Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$70,090avg. a year
$33.70 an hour · 7,590 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn an average of $70,090 a year. That is $9,260 (15%) more than the California average of $60,830. The U.S. average is $53,560.
$66,130Median pay
$33.70Average hourly
+15%vs. California average
7,590Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
118,100 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$69,040
$33.19 an hour
21,120 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$65,120
$31.31 an hour
3700 jobs
Napa, CA
$64,120
$30.83 an hour
41,040 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$63,220
$30.39 an hour
52,040 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$63,200
$30.39 an hour
61,900 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$62,240
$29.92 an hour
71,270 jobs
Salinas, CA
$60,540
$29.11 an hour
812,830 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$60,220
$28.95 an hour
91,070 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$60,050
$28.87 an hour
1053,910 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$59,670
$28.69 an hour
113,250 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$58,810
$28.27 an hour
128,680 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$58,300
$28.03 an hour
132,080 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$57,920
$27.85 an hour
1412,710 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$56,710
$27.27 an hour
151,730 jobs
Modesto, CA
$56,590
$27.21 an hour
16460 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$56,530
$27.18 an hour
17680 jobs
Merced, CA
$56,260
$27.05 an hour
18370 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$56,000
$26.92 an hour
192,580 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$55,670
$26.77 an hour
201,390 jobs
Visalia, CA
$55,610
$26.74 an hour
214,310 jobs
Fresno, CA
$55,360
$26.62 an hour
22730 jobs
Chico, CA
$55,010
$26.45 an hour
23660 jobs
Redding, CA
$54,450
$26.18 an hour
24530 jobs
El Centro, CA
$52,520
$25.25 an hour
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How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara compares
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Related jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $63,890 |
| Office Clerks, General | $61,400 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $66,410 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $99,820 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $68,750 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $69,360 |
Questions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
The average is $70,090 a year, and the median is $66,130. About 7,590 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $9,260 (15%) more than the California average of $60,830.
Is this job common in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
It makes up 6.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.76 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-3031. Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.