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

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

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

An Accounts Payable Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,439 for beginners, reaching about $60,045 at mid-level, and approach $96,478 for experts.

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

Accounts Payable Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounts Payable Specialist roles are District of Columbia $57,092, California $56,876, Massachusetts $56,118. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Accounts Payable Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Accounts Payable Support Specialist: $76,511; Accounts Payable and Payroll Specialist: $72,864; Accounts Payable Specialist III: $68,700; Accounts Payable Specialist II: $61,890; Accounts Payable Funding Specialist: $59,078.

Accounts Payable Specialist Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Accounts Payable Specialist make in Connecticut? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Connecticut is $55,107 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,749
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,048 to $59,631
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,353

10% $47,353

50% (Median) $55,107

90% $63,749

Accounts Payable Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,631	$4,969	$1,147	$29
Average	$55,107	$4,592	$1,060	$26
25th Percentile	$51,048	$4,254	$982	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Accounts Payable Specialist Salaries

An Accounts Payable Specialist'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 Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounts Payable Specialist'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): $48,439
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,165
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,045
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $78,870
Expert (over 8 years): $96,478

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Accounts Payable Clerk I	less than 1 year	$48,439
Accounts Payable Specialist	1-2 years	$54,165
Accounts Payable Clerk III	2-4 years	$60,045
Accounts Payable Supervisor	5-8 years	$78,870
Accounts Payable Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$96,478

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

District of Columbia: $57,092.
California: $56,876.
Massachusetts: $56,118.

District of Columbia $57,092 California $56,876 Massachusetts $56,118 Washington $55,911 New Jersey $55,891 Alaska $55,819 Connecticut $55,107 New York $54,818

Hawaii $53,895 Rhode Island $53,462 Maryland $53,168 Minnesota $52,766 Colorado $52,611 Illinois $52,560 Oregon $52,364 Delaware $52,219

New Hampshire $52,129 Virginia $51,925 Pennsylvania $51,332 Nevada $51,033 North Dakota $50,935 Michigan $50,781 Wisconsin $50,724 Vermont $50,611

Texas $50,296 Maine $50,275 Arizona $50,244 Ohio $50,208 Georgia $49,734 Indiana $49,497 Wyoming $49,450 Utah $49,378

Iowa $49,347 Kansas $49,100 Louisiana $49,028 North Carolina $49,002 Missouri $48,991 Florida $48,790 Montana $48,682 Nebraska $48,579

Kentucky $48,522 South Carolina $48,316 Tennessee $48,187 Idaho $48,135 New Mexico $47,759 Oklahoma $47,677 Alabama $47,372 South Dakota $46,862

Arkansas $46,583 West Virginia $46,434 Mississippi $45,985

Top Paying Cities for Accounts Payable Specialist

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:

