Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$62,710avg. a year
$30.15 an hour · 77,010 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $62,710 a year. That is $2,780 (5%) more than the New York average of $59,930. The U.S. average is $53,560.
$60,640Median pay
$30.15Average hourly
+5%vs. New York average
77,010Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
12,530 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$57,620
$27.70 an hour
2670 jobs
Kingston, NY
$55,990
$26.92 an hour
34,170 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$55,250
$26.56 an hour
42,980 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$54,550
$26.23 an hour
5490 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$54,360
$26.13 an hour
65,890 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$53,920
$25.92 an hour
74,380 jobs
Rochester, NY
$53,340
$25.64 an hour
81,770 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$51,780
$24.89 an hour
9500 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$51,570
$24.80 an hour
10950 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$51,530
$24.78 an hour
11350 jobs
Elmira, NY
$51,030
$24.53 an hour
12390 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$49,140
$23.62 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $57,770 |
| Tellers | $47,640 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | $58,450 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $66,110 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $54,410 |
| Office Clerks, General | $50,080 |
Questions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $62,710 a year, and the median is $60,640. About 77,010 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $2,780 (5%) more than the New York average of $59,930.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 8.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.92 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.