May 2025 OEWS estimate

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $50,670. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$50,670

Mean annual salary

$53,560

Employment estimate

1,373,680

Annual salary percentiles

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$36,000
P25 — lower quartile	$43,520
P50 — median	$50,670
P75 — upper quartile	$61,470
P90 — 90th percentile	$74,550

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$36,000
P25 — lower quartile	$43,520
P50 — median	$50,670
P75 — upper quartile	$61,470
P90 — 90th percentile	$74,550

Median hourly wage

$24.36/hr

Mean hourly wage

$25.75/hr

Employment estimate

1,373,680

Hourly wage percentiles

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$17.31/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$20.92/hr
P50 — median	$24.36/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$29.55/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$35.84/hr

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$36,000
P25 — lower quartile	$43,520
P50 — median	$50,670
P75 — upper quartile	$61,470
P90 — 90th percentile	$74,550

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $41,530
Middle covered median: $50,875
Highest covered median: $66,130

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	San Jose, CA	$66,130
#2	San Francisco, CA	$65,530
#3	Boston, MA	$60,960
#4	New York, NY	$60,640
#5	Seattle, WA	$60,460
#6	Washington, DC	$59,290
#7	Los Angeles, CA	$58,590
#8	Minneapolis, MN	$57,790
#9	Denver, CO	$57,510
#10	Portland, OR	$57,040

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$36,000
P25 — lower quartile	$43,520
P50 — median	$50,670
P75 — upper quartile	$61,470
P90 — 90th percentile	$74,550

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	77,010
#2	Los Angeles, CA	53,910
#3	Chicago, IL	35,660
#4	Dallas, TX	34,930
#5	Houston, TX	26,090
#6	Miami, FL	25,910
#7	Philadelphia, PA	22,660
#8	Atlanta, GA	22,480
#9	Boston, MA	21,170
#10	Washington, DC	18,550

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$36,000
P25 — lower quartile	$43,520
P50 — median	$50,670
P75 — upper quartile	$61,470
P90 — 90th percentile	$74,550

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk salaries by metro

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
San Jose, CA	$66,130	$70,090	$58,800–$78,460	7,590
San Francisco, CA	$65,530	$69,040	$57,510–$78,460	18,100
Boston, MA	$60,960	$61,780	$50,450–$71,660	21,170
New York, NY	$60,640	$62,710	$49,820–$73,770	77,010
Seattle, WA	$60,460	$62,510	$51,480–$69,980	17,860
Washington, DC	$59,290	$60,030	$49,210–$66,580	18,550
Los Angeles, CA	$58,590	$59,670	$48,030–$67,710	53,910
Minneapolis, MN	$57,790	$57,230	$48,140–$63,280	16,510
Denver, CO	$57,510	$59,520	$47,990–$68,860	14,100
Portland, OR	$57,040	$57,700	$48,360–$64,620	12,170
Sacramento, CA	$56,840	$58,300	$48,300–$64,290	8,680
Riverside, CA	$55,610	$56,710	$47,250–$63,830	12,710
Austin, TX	$54,320	$54,740	$44,850–$63,750	11,900
Baltimore, MD	$53,570	$55,810	$45,930–$62,530	8,540
Philadelphia, PA	$52,710	$55,250	$46,250–$62,560	22,660
Phoenix, AZ	$51,980	$54,380	$46,580–$60,320	16,280
Dallas, TX	$51,720	$54,820	$45,190–$61,840	34,930
Detroit, MI	$51,480	$53,540	$44,720–$60,340	14,730
Chicago, IL	$51,440	$54,100	$45,620–$61,610	35,660
Atlanta, GA	$51,170	$53,830	$43,930–$61,760	22,480
Columbus, OH	$51,170	$53,180	$45,760–$59,810	9,000
Kansas City, MO	$50,940	$52,410	$45,570–$60,110	8,780
Nashville, TN	$50,810	$53,720	$45,130–$61,320	13,790
Charlotte, NC	$50,800	$53,170	$43,940–$60,730	11,740
Miami, FL	$50,300	$53,200	$44,210–$60,350	25,910
Raleigh, NC	$50,200	$52,180	$43,460–$59,760	7,550
Tampa, FL	$50,090	$53,270	$44,450–$60,970	12,750
Las Vegas, NV	$49,960	$51,990	$43,570–$59,810	10,320
Jacksonville, FL	$49,860	$54,620	$44,070–$61,610	6,780
Cincinnati, OH	$49,590	$52,410	$44,240–$60,120	9,050
Houston, TX	$49,460	$52,280	$41,860–$60,460	26,090
Indianapolis, IN	$48,750	$51,000	$42,210–$59,650	10,000
Virginia Beach, VA	$48,690	$50,850	$41,330–$58,630	5,880
Orlando, FL	$48,460	$51,440	$41,620–$59,280	11,440
Memphis, TN	$48,400	$50,490	$41,000–$58,040	6,320
San Antonio, TX	$48,150	$50,770	$40,950–$58,770	8,960
Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,030	$49,780	$41,800–$57,550	3,590
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$47,990	$49,660	$39,210–$57,520	7,730
Birmingham, AL	$47,330	$47,830	$38,900–$55,430	5,430
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,250	$49,970	$41,240–$57,820	9,250
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,150	$49,270	$39,120–$57,260	6,470
New Orleans, LA	$46,980	$49,150	$39,470–$58,140	3,840
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,740	$48,450	$38,510–$56,670	4,060
El Paso, TX	$41,530	$44,460	$34,110–$50,540	2,790