
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)
- APA Profile
Alaska
Northern Lights Chapter
- Location: Anchorage
- 198 Members
- Fees
- $75 (associates)
- $60 (APA national members)
- Northern Lights Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Arizona
Flagstaff Area Chapter
- Location: Flagstaff
- 16 Members
- No fee information
- APA Profile
Metro Phoenix Chapter
- Locations: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe
- 46 Members
- Fees
- $25 (meeting dues)
- $35 (non-member)
- $50 (annual)
- Metro Phoenix Chapter Website
- APA Profile
California
Central Coast Chapter
- Location: Salinas
- 35 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual regular)
- $75 (annual associate)
- $100 (regular corporate)
- $125 (corporate associate)
- APA Profile
East Bay Chapter
- Locations: Pleasanton, San Ramon, Oakland
- 60 Members
- No fee information
- East Bay Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Greater Los Angeles Chapter
- Location: Los Angeles
- 210 Members
- No fee information
- Greater Los Angeles Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Inland Empire Chapter
- Locations: Riverside, San Bernardino
- 25 Members
- Fees
- $40 (annual membership)
- $25 (meeting fee, non-member)
- APA Profile
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)
- North San Diego County Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Orange County Chapter
- Locations: Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange
- 150 Members
- Fees
- $60 (individual)
- $120 (corporate)
- Orange County Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Sacramento Valley Chapter
- Location: Greater Sacramento
- 60 Members
- Fees
- $60 (individual)
- $180 (corporate [max. 4])
- $40 (corporate additional)
- Sacramento Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
San Diego Chapter
- Location: San Diego
- 140 Members
- Fees
- $50 (new and renewing members)
- San Diego Chapter Website
- APA Profile
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 Francisco Bay Area Chapter Website
- APA Profile
San Gabriel Valley Chapter
- Location: San Gabriel Valley
- 25 Members
- Fees
- $40 (individual)
- San Gabriel Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Silicon Valley Chapter
- Locations: Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose
- 90 Members
- Fees
- $50 (individual)
- $150 (corporate)
- $20 (guest/visitor)
- Silicon Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Colorado
Denver Chapter
- Location: Denver
- 229 Members
- Fees
- $60 (individual)
- $250 (corporate-limitation)
- Denver Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Northern Colorado Chapter
- Location: Northern Colorado
- 47 Members
- Fees
- $60 (yearly)
- Northern Colorado Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Southern Colorado Chapter
- Location: Colorado Springs
- 55 Members
- Fees
- $60 (annual)
- $30 (lunch meeting, member)
- $45 (lunch meeting, non-member)
- Southern Colorado Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Connecticut
Hartford Chapter
- Location: Hartford
- 250 Members
- No fee information
- Hartford Chapter Website
- APA Profile
District of Columbia
Washington Metro Area Chapter
- Location: DC Metropolitan Area
- 200 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual membership)
- $30 (member: meetings)
- $45 (non-member: meetings)
- Washington Metro Area Chapter Website
- APA Profile
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)
- Bay to Gulf Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Gulf Coast Chapter
- Locations: Bradenton, Sarasota
- 16 Members
- Fees
- $50 (FPC study group)
- $75 (CPP study group)
- APA Profile
Jacksonville Chapter
- Location: Jacksonville
- 40 Members
- Fees
- $30 (APA member)
- $40 (non-APA member)
- Jacksonville Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Miami Chapter
- Location: Miami
- 0 Members
- Fees
- $50 (national)
- $55 (non-national)
- APA Profile
Orlando Chapter
- Location: Orlando
- 52 Members
- Fees
- $50 (yearly)
- APA Profile
Southeast Florida Chapter
- Locations: Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie
- 30 Members
- Fees
- $75 (regular)
- $85 (associate)
