Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Memphis
$50,490avg. a year
$24.28 an hour · 6,320 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area earn an average of $50,490 a year. That is about the same as the Tennessee average of $50,230. The U.S. average is $53,560.
$48,400Median pay
$24.28Average hourly
+1%vs. Tennessee average
6,320Jobs in this metro
Other Tennessee metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in other Tennessee metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
113,790 jobs
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
$53,720
$25.83 an hour
24,510 jobs
Knoxville, TN
$49,040
$23.58 an hour
32,920 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$48,730
$23.43 an hour
41,000 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$46,590
$22.40 an hour
51,170 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
6800 jobs
Jackson, TN
$46,320
$22.27 an hour
7420 jobs
Morristown, TN
$44,680
$21.48 an hour
8400 jobs
Cleveland, TN
$44,180
$21.24 an hour
9870 jobs
Johnson City, TN
$43,470
$20.90 an hour
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How Memphis 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 Memphis?
The average is $50,490 a year, and the median is $48,400. About 6,320 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Tennessee average?
That is about the same as the Tennessee average of $50,230.
Is this job common in Memphis?
It makes up 10.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.17 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: Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 32820). 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.