What are the main factors that influence an AR/AP Accountant'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 AR/AP Accountant?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for AR/AP Accountant roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change An AR/AP Accountant's salary?

An AR/AP Accountant's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,389 for beginners, reaching about $84,046 at mid-level, and approach $141,205 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an AR/AP Accountant?

AR/AP Accountant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AR/AP Accountant roles are District of Columbia $71,622, California $71,350, Massachusetts $70,399. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AR/AP Accountant roles make?

Salaries for AR/AP Accountant level roles vary by specialization: Accountant V: $140,907; Senior Accountant: $83,890; Plant Accountant: $82,136; Intermediate Accountant: $72,390; Accountant II: $72,361.

AR/AP Accountant Salary in Vermont

How much does an AR/AP Accountant make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an AR/AP Accountant in Vermont is $63,490 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an AR/AP Accountant's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,586
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,453 to $68,775
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,867

10% $53,867

50% (Median) $63,490

90% $73,586

AR/AP Accountant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,775	$5,731	$1,323	$33
Average	$63,490	$5,291	$1,221	$31
25th Percentile	$58,453	$4,871	$1,124	$28

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Key Factors That Influence AR/AP Accountant Salaries

An AR/AP Accountant'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 AR/AP Accountant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AR/AP Accountant'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): $62,389
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,514
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,046
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,179
Expert (over 8 years): $141,205

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
AR/AP Accountant	less than 1 year	$62,389
Accountant II	1-2 years	$72,514
Accountant III	2-4 years	$84,046
Accountant IV	5-8 years	$100,179
Accountant V	over 8 years	$141,205

How Do AR/AP Accountant 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 AR/AP Accountants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,622.
California: $71,350.
Massachusetts: $70,399.

District of Columbia $71,622 California $71,350 Massachusetts $70,399 Washington $70,140 New Jersey $70,114 Alaska $70,024 Connecticut $69,131 New York $68,769

Hawaii $67,611 Rhode Island $67,068 Maryland $66,699 Minnesota $66,194 Colorado $66,000 Illinois $65,936 Oregon $65,690 Delaware $65,509

New Hampshire $65,395 Virginia $65,140 Pennsylvania $64,396 Nevada $64,021 North Dakota $63,898 Michigan $63,704 Wisconsin $63,633 Vermont $63,490

Texas $63,096 Maine $63,070 Arizona $63,031 Ohio $62,986 Georgia $62,391 Indiana $62,093 Wyoming $62,035 Utah $61,944

Iowa $61,906 Kansas $61,595 Louisiana $61,504 North Carolina $61,472 Missouri $61,459 Florida $61,207 Montana $61,071 Nebraska $60,942

Kentucky $60,871 South Carolina $60,612 Tennessee $60,450 Idaho $60,385 New Mexico $59,913 Oklahoma $59,810 Alabama $59,428 South Dakota $58,788

Arkansas $58,438 West Virginia $58,251 Mississippi $57,688

Top Paying Cities for AR/AP Accountant

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:

