SOC 43-3031 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$50,670

10th percentile: $36,000
25th percentile: $43,520
Median: $50,670
75th percentile: $61,470
90th percentile: $74,550
Mean: $53,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 1,373,680.

That median is 0.6% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods — Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	7,590	$48,310	$66,130	$96,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	18,100	$47,010	$65,530	$94,860
New Haven, CT	2,900	$44,980	$62,890	$81,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1,120	$43,410	$61,960	$98,820
Napa, CA	700	$45,760	$61,710	$85,170
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	3,710	$45,020	$61,390	$89,010
Vallejo, CA	1,040	$44,200	$61,180	$82,730
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	2,040	$43,700	$61,140	$84,480
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	21,170	$41,590	$60,960	$82,710
Barnstable Town, MA	990	$39,330	$60,680	$80,620
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	77,010	$42,650	$60,640	$85,260
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	17,860	$47,720	$60,460	$79,330
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1,900	$42,780	$60,170	$80,460
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	4,660	$42,860	$59,470	$77,630
Fairbanks-College, AK	470	$42,430	$59,320	$79,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,550	$41,520	$59,290	$79,390
Salinas, CA	1,270	$40,900	$59,180	$84,600
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	560	$44,440	$59,020	$79,470
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	780	$44,810	$58,590	$78,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,910	$40,660	$58,590	$79,500

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	77,010	$42,650	$60,640	$85,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53,910	$40,660	$58,590	$79,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	35,660	$36,140	$51,440	$73,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	34,930	$36,980	$51,720	$74,970
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	26,090	$34,730	$49,460	$74,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	25,910	$36,950	$50,300	$73,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	22,660	$39,220	$52,710	$75,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	22,480	$35,620	$51,170	$75,110
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	21,170	$41,590	$60,960	$82,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,550	$41,520	$59,290	$79,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	18,100	$47,010	$65,530	$94,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	17,860	$47,720	$60,460	$79,330
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	16,510	$40,280	$57,790	$74,990
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	16,280	$39,250	$51,980	$71,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	14,730	$38,160	$51,480	$71,570
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	14,100	$42,330	$57,510	$80,700
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	13,790	$38,150	$50,810	$74,090
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	12,830	$40,220	$58,580	$82,350
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	12,750	$37,470	$50,090	$72,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	12,710	$39,920	$55,610	$75,650

States and territories

State estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
District of Columbia	1,790	$47,140	$65,180	$94,320
Connecticut	14,930	$43,450	$59,970	$81,740
Massachusetts	29,110	$40,760	$59,830	$81,080
California	151,870	$41,600	$59,230	$81,990
Washington	32,930	$45,070	$58,620	$77,630
New Jersey	37,550	$41,000	$58,300	$78,910
New York	84,280	$39,880	$58,160	$81,990
Alaska	4,580	$40,000	$56,430	$76,800
Vermont	2,950	$41,720	$54,720	$74,970
Minnesota	26,850	$37,800	$54,600	$73,450
Oregon	21,710	$37,750	$54,060	$74,600
Colorado	26,140	$37,250	$54,000	$77,540
Maryland	18,170	$39,500	$53,540	$75,600
Rhode Island	4,570	$39,880	$53,280	$76,210
New Hampshire	7,180	$36,400	$52,450	$72,260
Delaware	4,600	$38,130	$51,780	$71,410
Virginia	31,990	$36,610	$51,620	$72,860
Arizona	22,690	$37,440	$50,590	$68,170
Maine	7,390	$40,000	$50,510	$69,990
Nevada	15,180	$36,650	$50,380	$71,890
Wisconsin	25,960	$36,350	$50,340	$65,460
North Dakota	4,290	$37,340	$49,710	$66,040
Illinois	51,470	$32,360	$49,560	$71,480
Utah	12,650	$35,910	$49,440	$66,580
Georgia	38,700	$32,810	$49,350	$71,810
Florida	88,670	$36,680	$49,330	$72,260
Michigan	37,550	$36,250	$48,980	$67,480
Texas	122,400	$33,480	$48,910	$72,810
Ohio	45,140	$36,110	$48,810	$67,330
Hawaii	5,220	$35,760	$48,730	$65,090
Pennsylvania	48,920	$34,960	$48,440	$69,570
Idaho	9,540	$34,690	$48,310	$72,870
Iowa	14,020	$33,240	$48,180	$66,490
Tennessee	37,680	$35,000	$48,180	$67,730
New Mexico	7,780	$35,660	$48,080	$70,890
Missouri	21,400	$34,570	$47,990	$68,180
South Carolina	19,980	$33,370	$47,940	$68,870
North Carolina	48,760	$33,710	$47,930	$67,290
Wyoming	3,480	$33,850	$47,910	$67,710
Indiana	29,910	$33,010	$47,820	$66,960
Kansas	15,380	$32,130	$47,290	$64,130
Montana	6,980	$34,270	$47,270	$63,980
Nebraska	10,050	$33,060	$47,110	$62,460
Kentucky	23,480	$30,090	$46,550	$66,930
Virgin Islands	280	$31,490	$46,490	$66,150
South Dakota	10,200	$35,730	$46,340	$59,140
Oklahoma	16,490	$31,530	$46,180	$66,100
Louisiana	18,980	$28,760	$44,890	$65,220
Alabama	19,890	$30,460	$44,640	$60,250
West Virginia	7,620	$30,890	$42,890	$58,560
Arkansas	12,510	$28,130	$42,840	$62,230
Mississippi	12,160	$28,210	$42,840	$62,390
Guam	880	$23,470	$33,280	$48,190
Puerto Rico	6,650	$22,900	$28,700	$44,830

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is $50,670. Employment is 1,373,680.

How does Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is 0.6% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $66,130.