- $10 (corporate discount)
- APA Profile
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)
- Greater Atlanta Chapter Website
- APA Profile
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)
- Central Savannah River Area Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Hawaii
Hawaii Chapter
- Location: Honolulu
- 152 Members
- Fees
- $60 (company/individual)
- $20 (company additional member)
- $20 (student membership)
- Hawaii Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Illinois
Chicago Chapter
- Location: Chicago and Surrounding Area
- 200 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- Chicago Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Fox Valley Chapter
- Location: Aurora
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $50 (single membership)
- $140 (up to 3)
- $185 (4 or more)
- Fox Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Indiana
Indianapolis Chapter
- Location: Indianapolis
- 100 Members
- Fees
- $50 (individual)
- $100 (corporate)
- Indianapolis Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Iowa
Central Iowa Chapter
- Locations: Des Moines, Central Iowa
- 160 Members
- Fees
- $24 (annual)
- Central Iowa Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Iowa-Illinois Chapter
- Location: Quad Cities Area
- 15 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- APA Profile
Kansas
Wichita Chapter
- Location: Wichita
- 40 Members
- Fees
- $30 (annual)
- APA Profile
Kentucky
Payroll Professionals of Kentuckiana
- Locations: Louisville and Southern Indiana
- 75 Members
- Fees
- $110 (annual)
- Payroll Professionals of Kentuckiana Website
- APA Profile
Maine
Maine Association of Payroll Professionals
- Location: State of Maine
- 80 Members
- Fees
- $40 (annual)
- Maine Association of Payroll Professionals Website
- APA Profile
Maryland
Charm City Payroll Association
- Location: Baltimore
- 90 Members
- Fees
- $55 (regular)
- $70 (associate)
- Charm City Payroll Association Website
- APA Profile
Massachusetts
Greater Boston Chapter
- Locations: Boston, Cambridge
- 66 Members
- Fees
- $40 (annual)
- Greater Boston Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Michigan
Detroit Chapter
- Location: Southeast Michigan
- 94 Members
- Fees
- $30 (annual)
- Detroit Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Great Lakes Bay Chapter
- Locations: Saginaw, Bay City, Midland
- 30 Members
- Fees
- $30 (individual)
- Great Lakes Bay Chapter Website
- APA Profile
West Michigan Chapter
- Location: West Michigan
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $30 (membership)
- West Michigan Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Minnesota
Northstar Chapter
- Locations: Minneapolis, St. Paul
- 410 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- $35 (meeting)
- $55 (1/2 day meeting)
- APA Profile
Mississippi
Central Mississippi Chapter
- Location: Jackson
- 29 Members
- Fees
- $100 (APA member)
- $125 (non-APA member)
- Central Mississippi Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Missouri
Gateway Association of Payroll Professionals
- Location: St. Louis
- 200 Members
- Fees
- $75 (annual)
- Gateway Association of Payroll Professionals Website
- APA Profile
Heartland PAYO
- Location: Kansas City
- 95 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- $20 (breakfast meetings)
- $30 (dinner meetings)
- Heartland PAYO Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Joplin Chapter of Southwest Missouri
- Location: Joplin
- 30 Members
- Fees
- $25 (annual)
- APA Profile
Nevada
Southern Nevada Chapter
- Locations: Las Vegas and Surrounding Area
- 50 Members
- No fee information
- APA Profile
New Jersey
Central Jersey Chapter
- Locations: Greater Newark Area, Central NJ
- 42 Members
- Fees
- $25 (annual)
- Central Jersey Chapter Website
- APA Profile
North Jersey Chapter
- Locations: Bergen, Essex, Passaic County
- 100 Members
- Fees
- $40 (annual)
- APA Profile
South Jersey Chapter
- Locations: Burlington & Cape May Counties
- 34 Members
- Fees
- $30 (annual)
- South Jersey Chapter Website
- APA Profile
New Mexico
Albuquerque Chapter
- Locations: Albuquerque, Santa Fe
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $45 (active)
