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Collections Specialist Career Market Report 2026

214 active jobs. 113 companies. Median salary $46K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

214
Active Job Openings
113
Companies Hiring
$46K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Collections Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $46K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $40K to $75K.

Remote roles pay 31% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Excel is the most-demanded skill at 44%

Sgs leads hiring with 9 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$204K, +445%)

Salary increase: +$204K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 16% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior11$37K$42K$46K
Senior7$43K$250K$800K
Mid-Level6$6K$46K$56K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$204K (445%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States24$46KUSD
Remote5$60KUSD
Colombia3$800KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.3%
Remote10.3%
Hybrid3.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Excel
44%
Accounts Receivable
38%
AI/LLM
16%
SAP
11%
Bilingual
9%
Data Analysis
9%
Risk Management
6%
Auditing
4%
Financial Reporting
4%
SOX Compliance
3%

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Sgs94.2%
Collabera73.3%
Mtb62.8%
Mindlance62.8%
Cargomatic41.9%
Meriton31.4%
Myhrhome31.4%
Luxinfusion31.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States76
Remote11
Colombia8
Mexico7
Philippines5
Poland4
Saudi Arabia3
India3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree50.3%80
Master's Degree22.0%35
Bachelor's Degree9.4%15
High School / GED2.5%4

Certifications

Six Sigma (1%)

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