Old Mystic: $54,233
Oneco: $54,093
Avon: $54,337

Old Mystic, CT $54,233

Oneco, CT $54,093

Avon, CT $54,337

Bloomfield, CT $54,368

Windsor, CT $54,369

Bristol, CT $54,363

Burlington, CT $54,360

Broad Brook, CT $54,065

Canaan, CT $54,103

Canton, CT $54,310

Canton Center, CT $54,294

Colebrook, CT $54,104

Collinsville, CT $54,306

East Berlin, CT $54,277

East Canaan, CT $54,163

East Glastonbury, CT $54,368

East Granby, CT $54,073

East Hartland, CT $53,934

East Windsor Hill, CT $54,327

Ellington, CT $53,947

Farmington, CT $54,278

Falls Village, CT $54,288

Glastonbury, CT $54,370

Granby, CT $53,962

Berlin, CT $54,273

Lakeville, CT $54,334

Manchester, CT $54,363

Bolton, CT $54,293

New Britain, CT $54,256

New Hartford, CT $54,351

Norfolk, CT $54,238

North Canton, CT $54,254

North Granby, CT $53,803

Pine Meadow, CT $54,303

Plainville, CT $54,277

Barkhamsted, CT $54,194

Poquonock, CT $54,327

Riverton, CT $54,127

Vernon Rockville, CT $54,220

Rocky Hill, CT $54,309

Salisbury, CT $53,969

Sharon, CT $54,746

Simsbury, CT $54,289

Somers, CT $53,503

Somersville, CT $53,493

South Glastonbury, CT $54,356

South Windsor, CT $54,347

North Windham, CT $54,221

Pomfret Center, CT $54,163

Putnam, CT $54,132

Quinebaug, CT $54,149

Rogers, CT $54,130

Scotland, CT $54,223

South Willington, CT $54,087

South Windham, CT $54,235

South Woodstock, CT $54,158

Storrs Mansfield, CT $54,191

Thompson, CT $54,143

Ashford, CT $54,096

Willington, CT $54,079

Windham, CT $54,226

Woodstock, CT $54,142

Woodstock Valley, CT $54,120

New London, CT $54,236

Baltic, CT $54,223

Canterbury, CT $54,200

Central Village, CT $54,157

East Lyme, CT $54,253

Bozrah, CT $54,229

Gales Ferry, CT $54,232

Gilman, CT $54,240

Mashantucket, CT $54,226

Ledyard, CT $54,231

Groton, CT $54,235

Hanover, CT $54,222

Jewett City, CT $54,220

Montville, CT $54,234

Moosup, CT $54,131

Mystic, CT $54,232

Niantic, CT $54,250

North Stonington, CT $54,206

Norwich, CT $54,220

Preston, CT $54,220

Oakdale, CT $54,248

Old Lyme, CT $54,354

Stafford, CT $53,858

Stafford Springs, CT $53,884

Staffordville, CT $53,807

Suffield, CT $53,452

Taconic, CT $54,167

Tariffville, CT $54,193

Enfield, CT $53,441

Tolland, CT $54,059

Unionville, CT $54,324

East Windsor, CT $53,995

Weatogue, CT $54,339

West Granby, CT $54,077

West Hartland, CT $53,954

West Simsbury, CT $54,282

West Suffield, CT $53,462

Winchester Center, CT $54,288

Windsor Locks, CT $53,997

Winsted, CT $54,282

Hartford, CT $54,416

West Hartford, CT $54,370

East Hartford, CT $54,412

Wethersfield, CT $54,367

Newington, CT $54,267

Plainfield, CT $54,180

Quaker Hill, CT $54,236

South Lyme, CT $54,286

Sterling, CT $54,079

Stonington, CT $54,222

Pawcatuck, CT $54,192

Taftville, CT $54,220

Uncasville, CT $54,232

Versailles, CT $54,217

Voluntown, CT $54,178

Waterford, CT $54,237

Wauregan, CT $54,153

West Mystic, CT $54,233

Yantic, CT $54,224

Ansonia, CT $55,317

Beacon Falls, CT $55,169

Botsford, CT $56,186

Branford, CT $54,798

Cheshire, CT $54,697

Centerbrook, CT $54,522

Chester, CT $54,522

Clinton, CT $54,759

Cobalt, CT $54,374

Colchester, CT $54,321

Cromwell, CT $54,307

Deep River, CT $54,554

Derby, CT $55,570

Killingworth, CT $54,691

Salem, CT $54,280

Durham, CT $54,557

East Haddam, CT $54,401

East Hampton, CT $54,391

Essex, CT $54,474

Guilford, CT $54,847

Haddam, CT $54,505

Hadlyme, CT $54,429

Hawleyville, CT $56,045

Higganum, CT $54,518

Ivoryton, CT $54,533

Madison, CT $54,780

Marion, CT $54,546

Marlborough, CT $54,357

Meriden, CT $54,401

Middlefield, CT $54,441

Middle Haddam, CT $54,411

Middletown, CT $54,378

Milford, CT $56,347

