American Payroll Association Chapters by State
- Caitlyn Norwood
- Jun 23, 2022
- 9 min read
Updated: Jan 29
Undoubtedly, one of the best benefits of APA membership is the ability to network with other like-minded professionals. In fact, since the organization has a primary goal of equipping specialists with helpful resources, this interaction is almost necessary. After all, what better way to provide such a service than by creating an environment where individuals can collaborate? This is why American Payroll Association chapters are such a vital part of the organization's structure and purpose. Without these local bodies, networking and individual growth would become much more difficult.
Arguably, payroll specialists attempting to grow their skills without a chapter membership significantly disadvantage themselves. So, it's important to know how to connect with one or several American Payroll Associate chapters near you.
If you're looking for a way to plug into a group, the following list can help point you in the right direction. Simply find your state, then look for the nearest American Payroll Association chapters.
Alabama
Birmingham Payroll Association
Location: Birmingham
100 Members
Fees
$40 (members)
$50 (non-members)
Alaska
Northern Lights Chapter
Location: Anchorage
198 Members
Fees
$75 (associates)
$60 (APA national members)
Arizona
Flagstaff Area Chapter
Location: Flagstaff
16 Members
No fee information
Metro Phoenix Chapter
Locations: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe
46 Members
Fees
$25 (meeting dues)
$35 (non-member)
$50 (annual)
California
Central Coast Chapter
Location: Salinas
35 Members
Fees
$50 (annual regular)
$75 (annual associate)
$100 (regular corporate)
$125 (corporate associate)
East Bay Chapter
Locations: Pleasanton, San Ramon, Oakland
60 Members
No fee information
Greater Los Angeles Chapter
Location: Los Angeles
210 Members
No fee information
Inland Empire Chapter
Locations: Riverside, San Bernardino
25 Members
Fees
$40 (annual membership)
$25 (meeting fee, non-member)
North San Diego County Chapter
Locations: All north county cities in San Diego County
50 Members
Fees
$40 (annual membership)
$100 (corporate business)
$15 (each additional business member)
Orange County Chapter
Locations: Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange
150 Members
Fees
$60 (individual)
$120 (corporate)
Sacramento Valley Chapter
Location: Greater Sacramento
60 Members
Fees
$60 (individual)
$180 (corporate )
$40 (corporate additional)
San Diego Chapter
Location: San Diego
140 Members
Fees
$50 (new and renewing members)
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Location: San Francisco
145 Members
Fees
$60 (individual)
$225 (corporate silver - 5 members)
$900 (corporate gold - 20 members)
$1,500 (corporate platinum - unlimited)
San Gabriel Valley Chapter
Location: San Gabriel Valley
25 Members
Fees
$40 (individual)
Silicon Valley Chapter
Locations: Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose
90 Members
Fees
$50 (individual)
$150 (corporate)
$20 (guest/visitor)
Colorado
Denver Chapter
Location: Denver
229 Members
Fees
$60 (individual)
$250 (corporate-limitation)
Northern Colorado Chapter
Location: Northern Colorado
47 Members
Fees
$60 (yearly)
Southern Colorado Chapter
Location: Colorado Springs
55 Members
Fees
$60 (annual)
$30 (lunch meeting, member)
$45 (lunch meeting, non-member)
Connecticut
Hartford Chapter
Location: Hartford
250 Members
No fee information
District of Columbia
Washington Metro Area Chapter
Location: DC Metropolitan Area
200 Members
Fees
$50 (annual membership)
$30 (member: meetings)
$45 (non-member: meetings)
Florida
Bay to Gulf Chapter
Location: St. Petersburg
40 Members
Fees
$40 (APA members)
$55 (non-APA members)
$10 (chapter member)
$15 (non-chapter member)
Gulf Coast Chapter
Locations: Bradenton, Sarasota
16 Members
Fees
$50 (FPC study group)
$75 (CPP study group)
Jacksonville Chapter
Location: Jacksonville
40 Members
Fees
$30 (APA member)
$40 (non-APA member)
Miami Chapter
Location: Miami
0 Members
Fees
$50 (national)
$55 (non-national)
Orlando Chapter
Location: Orlando
52 Members
Fees
$50 (yearly)
Southeast Florida Chapter
Locations: Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie
30 Members
Fees
$75 (regular)
$85 (associate)
$10 (corporate discount)
Georgia
Greater Atlanta Chapter
Location: Atlanta
135 Members
Fees
$65 (single APA national)
$80 (single APA non-national)
$140 (corporate - 3 members)
$40 (study group special)
Central Savannah River Area Chapter
Location: SCRA and Surrounding Areas
103 Members
Fees
$40 (semi-annual)
$80 (annual)
$175 (FPC study group)
$240 (CPP study group)
Hawaii
Hawaii Chapter
Location: Honolulu
152 Members
Fees
$60 (company/individual)
$20 (company additional member)
$20 (student membership)
Illinois
Chicago Chapter
Location: Chicago and Surrounding Area
200 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
Fox Valley Chapter
Location: Aurora
50 Members
Fees
$50 (single membership)
$140 (up to 3)
$185 (4 or more)
Indiana
Indianapolis Chapter
Location: Indianapolis
100 Members
Fees
$50 (individual)
$100 (corporate)
Iowa
Central Iowa Chapter
Locations: Des Moines, Central Iowa
160 Members
Fees
$24 (annual)
Iowa-Illinois Chapter
Location: Quad Cities Area
