SOC 43-3021 · Huntsville, AL metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Huntsville, Alabama is $44,650 a year ($21.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,160: half of the 420 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

$44,650average per year

$21.47 / hourMedian $40,160Take-home ≈ $36,223

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

420people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#2 of 12Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,160 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Huntsville earn between $38,220 and $48,790.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,650$3,721$21.47
Median$40,160$3,347$19.31
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,220$3,185$18.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,790$4,066$23.46

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Billing and posting clerks in Huntsville earn 6% more than the Alabama average ($42,280) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($51,070). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $48,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$44,650$40,160$34,430$57,160420
Alabama$42,280$39,520$31,730$56,0603,780
United States$51,070$48,500$37,290$67,710404,060

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $44,650, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $36,223 a year, or $3,019 a month and $1,393 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for billing and posting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $44,650 buys what about $47,974 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 2nd of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($45,380).

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Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

Billing and Posting Clerks salary by city

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Huntsville?

$21.47 an hour on average, and $19.31 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $36,223 a year ($3,019 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,650. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3021; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

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