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

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

How does experience change An Accounts Payable Office Assistant's salary?

An Accounts Payable Office Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $41,809 for beginners, reaching about $51,826 at mid-level, and approach $83,273 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accounts Payable Office Assistant?

Accounts Payable Office Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payable Office Assistant roles are District of Columbia $49,868, California $49,679, Massachusetts $49,017. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accounts Payable Office Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Accounts Payable Office Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Accounts Payable Assistant Manager: $72,016; Administrative Assistant/Accounts Payable: $52,534; Accounts Payable/Assistant Accountant: $51,508; Accounting Assistant, Accounts Payable: $50,677; Accounting Assistant, Accounts Payable Purchase Card: $50,350.

Accounts Payable Office Assistant Salary in Montana

How much does an Accounts Payable Office Assistant make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payable Office Assistant in Montana is $42,522 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,061
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,550 to $45,945
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,844

10% $36,844

50% (Median) $42,522

90% $49,061

Accounts Payable Office Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,945	$3,829	$884	$22
Average	$42,522	$3,543	$818	$20
25th Percentile	$39,550	$3,296	$761	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payable Office Assistant Salaries

An Accounts Payable Office Assistant'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 Office Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payable Office Assistant'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): $41,809
Early Career (1-2 years): $46,751
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,826
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,075
Expert (over 8 years): $83,273

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Accounts Payable Office Assistant	less than 1 year	$41,809
Accounts Payable Clerk II	1-2 years	$46,751
Accounts Payable Clerk III	2-4 years	$51,826
Accounts Payable Supervisor	5-8 years	$68,075
Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$83,273

How Do Accounts Payable Office Assistant 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 Office Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,868.
California: $49,679.
Massachusetts: $49,017.

District of Columbia $49,868 California $49,679 Massachusetts $49,017 Washington $48,836 New Jersey $48,818 Alaska $48,755 Connecticut $48,134 New York $47,882

Hawaii $47,075 Rhode Island $46,697 Maryland $46,440 Minnesota $46,089 Colorado $45,954 Illinois $45,909 Oregon $45,738 Delaware $45,612

New Hampshire $45,532 Virginia $45,355 Pennsylvania $44,837 Nevada $44,576 North Dakota $44,490 Michigan $44,355 Wisconsin $44,305 Vermont $44,206

Texas $43,932 Maine $43,914 Arizona $43,887 Ohio $43,855 Georgia $43,441 Indiana $43,234 Wyoming $43,193 Utah $43,130

Iowa $43,103 Kansas $42,887 Louisiana $42,824 North Carolina $42,801 Missouri $42,792 Florida $42,616 Montana $42,522 Nebraska $42,432

Kentucky $42,382 South Carolina $42,202 Tennessee $42,090 Idaho $42,044 New Mexico $41,716 Oklahoma $41,644 Alabama $41,378 South Dakota $40,932

Arkansas $40,689 West Virginia $40,558 Mississippi $40,166

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payable Office Assistant

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: $42,263
Acton: $43,286
Ashland: $42,230

