SOC 43-3021 · Billings, MT metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Billings, MT

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Billings, Montana is $49,090 a year ($23.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,730: half of the 360 people in this job in the Billings, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

$49,090average per year

$23.60 / hourMedian $47,730Take-home ≈ $40,073

  • $41K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $62K90th

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

360people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Montana metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,790 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Billings earn between $44,580 and $50,950.

  • $41K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,090$4,091$23.60
Median$47,730$3,978$22.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,580$3,715$21.43
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,950$4,246$24.50

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

Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Billings vs. Montana and the U.S.

Billing and posting clerks in Billings earn about the same as the Montana average ($47,910) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($51,070). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $48,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Billings$49,090$47,730$40,540$61,790360
Montana$47,910$46,730$38,650$59,2701,890
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 Billings

On the average salary of $49,090, a single filer in Billings takes home about $40,073 a year, or $3,339 a month and $1,541 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

Montana paycheck calculator: try your own salary

Advertisement

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

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $49,090 buys what about $52,488 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $49,090 is worth in another city

Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 2nd of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Bozeman pays the most ($53,130).

All Billing and Posting Clerks salaries in Montana

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

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Billing and Posting Clerks in Billings, MT.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Billings: questions

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

$23.60 an hour on average, and $22.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,073 a year ($3,339 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,090.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Billings, MT (13740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.