What are the main factors that influence an Accounts Payable Clerical'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 Clerical?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Accounts Payable Clerical roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

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

An Accounts Payable Clerical's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,502 for beginners, reaching about $53,932 at mid-level, and approach $86,644 for experts.

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

Accounts Payable Clerical salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payable Clerical roles are District of Columbia $51,887, California $51,690, Massachusetts $51,001. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Accounts Payable Clerical level roles vary by specialization: Director of Accounts Payable: $190,534; Accounts Payable Director: $189,453; Accounts Payable Manager: $101,110; Accounts Payable Supervisor: $74,951; Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable: $66,324.

Accounts Payable Clerical Salary in Montana

How much does an Accounts Payable Clerical make in Montana? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payable Clerical in Montana is $44,244 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,047
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,149 to $47,805
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,331

10% $38,331

50% (Median) $44,244

90% $51,047

Accounts Payable Clerical Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,805	$3,984	$919	$23
Average	$44,244	$3,687	$851	$21
25th Percentile	$41,149	$3,429	$791	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payable Clerical Salaries

An Accounts Payable Clerical'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 Clerical Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payable Clerical'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): $43,502
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,647
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,932
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,693
Expert (over 8 years): $86,644

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Accounts Payable Clerical	less than 1 year	$43,502
Accounts Payable Clerk II	1-2 years	$48,647
Accounts Payable Clerk III	2-4 years	$53,932
Accounts Payable Supervisor	5-8 years	$72,693
Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$86,644

How Do Accounts Payable Clerical 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 Clericals. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,887.
California: $51,690.
Massachusetts: $51,001.

District of Columbia $51,887 California $51,690 Massachusetts $51,001 Washington $50,814 New Jersey $50,795 Alaska $50,730 Connecticut $50,083 New York $49,820

Hawaii $48,982 Rhode Island $48,588 Maryland $48,321 Minnesota $47,955 Colorado $47,815 Illinois $47,768 Oregon $47,590 Delaware $47,459

New Hampshire $47,376 Virginia $47,191 Pennsylvania $46,653 Nevada $46,381 North Dakota $46,292 Michigan $46,151 Wisconsin $46,100 Vermont $45,996

Texas $45,711 Maine $45,692 Arizona $45,664 Ohio $45,631 Georgia $45,200 Indiana $44,984 Wyoming $44,942 Utah $44,876

Iowa $44,848 Kansas $44,623 Louisiana $44,558 North Carolina $44,534 Missouri $44,525 Florida $44,342 Montana $44,244 Nebraska $44,150

Kentucky $44,098 South Carolina $43,911 Tennessee $43,794 Idaho $43,747 New Mexico $43,405 Oklahoma $43,330 Alabama $43,053 South Dakota $42,589

Arkansas $42,336 West Virginia $42,200 Mississippi $41,793

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payable Clerical

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:

