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Occupation · SOC 43-3031
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: pay and where the jobs are
What bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$50,670 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $53,560
- Median hourly wage
- $24.36
- Mean hourly wage
- $25.75
- Employment
- 1,373,680
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-3031.
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How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make?
The median annual wage for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks was $50,670 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $36,000 and the highest-paid 10% more than $74,550. As an hourly rate, the median is $24.36. About 1,373,680 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($65,180), Connecticut ($59,970) and Massachusetts ($59,830). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,000 | $17.31 | $3,000 | $2,592 |
| 25th percentile | $43,520 | $20.92 | $3,627 | $3,096 |
| Median | $50,670 | $24.36 | $4,223 | $3,574 |
| 75th percentile | $61,470 | $29.55 | $5,123 | $4,298 |
| 90th percentile | $74,550 | $35.84 | $6,213 | $5,106 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$47,350 take-home in national prices
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$47,099 take-home in national prices
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$46,162 take-home in national prices
Where a median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerk paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1,790 | $65,180 | $47,140 | $94,320 | $51,762 | $47,099 |
| Connecticut | 14,930 | $59,970 | $43,450 | $81,740 | $47,518 | $45,862 |
| Massachusetts | 29,110 | $59,830 | $40,760 | $81,080 | $47,207 | $44,637 |
| California | 151,870 | $59,230 | $41,600 | $81,990 | $47,408 | $42,818 |
| Washington | 32,930 | $58,620 | $45,070 | $77,630 | $48,468 | $45,292 |
| New Jersey | 37,550 | $58,300 | $41,000 | $78,910 | $46,915 | $43,119 |
| New York | 84,280 | $58,160 | $39,880 | $81,990 | $46,085 | $42,703 |
| Alaska | 4,580 | $56,430 | $40,000 | $76,800 | $47,251 | $46,162 |
| Vermont | 2,950 | $54,720 | $41,720 | $74,970 | $44,748 | $45,681 |
| Minnesota | 26,850 | $54,600 | $37,800 | $73,450 | $43,621 | $44,231 |
| Oregon | 21,710 | $54,060 | $37,750 | $74,600 | $41,776 | $40,418 |
| Colorado | 26,140 | $54,000 | $37,250 | $77,540 | $43,664 | $42,371 |
| Maryland | 18,170 | $53,540 | $39,500 | $75,600 | $43,022 | $40,990 |
| Rhode Island | 4,570 | $53,280 | $39,880 | $76,210 | $43,023 | $42,064 |
| New Hampshire | 7,180 | $52,450 | $36,400 | $72,260 | $44,324 | $42,551 |
| Delaware | 4,600 | $51,780 | $38,130 | $71,410 | $41,381 | $41,461 |
| Virginia | 31,990 | $51,620 | $36,610 | $72,860 | $41,503 | $41,049 |
| Arizona | 22,690 | $50,590 | $37,440 | $68,170 | $41,958 | $41,676 |
| Maine | 7,390 | $50,510 | $40,000 | $69,990 | $40,781 | $42,020 |
| Nevada | 15,180 | $50,380 | $36,650 | $71,890 | $42,660 | $42,669 |
| Wisconsin | 25,960 | $50,340 | $36,350 | $65,460 | $41,035 | $43,610 |
| North Dakota | 4,290 | $49,710 | $37,340 | $66,040 | $42,122 | $47,350 |
| Illinois | 51,470 | $49,560 | $32,360 | $71,480 | $39,693 | $39,710 |
| Utah | 12,650 | $49,440 | $35,910 | $66,580 | $40,265 | $40,728 |
| Georgia | 38,700 | $49,350 | $32,810 | $71,810 | $40,119 | $41,663 |
| Florida | 88,670 | $49,330 | $36,680 | $72,260 | $41,817 | $40,436 |
| Michigan | 37,550 | $48,980 | $36,250 | $67,480 | $39,705 | $41,266 |
| Texas | 122,400 | $48,910 | $33,480 | $72,810 | $41,479 | $42,737 |
| Ohio | 45,140 | $48,810 | $36,110 | $67,330 | $40,500 | $43,655 |
| Hawaii | 5,220 | $48,730 | $35,760 | $65,090 | $39,158 | $35,614 |
| Pennsylvania | 48,920 | $48,440 | $34,960 | $69,570 | $39,581 | $40,565 |
| Idaho | 9,540 | $48,310 | $34,690 | $72,870 | $39,545 | $41,411 |
| Iowa | 14,020 | $48,180 | $33,240 | $66,490 | $39,714 | $45,251 |
| Tennessee | 37,680 | $48,180 | $35,000 | $67,730 | $40,893 | $44,511 |
| New Mexico | 7,780 | $48,080 | $35,660 | $70,890 | $39,712 | $43,066 |
| Missouri | 21,400 | $47,990 | $34,570 | $68,180 | $39,422 | $43,408 |
| South Carolina | 19,980 | $47,940 | $33,370 | $68,870 | $39,837 | $42,493 |
| North Carolina | 48,760 | $47,930 | $33,710 | $67,290 | $39,288 | $41,651 |
| Wyoming | 3,480 | $47,910 | $33,850 | $67,710 | $40,676 | $43,883 |
| Indiana | 29,910 | $47,820 | $33,010 | $66,960 | $39,222 | $42,026 |
| Kansas | 15,380 | $47,290 | $32,130 | $64,130 | $38,338 | $42,566 |
| Montana | 6,980 | $47,270 | $34,270 | $63,980 | $38,696 | $40,886 |
| Nebraska | 10,050 | $47,110 | $33,060 | $62,460 | $38,769 | $43,027 |
| Kentucky | 23,480 | $46,550 | $30,090 | $66,930 | $38,071 | $42,227 |
| Virgin Islands | 280 | $46,490 | $31,490 | $66,150 | — | — |
| South Dakota | 10,200 | $46,340 | $35,730 | $59,140 | $39,414 | $44,493 |
| Oklahoma | 16,490 | $46,180 | $31,530 | $66,100 | $37,753 | $42,978 |
| Louisiana | 18,980 | $44,890 | $28,760 | $65,220 | $37,289 | $42,274 |
| Alabama | 19,890 | $44,640 | $30,460 | $60,250 | $36,215 | $40,772 |
| West Virginia | 7,620 | $42,890 | $30,890 | $58,560 | $35,498 | $39,664 |
| Arkansas | 12,510 | $42,840 | $28,130 | $62,230 | $35,504 | $40,839 |
| Mississippi | 12,160 | $42,840 | $28,210 | $62,390 | $35,620 | $40,965 |
| Guam | 880 | $33,280 | $23,470 | $48,190 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 6,650 | $28,700 | $22,900 | $44,830 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 43-3031. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.