Bill and Account Collectors in Connecticut

Get the information you need to know about working as a Bill and Account Collector.

While jobs for Bill and Account Collectors in Connecticut are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Bill and Account Collectors in Connecticut is expected to decrease.

• Bill and Account Collectors in Connecticut earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bill and Account Collectors Work in Connecticut?

In Connecticut, there were 1,900 people working as Bill and Account Collectors in the year 2018.

There were 1,980 Bill and Account Collectors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,980 Bill and Account Collectors working in it, which means Connecticut has fewer Bill and Account Collectors than average.

Job Projections for Connecticut

Jobs for Bill and Account Collectors in this state are declining at a rate of 3.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.9%.

Connecticut Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 260 annual Bill and Account Collectors job openings in Connecticut, and 2,590 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 30,200 annual jobs and 296,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bill and Account Collectors Make in Connecticut?

In 2018 wages for Bill and Account Collectors ranged from $29,090 to $64,980 with $43,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.99 to $31.24. The median hourly rate was $20.8.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.69 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.89.

The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Connecticut Metros for Bill and Account Collectors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bill and Account Collectors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	810	$43,400
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	280	$49,480
New Haven, CT	280	$40,730
Springfield, MA-CT	280	$40,250
Worcester, MA-CT	260	$45,720
Waterbury, CT	70	$37,990
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	60	$41,390

Top States for Bill and Account Collectors Employment

View the list below to see where most Bill and Account Collectors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	28,350	$35,470
California	22,510	$41,800
Florida	18,820	$34,190
New York	16,090	$38,320
Ohio	11,800	$34,350
Illinois	9,780	$36,470
Pennsylvania	9,680	$35,370
Georgia	9,370	$36,320
North Carolina	8,230	$35,280
Arizona	8,130	$34,970
Tennessee	7,020	$32,940
South Carolina	6,610	$34,360
Missouri	6,580	$34,040
Virginia	6,360	$38,090
New Jersey	5,210	$40,890
Massachusetts	5,000	$43,620
Minnesota	4,940	$37,740
Utah	4,690	$32,870
Kansas	4,610	$32,070
Oklahoma	4,140	$34,140

Below are the states where Bill and Account Collectors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$60,290
Alaska	$45,120
Massachusetts	$43,620
Connecticut	$43,260
Rhode Island	$42,210
California	$41,800
Hawaii	$41,660
North Dakota	$41,120
New Jersey	$40,890
Vermont	$40,420

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Dugdale under License

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