Adamant: $64,988
Barre: $65,086
Cabot: $64,943

Adamant, VT $64,988

Barre, VT $65,086

Cabot, VT $64,943

Calais, VT $65,000

East Barre, VT $64,987

East Calais, VT $64,988

East Montpelier, VT $65,031

Eden, VT $64,945

Eden Mills, VT $64,886

Graniteville, VT $65,082

Hyde Park, VT $65,041

Johnson, VT $65,123

Lake Elmore, VT $64,968

Marshfield, VT $64,954

Moretown, VT $65,128

Morrisville, VT $65,120

Moscow, VT $65,153

Northfield, VT $65,048

Northfield Falls, VT $65,352

North Hyde Park, VT $65,036

North Montpelier, VT $64,971

Plainfield, VT $64,962

Roxbury, VT $64,852

South Barre, VT $65,161

Waterbury, VT $65,146

Stowe, VT $65,155

Waitsfield, VT $65,119

Warren, VT $64,998

Washington, VT $64,871

Waterbury Center, VT $65,144

Websterville, VT $65,071

Williamstown, VT $64,996

Wolcott, VT $64,960

Woodbury, VT $64,896

Worcester, VT $64,961

Rutland, VT $64,959

Belmont, VT $64,758

Benson, VT $64,758

Bomoseen, VT $64,860

Brandon, VT $64,908

Bridport, VT $64,915

Castleton, VT $64,872

Center Rutland, VT $64,917

Chittenden, VT $64,767

Cuttingsville, VT $64,745

Danby, VT $64,855

East Middlebury, VT $64,950

East Poultney, VT $64,862

East Wallingford, VT $64,792

Fair Haven, VT $64,815

Florence, VT $64,793

Forest Dale, VT $64,910

Gaysville, VT $64,498

Granville, VT $64,803

Hancock, VT $64,793

Hydeville, VT $64,868

Killington, VT $64,785

Middlebury, VT $65,051

Middletown Springs, VT $64,827

Mount Holly, VT $64,767

North Clarendon, VT $64,862

Orwell, VT $64,855

Pawlet, VT $64,879

Pittsfield, VT $64,823

Pittsford, VT $64,885

Poultney, VT $64,873

Proctor, VT $64,945

Ripton, VT $64,870

Rochester, VT $64,836

Rupert, VT $64,829

Salisbury, VT $64,933

Shoreham, VT $64,878

Stockbridge, VT $64,763

Wallingford, VT $64,798

Wells, VT $64,881

West Pawlet, VT $64,903

West Rupert, VT $64,888

West Rutland, VT $64,848

Whiting, VT $64,881

Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,950

Albany, VT $64,913

Barnet, VT $64,881

Barton, VT $64,906

Beebe Plain, VT $64,925

Concord, VT $64,820

Coventry, VT $65,001

Craftsbury, VT $64,932

Craftsbury Common, VT $64,935

Danville, VT $64,895

Derby, VT $64,925

Derby Line, VT $64,877

East Burke, VT $64,875

East Charleston, VT $64,881

East Hardwick, VT $64,916

East Haven, VT $64,733

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,949

Glover, VT $64,886

Granby, VT $64,653

Greensboro, VT $64,864

Greensboro Bend, VT $64,906

Hardwick, VT $64,978

Irasburg, VT $64,890

Island Pond, VT $64,783

Lowell, VT $64,868

Lower Waterford, VT $64,942

Lyndon, VT $64,930

Lyndon Center, VT $65,003

Lyndonville, VT $64,933

Morgan, VT $64,816

Newport, VT $64,964

Newport Center, VT $64,881

North Concord, VT $64,712

North Troy, VT $64,890

Orleans, VT $64,866

Passumpsic, VT $64,954

Peacham, VT $64,824

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $64,956

Sheffield, VT $64,841

Sutton, VT $64,836

Troy, VT $64,897

West Burke, VT $64,879

West Charleston, VT $64,849

West Danville, VT $64,899

Westfield, VT $64,848

West Glover, VT $64,892

Averill, VT $64,514

Beecher Falls, VT $64,933

Canaan, VT $64,771

Gilman, VT $65,056

Guildhall, VT $64,686

Lunenburg, VT $64,827

Norton, VT $64,644

North Bennington, VT $65,366

North Pownal, VT $65,498

Pownal, VT $65,535

White River Junction, VT $64,942

Ascutney, VT $64,972

Barnard, VT $64,794

Bethel, VT $64,835

Bradford, VT $64,903

Bridgewater, VT $64,861

Bridgewater Corners, VT $64,732

Brookfield, VT $64,898

Brownsville, VT $64,862

Chelsea, VT $64,860

Corinth, VT $64,843

East Corinth, VT $64,870

East Randolph, VT $64,882

East Ryegate, VT $64,826

East Thetford, VT $64,906

Fairlee, VT $64,837

Groton, VT $64,854

Hartford, VT $65,111

Hartland, VT $64,883

Hartland Four Corners, VT $64,881

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $65,047

Newbury, VT $64,846

North Hartland, VT $64,929

North Pomfret, VT $64,818

North Thetford, VT $64,905

Norwich, VT $64,892

Plymouth, VT $64,686

Post Mills, VT $64,891

Quechee, VT $64,958

Randolph, VT $64,946

Randolph Center, VT $64,914