- APA Profile
New York
Buffalo-Niagara Chapter
- Location: Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $60 (membership)
- APA Profile
Greater Rochester Area Chapter
- Location: Rochester
- 65 Members
- Fees
- $60 (regular APA member)
- $75 (regular non-APA member)
- Greater Rochester Area Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Long Island Chapter
- Location: Melville
- 45 Members
- Fees
- $45 (annual)
- Long Island Chapter Website
- APA Profile
New York Metropolitan Chapter
- Location: New York City
- 0 Members
- Fees
- $40 (individuals)
- New York Metropolitan Chapter Website
- APA Profile
New York State Capital Region Chapter
- Location: Eastern Upstate New York
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $30 (APA member)
- $40 (non-APA member)
- $100 (corporate member)
- New York State Capital Region Chapter Website
- APA Profile
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)
- Charlotte Chapter Website
- APA Profile
North Carolina Triangle Chapter
- Location: North Carolina
- 55 Members
- Fees
- $40 (regular membership)
- $60 (new regular membership)
- $50 (associate membership)
- $70 (new associate membership)
- North Carolina Triangle Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Triad Chapter
- Locations: Greensboro, Winston Salem, HP
- 55 Members
- Fees
- $55 (regular)
- $48 (associate)
- $96 (corporate)
- Triad Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Ohio
Canton Hall of Fame Chapter
- Locations: Canton, Akron, Wooster
- 52 Members
- Fees
- $30 (membership)
- $25 (meeting dues/member)
- $30 (meeting dues/non-member)
- Canton Hall of Fame Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Columbus Area Chapter
- Location: Columbus Area
- 164 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual membership)
- $25 (membership meeting)
- $35 (non-member meeting)
- Columbus Area Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Chapter
- Location: Cincinnati
- 157 Members
- Fees
- $50 (yearly)
- $15 (meetings)
- $50 (study group non-member)
- $30 (study group member)
- Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Chapter Website
- APA Profile
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)
- APA Profile
Miami Valley Chapter
- Location: Dayton
- 100 Members
- Fees
- $25 (annual)
- $15 (breakfast meetings)
- $18 (lunch meetings)
- Miami Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Toledo Area Chapter
- Location: Toledo
- 40 Members
- Fees
- $80 (annual membership)
- $10 (member meeting fee)
- $20 (non-member meeting fee)
- $15 (national member discount)
- APA Profile
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Payroll Org
- Location: Oklahoma City
- 40 Members
- Fees
- $60 (National Members)
- $100 (Non-National Members)
- Oklahoma City Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Oregon
Central Oregon Chapter
- Locations: Bend, Redmond, LaPine, Madras
- 10 Members
- Fees
- $20 (regular)
- $25 (associate)
- APA Profile
Heart of Oregon Chapter
- Locations: Salem and Willamette Valley
- 110 Members
- Fees
- $35 (annual)
- APA Profile
Portland Metropolitan Payroll Association
- Location: Portland Metro Area
- 85 Members
- Fees
- $60 (payroll professional)
- Portland Metropolitan Payroll Association Website
- APA Profile
Willamette Chapter
- Location: Eugene
- 21 Members
- Fees
- $30 (annual)
- APA Profile
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Chapter
- Locations: Allentown, Reading, Poconos Area
- 125 Members
- Fees
- $30 (regular)
- $35 (associate)
- APA Profile
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
- Location: Western Philadelphia Suburbs
- 140 Members
- Fees
- $40 (national)
- $50 (associate non-national)
- $100 (corporate – first 3)
- $15 (corporate – each additional)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Susquehanna Valley Chapter
- Location: Lancaster, Harrisburg, York
- 60 Members
- Fees
- $50 (regular)
- Susquehanna Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Western Pennsylvania Chapter
- Location: Pittsburgh
- 150 Members
- Fees
- $60 (individual)
- $50 (Black Friday special)
- $50 (chapter meetings)
- APA Profile
South Carolina
South Carolina Chapter
- Location: Columbia
