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Hiring a billing and posting clerk in Durham, NC

Employers in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area pay billing and posting clerks a median of $54,560, with the middle half of the market between $46,780 and $62,690. Durham residents working in office and administrative support occupations report a median of $42,116, which is 23% below what the metro pays for this role.

What does a billing and posting clerk earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile$46,780
Median$54,560
75th percentile$62,690

Half of billing and posting clerks in this area earn between $46,780 and $62,690. A band set below $46,780 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Durham residents earn

$42,116

Median earnings of Durham residents working in office and administrative support occupations, 13,713 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 23% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Durham rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

  • Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
  • Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
  • Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
  • Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
  • Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 43-3021.

Tools and technologies in demand

Accounting software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Epic Systems, Intuit QuickBooks.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Durham?

This is a job zone three: medium preparation needed occupation. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 55.7% of Durham adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Durham commute runs 22.7 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 20.6% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Durham County, administrative and support services employs 13,973 and turns over 16.5% a quarter, with 4,419 hires against 4,121 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $4,460 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 56.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about billing and posting clerks. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a high-churn market, where speed matters more than a perfect fit.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $10,912 to $16,368 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Price this search

Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.

Hiring a billing and posting clerk somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

Other office and administrative support roles in Durham

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Durham is the 4th largest of 6 North Carolina cities in this dataset.