A Billing Administrator owns the day-to-day mechanics of getting invoices out, payments matched, and the billing system clean enough to trust at month-end close.
Billing Administrator pay typically runs $53K–$82K at this level, and jobs in this field are projected to hold roughly steady through 2034.
Most of the day tends to live inside the billing system — running invoice batches, applying credits, fixing rate or quantity errors, and reconciling against the order or service records. You'll often handle a queue of customer billing questions and partner with AR on anything that's starting to age.
The role usually sits at a busy intersection of sales, ops, and finance, which is harder than it sounds. Sales wants flexibility on terms, ops keeps tweaking the underlying contracts, and finance wants the GL to tie out. You end up being the person who translates between systems and humans.
People who do well here typically enjoy methodical, detail-heavy work and feel a small thrill when the cash application reconciles cleanly. If you need a lot of variety or strategic stretch, the rhythm of billing cycles can start to feel repetitive.
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View all Admin & Office roles →A Billing Administrator owns the day-to-day mechanics of getting invoices out, payments matched, and the billing system clean enough to trust at month-end close.
Median pay for a Billing Administrator is about $66K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $44K to $103K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Active Listening, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Monitoring.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 0.3% through 2034, with roughly 1.5 million people working in it today (BLS).
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