Absarokee, MT $42,263

Acton, MT $43,286

Ashland, MT $42,230

Ballantine, MT $43,220

Bearcreek, MT $42,257

Belfry, MT $42,300

Bighorn, MT $42,161

Big Timber, MT $42,228

Birney, MT $42,201

Boyd, MT $42,643

Bridger, MT $42,478

Broadview, MT $43,047

Busby, MT $42,248

Clyde Park, MT $42,235

Columbus, MT $42,583

Cooke City, MT $42,153

Crow Agency, MT $42,285

Custer, MT $42,296

Decker, MT $42,241

Edgar, MT $43,125

Emigrant, MT $42,232

Fishtail, MT $42,196

Fromberg, MT $42,955

Gardiner, MT $42,233

Garryowen, MT $42,268

Grass Range, MT $42,189

Greycliff, MT $42,230

Hardin, MT $42,636

Fort Smith, MT $42,503

Harlowton, MT $42,213

Huntley, MT $43,433

Hysham, MT $42,183

Ingomar, MT $42,103

Joliet, MT $42,960

Lame Deer, MT $42,273

Laurel, MT $43,420

Lavina, MT $42,331

Livingston, MT $42,282

Lodge Grass, MT $42,292

Mc Leod, MT $42,140

Martinsdale, MT $42,167

Melstone, MT $42,183

Melville, MT $42,151

Molt, MT $43,165

Mosby, MT $42,125

Musselshell, MT $42,168

Nye, MT $42,191

Otter, MT $42,231

Park City, MT $43,122

Pompeys Pillar, MT $42,952

Pray, MT $42,210

Pryor, MT $42,976

Rapelje, MT $42,479

Red Lodge, MT $42,266

Reed Point, MT $42,213

Roberts, MT $42,444

Roscoe, MT $42,182

Roundup, MT $42,262

Ryegate, MT $42,175

Saint Xavier, MT $42,465

Sanders, MT $42,234

Sand Springs, MT $42,129

Shawmut, MT $42,162

Shepherd, MT $43,243

Silver Gate, MT $42,267

Springdale, MT $42,204

Sumatra, MT $42,129

Teigen, MT $42,190

Two Dot, MT $42,157

Wilsall, MT $42,194

Winnett, MT $42,160

Worden, MT $42,898

Wyola, MT $42,310

Billings, MT $43,471

Baker, MT $42,377

Wolf Point, MT $42,232

Antelope, MT $42,284

Bainville, MT $42,429

Brockton, MT $42,211

Brockway, MT $42,153

Circle, MT $42,185

Crane, MT $42,458

Culbertson, MT $42,304

Dagmar, MT $42,324

Fairview, MT $42,447

Flaxville, MT $42,178

Fort Peck, MT $42,158

Frazer, MT $42,207

Froid, MT $42,247

Glasgow, MT $42,229

Saint Marie, MT $42,408

Glentana, MT $42,158

Hinsdale, MT $42,149

Homestead, MT $42,247

Lambert, MT $42,221

Larslan, MT $42,152

Medicine Lake, MT $42,241

Nashua, MT $42,207

Opheim, MT $42,146

Outlook, MT $42,209

Peerless, MT $42,154

Plentywood, MT $42,276

Poplar, MT $42,240

Raymond, MT $42,244

Redstone, MT $42,155

Reserve, MT $42,197

Richey, MT $42,172

Richland, MT $42,149

Saco, MT $42,173

Savage, MT $42,298

Scobey, MT $42,211

Sidney, MT $42,457

Vandalia, MT $42,169

Vida, MT $42,182

Westby, MT $42,316

Whitetail, MT $42,148

Miles City, MT $42,236

Alzada, MT $42,199

Angela, MT $42,123

Alberton, MT $42,186

Arlee, MT $42,202

Bonner, MT $42,188

Charlo, MT $42,214

Clinton, MT $42,216

Condon, MT $42,140

Conner, MT $42,224

Corvallis, MT $42,280

Darby, MT $42,143

De Borgia, MT $42,055

Dixon, MT $42,176

Drummond, MT $42,199

Florence, MT $42,270

Frenchtown, MT $42,253

Grantsdale, MT $42,257

Hall, MT $42,191

Hamilton, MT $42,258

Pinesdale, MT $42,355

Haugan, MT $42,045

Helmville, MT $42,108

Heron, MT $42,061

Hot Springs, MT $42,138

Huson, MT $42,197

Lolo, MT $42,244

Lonepine, MT $42,153

Milltown, MT $42,351

Noxon, MT $42,044

Ovando, MT $42,104

Pablo, MT $42,365

Paradise, MT $42,201

Philipsburg, MT $42,191

Plains, MT $42,167

Polson, MT $42,233

Ravalli, MT $42,206

Ronan, MT $42,239

Saint Ignatius, MT $42,228

Saint Regis, MT $42,138

Saltese, MT $42,028

Seeley Lake, MT $42,211

Stevensville, MT $42,278

Sula, MT $42,128

Superior, MT $42,169

Thompson Falls, MT $42,109

Trout Creek, MT $42,070

Victor, MT $42,252

Kalispell, MT $42,270

Big Arm, MT $42,214

Bigfork, MT $42,212

Columbia Falls, MT $42,266

Coram, MT $42,211

Dayton, MT $42,220

Elmo, MT $42,170

Essex, MT $42,143

Eureka, MT $42,224

Fortine, MT $42,182

Hungry Horse, MT $42,314

Kila, MT $42,178

Lake Mc Donald, MT $42,216

Lakeside, MT $42,247

Libby, MT $42,160

Marion, MT $42,154

Martin City, MT $42,246

Olney, MT $42,148

Polebridge, MT $42,074

Proctor, MT $42,158

Rexford, MT $42,189

Rollins, MT $42,184

Somers, MT $42,242

Stryker, MT $42,140

Trego, MT $42,172

Troy, MT $42,044

West Glacier, MT $42,087

Whitefish, MT $42,244

Bloomfield, MT $42,195

Boyes, MT $42,209

Broadus, MT $42,221

Brusett, MT $42,154

Capitol, MT $42,121

Cohagen, MT $42,138

Colstrip, MT $42,310

Ekalaka, MT $42,212

Fallon, MT $42,256

Forsyth, MT $42,200

Glendive, MT $42,340

Hammond, MT $42,182

Hathaway, MT $42,229

Ismay, MT $42,195