Absarokee: $43,974
Acton: $45,039
Ashland: $43,941

Absarokee, MT $43,974

Acton, MT $45,039

Ashland, MT $43,941

Ballantine, MT $44,970

Bearcreek, MT $43,968

Belfry, MT $44,013

Bighorn, MT $43,868

Big Timber, MT $43,938

Birney, MT $43,910

Boyd, MT $44,370

Bridger, MT $44,198

Broadview, MT $44,790

Busby, MT $43,959

Clyde Park, MT $43,946

Columbus, MT $44,307

Cooke City, MT $43,860

Crow Agency, MT $43,997

Custer, MT $44,008

Decker, MT $43,951

Edgar, MT $44,872

Emigrant, MT $43,942

Fishtail, MT $43,904

Fromberg, MT $44,695

Gardiner, MT $43,943

Garryowen, MT $43,979

Grass Range, MT $43,898

Greycliff, MT $43,941

Hardin, MT $44,362

Fort Smith, MT $44,225

Harlowton, MT $43,922

Huntley, MT $45,192

Hysham, MT $43,891

Ingomar, MT $43,807

Joliet, MT $44,700

Lame Deer, MT $43,985

Laurel, MT $45,179

Lavina, MT $44,045

Livingston, MT $43,994

Lodge Grass, MT $44,004

Mc Leod, MT $43,846

Martinsdale, MT $43,874

Melstone, MT $43,891

Melville, MT $43,858

Molt, MT $44,912

Mosby, MT $43,830

Musselshell, MT $43,876

Nye, MT $43,899

Otter, MT $43,941

Park City, MT $44,868

Pompeys Pillar, MT $44,691

Pray, MT $43,919

Pryor, MT $44,716

Rapelje, MT $44,199

Red Lodge, MT $43,978

Reed Point, MT $43,923

Roberts, MT $44,163

Roscoe, MT $43,890

Roundup, MT $43,974

Ryegate, MT $43,883

Saint Xavier, MT $44,185

Sanders, MT $43,944

Sand Springs, MT $43,835

Shawmut, MT $43,869

Shepherd, MT $44,994

Silver Gate, MT $43,978

Springdale, MT $43,913

Sumatra, MT $43,835

Teigen, MT $43,899

Two Dot, MT $43,864

Wilsall, MT $43,903

Winnett, MT $43,867

Worden, MT $44,636

Wyola, MT $44,023

Billings, MT $45,231

Baker, MT $44,093

Wolf Point, MT $43,942

Antelope, MT $43,996

Bainville, MT $44,147

Brockton, MT $43,920

Brockway, MT $43,859

Circle, MT $43,893

Crane, MT $44,178

Culbertson, MT $44,017

Dagmar, MT $44,038

Fairview, MT $44,165

Flaxville, MT $43,886

Fort Peck, MT $43,865

Frazer, MT $43,916

Froid, MT $43,958

Glasgow, MT $43,939

Saint Marie, MT $44,126

Glentana, MT $43,866

Hinsdale, MT $43,856

Homestead, MT $43,958

Lambert, MT $43,931

Larslan, MT $43,859

Medicine Lake, MT $43,952

Nashua, MT $43,916

Opheim, MT $43,852

Outlook, MT $43,919

Peerless, MT $43,861

Plentywood, MT $43,988

Poplar, MT $43,950

Raymond, MT $43,955

Redstone, MT $43,862

Reserve, MT $43,905

Richey, MT $43,880

Richland, MT $43,856

Saco, MT $43,881

Savage, MT $44,011

Scobey, MT $43,920

Sidney, MT $44,176

Vandalia, MT $43,876

Vida, MT $43,890

Westby, MT $44,029

Whitetail, MT $43,855

Miles City, MT $43,946

Alzada, MT $43,908

Angela, MT $43,829

Alberton, MT $43,894

Arlee, MT $43,911

Bonner, MT $43,896

Charlo, MT $43,923

Clinton, MT $43,926

Condon, MT $43,847

Conner, MT $43,934

Corvallis, MT $43,992

Darby, MT $43,849

De Borgia, MT $43,758

Dixon, MT $43,884

Drummond, MT $43,908

Florence, MT $43,981

Frenchtown, MT $43,963

Grantsdale, MT $43,968

Hall, MT $43,899

Hamilton, MT $43,969

Pinesdale, MT $44,070

Haugan, MT $43,748

Helmville, MT $43,814

Heron, MT $43,764

Hot Springs, MT $43,844

Huson, MT $43,905

Lolo, MT $43,955

Lonepine, MT $43,860

Milltown, MT $44,066

Noxon, MT $43,747

Ovando, MT $43,809

Pablo, MT $44,080

Paradise, MT $43,910

Philipsburg, MT $43,899

Plains, MT $43,874

Polson, MT $43,943

Ravalli, MT $43,915

Ronan, MT $43,949

Saint Ignatius, MT $43,938

Saint Regis, MT $43,844

Saltese, MT $43,730

Seeley Lake, MT $43,920

Stevensville, MT $43,990

Sula, MT $43,834

Superior, MT $43,876

Thompson Falls, MT $43,814

Trout Creek, MT $43,773

Victor, MT $43,963

Kalispell, MT $43,981

Big Arm, MT $43,923

Bigfork, MT $43,921

Columbia Falls, MT $43,977

Coram, MT $43,920

Dayton, MT $43,929

Elmo, MT $43,878

Essex, MT $43,849

Eureka, MT $43,934

Fortine, MT $43,890

Hungry Horse, MT $44,028

Kila, MT $43,886

Lake Mc Donald, MT $43,926

Lakeside, MT $43,958

Libby, MT $43,867

Marion, MT $43,861

Martin City, MT $43,956

Olney, MT $43,855

Polebridge, MT $43,778

Proctor, MT $43,865

Rexford, MT $43,898

Rollins, MT $43,892

Somers, MT $43,952

Stryker, MT $43,847

Trego, MT $43,880

Troy, MT $43,747

West Glacier, MT $43,792

Whitefish, MT $43,955

Bloomfield, MT $43,904

Boyes, MT $43,918

Broadus, MT $43,931

Brusett, MT $43,861

Capitol, MT $43,826

Cohagen, MT $43,844

Colstrip, MT $44,023

Ekalaka, MT $43,921

Fallon, MT $43,967

Forsyth, MT $43,909

Glendive, MT $44,054

Hammond, MT $43,890

