What are the main factors that influence an Accounts Payable/Purchasing 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/Purchasing Agent?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

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

An Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,984 for beginners, reaching about $49,905 at mid-level, and approach $52,270 for experts.

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

Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent roles are District of Columbia $61,877, California $61,642, Massachusetts $60,821. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent level roles vary by specialization: Accounts Payable Agent: $50,957; Accounts Receivable Agent: $48,034.

Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent make in New Mexico? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent in New Mexico is $51,762 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,756
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,913 to $56,993
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,498

10% $42,498

50% (Median) $51,762

90% $61,756

Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,993	$4,749	$1,096	$27
Average	$51,762	$4,313	$995	$25
25th Percentile	$46,913	$3,909	$902	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent Salaries

An Accounts Payable/Purchasing 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/Purchasing Agent Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payable/Purchasing 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): $48,984
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,368
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $49,905
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,817
Expert (over 8 years): $52,270

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent	less than 1 year	$48,984
Early Career Level Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent	1-2 years	$49,368
Mid-Level Level Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent	2-4 years	$49,905
Senior-Level Level Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent	5-8 years	$50,817
Expert Level Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent	over 8 years	$52,270

How Do Accounts Payable/Purchasing 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/Purchasing Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,877.
California: $61,642.
Massachusetts: $60,821.

District of Columbia $61,877 California $61,642 Massachusetts $60,821 Washington $60,597 New Jersey $60,575 Alaska $60,496 Connecticut $59,725 New York $59,412

Hawaii $58,412 Rhode Island $57,943 Maryland $57,624 Minnesota $57,188 Colorado $57,020 Illinois $56,964 Oregon $56,752 Delaware $56,596

New Hampshire $56,497 Virginia $56,277 Pennsylvania $55,634 Nevada $55,310 North Dakota $55,204 Michigan $55,036 Wisconsin $54,975 Vermont $54,852

Texas $54,511 Maine $54,489 Arizona $54,455 Ohio $54,416 Georgia $53,902 Indiana $53,645 Wyoming $53,595 Utah $53,516

Iowa $53,483 Kansas $53,215 Louisiana $53,136 North Carolina $53,108 Missouri $53,097 Florida $52,879 Montana $52,762 Nebraska $52,650

Kentucky $52,589 South Carolina $52,365 Tennessee $52,225 Idaho $52,169 New Mexico $51,762 Oklahoma $51,672 Alabama $51,342 South Dakota $50,789

Arkansas $50,487 West Virginia $50,325 Mississippi $49,839

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payable/Purchasing 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:

