Senior-Level

Billing Supervisor

A Billing Supervisor leads the team that generates customer invoices and resolves billing exceptions — keeping the cycle on schedule, the data clean, and the customers (mostly) happy.

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Job markets for Billing Supervisors
Employment concentration · ~393 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Billing Supervisor

Days tend to be paced by the billing calendar and the queue of issues around it. You're reviewing exception items, approving credits, coaching billers through unusual situations, and partnering with the systems team when configuration creates recurring errors. Customer escalations land on your desk regularly.

The collaboration is wider than expected. You're working with sales, contract administration, customer service, and finance, and the friction usually lives in the gap between what was sold and what the billing system can produce. Patience for systemic root-cause work tends to matter.

People who tend to thrive enjoy operational rigor with regulatory and contractual angles and find satisfaction in steady process improvement. If you need strategic visibility or fewer interruptions, the constant exception flow can feel grinding.

SupportAbove avg
RelationshipsAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsModerate
AchievementModerate
RecognitionModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Billing Supervisors (SOC 43-1011.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$44K–$103K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
1.5M
U.S. Employment
-0.3%
10yr Growth
145K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

MonitoringReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCoordinationSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingTime ManagementManagement of Personnel ResourcesJudgment and Decision Making
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
43-1011.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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