Hathaway, MT $43,939

Ismay, MT $43,904

Jordan, MT $43,870

Kinsey, MT $43,923

Lindsay, MT $43,867

Mildred, MT $43,967

Olive, MT $43,876

Plevna, MT $44,005

Powderville, MT $43,833

Rosebud, MT $43,855

Terry, MT $43,884

Volborg, MT $43,856

Wibaux, MT $44,037

Willard, MT $44,019

Great Falls, MT $42,051

Malmstrom A F B, MT $42,051

Augusta, MT $43,854

Babb, MT $43,870

Belt, MT $42,566

Black Eagle, MT $42,051

Brady, MT $43,437

Browning, MT $43,929

Buffalo, MT $43,895

Bynum, MT $43,889

Carter, MT $42,781

Cascade, MT $43,372

Choteau, MT $43,890

Coffee Creek, MT $43,894

Conrad, MT $43,930

Cut Bank, MT $43,901

Denton, MT $43,883

Dupuyer, MT $43,849

Dutton, MT $42,940

East Glacier Park, MT $43,830

Ethridge, MT $43,844

Fairfield, MT $43,544

Floweree, MT $42,139

Forest Grove, MT $43,877

Fort Benton, MT $43,575

Fort Shaw, MT $42,626

Galata, MT $43,856

Geraldine, MT $43,874

Geyser, MT $43,559

Heart Butte, MT $43,928

Highwood, MT $42,627

Hilger, MT $43,894

Hobson, MT $43,900

Judith Gap, MT $43,892

Kevin, MT $43,884

Ledger, MT $43,865

Lewistown, MT $43,971

Loma, MT $43,874

Lothair, MT $43,870

Moccasin, MT $43,903

Monarch, MT $43,417

Moore, MT $43,927

Neihart, MT $43,741

Oilmont, MT $43,862

Pendroy, MT $43,849

Power, MT $42,461

Raynesford, MT $43,366

Roy, MT $43,854

Sand Coulee, MT $42,051

Shelby, MT $43,931

Simms, MT $42,958

Stanford, MT $43,898

Stockett, MT $42,484

Sunburst, MT $43,900

Sun River, MT $42,405

Sweet Grass, MT $43,873

Biddle, MT $43,947

Ulm, MT $42,071

Valier, MT $43,894

Vaughn, MT $42,224

Winifred, MT $43,878

Havre, MT $43,961

Big Sandy, MT $43,887

Box Elder, MT $43,974

Chester, MT $43,893

Chinook, MT $43,901

Dodson, MT $43,885

Gildford, MT $43,877

Harlem, MT $43,938

Hays, MT $43,956

Hingham, MT $43,878

Hogeland, MT $43,870

Inverness, MT $43,867

Joplin, MT $43,878

Kremlin, MT $43,876

Lloyd, MT $43,812

Loring, MT $43,853

Malta, MT $43,908

Rudyard, MT $43,888

Turner, MT $43,881

Whitewater, MT $43,861

Whitlash, MT $43,831

Zortman, MT $43,912

Zurich, MT $43,852

Helena, MT $41,929

Basin, MT $42,845

Boulder, MT $43,314

Canyon Creek, MT $42,396

Clancy, MT $42,000

East Helena, MT $41,901

Fort Harrison, MT $41,901

Jefferson City, MT $42,301

Lincoln, MT $43,889

Marysville, MT $42,345

Radersburg, MT $43,383

Ringling, MT $43,839

Toston, MT $43,550

Townsend, MT $42,904

White Sulphur Springs, MT $43,711

Winston, MT $42,388

Wolf Creek, MT $43,283

Butte, MT $43,887

Alder, MT $43,872

Anaconda, MT $43,984

Avon, MT $42,814

Belgrade, MT $44,036

Bozeman, MT $44,064

Big Sky, MT $44,031

Cameron, MT $43,843

Cardwell, MT $43,938

Deer Lodge, MT $43,620

Dell, MT $43,723

Dillon, MT $43,905

Divide, MT $43,893

Elliston, MT $42,457

Ennis, MT $43,964

Gallatin Gateway, MT $43,939

Garrison, MT $43,404

Glen, MT $43,891

Gold Creek, MT $43,694

Harrison, MT $43,950

Jackson, MT $43,779

Lima, MT $43,754

Mc Allister, MT $43,956

Manhattan, MT $44,023

Melrose, MT $43,896

Norris, MT $43,896

Polaris, MT $43,843

Pony, MT $43,959

Ramsay, MT $43,982

Sheridan, MT $43,974

Silver Star, MT $43,973

Three Forks, MT $43,989

Twin Bridges, MT $43,937

Virginia City, MT $43,952

Warm Springs, MT $43,978

West Yellowstone, MT $43,928

Whitehall, MT $43,983

Willow Creek, MT $43,970

Wisdom, MT $43,790

Wise River, MT $43,866

Missoula, MT $44,133

Accounts Payable Clerical Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounts Payable Clerical roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Accounts Payable Clerical positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accounts Payable Clerical as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accounts Payable Clerical

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$61,941	$30.0	40%
Software & Networking	$48,668	$23.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$47,783	$23.0	8%
Aerospace & Defense	$47,341	$23.0	7%
Biotechnology	$46,456	$22.0	5%

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

Understanding how an Accounts Payable Clerical'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.

$41,149

Average $44,244/year

$47,805

$3,429

Average $3,687/month

$3,984

$791

Average $851/week

$919

$20

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,805	$3,984	$919	$23
Average	$44,244	$3,687	$851	$21
25th Percentile	$41,149	$3,429	$791	$20

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