Algodones: $52,313
Belen: $52,021
Bernalillo: $52,405

Algodones, NM $52,313

Belen, NM $52,021

Bernalillo, NM $52,405

Bluewater, NM $51,305

Bosque, NM $51,639

Casa Blanca, NM $51,756

Cedar Crest, NM $52,449

Cedarvale, NM $50,392

Cerrillos, NM $52,351

Claunch, NM $50,206

Coyote, NM $51,579

Cuba, NM $51,497

Cubero, NM $51,870

Edgewood, NM $52,215

Estancia, NM $51,592

Gallina, NM $51,309

Counselor, NM $51,341

Grants, NM $51,246

Milan, NM $51,451

Isleta, NM $52,495

Jarales, NM $51,971

Jemez Pueblo, NM $52,061

Jemez Springs, NM $51,901

Laguna, NM $52,124

La Jara, NM $51,439

La Joya, NM $51,320

Lindrith, NM $51,258

Los Lunas, NM $52,297

Mcintosh, NM $51,876

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $51,531

Moriarty, NM $51,702

Mountainair, NM $51,144

Nageezi, NM $51,273

New Laguna, NM $51,845

Paguate, NM $51,881

Pena Blanca, NM $52,460

Peralta, NM $52,380

Placitas, NM $52,406

Ponderosa, NM $51,995

Prewitt, NM $51,289

Regina, NM $51,325

Sandia Park, NM $52,317

Corrales, NM $52,514

San Fidel, NM $51,566

San Rafael, NM $51,346

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $52,318

San Ysidro, NM $52,247

Stanley, NM $51,694

Tijeras, NM $52,324

Tome, NM $52,227

Torreon, NM $52,053

Veguita, NM $51,635

Willard, NM $51,052

Youngsville, NM $51,594

Bosque Farms, NM $52,476

Clines Corners, NM $51,382

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $52,357

Cochiti Lake, NM $52,425

Albuquerque, NM $52,544

Kirtland Afb, NM $52,544

Rio Rancho, NM $52,458

Gallup, NM $51,364

Brimhall, NM $51,218

Church Rock, NM $51,242

Continental Divide, NM $51,206

Crownpoint, NM $51,248

Fence Lake, NM $51,020

Fort Wingate, NM $51,224

Gamerco, NM $51,311

Mentmore, NM $51,231

Mexican Springs, NM $51,225

Ramah, NM $51,131

Rehoboth, NM $51,259

Thoreau, NM $51,262

Tohatchi, NM $51,215

Vanderwagen, NM $51,225

Zuni, NM $51,213

Navajo, NM $51,283

Jamestown, NM $51,155

Pinehill, NM $51,091

Sheep Springs, NM $51,270

Smith Lake, NM $51,461

Yatahey, NM $51,252

Farmington, NM $51,498

Aztec, NM $51,593

Blanco, NM $51,352

Bloomfield, NM $51,292

Flora Vista, NM $51,551

Fruitland, NM $51,229

Kirtland, NM $51,552

La Plata, NM $51,570

Navajo Dam, NM $51,547

Shiprock, NM $51,476

Waterflow, NM $51,450

Newcomb, NM $51,239

Sanostee, NM $51,271

Santa Fe, NM $52,812

Abiquiu, NM $51,368

Alcalde, NM $52,262

Amalia, NM $51,289

Arroyo Hondo, NM $51,217

Arroyo Seco, NM $51,276

Canjilon, NM $51,209

Canones, NM $51,675

Carson, NM $51,413

Cebolla, NM $51,239

Cerro, NM $51,254

Chama, NM $51,464

Chamisal, NM $52,124

Chimayo, NM $52,490

Cordova, NM $52,401

Costilla, NM $51,504

Taos Ski Valley, NM $51,114

Dixon, NM $52,074

Dulce, NM $51,463

El Prado, NM $51,322

El Rito, NM $51,557

Embudo, NM $51,806

Espanola, NM $52,426

Glorieta, NM $52,609

Hernandez, NM $51,939

Ilfeld, NM $52,123

La Madera, NM $51,466

Lamy, NM $52,408

Llano, NM $52,018

Los Alamos, NM $52,532

White Rock, NM $52,631

Medanales, NM $51,996

Ojo Caliente, NM $51,691

Los Ojos, NM $51,337

Pecos, NM $52,445

Penasco, NM $51,825

Petaca, NM $51,161

Questa, NM $51,308

Ranchos De Taos, NM $51,579

Red River, NM $51,162

Ribera, NM $51,491

Rowe, NM $52,172

San Cristobal, NM $51,160

San Jose, NM $52,044

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $52,298

Santa Cruz, NM $52,472

Serafina, NM $51,361

Taos, NM $51,292

Tererro, NM $52,613

Tesuque, NM $52,812

Tierra Amarilla, NM $51,292

Trampas, NM $51,782

Tres Piedras, NM $51,147

Truchas, NM $52,254

Vadito, NM $51,756

Valdez, NM $51,199

Vallecitos, NM $51,159

Velarde, NM $51,995

Villanueva, NM $51,392

Spaceport City, NM $50,344

Las Vegas, NM $50,956

Angel Fire, NM $51,106

Anton Chico, NM $50,867

Buena Vista, NM $51,335

Chacon, NM $51,371

Cimarron, NM $51,026

Cleveland, NM $51,735

Eagle Nest, NM $51,065

Guadalupita, NM $51,292

Holman, NM $51,603

La Loma, NM $50,782

Maxwell, NM $51,043

Miami, NM $50,933

Mills, NM $50,752

Montezuma, NM $51,998

Mora, NM $51,808

Mosquero, NM $50,708

Ocate, NM $50,989

Ojo Feliz, NM $51,123

Rainsville, NM $51,347

Raton, NM $51,172

Rociada, NM $52,024

Roy, NM $50,763

Sapello, NM $51,573

Solano, NM $50,701

Springer, NM $50,911

Ute Park, NM $51,050

