The short answer
An accounts receivable specialist typically charges $40–$70 per hour, with a typical rate around $55. Basic invoicing and follow-up sit lower; collections and dispute resolution sit higher. The market spread:
| Tier | Range | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Offshore / junior | $20–$40 | Invoice entry, basic sending, simple follow-up. |
| General AR specialist | $30–$60 | Invoicing, aging reports, reminder cadence, reconciliation. |
| Experienced specialist | $60–$80 | Collections, dispute resolution, customer credit management. |
| Managed AR service | Retainer | Full receivables function outsourced, often per-invoice or monthly. |
What actually moves the price
Invoicing vs. collecting. Sending invoices and running aging reports is routine work. Actually collecting on overdue accounts — the calls, the negotiation, the dispute handling — takes a different skill and patience, and it’s what separates the tiers. The money you recover usually dwarfs the fee.
Volume and system. A handful of monthly invoices in clean software is quick. High invoice counts, messy records, or a business without a defined collection process takes longer to run and to fix. Expect to be asked about volume and your current tools.
Where AR sits. Accounts receivable is one slice of the books. If you also need payables, reconciliation, and monthly reporting, a bookkeeper covering the whole picture may cost less than stitching specialists together. Match the hire to the actual gap.
How this guide is priced
Figures are compiled from public rate listings and market data — see the source below and our data methodology. As Mindhyv grows, these ranges will reflect real, anonymized engagement data from the marketplace.
Before you hire
Read the accounts receivable specialist hiring guide for questions about collections experience. If your gap is really on the outgoing side, compare it against what a billing specialist costs. Clean, itemized invoices get paid faster and shrink the backlog you’re paying to clear — our invoice generator is a free place to start.