15 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
Kansas
Wichita Chapter
Location: Wichita
40 Members
Fees
$30 (annual)
Kentucky
Payroll Professionals of Kentuckiana
Locations: Louisville and Southern Indiana
75 Members
Fees
$110 (annual)
Maine
Maine Association of Payroll Professionals
Location: State of Maine
80 Members
Fees
$40 (annual)
Maryland
Charm City Payroll Association
Location: Baltimore
90 Members
Fees
$55 (regular)
$70 (associate)
Massachusetts
Greater Boston Chapter
Locations: Boston, Cambridge
66 Members
Fees
$40 (annual)
Michigan
Detroit Chapter
Location: Southeast Michigan
94 Members
Fees
$30 (annual)
Great Lakes Bay Chapter
Locations: Saginaw, Bay City, Midland
30 Members
Fees
$30 (individual)
West Michigan Chapter
Location: West Michigan
50 Members
Fees
$30 (membership)
Minnesota
Northstar Chapter
Locations: Minneapolis, St. Paul
410 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
$35 (meeting)
$55 (1/2 day meeting)
Mississippi
Central Mississippi Chapter
Location: Jackson
29 Members
Fees
$100 (APA member)
$125 (non-APA member)
Missouri
Gateway Association of Payroll Professionals
Location: St. Louis
200 Members
Fees
$75 (annual)
Heartland PAYO
Location: Kansas City
95 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
$20 (breakfast meetings)
$30 (dinner meetings)
Joplin Chapter of Southwest Missouri
Location: Joplin
30 Members
Fees
$25 (annual)
Nevada
Southern Nevada Chapter
Locations: Las Vegas and Surrounding Area
50 Members
No fee information
New Jersey
Central Jersey Chapter
Locations: Greater Newark Area, Central NJ
42 Members
Fees
$25 (annual)
North Jersey Chapter
Locations: Bergen, Essex, Passaic County
100 Members
Fees
$40 (annual)
South Jersey Chapter
Locations: Burlington & Cape May Counties
34 Members
Fees
$30 (annual)
New Mexico
Albuquerque Chapter
Locations: Albuquerque, Santa Fe
50 Members
Fees
$45 (active)
New York
Buffalo-Niagara Chapter
Location: Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area
50 Members
Fees
$60 (membership)
Greater Rochester Area Chapter
Location: Rochester
65 Members
Fees
$60 (regular APA member)
$75 (regular non-APA member)
Long Island Chapter
Location: Melville
45 Members
Fees
$45 (annual)
New York Metropolitan Chapter
Location: New York City
0 Members
Fees
$40 (individuals)
New York State Capital Region Chapter
Location: Eastern Upstate New York
50 Members
Fees
$30 (APA member)
$40 (non-APA member)
$100 (corporate member)
North Carolina
Charlotte Chapter
Locations: Charlotte/Metro
250 Members
Fees
$25 (non-vendor regular)
$40 (non-vendor associate)
$100 (non-vendor corporate)
$40 (vendor associate)
North Carolina Triangle Chapter
Location: North Carolina
55 Members
Fees
$40 (regular membership)
$60 (new regular membership)
$50 (associate membership)
$70 (new associate membership)
Triad Chapter
Locations: Greensboro, Winston Salem, HP
55 Members
Fees
$55 (regular)
$48 (associate)
$96 (corporate)
Ohio
Canton Hall of Fame Chapter
Locations: Canton, Akron, Wooster
52 Members
Fees
$30 (membership)
$25 (meeting dues/member)
$30 (meeting dues/non-member)
Columbus Area Chapter
Location: Columbus Area
164 Members
Fees
$50 (annual membership)
$25 (membership meeting)
$35 (non-member meeting)
Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Chapter
Location: Cincinnati
157 Members
Fees
$50 (yearly)
$15 (meetings)
$50 (study group non-member)
$30 (study group member)
Greater Cleveland Chapter
Location: Greater Cleveland Area
144 Members
Fees
$35 (annual)
$35 (chapter meeting - members)
$40 (chapter meeting - non-members)
$110 (all-day seminar)
Miami Valley Chapter
Location: Dayton
100 Members
Fees
$25 (annual)
$15 (breakfast meetings)
$18 (lunch meetings)
Toledo Area Chapter
Location: Toledo
40 Members
Fees
$80 (annual membership)
$10 (member meeting fee)
$20 (non-member meeting fee)
$15 (national member discount)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Payroll Org
Location: Oklahoma City
40 Members
Fees
$60 (National Members)
$100 (Non-National Members)
Oregon
Central Oregon Chapter
Locations: Bend, Redmond, LaPine, Madras
10 Members
Fees
$20 (regular)
$25 (associate)
Heart of Oregon Chapter
Locations: Salem and Willamette Valley
110 Members
Fees
$35 (annual)
Portland Metropolitan Payroll Association
Location: Portland Metro Area
85 Members
Fees
$60 (payroll professional)
Willamette Chapter
Location: Eugene
21 Members
Fees
$30 (annual)
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Chapter
Locations: Allentown, Reading, Poconos Area
125 Members
Fees
$30 (regular)
$35 (associate)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
Location: Western Philadelphia Suburbs
140 Members
Fees
$40 (national)
$50 (associate non-national)
$100 (corporate - first 3)
$15 (corporate - each additional)
Susquehanna Valley Chapter
Location: Lancaster, Harrisburg, York
60 Members
Fees
$50 (regular)
Western Pennsylvania Chapter
Location: Pittsburgh
150 Members
Fees
$60 (individual)
$50 (Black Friday special)
$50 (chapter meetings)
South Carolina
South Carolina Chapter
Location: Columbia
63 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
$100 (corporate)
Upstate South Carolina Chapter
Location: Greenville, Upstate SC
78 Members
Fees
$55 (general membership)
$25 (unemployed prof.)