Valmora, NM $50,913

Wagon Mound, NM $50,854

Watrous, NM $50,930

Socorro, NM $50,812

Aragon, NM $50,966

Datil, NM $50,756

Lemitar, NM $51,048

Luna, NM $51,056

Magdalena, NM $50,759

Pie Town, NM $50,929

Polvadera, NM $51,171

Quemado, NM $51,034

Reserve, NM $50,943

San Acacia, NM $51,256

San Antonio, NM $50,531

Truth Or Consequences, NM $50,520

Arrey, NM $50,512

Caballo, NM $50,547

Derry, NM $50,289

Elephant Butte, NM $50,652

Garfield, NM $50,144

Hatch, NM $49,340

Monticello, NM $50,518

Rincon, NM $49,056

Salem, NM $49,987

Williamsburg, NM $50,584

Winston, NM $50,554

Las Cruces, NM $48,414

White Sands Missile Range, NM $48,573

Santa Teresa, NM $48,926

Playas, NM $50,754

Animas, NM $50,879

Anthony, NM $48,914

Arenas Valley, NM $50,789

Bayard, NM $50,742

Berino, NM $48,692

Buckhorn, NM $50,794

Santa Clara, NM $50,830

Chamberino, NM $48,743

Cliff, NM $50,735

Columbus, NM $50,599

Deming, NM $50,611

Dona Ana, NM $48,416

Fairacres, NM $48,560

Faywood, NM $50,587

Fort Bayard, NM $50,782

Gila, NM $50,661

Glenwood, NM $50,700

Hachita, NM $50,599

Hanover, NM $50,610

Hillsboro, NM $50,506

Hurley, NM $50,708

La Mesa, NM $49,340

Lordsburg, NM $50,716

Mesilla, NM $48,415

Mesilla Park, NM $48,420

Mesquite, NM $48,461

Mimbres, NM $50,650

Mule Creek, NM $50,787

Organ, NM $48,445

Pinos Altos, NM $50,734

Radium Springs, NM $48,435

Redrock, NM $50,605

Rodeo, NM $50,943

San Miguel, NM $48,443

Silver City, NM $50,735

Sunland Park, NM $48,665

Tyrone, NM $50,885

Vado, NM $48,481

Chaparral, NM $49,092

Clovis, NM $50,638

Cannon Afb, NM $50,526

Broadview, NM $50,490

Causey, NM $50,403

Crossroads, NM $50,284

Dora, NM $50,523

Elida, NM $50,314

Floyd, NM $50,436

Fort Sumner, NM $50,395

Grady, NM $50,538

House, NM $50,498

Kenna, NM $50,314

Lingo, NM $50,400

Melrose, NM $50,506

Milnesand, NM $50,294

Pep, NM $50,363

Portales, NM $50,547

Rogers, NM $50,377

Saint Vrain, NM $50,539

Taiban, NM $50,378

Texico, NM $50,558

Yeso, NM $50,195

Roswell, NM $50,253

Artesia, NM $50,353

Caprock, NM $50,250

Carlsbad, NM $50,386

Dexter, NM $50,289

Eunice, NM $50,430

Hagerman, NM $50,314

Hobbs, NM $50,504

Hope, NM $50,130

Jal, NM $50,371

Lake Arthur, NM $50,231

Lakewood, NM $50,306

Loco Hills, NM $50,398

Loving, NM $50,373

Lovington, NM $50,455

Mcdonald, NM $50,318

Malaga, NM $50,324

Maljamar, NM $50,274

Monument, NM $50,393

Tatum, NM $50,350

Whites City, NM $50,435

Carrizozo, NM $50,015

Alamogordo, NM $49,856

Alto, NM $50,022

Bent, NM $49,865

Capitan, NM $49,906

Cloudcroft, NM $49,860

Corona, NM $50,232

Encino, NM $50,636

Fort Stanton, NM $49,927

Glencoe, NM $49,892

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $49,850

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $49,850

Hondo, NM $49,937

La Luz, NM $49,850

Lincoln, NM $49,792

Mayhill, NM $49,963

Mescalero, NM $49,873

Nogal, NM $50,087

Orogrande, NM $49,875

Picacho, NM $49,927

Pinon, NM $50,115

Ruidoso, NM $50,117

Ruidoso Downs, NM $50,049

Sacramento, NM $49,895

San Patricio, NM $49,954

Sunspot, NM $49,850

Timberon, NM $49,958

Tinnie, NM $49,898

Tularosa, NM $49,883

Vaughn, NM $50,432

Weed, NM $49,957

Tucumcari, NM $50,682

Amistad, NM $50,617

Bard, NM $50,536

Capulin, NM $51,108

Clayton, NM $50,715

Conchas Dam, NM $50,761

Cuervo, NM $50,517

Des Moines, NM $50,906

Folsom, NM $50,985

Garita, NM $50,664

Gladstone, NM $50,766

Grenville, NM $50,756

Logan, NM $50,681

Mcalister, NM $50,524

Nara Visa, NM $50,561

Newkirk, NM $50,616

Quay, NM $50,645

San Jon, NM $50,591

Santa Rosa, NM $50,645

Sedan, NM $50,663

Trementina, NM $50,661

Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Accounts Payable/Purchasing Agent

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$59,526	$29.0	15%

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

Understanding how an Accounts Payable/Purchasing 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.

$46,913

Average $51,762/year

$56,993

$3,909

Average $4,313/month

$4,749

$902

Average $995/week

$1,096

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,993	$4,749	$1,096	$27
Average	$51,762	$4,313	$995	$25
25th Percentile	$46,913	$3,909	$902	$23

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