Reading, VT $64,739

Sharon, VT $64,833

South Pomfret, VT $64,771

South Royalton, VT $64,852

South Ryegate, VT $64,865

South Strafford, VT $64,849

South Woodstock, VT $64,756

Strafford, VT $64,793

Taftsville, VT $64,963

Thetford, VT $64,906

Thetford Center, VT $64,838

Topsham, VT $64,819

Tunbridge, VT $64,831

Vershire, VT $64,801

Wells River, VT $64,870

West Fairlee, VT $64,989

West Hartford, VT $64,819

West Newbury, VT $64,844

West Topsham, VT $64,871

Wilder, VT $65,114

Windsor, VT $64,910

Woodstock, VT $64,830

Bellows Falls, VT $65,067

Cambridgeport, VT $64,992

Cavendish, VT $64,776

Chester, VT $64,841

Chester Depot, VT $64,818

Grafton, VT $64,792

Londonderry, VT $64,908

Ludlow, VT $64,810

North Springfield, VT $65,036

Perkinsville, VT $64,860

Peru, VT $64,840

Proctorsville, VT $64,787

Saxtons River, VT $65,053

South Londonderry, VT $64,948

Springfield, VT $65,005

Westminster, VT $65,066

Westminster Station, VT $65,071

Weston, VT $64,774

Shaftsbury, VT $65,288

Brattleboro, VT $65,199

Bondville, VT $64,930

East Dover, VT $65,062

Jacksonville, VT $65,225

Jamaica, VT $64,931

Marlboro, VT $65,522

Newfane, VT $65,019

Putney, VT $65,005

Readsboro, VT $65,530

South Newfane, VT $65,042

Stamford, VT $65,483

Townshend, VT $64,960

Vernon, VT $65,399

Wardsboro, VT $65,007

West Dover, VT $65,114

West Dummerston, VT $65,035

West Halifax, VT $65,135

West Townshend, VT $64,873

West Wardsboro, VT $64,874

Whitingham, VT $65,202

Williamsville, VT $65,035

Wilmington, VT $65,163

Burlington, VT $65,340

South Burlington, VT $65,337

Winooski, VT $65,340

Colchester, VT $65,340

Alburgh, VT $65,014

Bakersfield, VT $65,111

Belvidere Center, VT $64,875

Bristol, VT $65,124

Cambridge, VT $65,202

Charlotte, VT $65,252

East Berkshire, VT $65,048

East Fairfield, VT $65,145

Enosburg Falls, VT $64,965

Essex, VT $65,291

Essex Junction, VT $65,295

Fairfax, VT $65,207

Fairfield, VT $65,144

Ferrisburgh, VT $65,179

Franklin, VT $64,969

Grand Isle, VT $65,213

Highgate Center, VT $65,024

Highgate Springs, VT $65,057

Hinesburg, VT $65,251

Huntington, VT $65,201

Isle La Motte, VT $65,095

Jeffersonville, VT $65,158

Jericho, VT $65,236

Jonesville, VT $65,250

Milton, VT $65,267

Monkton, VT $65,198

Montgomery, VT $64,965

Montgomery Center, VT $64,886

New Haven, VT $65,117

North Ferrisburgh, VT $65,208

North Hero, VT $65,144

Richford, VT $64,954

Richmond, VT $65,243

Saint Albans, VT $65,173

Saint Albans Bay, VT $65,164

Shelburne, VT $65,311

Sheldon, VT $65,095

Sheldon Springs, VT $65,255

South Hero, VT $65,272

Starksboro, VT $65,163

Swanton, VT $65,084

Underhill, VT $65,221

Underhill Center, VT $65,223

Vergennes, VT $65,097

Waterville, VT $65,119

Westford, VT $65,254

Williston, VT $65,303

Montpelier, VT $65,075

Bennington, VT $65,414

Arlington, VT $65,183

Dorset, VT $64,930

East Arlington, VT $64,905

East Dorset, VT $64,931

Manchester, VT $65,106

Manchester Center, VT $65,064

AR/AP Accountant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For AR/AP Accountant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 110% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, AR/AP Accountant positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view AR/AP Accountant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an AR/AP Accountant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$85,712	$41.0	35%
Financial Services	$82,538	$40.0	30%
Biotechnology	$79,363	$38.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$79,363	$38.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$76,188	$37.0	20%

AR/AP Accountant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AR/AP Accountant'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.

$58,453

Average $63,490/year

$68,775

$4,871

Average $5,291/month

$5,731

$1,124

Average $1,221/week

$1,323

$28

Average $31/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,775	$5,731	$1,323	$33
Average	$63,490	$5,291	$1,221	$31
25th Percentile	$58,453	$4,871	$1,124	$28

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