$55 (all-day education seminar)
$85 (non-member all-day seminar)
Western Piedmont Chapter
Location: Greenwood
15 Members
No fee information
South Dakota
Siouxland Chapter
Location: Sioux Falls Area
30 Members
Fees
$75 (national APA member)
$100 (non-national APA member)
Tennessee
Chattanooga Chapter
Location: Chattanooga Tri-State Area
48 Members
Fees
$50 (national)
$60 (non-national)
East Tennessee Chapter
Locations: Knoxville and Surrounding Area
30 Members
Fees
$20 (monthly meeting - members)
$25 (non-members monthly meeting)
$50 (annual)
$25 (colleague annual)
Greater Nashville Chapter
Locations: Nashville and Surrounding Area
144 Members
Fees
$60 (regular)
Texas
Alamo Chapter
Location: San Antonio
160 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
$26 (luncheon - member)
$32 (luncheon - non-member)
$38 (luncheon -walk-ins)
Dallas Chapter
Location: Dallas Metroplex
400 Members
Fees
$50 (individual - regular)
$65 (individual - local)
Fort Worth Chapter
Locations: Fort Worth, Arlington, HEB
50 Members
Fees
$40 (individual)
$140 (corporate)
Houston Chapter
Location: Houston
274 Members
Fees
$50 (regular)
$75 (associate)
Lone Star Chapter
Location: Duncanville
5 Members
Fees
$40 (national member)
$50 (local member)
$25 (student member)
The Woodlands Chapter
Location: The Woodlands
50 Members
Fees
$36 (regular)
$45 (associate)
$144 (corporate membership)
Utah
Utah Chapter
Locations: Salt Lake City, Murray
150 Members
No fee information
Utah Valley Chapter
Location: Provo
5 Members
No fee information
Vermont
Green Mountain Payroll Association
Location: Central Vermont
105 Members
Fees
$35 (APA members)
$50 (non-APA members)
Virginia
Hampton Roads Chapter
Locations: Tidewater, Southside, Peninsula
78 Members
Fees
$50 (individual)
$100 (corporate - up to 3 employees)
$35 (additional corporate)
Richmond Chapter
Location: Richmond
209 Members
Fees
$150 (corporate)
$50 individual)
Washington
Inland Northwest Chapter
Locations: Spokane, Poast Falls
0 Members
Fees
$50 (annual)
$10 (monthly meeting)
Rainier Chapter
Locations: Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue, Tacoma
189 Members
Fees
$50 (individual)
$125 (corporate)
West Virginia
Charles Town West Virginia Chapter
Location: Charles Town
23 Members
Fees
$60 (single member)
$30 (first time new member)
Wisconsin
Chippewa Valley Chapter
Location: Eau Claire
10 Members
No fee information
Southwest Wisconsin Payroll Chapter
Location: Madison
35 Members
Fees
$50 (membership)
$140 (corporate)
Greater Milwaukee Chapter
Locations: Milwaukee, Southeastern Counties
140 Members
Fees
$50 (membership)
Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
Locations: Green Bay, Appleton
115 Members
Fees
$55 (individual)
$135 (corporate)
Get Involved with One of the American Payroll Association Chapters
Obviously, there are plenty of American Payroll Association chapters spread out across the country. And this makes it easier for organization members to find a local group and get involved. Beyond the ability to network, chapter membership can also provide helpful resources for continuing education and professional growth. And during National Payroll Week, local chapters play a huge role. Sometimes, meetings themselves might count toward recertification goals.
However, meetings along generally won't account for every bit of credit APA members need. And furthermore, it isn't always possible to get this credit through the various American Payroll Association chapters.
Fortunately, VTR Learning also provides a unique and convenient way for APA members to obtain RCH credits. We have something for every learner, from eBooks and video lectures to courses that place the learner in a business simulation. So, members of American Payroll Association chapters who can't attend meetings still have a helpful resource for completing continuing education.
Overall, the the various American Payroll Association chapters work together to ensure APA members have everything they need to succeed. So, it's in the best interest of each individual to seek out their closest group and find a way to get involved.
Last Updated: April 22, 2025
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