Milldale, CT $54,458

Monroe, CT $56,910

Moodus, CT $54,415

Newtown, CT $56,154

North Branford, CT $54,782

Northford, CT $54,773

North Haven, CT $54,732

North Westchester, CT $54,316

Old Saybrook, CT $54,496

Orange, CT $54,985

Oxford, CT $55,605

Plantsville, CT $54,455

Portland, CT $54,350

Rockfall, CT $54,380

Sandy Hook, CT $56,105

Seymour, CT $55,346

Shelton, CT $56,732

South Britain, CT $55,809

Southbury, CT $55,790

Southington, CT $54,314

Stevenson, CT $57,030

Wallingford, CT $54,678

Stratford, CT $57,818

Westbrook, CT $54,632

New Haven, CT $54,653

East Haven, CT $54,679

Hamden, CT $54,727

West Haven, CT $54,701

Bethany, CT $54,934

Woodbridge, CT $54,816

Willimantic, CT $54,235

Abington, CT $54,156

Amston, CT $54,292

Andover, CT $54,268

Ballouville, CT $54,109

Brooklyn, CT $54,156

Chaplin, CT $54,202

Columbia, CT $54,273

Coventry, CT $54,239

Danielson, CT $54,091

Dayville, CT $54,094

Eastford, CT $54,132

East Killingly, CT $54,040

East Woodstock, CT $54,151

Fabyan, CT $54,152

Grosvenor Dale, CT $54,153

Hampton, CT $54,184

Hebron, CT $54,302

Lebanon, CT $54,254

Mansfield Center, CT $54,206

Mansfield Depot, CT $54,208

North Franklin, CT $54,229

North Grosvenordale, CT $54,156

Pomfret, CT $54,160

Bridgeport, CT $57,968

Trumbull, CT $57,657

Easton, CT $57,624

Waterbury, CT $54,874

Prospect, CT $54,860

Wolcott, CT $54,555

Bantam, CT $55,070

Bethlehem, CT $55,192

Cornwall, CT $54,808

Cornwall Bridge, CT $55,126

Gaylordsville, CT $55,626

Goshen, CT $54,669

Kent, CT $55,237

Lakeside, CT $55,131

Litchfield, CT $54,873

Middlebury, CT $55,257

Morris, CT $55,041

Naugatuck, CT $55,119

New Milford, CT $55,793

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $55,335

Northfield, CT $54,689

Oakville, CT $54,913

Pequabuck, CT $54,492

Plymouth, CT $54,671

Roxbury, CT $55,752

Sherman, CT $55,858

South Kent, CT $55,364

Terryville, CT $54,533

Thomaston, CT $54,754

Torrington, CT $54,515

Harwinton, CT $54,530

Washington, CT $55,453

Washington Depot, CT $55,490

Watertown, CT $54,989

West Cornwall, CT $54,641

Woodbury, CT $55,419

Bethel, CT $56,110

Brookfield, CT $56,021

Cos Cob, CT $58,465

Danbury, CT $56,029

New Fairfield, CT $56,029

Darien, CT $58,448

Fairfield, CT $57,934

Georgetown, CT $57,471

Greenwich, CT $58,422

Greens Farms, CT $57,900

New Canaan, CT $58,204

Norwalk, CT $58,242

Old Greenwich, CT $58,466

Redding Center, CT $56,924

Redding Ridge, CT $56,924

Ridgefield, CT $56,423

Riverside, CT $58,463

Westport, CT $57,901

Weston, CT $57,663

Southport, CT $57,920

Redding, CT $56,796

Wilton, CT $57,721

Stamford, CT $58,479

Bridgewater, CT $55,942

Accounts Payable Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounts Payable Specialist 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 Specialist positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accounts Payable Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accounts Payable Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$66,128	$32.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$65,026	$31.0	18%
Energy & Utilities	$63,373	$30.0	15%
Financial Services	$63,373	$30.0	15%
Chemicals	$60,618	$29.0	10%

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

Understanding how an Accounts Payable Specialist'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.

$51,048

Average $55,107/year

$59,631

$4,254

Average $4,592/month

$4,969

$982

Average $1,060/week

$1,147

$25

Average $26/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,631	$4,969	$1,147	$29
Average	$55,107	$4,592	$1,060	$26
25th Percentile	$51,048	$4,254	$982	$25

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