The highest-paying states for bill and account collectors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of bill and account collectors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $52,100, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for bill and account collectors. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $50,890). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of bill and account collectors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $52,100 |
$37,470 | 420 |
| 2 | Alaska | $50,890 |
$39,840 | 440 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $49,660 |
$38,500 | 760 |
| 4 | California | $48,300 |
$35,090 | 19,660 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $48,040 |
$37,900 | 2,750 |
| 6 | Vermont | $47,590 |
$38,230 | 120 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $46,450 |
$37,680 | 330 |
| 8 | Oregon | $46,220 |
$35,450 | 1,010 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $46,050 |
$35,670 | 200 |
| 10 | Maryland | $45,920 |
$36,340 | 3,120 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $45,440 |
$35,710 | 3,560 |
| 12 | New York | $45,240 |
$32,100 | 11,490 |
| 13 | Washington | $44,550 |
$33,430 | 2,480 |
| 14 | Colorado | $44,350 |
$31,620 | 2,360 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $43,930 |
$35,530 | 3,970 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $43,130 |
$31,270 | 7,130 |
| 17 | Delaware | $42,840 |
$31,240 | 930 |
| 18 | Arizona | $42,160 |
$32,710 | 7,770 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $40,690 |
$29,560 | 270 |
| 20 | Iowa | $40,660 |
$31,870 | 1,850 |
| 21 | Maine | $40,360 |
$35,950 | 500 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $40,250 |
$29,660 | 2,560 |
| 23 | Illinois | $39,910 |
$28,490 | 6,470 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $39,740 |
$29,420 | 810 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $39,020 |
$26,880 | 340 |
| 26 | Kansas | $38,950 |
$29,430 | 2,140 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $38,940 |
$29,960 | 3,100 |
| 28 | Michigan | $38,880 |
$29,480 | 4,640 |
| 29 | Virginia | $38,870 |
$29,250 | 4,280 |
| 30 | Florida | $38,780 |
$30,990 | 15,120 |
| 31 | Utah | $38,730 |
$31,660 | 3,610 |
| 32 | Idaho | $38,500 |
$27,320 | 750 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $38,260 |
$30,550 | 220 |
| 34 | Montana | $38,080 |
$31,140 | 390 |
| 35 | Virgin Islands | $37,970 |
$29,380 | 50 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $37,760 |
$27,180 | 4,720 |
| 37 | Indiana | $37,680 |
$29,600 | 3,730 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $37,680 |
$29,660 | 2,120 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $37,610 |
$26,260 | 7,930 |
| 40 | Georgia | $37,550 |
$24,170 | 10,660 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $37,510 |
$27,680 | 2,060 |
| 42 | Ohio | $37,310 |
$30,020 | 8,020 |
| 43 | Texas | $37,290 |
$27,960 | 26,390 |
| 44 | Missouri | $36,900 |
$27,920 | 4,760 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $36,730 |
$29,550 | 1,170 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $36,600 |
$27,950 | 2,170 |
| 47 | Alabama | $36,200 |
$24,550 | 2,510 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $35,950 |
$24,690 | 5,440 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $35,830 |
$28,180 | 680 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $34,970 |
$25,270 | 1,190 |
| 51 | Nevada | $34,490 |
$30,790 | 2,490 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $31,810 |
$22,470 | 1,260 |
| 53 | Guam | $28,500 |
$21,660 | 80 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,280 |
$18,130 | 2,600 |