Accounts Payable Specialist salary: $108K median
The median advertised Accounts Payable Specialist salary is $108K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $75K to $142K: counted from 51 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $52 an hour or $9,000 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $185K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll accounts payable specialist jobs
$108Kmedian advertised salary
$75K – $142Kmiddle half of roles
$116Kaverage advertised salary
51roles counted
Accounts Payable Specialist salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $110K | 15 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $108K | 49 |
Skills that pay more for Accounts Payable Specialist roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury | $160K | +$52K | 5 |
| SOX | $151K | +$43K | 10 |
| FP&A | $137K | +$29K | 8 |
| Procurement | $127K | +$19K | 18 |
| Internal controls | $123K | +$15K | 16 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $228K | 3 |
| Crusoe | $160K | 3 |
| Accenture Federal Services | $154K | 4 |
| Oscar Health | $75K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Accounts Payable Specialist roles
All accounts payable specialist jobs- Business Systems Transformation Lead, Procure-to-PayOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$240K - $266KHybridLead and aboveSQLREST APIsReconciliations
- Procure to Pay (P2P) Subject Matter ExpertAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$124K - $246KMachine LearningAgileSAP
- Senior Manager, Accounts Payable - ComputeOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$216K - $240KHybridSeniorPRDsERPReconciliations
- Head of Accounts PayableMrBeast · 🇺🇸New York, NY$186K - $228KLead and aboveNetSuite
- Senior Accounts Payable ManagerApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$189K - $225KSeniorLLMExcelNetSuite
- Sr. Manager, Procure to PaySamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - US$117K - $209KRemoteSeniorNetSuiteAPICSCSAT
- Oracle Cloud Procure to Pay (P2P) ConsultantAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$106K - $206K
- Senior Manager, Accounts PayableCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$165K - $200KSeniorERPFP&AInternal controls
- Manager, Accounts PayableRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$119K - $179KExcel
- Senior Manager, Accounts PayableCrusoe · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - US$145K - $175KSeniorERPFP&AInternal controls
- Manager, Accounts PayableAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Salem, OR$111K - $174KHybridMachine LearningExcelNetSuite
- Accounts Payable ManagerHeadway · Remote$110K - $172KRemoteNetSuiteReconciliationsAudit
- Senior Cost Accountant - Government Contracting (Accounts Payable, Job Costing)Applied · 🇺🇸Washington, D.C.$110K - $155KSeniorExcelSecurity clearanceERP
- Accounts Payable ManagerAttentive · 🇺🇸New York, NY (Hybrid)$130K - $150KHybridNetSuiteReconciliationsMonth-end close
- Business Systems Analyst, Procure-to-PayDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$101K - $148KRemote
- International AP LeadCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX$98K - $130KLead and aboveExcelSAPNetSuite
- Senior Accountant, Accounts PayableCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX$98K - $130KSeniorExcelSAPNetSuite
- Accounts Payable ManagerAgWest Farm Credit · 🇺🇸Rocklin, CA$92K - $127KAuditInternal controlsAccounts payable
- Accounts Payable Accountant (Hybrid)Alchemy · 🇺🇸San Francisco$95K - $125KHybridNetSuiteGoogle SheetsPivot tables
- Accounts Payable Accountant (Remote)Alchemy · 🇺🇸San Francisco$95K - $125KHybridNetSuiteGoogle SheetsPivot tables
Questions about Accounts Payable Specialist pay
- What is the average Accounts Payable Specialist salary?
- $116K a year on average and $108K at the median, across 51 open Accounts Payable Specialist postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $75K to $142K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Accounts Payable Specialist pay?
- OpenAI ($228K), Crusoe ($160K), Accenture Federal Services ($154K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an accounts payable specialist a high-paying job?
- The median Accounts Payable Specialist posting advertises $108K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 38% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an accounts payable specialist?
- A tenth of the postings offer $185K a year or more; the highest open Accounts Payable Specialist role advertises up to $266K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Accounts Payable Specialist salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $108K a year is about $52 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,000 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $36 to $69 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Accounts Payable Specialist roles?
- Postings that ask for Treasury (+$52K, 5 postings), SOX (+$43K, 10 postings), FP&A (+$29K, 8 postings) advertise more than the $108K median of all Accounts Payable Specialist postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Accounts Payable Specialist roles at companies is $108K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $75K to $142K. Counted from 51 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/accounts-payable/
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