR $50,300

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $50,635

Mulino, OR $52,216

Odell, OR $50,708

Oregon City, OR $52,883

Rainier, OR $51,763

Rhododendron, OR $51,381

Rufus, OR $49,623

Saint Helens, OR $52,174

Warren, OR $52,465

Deer Island, OR $51,988

Sandy, OR $52,129

Scappoose, OR $52,395

Shaniko, OR $49,417

The Dalles, OR $49,798

Troutdale, OR $52,981

Tualatin, OR $53,138

Tygh Valley, OR $49,748

Vernonia, OR $51,603

Wasco, OR $49,511

Welches, OR $51,604

West Linn, OR $53,138

Wilsonville, OR $52,807

Woodburn, OR $51,523

Happy Valley, OR $53,347

Damascus, OR $53,080

Amity, OR $51,284

Arch Cape, OR $49,932

Astoria, OR $50,256

Banks, OR $52,312

Bay City, OR $50,142

Beaver, OR $50,397

Buxton, OR $51,994

Cannon Beach, OR $49,910

Carlton, OR $51,412

Cloverdale, OR $50,086

Cornelius, OR $52,703

Dayton, OR $51,445

Dundee, OR $51,859

Forest Grove, OR $52,284

Gales Creek, OR $51,702

Garibaldi, OR $50,147

Gaston, OR $52,014

Hammond, OR $49,686

Hebo, OR $50,249

Hillsboro, OR $52,849

Manning, OR $52,051

Lafayette, OR $51,508

Mcminnville, OR $51,256

Manzanita, OR $50,081

Nehalem, OR $50,214

Newberg, OR $52,322

North Plains, OR $52,607

Oceanside, OR $49,969

Pacific City, OR $50,089

Rockaway Beach, OR $50,079

Saint Paul, OR $51,670

Seaside, OR $50,355

Sherwood, OR $52,865

Tillamook, OR $50,433

Netarts, OR $50,016

Timber, OR $51,678

Tolovana Park, OR $49,918

Warrenton, OR $49,896

Wheeler, OR $50,209

Yamhill, OR $51,573

Neskowin, OR $50,063

Portland, OR $53,395

Salem, OR $51,454

Keizer, OR $51,463

Albany, OR $50,947

Alsea, OR $50,080

Aumsville, OR $51,355

Blodgett, OR $50,137

Brownsville, OR $50,414

Cascadia, OR $49,819

Corvallis, OR $50,825

Crabtree, OR $50,895

Crawfordsville, OR $50,389

Dallas, OR $51,197

Depoe Bay, OR $49,888

Detroit, OR $49,689

Eddyville, OR $49,869

Falls City, OR $50,947

Foster, OR $50,210

Gates, OR $50,648

Grand Ronde, OR $50,736

Halsey, OR $50,423

Idanha, OR $49,729

Independence, OR $51,389

Jefferson, OR $51,279

Lebanon, OR $50,465

Logsden, OR $50,079

Lyons, OR $50,755

Mill City, OR $50,759

Monmouth, OR $51,062

Mount Angel, OR $51,398

Neotsu, OR $50,122

Newport, OR $49,791

South Beach, OR $49,628

Lincoln City, OR $50,061

Otis, OR $50,159

Otter Rock, OR $49,800

Philomath, OR $50,315

Rickreall, OR $51,398

Rose Lodge, OR $50,209

Saint Benedict, OR $51,391

Scio, OR $50,981

Scotts Mills, OR $51,270

Seal Rock, OR $49,570

Shedd, OR $50,402

Sheridan, OR $51,083

Siletz, OR $49,985

Silverton, OR $51,286

Stayton, OR $51,146

Mehama, OR $51,009

Sublimity, OR $51,229

Sweet Home, OR $50,301

Gleneden Beach, OR $49,942

Tangent, OR $50,493

Tidewater, OR $49,749

Toledo, OR $49,806

Turner, OR $51,364

Waldport, OR $49,631

Willamina, OR $50,908

Eugene, OR $50,740

Agness, OR $49,117

Allegany, OR $49,176

Alvadore, OR $50,691

Azalea, OR $49,692

Bandon, OR $49,215

Blachly, OR $50,259

Blue River, OR $49,483

Broadbent, OR $49,139

Brookings, OR $49,424

Camas Valley, OR $49,166

Canyonville, OR $49,534

Cheshire, OR $50,447

Coos Bay, OR $49,191

Coquille, OR $49,195

Cottage Grove, OR $50,277

Crescent Lake, OR $49,260

Creswell, OR $50,574

Culp Creek, OR $50,066

Curtin, OR $50,239

Days Creek, OR $49,469

Deadwood, OR $50,051

Dexter, OR $50,429

Dillard, OR $49,323

Dorena, OR $49,915

Drain, OR $50,058

Elkton, OR $49,706

Elmira, OR $50,514

Fall Creek, OR $50,362

Florence, OR $49,662

Gardiner, OR $49,258

Glendale, OR $49,588

Glide, OR $49,378

Gold Beach, OR $49,275

Harrisburg, OR $50,613

Idleyld Park, OR $49,258

Junction City, OR $50,580

Lakeside, OR $49,274

Langlois, OR $49,166

Lorane, OR $50,375

Lowell, OR $50,356

Mapleton, OR $49,767

Marcola, OR $50,514

Pleasant Hill, OR $50,650

Monroe, OR $50,355

Myrtle Creek, OR $49,328

Myrtle Point, OR $49,158

North Bend, OR $49,193

Noti, OR $50,344

Oakland, OR $49,629

Oakridge, OR $49,857

Ophir, OR $49,270

Port Orford, OR $49,202

Powers, OR $49,192

Reedsport, OR $49,540

Riddle, OR $49,429

Roseburg, OR $49,394

Scottsburg, OR $49,453

Springfield, OR $50,638

Sixes, OR $49,161

Sutherlin, OR $49,654

Swisshome, OR $49,822

Tenmile, OR $49,216

Thurston, OR $50,661

Tiller, OR $49,513

Umpqua, OR $49,353

Veneta, OR $50,470

Vida, OR $50,086

Walterville, OR $50,323

Walton, OR $50,157