Jordan, MT $42,163

Kinsey, MT $42,213

Lindsay, MT $42,160

Mildred, MT $42,256

Olive, MT $42,169

Plevna, MT $42,292

Powderville, MT $42,127

Rosebud, MT $42,148

Terry, MT $42,176

Volborg, MT $42,149

Wibaux, MT $42,323

Willard, MT $42,306

Great Falls, MT $40,414

Malmstrom A F B, MT $40,414

Augusta, MT $42,147

Babb, MT $42,162

Belt, MT $40,910

Black Eagle, MT $40,414

Brady, MT $41,747

Browning, MT $42,219

Buffalo, MT $42,187

Bynum, MT $42,181

Carter, MT $41,116

Cascade, MT $41,684

Choteau, MT $42,182

Coffee Creek, MT $42,185

Conrad, MT $42,221

Cut Bank, MT $42,192

Denton, MT $42,176

Dupuyer, MT $42,143

Dutton, MT $41,269

East Glacier Park, MT $42,125

Ethridge, MT $42,138

Fairfield, MT $41,849

Floweree, MT $40,499

Forest Grove, MT $42,169

Fort Benton, MT $41,879

Fort Shaw, MT $40,967

Galata, MT $42,149

Geraldine, MT $42,167

Geyser, MT $41,863

Heart Butte, MT $42,218

Highwood, MT $40,968

Hilger, MT $42,186

Hobson, MT $42,192

Judith Gap, MT $42,184

Kevin, MT $42,176

Ledger, MT $42,158

Lewistown, MT $42,260

Loma, MT $42,167

Lothair, MT $42,163

Moccasin, MT $42,194

Monarch, MT $41,727

Moore, MT $42,217

Neihart, MT $42,039

Oilmont, MT $42,155

Pendroy, MT $42,143

Power, MT $40,809

Raynesford, MT $41,679

Roy, MT $42,147

Sand Coulee, MT $40,414

Shelby, MT $42,221

Simms, MT $41,286

Stanford, MT $42,189

Stockett, MT $40,830

Sunburst, MT $42,192

Sun River, MT $40,755

Sweet Grass, MT $42,166

Biddle, MT $42,236

Ulm, MT $40,433

Valier, MT $42,185

Vaughn, MT $40,581

Winifred, MT $42,171

Havre, MT $42,250

Big Sandy, MT $42,179

Box Elder, MT $42,263

Chester, MT $42,185

Chinook, MT $42,193

Dodson, MT $42,177

Gildford, MT $42,170

Harlem, MT $42,228

Hays, MT $42,245

Hingham, MT $42,170

Hogeland, MT $42,163

Inverness, MT $42,160

Joplin, MT $42,170

Kremlin, MT $42,169

Lloyd, MT $42,107

Loring, MT $42,147

Malta, MT $42,199

Rudyard, MT $42,180

Turner, MT $42,173

Whitewater, MT $42,154

Whitlash, MT $42,125

Zortman, MT $42,203

Zurich, MT $42,146

Helena, MT $40,297

Basin, MT $41,177

Boulder, MT $41,628

Canyon Creek, MT $40,746

Clancy, MT $40,365

East Helena, MT $40,270

Fort Harrison, MT $40,270

Jefferson City, MT $40,655

Lincoln, MT $42,180

Marysville, MT $40,697

Radersburg, MT $41,695

Ringling, MT $42,133

Toston, MT $41,855

Townsend, MT $41,235

White Sulphur Springs, MT $42,010

Winston, MT $40,739

Wolf Creek, MT $41,598

Butte, MT $42,179

Alder, MT $42,164

Anaconda, MT $42,272

Avon, MT $41,148

Belgrade, MT $42,322

Bozeman, MT $42,349

Big Sky, MT $42,318

Cameron, MT $42,136

Cardwell, MT $42,228

Deer Lodge, MT $41,922

Dell, MT $42,021

Dillon, MT $42,197

Divide, MT $42,185

Elliston, MT $40,805

Ennis, MT $42,253

Gallatin Gateway, MT $42,229

Garrison, MT $41,715

Glen, MT $42,183

Gold Creek, MT $41,994

Harrison, MT $42,239

Jackson, MT $42,075

Lima, MT $42,051

Mc Allister, MT $42,245

Manhattan, MT $42,310

Melrose, MT $42,188

Norris, MT $42,188

Polaris, MT $42,137

Pony, MT $42,248

Ramsay, MT $42,271

Sheridan, MT $42,263

Silver Star, MT $42,262

Three Forks, MT $42,277

Twin Bridges, MT $42,227

Virginia City, MT $42,242

Warm Springs, MT $42,266

West Yellowstone, MT $42,218

Whitehall, MT $42,271

Willow Creek, MT $42,258

Wisdom, MT $42,085

Wise River, MT $42,159

Missoula, MT $42,415

Accounts Payable Office Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounts Payable Office Assistant 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 Office Assistant positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accounts Payable Office Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accounts Payable Office Assistant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$59,531	$29.0	40%
Software & Networking	$46,774	$22.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$45,924	$22.0	8%
Aerospace & Defense	$45,498	$22.0	7%
Biotechnology	$44,648	$21.0	5%

Accounts Payable Office Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accounts Payable Office Assistant'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.

$39,550

Average $42,522/year

$45,945

$3,296

Average $3,543/month

$3,829

$761

Average $818/week

$884

$19

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,945	$3,829	$884	$22
Average	$42,522	$3,543	$818	$20
25th Percentile	$39,550	$3,296	$761	$19

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