2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
United States. Estimated employment 1,373,680, with pages for 145 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$36,000 10th
$43,520 25th
$50,670 50th
$61,470 75th
$74,550 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
San Jose, CA $66,130 7,590 San Francisco, CA $65,530 18,100 Santa Cruz, CA $61,960 1,120 Napa, CA $61,710 700 Vallejo, CA $61,180 1,040 Santa Rosa, CA $61,140 2,040 Boston, MA $60,960 21,170 Barnstable Town, MA $60,680 990 New York, NY $60,640 77,010 Seattle, WA $60,460 17,860 Santa Maria, CA $60,170 1,900 Washington, DC $59,290 18,550 Salinas, CA $59,180 1,270 Mount Vernon, WA $59,020 560 Los Angeles, CA $58,590 53,910 Bremerton, WA $58,590 780 San Diego, CA $58,580 12,830 Rochester, MN $58,350 790 Minneapolis, MN $57,790 16,510 Denver, CO $57,510 14,100 Boulder, CO $57,330 1,440 Kennewick, WA $57,290 1,070 Portland, OR $57,040 12,170 Bellingham, WA $57,000 1,140 Longview, WA $56,620 490 Amherst Town, MA $56,430 490 Worcester, MA $56,350 2,780 Kiryas Joel, NY $56,130 2,530 Riverside, CA $55,610 12,710 Olympia, WA $55,590 1,050 Pittsfield, MA $55,320 530 Wenatchee, WA $55,120 510 Bend, OR $54,900 1,420 Kingston, NY $54,510 670 Salem, OR $54,420 2,230 Austin, TX $54,320 11,900 Springfield, MA $54,170 1,430 Albany, NY $53,540 4,170 Lebanon, PA $53,500 560 Fort Collins, CO $53,310 1,760 Philadelphia, PA $52,710 22,660 Midland, TX $52,210 1,440 Syracuse, NY $52,000 2,980 Reno, NV $52,000 3,160 Phoenix, AZ $51,980 16,280 Dallas, TX $51,720 34,930 Buffalo, NY $51,610 5,890 Ithaca, NY $51,610 490 Detroit, MI $51,480 14,730 Chicago, IL $51,440 35,660 Atlanta, GA $51,170 22,480 Ann Arbor, MI $51,100 1,510 Naples, FL $51,000 1,630 Kansas City, MO $50,940 8,780 Rochester, NY $50,870 4,380 Corvallis, OR $50,870 370 Albany, OR $50,820 540 Nashville, TN $50,810 13,790 Charlotte, NC $50,800 11,740 Durham, NC $50,790 2,570 Springfield, IL $50,780 860 Mankato, MN $50,750 490 Greeley, CO $50,680 1,020 Duluth, MN $50,660 1,080 St. Cloud, MN $50,570 880 Lansing, MI $50,500 1,940 North Port, FL $50,460 3,610 Miami, FL $50,300 25,910 Raleigh, NC $50,200 7,550 Tampa, FL $50,090 12,750 St. Louis, MO $49,970 9,950 Las Vegas, NV $49,960 10,320 Crestview, FL $49,940 1,050 Jacksonville, FL $49,860 6,780 Eugene, OR $49,670 1,780 Flagstaff, AZ $49,660 460 Savannah, GA $49,620 1,350 Houston, TX $49,460 26,090 Grants Pass, OR $49,270 370 Medford, OR $49,270 1,340 Elkhart, IN $49,190 1,190 Allentown, PA $49,100 2,430 Cape Coral, FL $48,980 2,600 Odessa, TX $48,930 880 Columbia, MO $48,920 880 Asheville, NC $48,870 2,200 Champaign, IL $48,830 710 Pueblo, CO $48,820 480 Indianapolis, IN $48,750 10,000 Reading, PA $48,720 1,260 Jackson, MI $48,690 500 Grand Rapids, MI $48,550 5,070 Harrisburg, PA $48,540 2,450 Sebastian, FL $48,530 580 Orlando, FL $48,460 11,440 Gainesville, GA $48,430 810 Memphis, TN $48,400 6,320 Lafayette, IN $48,400 930 Winston, NC $48,360 2,880 Prescott Valley, AZ $48,310 540 Carson City, NV $48,240 550 Lancaster, PA $48,210 2,190 Monroe, MI $48,210 290 Decatur, IL $48,200 330 San Antonio, TX $48,150 8,960 Niles, MI $48,070 500 Kalamazoo, MI $48,040 1,040 South Bend, IN $47,940 1,110 Grand Junction, CO $47,800 610 Sherman, TX $47,790 380 Fort Wayne, IN $47,770 1,970 Peoria, IL $47,670 1,390 Greenville, NC $47,670 720 York, PA $47,590 1,270 Hinesville, GA $47,490 130 Burlington, NC $47,460 600 Athens, GA $47,360 820 Knoxville, TN $47,320 4,510 Beaumont, TX $47,270 1,370 Gettysburg, PA $47,250 290 Kankakee, IL $47,240 400 Tucson, AZ $47,150 2,640 Greensboro, NC $46,990 3,440 Chattanooga, TN $46,920 2,920 Colorado Springs, CO $46,840 2,910 Bloomington, IN $46,800 710 Rockford, IL $46,790 1,020 St. Joseph, MO $46,730 310 Evansville, IN $46,680 1,320 Columbus, IN $46,660 360 Augusta, GA $46,450 1,640 Lake Havasu City, AZ $46,280 380 Clarksville, TN $46,280 1,000 Warner Robins, GA $46,120 400 Cape Girardeau, MO $45,810 310 Macon, GA $45,760 720 Kingsport, TN $45,670 1,170 Springfield, MO $45,330 1,440 Jackson, TN $45,240 800 Bloomington, IL $45,220 590 Jefferson City, MO $45,180 590 Joplin, MO $45,180 530 Yuma, AZ $44,970 460 Morristown, TN $44,040 420 Sierra Vista, AZ $43,610 210
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 1,373,680 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 43-3031, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Mapped to our taxonomy as bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks .
Percentiles are reported exactly as released and are never interpolated between published values. We take no payment from employers, recruiters or anyone else for how any figure is presented.