SOC 43-3021 · Alexandria, LA metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Alexandria, LA

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Alexandria, Louisiana is $43,160 a year ($20.75 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,100: half of the 130 people in this job in the Alexandria, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

$43,160average per year

$20.75 / hourMedian $42,100Take-home ≈ $35,951

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $56K90th

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

130people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#6 of 9Louisiana metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Alexandria

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,320 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Alexandria earn between $36,700 and $50,090.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $56K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,160$3,597$20.75
Median$42,100$3,508$20.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,700$3,058$17.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,090$4,174$24.08

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

Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Alexandria vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Billing and posting clerks in Alexandria earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($44,310) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($51,070). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $48,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Alexandria$43,160$42,100$33,260$56,320130
Louisiana$44,310$43,170$30,950$59,9705,970
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 Alexandria

On the average salary of $43,160, a single filer in Alexandria takes home about $35,951 a year, or $2,996 a month and $1,383 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Alexandria area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.7), so the average $43,160 buys what about $50,370 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Alexandria ($40,600). A typical home costs $171,604, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Louisiana cities

Alexandria ranks 6th of 9 Louisiana metro areas for this job; New Orleans pays the most ($47,070).

All Billing and Posting Clerks salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

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

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Alexandria: questions

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

$20.75 an hour on average, and $20.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,951 a year ($2,996 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,160.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Alexandria, LA (10780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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