Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in the U.S.
$53,560avg. a year
$25.75 an hour · 1,373,680 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the U.S. earn an average of $53,560 a year and a median of $50,670. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($67,650) and lowest in West Virginia ($43,850).
$50,670Median pay
$25.75Average hourly
+21%Avg. pay since 2020
1,373,680Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
11,790 jobs
District of Columbia
$67,650
$32.53 an hour
214,930 jobs
Connecticut
$61,690
$29.66 an hour
3151,870 jobs
California
$60,830
$29.24 an hour
429,110 jobs
Massachusetts
$60,460
$29.07 an hour
532,930 jobs
Washington
$60,090
$28.89 an hour
684,280 jobs
New York
$59,930
$28.81 an hour
737,550 jobs
New Jersey
$59,120
$28.43 an hour
84,580 jobs
Alaska
$57,640
$27.71 an hour
92,950 jobs
Vermont
$56,750
$27.28 an hour
1026,140 jobs
Colorado
$56,560
$27.19 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $70,090 | $33.70 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $69,040 | $33.19 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $65,120 | $31.31 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $64,990 | $31.25 |
| Napa, CA | $64,120 | $30.83 |
| Vallejo, CA | $63,220 | $30.39 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $63,200 | $30.39 |
| New Haven, CT | $63,130 | $30.35 |
Related jobs
- Billing and Posting Clerks$51,070
- Tellers$42,350
- Bill and Account Collectors$49,060
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,630
- Procurement Clerks$52,370
- Financial Clerks, All Other$56,450
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $44,940 | $44,640 | 19,890 |
| Alaska | $57,640 | $56,430 | 4,580 |
| Arizona | $52,860 | $50,590 | 22,690 |
| Arkansas | $45,050 | $42,840 | 12,510 |
| California | $60,830 | $59,230 | 151,870 |
| Colorado | $56,560 | $54,000 | 26,140 |
| Connecticut | $61,690 | $59,970 | 14,930 |
| Delaware | $53,880 | $51,780 | 4,600 |
| District of Columbia | $67,650 | $65,180 | 1,790 |
| Florida | $52,590 | $49,330 | 88,670 |
| Georgia | $51,270 | $49,350 | 38,700 |
| Hawaii | $50,720 | $48,730 | 5,220 |
| Idaho | $51,260 | $48,310 | 9,540 |
| Illinois | $51,860 | $49,560 | 51,470 |
| Indiana | $49,730 | $47,820 | 29,910 |
| Iowa | $50,100 | $48,180 | 14,020 |
| Kansas | $47,900 | $47,290 | 15,380 |
| Kentucky | $48,190 | $46,550 | 23,480 |
| Louisiana | $46,560 | $44,890 | 18,980 |
| Maine | $53,800 | $50,510 | 7,390 |
| Maryland | $55,950 | $53,540 | 18,170 |
| Massachusetts | $60,460 | $59,830 | 29,110 |
| Michigan | $51,430 | $48,980 | 37,550 |
| Minnesota | $55,280 | $54,600 | 26,850 |
| Mississippi | $44,480 | $42,840 | 12,160 |
| Missouri | $50,790 | $47,990 | 21,400 |
| Montana | $48,870 | $47,270 | 6,980 |
| Nebraska | $47,970 | $47,110 | 10,050 |
| Nevada | $52,780 | $50,380 | 15,180 |
| New Hampshire | $53,520 | $52,450 | 7,180 |
| New Jersey | $59,120 | $58,300 | 37,550 |
| New Mexico | $50,410 | $48,080 | 7,780 |
| New York | $59,930 | $58,160 | 84,280 |
| North Carolina | $49,780 | $47,930 | 48,760 |
| North Dakota | $51,660 | $49,710 | 4,290 |
| Ohio | $51,020 | $48,810 | 45,140 |
| Oklahoma | $48,040 | $46,180 | 16,490 |
| Oregon | $55,460 | $54,060 | 21,710 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,860 | $48,440 | 48,920 |
| Rhode Island | $56,270 | $53,280 | 4,570 |
| South Carolina | $49,980 | $47,940 | 19,980 |
| South Dakota | $46,630 | $46,340 | 10,200 |
| Tennessee | $50,230 | $48,180 | 37,680 |
| Texas | $51,690 | $48,910 | 122,400 |
| Utah | $51,160 | $49,440 | 12,650 |
| Vermont | $56,750 | $54,720 | 2,950 |
| Virginia | $53,740 | $51,620 | 31,990 |
| Washington | $60,090 | $58,620 | 32,930 |
| West Virginia | $43,850 | $42,890 | 7,620 |
| Wisconsin | $51,720 | $50,340 | 25,960 |
| Wyoming | $49,910 | $47,910 | 3,480 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$62,710
77,010 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$59,670
53,910 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$54,100
35,660 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$54,820
34,930 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$52,280
26,090 jobsMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$53,200
25,910 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$55,250
22,660 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$53,830
22,480 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make?
The average is $53,560 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $50,670 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $25.75, and the median is $24.36 an hour.
Which state pays bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $67,650 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $70,090.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $36,000 a year, and the top 10% earn over $74,550.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-3031. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.