Billing clerk salary in Texas
The median billing clerk in Texas earns $45,910 a year, or $22.07 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2025 survey. That is 5% below the national median of $48,500, and 42nd of the 54 states and territories BLS publishes.
The middle half of Texas’s 31,150 billing clerks earn between $38,500 and $54,050. The highest paying metro area in the state is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, at $49,070.
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Billing clerk salary by city in Texas
Every metro area in Texas where BLS publishes a median for billing clerks, highest first. A metro that crosses a state line appears under each of its states.
| Metro area | Median annual | Median hourly | Middle half earns | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $49,070 | $23.59 | $44,340 to $56,980 | 3,010 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,290 | $23.22 | $43,200 to $56,650 | 7,960 |
| Midland, TX | $47,760 | $22.96 | $43,600 to $57,510 | 180 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $47,360 | $22.77 | $41,850 to $58,180 | 6,820 |
| Waco, TX | $45,340 | $21.80 | $38,370 to $49,360 | 270 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $43,890 | $21.10 | $36,410 to $52,000 | 260 |
| Longview, TX | $43,890 | $21.10 | $37,750 to $50,000 | 300 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,340 | $20.84 | $37,440 to $51,410 | 2,830 |
| San Angelo, TX | $43,020 | $20.69 | $37,030 to $49,370 | 70 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $43,010 | $20.68 | $37,260 to $47,560 | 410 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $42,900 | $20.63 | $36,440 to $48,720 | 360 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $42,180 | $20.28 | $36,960 to $50,530 | 130 |
| Amarillo, TX | $42,030 | $20.21 | $36,650 to $47,590 | 320 |
| Odessa, TX | $41,600 | $20.00 | $36,770 to $47,610 | 170 |
| Abilene, TX | $41,450 | $19.93 | $36,590 to $49,660 | 130 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $40,670 | $19.55 | $35,460 to $45,740 | 1,290 |
| Tyler, TX | $40,080 | $19.27 | $35,480 to $47,970 | 260 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $39,600 | $19.04 | $37,550 to $50,220 | 200 |
| Lubbock, TX | $39,350 | $18.92 | $35,580 to $46,810 | 340 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,700 | $18.61 | $35,900 to $46,030 | 120 |
| Victoria, TX | $38,370 | $18.45 | $35,690 to $45,030 | 130 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $38,210 | $18.37 | $34,980 to $45,340 | 130 |
| El Paso, TX | $37,240 | $17.91 | $32,940 to $45,970 | 780 |
| Laredo, TX | $37,110 | $17.84 | $31,600 to $45,520 | 370 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $36,470 | $17.53 | $31,450 to $43,280 | 370 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $34,310 | $16.50 | $26,030 to $43,500 | 40 |
What a billing clerk costs an employer in Texas
Wages are the start. At employers with fewer than 50 workers, benefits add 35% on top (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation), so a billing clerk at the Texas median costs about $62,000 a year. The employer’s view for every state and metro is on what a billing clerk costs, and the routine part of the job is what Liaison does inside the tools a business already runs.
The routine half of a billing clerk’s job, for 12% of what one costs in Texas.
- Sends the invoice the day the work is done and the reminders on a schedule, in your voice.
- Matches every payment to its invoice and flags the short-pays and the duplicates.
- Gives you the aging report every morning with the names on it.
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Questions
How much does a billing clerk make in Texas?
The median billing clerk in Texas earned $45,910 a year, or $22.07 an hour, in May 2025. The middle half earned between $38,500 and $54,050. Nationally the median is $48,500, so Texas pays 5% less than the country as a whole.
Which cities in Texas pay billing clerks the most?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($49,070), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($48,290) and Midland, TX ($47,760).
What does a billing clerk cost an employer in Texas?
Benefits at employers with fewer than 50 workers add 35% on top of wages, so a billing clerk at the Texas median costs about $62,000 a year. The employer’s view is at useliaison.com/back-office-costs/billing-clerk.
Billing clerk salary in other states
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 43-3021. Annual figures assume 2,080 hours a year. Updated 2026-10-02.
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