Wedderburn, OR $49,304

Westfir, OR $50,023

Westlake, OR $49,521

Wilbur, OR $49,440

Winchester, OR $49,444

Winston, OR $49,225

Wolf Creek, OR $49,679

Yachats, OR $49,641

Yoncalla, OR $49,919

Medford, OR $50,516

Central Point, OR $50,445

White City, OR $50,128

Ashland, OR $50,150

Butte Falls, OR $49,828

Cave Junction, OR $49,687

Eagle Point, OR $50,235

Gold Hill, OR $50,326

Grants Pass, OR $49,930

Jacksonville, OR $50,234

Kerby, OR $49,764

Merlin, OR $49,608

Murphy, OR $50,121

O Brien, OR $49,662

Phoenix, OR $50,500

Prospect, OR $49,702

Rogue River, OR $50,098

Selma, OR $49,640

Shady Cove, OR $50,165

Talent, OR $50,404

Trail, OR $49,782

Wilderville, OR $49,745

Williams, OR $50,078

Klamath Falls, OR $49,693

Crater Lake, OR $49,159

Adel, OR $49,412

Beatty, OR $49,286

Bly, OR $49,334

Bonanza, OR $49,376

Chiloquin, OR $49,371

Dairy, OR $49,349

Fort Klamath, OR $49,354

Keno, OR $49,713

Lakeview, OR $49,453

Malin, OR $49,439

Merrill, OR $49,460

Midland, OR $49,513

New Pine Creek, OR $49,564

Paisley, OR $49,332

Plush, OR $49,389

Silver Lake, OR $49,314

Sprague River, OR $49,327

Summer Lake, OR $49,267

Christmas Valley, OR $49,350

Bend, OR $49,464

Fields, OR $49,402

Ashwood, OR $49,244

Brothers, OR $49,290

Burns, OR $49,409

Princeton, OR $49,316

Diamond, OR $49,283

Camp Sherman, OR $49,321

Chemult, OR $49,285

Crane, OR $49,370

Crescent, OR $49,259

Culver, OR $49,358

Fort Rock, OR $49,321

Frenchglen, OR $49,279

Gilchrist, OR $49,355

Hines, OR $49,420

La Pine, OR $49,408

Madras, OR $49,392

Mitchell, OR $49,283

Paulina, OR $49,302

Post, OR $49,280

Powell Butte, OR $49,398

Prineville, OR $49,400

Redmond, OR $49,469

Riley, OR $49,277

Sisters, OR $49,322

Terrebonne, OR $49,420

Warm Springs, OR $49,330

Pendleton, OR $50,991

Adams, OR $49,990

Arlington, OR $49,423

Athena, OR $51,104

Baker City, OR $49,452

Bates, OR $49,315

Boardman, OR $50,763

Bridgeport, OR $49,325

Canyon City, OR $49,395

Condon, OR $49,305

Cove, OR $49,401

Dayville, OR $49,341

Echo, OR $51,135

Elgin, OR $49,411

Enterprise, OR $49,297

Fossil, OR $49,313

Haines, OR $49,423

Halfway, OR $49,315

Helix, OR $52,308

Heppner, OR $49,336

Hereford, OR $49,347

Hermiston, OR $52,592

Lexington, OR $50,244

Oxbow, OR $49,092

Imbler, OR $49,438

Imnaha, OR $48,970

Ione, OR $49,409

Irrigon, OR $52,247

John Day, OR $49,475

Joseph, OR $49,239

Kimberly, OR $49,326

La Grande, OR $49,467

Long Creek, OR $49,335

Lostine, OR $49,357

Meacham, OR $49,422

Mikkalo, OR $49,483

Milton Freewater, OR $50,629

Monument, OR $49,324

Mount Vernon, OR $49,391

North Powder, OR $49,401

Pilot Rock, OR $49,582

Prairie City, OR $49,428

Richland, OR $49,266

Seneca, OR $49,398

Spray, OR $49,323

Stanfield, OR $52,454

Summerville, OR $49,417

Sumpter, OR $49,376

Ukiah, OR $49,327

Umatilla, OR $52,844

Union, OR $49,411

Unity, OR $49,402

Wallowa, OR $49,425

Weston, OR $50,126

Adrian, OR $48,585

Arock, OR $49,104

Brogan, OR $49,305

Drewsey, OR $49,366

Durkee, OR $49,271

Harper, OR $49,165

Huntington, OR $49,309

Ironside, OR $49,330

Jamieson, OR $49,174

Jordan Valley, OR $49,112

Juntura, OR $49,330

Nyssa, OR $48,822

Ontario, OR $48,928

Riverside, OR $49,280

Vale, OR $49,188

Westfall, OR $49,345

Accounts Payable Agent Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounts Payable Agent roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Accounts Payable Agent positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accounts Payable Agent as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accounts Payable Agent

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$62,099	$30.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$61,064	$29.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$59,512	$29.0	15%
Financial Services	$59,512	$29.0	15%
Chemicals	$56,924	$27.0	10%

Accounts Payable Agent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accounts Payable Agent's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$47,938

Average $51,749/year

$55,998

$3,995

Average $4,312/month

$4,667

$922

Average $995/week

$1,077

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,998	$4,667	$1,077	$27
Average	$51,749	$4,312	$995	$25
25th Percentile	$47,938	$3,995	$922	$23

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