Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Missouri
$50,790avg. a year
$24.42 an hour · 21,400 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Missouri earn an average of $50,790 a year. That is $2,770 (5%) less than the U.S. average of $53,560. The best-paying metro area is St. Louis, MO-IL at $53,400.
$47,990Median pay
$24.42Average hourly
+23%Avg. pay since 2020
#32Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Missouri metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by metro area. Swipe to see all 8.
19,950 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$53,400
$25.67 an hour
28,780 jobs
Kansas City, MO-KS
$52,410
$25.20 an hour
3880 jobs
Columbia, MO
$51,540
$24.78 an hour
4310 jobs
St. Joseph, MO-KS
$49,180
$23.64 an hour
5310 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$48,790
$23.46 an hour
61,440 jobs
Springfield, MO
$46,910
$22.56 an hour
7590 jobs
Jefferson City, MO
$46,390
$22.31 an hour
8530 jobs
Joplin, MO-KS
$46,060
$22.15 an hour
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Missouri, charted
Pay over time
Missouri, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Missouri bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Missouri
- Billing and Posting Clerks$47,940
- Tellers$38,840
- Bill and Account Collectors$43,960
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,000
- Customer Service Representatives$46,470
- Office Clerks, General$45,250
Average pay, Missouri, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Missouri?
The average is $50,790 a year, and the median is $47,990. That is $2,770 (5%) less than the U.S. average of $53,560.
What is the hourly wage in Missouri?
$24.42 an hour on average; the median is $23.07.
Where in Missouri do they earn the most?
St. Louis, MO-IL ($53,400), followed by Kansas City, MO-KS ($52,410). The lowest average among 8 metro areas with data is Joplin, MO-KS ($46,060).
How does Missouri rank?
Missouri ranks #32 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
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. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks page. 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.