Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Columbus
$53,180avg. a year
$25.57 an hour · 9,000 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the Columbus, OH metro area earn an average of $53,180 a year. That is $2,160 (4%) more than the Ohio average of $51,020. The U.S. average is $53,560.
$51,170Median pay
$25.57Average hourly
+4%vs. Ohio average
9,000Jobs in this metro
Other Ohio metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in other Ohio metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
19,050 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$52,410
$25.20 an hour
28,660 jobs
Cleveland, OH
$51,700
$24.86 an hour
32,730 jobs
Akron, OH
$51,160
$24.60 an hour
42,570 jobs
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
$50,920
$24.48 an hour
52,200 jobs
Toledo, OH
$50,050
$24.06 an hour
6390 jobs
Sandusky, OH
$48,240
$23.19 an hour
7430 jobs
Lima, OH
$48,100
$23.12 an hour
81,430 jobs
Canton-Massillon, OH
$47,720
$22.94 an hour
91,130 jobs
Youngstown-Warren, OH
$47,280
$22.73 an hour
10330 jobs
Mansfield, OH
$46,850
$22.52 an hour
11520 jobs
Springfield, OH
$46,590
$22.40 an hour
12300 jobs
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
$46,190
$22.21 an hour
13520 jobs
Wheeling, WV-OH
$45,230
$21.75 an hour
141,550 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$44,790
$21.53 an hour
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How Columbus compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Questions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Columbus?
The average is $53,180 a year, and the median is $51,170. About 9,000 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Ohio average?
That is $2,160 (4%) more than the Ohio average of $51,020.
Is this job common in Columbus?
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: Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 18140). 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.