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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerkss in the United States earn a median salary of $49,210/year ($23.66/hr). Salaries range from $34,600 to $72,660 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$35K
10th percentile
$41K
25th percentile
$49K
Median
$60K
75th percentile
$73K
90th percentile

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
District of Columbia$62K$30.03/hr1,870
California$57K$27.63/hr154,980
Connecticut$57K$27.54/hr14,820
Massachusetts$57K$27.46/hr31,010
New Jersey$57K$27.27/hr40,560
Washington$57K$27.2/hr36,640
New York$56K$26.87/hr93,920
Alaska$55K$26.21/hr4,630
Maryland$54K$26/hr18,380
Rhode Island$54K$25.83/hr4,470
Minnesota$52K$25.17/hr27,520
Delaware$52K$24.81/hr4,980
Vermont$52K$24.77/hr3,260
New Hampshire$50K$24.24/hr7,620
Oregon$50K$24.12/hr23,250
Maine$50K$23.8/hr8,310
Nevada$50K$23.8/hr13,750
Arizona$49K$23.57/hr24,260
Wisconsin$49K$23.49/hr29,050
Illinois$49K$23.48/hr53,340
Virginia$49K$23.41/hr35,730
Hawaii$48K$23.27/hr5,260
North Dakota$48K$23.2/hr4,060
Texas$48K$23.2/hr130,770
Utah$48K$23.18/hr13,980
Florida$48K$23.07/hr107,210
Michigan$48K$22.92/hr40,100
Georgia$47K$22.83/hr36,690
Ohio$47K$22.8/hr48,280
Pennsylvania$47K$22.78/hr54,580
Iowa$47K$22.67/hr14,150
Missouri$47K$22.59/hr22,700
Indiana$47K$22.54/hr28,250
Idaho$47K$22.45/hr9,730
North Carolina$47K$22.42/hr48,160
New Mexico$47K$22.41/hr8,720
Tennessee$47K$22.37/hr40,360
South Carolina$46K$22.26/hr21,850
Nebraska$46K$22.18/hr10,660
Kansas$46K$22.08/hr19,450
Wyoming$46K$22.02/hr3,450
Montana$46K$21.92/hr7,670
Kentucky$45K$21.76/hr22,780
South Dakota$45K$21.53/hr9,830
Oklahoma$44K$21.39/hr17,780
Louisiana$44K$20.94/hr20,320
Alabama$42K$20.43/hr18,550
West Virginia$40K$19.27/hr7,920
Mississippi$40K$19.26/hr11,430
Arkansas$40K$19.26/hr12,560

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$64K17,670
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$64K7,750
Napa, CA$61K690
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$60K1,030
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60K2,220
Vallejo, CA$59K1,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59K87,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$59K1,800
Salinas, CA$58K1,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$58K22,660
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58K21,300
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$58K3,760
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$58K760
New Haven, CT$58K2,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$58K1,160
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$57K4,760
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$57K8,420
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57K17,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$57K57,520
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$57K12,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$56K3,260
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$56K560
Rochester, MN$56K850
Fairbanks-College, AK$56K470
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$56K16,930
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56K900
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$56K1,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA$55K2,200
Barnstable Town, MA$55K970
Longview-Kelso, WA$55K430
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