- 63 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- $100 (corporate)
- APA Profile
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)
- Upstate South Carolina Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Western Piedmont Chapter
- Location: Greenwood
- 15 Members
- No fee information
- APA Profile
South Dakota
Siouxland Chapter
- Location: Sioux Falls Area
- 30 Members
- Fees
- $75 (national APA member)
- $100 (non-national APA member)
- Siouxland Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Tennessee
Chattanooga Chapter
- Location: Chattanooga Tri-State Area
- 48 Members
- Fees
- $50 (national)
- $60 (non-national)
- APA Profile
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)
- East Tennessee Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Greater Nashville Chapter
- Locations: Nashville and Surrounding Area
- 144 Members
- Fees
- $60 (regular)
- Greater Nashville Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Texas
Alamo Chapter
- Location: San Antonio
- 160 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- $26 (luncheon – member)
- $32 (luncheon – non-member)
- $38 (luncheon -walk-ins)
- Alamo Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Dallas Chapter
- Location: Dallas Metroplex
- 400 Members
- Fees
- $50 (individual – regular)
- $65 (individual – local)
- Dallas Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Fort Worth Chapter
- Locations: Fort Worth, Arlington, HEB
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $40 (individual)
- $140 (corporate)
- Fort Worth Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Houston Chapter
- Location: Houston
- 274 Members
- Fees
- $50 (regular)
- $75 (associate)
- Houston Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Lone Star Chapter
- Location: Duncanville
- 5 Members
- Fees
- $40 (national member)
- $50 (local member)
- $25 (student member)
- APA Profile
The Woodlands Chapter
- Location: The Woodlands
- 50 Members
- Fees
- $36 (regular)
- $45 (associate)
- $144 (corporate membership)
- APA Profile
Utah
Utah Chapter
- Locations: Salt Lake City, Murray
- 150 Members
- No fee information
- Utah Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Utah Valley Chapter
- Location: Provo
- 5 Members
- No fee information
- Utah Valley Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Vermont
Green Mountain Payroll Association
- Location: Central Vermont
- 105 Members
- Fees
- $35 (APA members)
- $50 (non-APA members)
- APA Profile
Virginia
Hampton Roads Chapter
- Locations: Tidewater, Southside, Peninsula
- 78 Members
- Fees
- $50 (individual)
- $100 (corporate – up to 3 employees)
- $35 (additional corporate)
- Hampton Roads Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Richmond Chapter
- Location: Richmond
- 209 Members
- Fees
- $150 (corporate)
- $50 individual)
- Richmond Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Washington
Inland Northwest Chapter
- Locations: Spokane, Poast Falls
- 0 Members
- Fees
- $50 (annual)
- $10 (monthly meeting)
- APA Profile
Rainier Chapter
- Locations: Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue, Tacoma
- 189 Members
- Fees
- $50 (individual)
- $125 (corporate)
- Rainier Chapter Website
- APA Profile
West Virginia
Charles Town West Virginia Chapter
- Location: Charles Town
- 23 Members
- Fees
- $60 (single member)
- $30 (first time new member)
- Charles Town West Virginia Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Wisconsin
Chippewa Valley Chapter
- Location: Eau Claire
- 10 Members
- No fee information
- APA Profile
Southwest Wisconsin Payroll Chapter
- Location: Madison
- 35 Members
- Fees
- $50 (membership)
- $140 (corporate)
- Southwest Wisconsin Payroll Chapter
- APA Profile
Greater Milwaukee Chapter
- Locations: Milwaukee, Southeastern Counties
- 140 Members
- Fees
- $50 (membership)
- Greater Milwaukee Chapter Website
- APA Profile
Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
- Locations: Green Bay, Appleton
- 115 Members
- Fees
- $55 (individual)
- $135 (corporate)
- Northeast Wisconsin Chapter Website
- APA Profile
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.
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