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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks
Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods. Excludes "Medical Records Specialists" (29-2072).
National estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks
Industry profile for Billing and Posting Clerks
Geographic profile for Billing and Posting Clerks
National estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
445,160 |
0.9 % |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,610 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Billing and Posting Clerks:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 13.61 |
$ 16.18 |
$ 19.03 |
$ 23.41 |
$ 28.28 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,300 |
$ 33,650 |
$ 39,590 |
$ 48,690 |
$ 58,820 |
Industry profile for Billing and Posting Clerks:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Billing and Posting Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Billing and Posting Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Billing and Posting Clerks:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Offices of Physicians |
84,700 |
3.27 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,560 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
39,410 |
0.70 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,850 |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
31,830 |
3.25 |
$ 19.20 |
$ 39,950 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
27,490 |
1.13 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,780 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
19,890 |
2.20 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,200 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Billing and Posting Clerks:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Office Administrative Services |
18,290 |
3.67 |
$ 20.25 |
$ 42,110 |
Offices of Physicians |
84,700 |
3.27 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,560 |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
31,830 |
3.25 |
$ 19.20 |
$ 39,950 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
19,890 |
2.20 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,200 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
5,830 |
2.14 |
$ 19.57 |
$ 40,700 |
Top paying industries for Billing and Posting Clerks:
Geographic profile for Billing and Posting Clerks:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Billing and Posting Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Billing and Posting Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Billing and Posting Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
46,810 |
2.85 |
0.89 |
$ 22.36 |
$ 46,500 |
Texas |
43,200 |
3.57 |
1.12 |
$ 19.13 |
$ 39,800 |
New York |
31,640 |
3.64 |
1.14 |
$ 22.25 |
$ 46,270 |
Florida |
27,590 |
3.27 |
1.02 |
$ 18.43 |
$ 38,330 |
Pennsylvania |
19,600 |
3.56 |
1.11 |
$ 19.69 |
$ 40,960 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Billing and Posting Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Nebraska |
4,170 |
4.42 |
1.38 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,780 |
New Jersey |
16,320 |
4.32 |
1.35 |
$ 21.37 |
$ 44,440 |
Arizona |
11,780 |
4.16 |
1.30 |
$ 19.03 |
$ 39,590 |
Rhode Island |
1,830 |
4.13 |
1.29 |
$ 21.55 |
$ 44,810 |
Utah |
6,020 |
4.04 |
1.26 |
$ 19.07 |
$ 39,660 |
Top paying states for Billing and Posting Clerks:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Billing and Posting Clerks:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
34,560 |
3.91 |
1.22 |
$ 22.72 |
$ 47,260 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,370 |
3.15 |
0.99 |
$ 22.03 |
$ 45,830 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
15,190 |
4.23 |
1.32 |
$ 19.65 |
$ 40,880 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,920 |
2.73 |
0.85 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,990 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,870 |
4.03 |
1.26 |
$ 21.72 |
$ 45,170 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
9,770 |
3.71 |
1.16 |
$ 19.54 |
$ 40,650 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,770 |
3.29 |
1.03 |
$ 20.65 |
$ 42,960 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
8,920 |
4.23 |
1.32 |
$ 19.37 |
$ 40,290 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,680 |
3.46 |
1.08 |
$ 19.31 |
$ 40,170 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,550 |
2.90 |
0.91 |
$ 24.66 |
$ 51,280 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Billing and Posting Clerks:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
310 |
8.04 |
2.51 |
$ 16.88 |
$ 35,120 |
Logan, UT-ID |
470 |
8.03 |
2.51 |
$ 17.84 |
$ 37,110 |
Iowa City, IA |
650 |
7.51 |
2.35 |
$ 21.97 |
$ 45,690 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
320 |
6.68 |
2.09 |
$ 18.93 |
$ 39,370 |
Flint, MI |
760 |
6.28 |
1.96 |
$ 18.04 |
$ 37,530 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME |
530 |
5.94 |
1.86 |
$ 22.07 |
$ 45,900 |
Florence, SC |
490 |
5.88 |
1.84 |
$ 15.86 |
$ 33,000 |
Syracuse, NY |
1,560 |
5.55 |
1.73 |
$ 19.81 |
$ 41,210 |
Jackson, MS |
1,380 |
5.51 |
1.72 |
$ 17.01 |
$ 35,380 |
Corvallis, OR |
190 |
5.43 |
1.70 |
$ 19.38 |
$ 40,300 |
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