Enterprise Payments Salary Guide
The 2025 AFP Enterprise Payments Salary Guide provides finance leaders and practitioners with data on compensation trends across the enterprise payments function. Drawing from the annual AFP Compensation and Benefits Survey — which secured responses from more than 1,300 financial professionals and data covering over 5,000 incumbents — the guide delivers a reliable resource for evaluating salaries, bonuses and total compensation.
Compensation Insights
The guide outlines base salary, bonus, and total compensation data for key roles in accounts payable and accounts receivable, including managers, specialists and clerks. Results are broken down by industry, organization size, geographic region, years of experience and education level.
Highlights Include:
| Accounts Payable Manager: Median total compensation | $90,000 |
| Accounts Receivable Manager: Median total compensation | $88,000 |
| Accounts Payable Specialist: Median total compensation | $58,000 |
Know Your Worth
The enterprise payments function is evolving with increasing adoption of accounts receivable automation, AP automation, and invoice automation software. These developments heighten demand for skilled practitioners who can manage both traditional processes and emerging technologies. The salary guide positions compensation data in the context of these trends, enabling informed decision-making.
Who Should Use this Guide
- Enterprise Payments professionals seeking to assess career progression and negotiate compensation.
- Employers and recruiters establishing job descriptions and market-aligned salary structures.
- Organizations modernizing payments functions through automation and digital transformation.
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