SOC 43-3031 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks make in Appleton, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Appleton, WI is $50,780. The 10th percentile is $37,250 and the 90th percentile is $69,390. Employment is 1,050.
Median annual wage
$50,780
- 10th percentile
- $37,250
- 25th percentile
- $44,540
- Median
- $50,780
- 75th percentile
- $59,270
- 90th percentile
- $69,390
- Mean
- $52,760
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $37,250 and the 90th percentile is $69,390. The difference is $32,140, which is 63.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,540 to the 75th at $59,270, covers $14,730.
The mean annual wage is $52,760, which sits above the median of $50,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Appleton, WI median is 0.2% higher than the national median of $50,670 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,945, which is 8.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $50,340.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks at $54,945 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Appleton, WI ranks 5th of 21 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 20 miles away, with a median of $49,290 and employment of 890. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,040, against $54,945 here.
- Green Bay, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $49,160 and employment of 1,570. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,811, against $54,945 here.
- Fond du Lac, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $49,730 and employment of 370. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,265, against $54,945 here.
Employment share
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks accounts for 0.85% of wage-and-salary employment in Appleton, WI (1,050 of 124,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.88% of employment (1,373,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI · Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks make in Appleton, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Appleton, WI is $50,780. The 10th percentile is $37,250 and the 90th percentile is $69,390. Employment is 1,050.
How does that compare with the national median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?
The local median is 0.2% higher than the national median of $50,670.
What is Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Appleton, WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,780 is $54,945. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Appleton, WI compare with nearby metros for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $49,290. Appleton, WI ranks 5th of 21 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.