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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary by City

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $70,090 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($69,040) and Santa Cruz, CA ($65,120), among the 393 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $54,405 (May 2025).

$54,405U.S. metro average
$70Khighest: San Jose, CA
$27Klowest: Arecibo, PR
393metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA$70,090
San Francisco, CA$69,040
Santa Cruz, CA$65,120
Bridgeport, CT$64,990
Napa, CA$64,120
Vallejo, CA$63,220
Santa Rosa, CA$63,200
New Haven, CT$63,130
New York, NY$62,710
Seattle, WA$62,510
Santa Maria, CA$62,240
Boston, MA$61,780
Mount Vernon, WA$60,730
Salinas, CA$60,540
San Diego, CA$60,220
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California25$70,090$52,520
Connecticut5$64,990$58,470
New York13$62,710$49,140
Washington11$62,510$54,470
Massachusetts6$61,780$54,240
Washington, D.C.1$60,030$60,030
Alaska2$59,580$56,090
Colorado7$59,520$49,350
New Jersey3$58,750$52,430
Vermont1$58,590$58,590
Minnesota5$57,980$52,180
Oregon8$57,700$51,210
Maine3$56,550$52,410
Rhode Island1$56,100$56,100
Maryland4$55,810$47,920
Hawaii2$55,780$49,780
Florida22$55,580$47,840
Texas26$55,580$43,500
Nevada3$55,420$51,990
Michigan15$55,260$48,260
Pennsylvania16$55,250$42,530
Wisconsin13$54,710$50,400
Arizona7$54,380$45,280
New Hampshire1$54,330$54,330
Illinois8$54,100$48,210
Virginia9$53,850$48,790
Georgia14$53,830$43,830
Tennessee10$53,720$43,470
New Mexico4$53,590$46,290
North Carolina15$53,480$44,740
Missouri8$53,400$46,060
South Carolina8$53,290$46,240
Idaho6$53,240$46,110
Ohio12$53,180$46,590
Utah5$53,060$47,050
Montana5$52,920$45,970
Iowa8$52,660$47,650
North Dakota4$52,630$51,520
Nebraska3$51,450$47,160
Indiana12$51,130$45,960
Wyoming2$50,940$50,090
Oklahoma4$50,360$45,170
Kentucky6$49,780$45,870
Louisiana10$49,290$41,350
Kansas4$49,240$45,460
Alabama12$48,270$41,250
South Dakota2$47,990$46,620
Arkansas5$47,540$41,240
Delaware1$47,160$47,160
West Virginia7$46,630$43,480
Mississippi3$46,020$43,200
Puerto Rico6$32,450$27,460
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$70,090$66,130$33.707,590
San Francisco, CA$69,040$65,530$33.1918,100
Santa Cruz, CA$65,120$61,960$31.311,120
Bridgeport, CT$64,990$61,390$31.253,710
Napa, CA$64,120$61,710$30.83700
Vallejo, CA$63,220$61,180$30.391,040
Santa Rosa, CA$63,200$61,140$30.392,040
New Haven, CT$63,130$62,890$30.352,900
New York, NY$62,710$60,640$30.1577,010
Seattle, WA$62,510$60,460$30.0517,860
Santa Maria, CA$62,240$60,170$29.921,900
Boston, MA$61,780$60,960$29.7021,170
Mount Vernon, WA$60,730$59,020$29.20560
Salinas, CA$60,540$59,180$29.111,270
San Diego, CA$60,220$58,580$28.9512,830
Barnstable, MA$60,190$60,680$28.94990
Bremerton, WA$60,110$58,590$28.90780
San Luis Obispo, CA$60,050$58,570$28.871,070
Washington, DC$60,030$59,290$28.8618,550
Hartford, CT$60,020$59,470$28.854,660
Los Angeles, CA$59,670$58,590$28.6953,910
Fairbanks, AK$59,580$59,320$28.65470
Denver, CO$59,520$57,510$28.6214,100
Boulder, CO$59,260$57,330$28.491,440
Oxnard, CA$58,810$57,670$28.273,250
Trenton, NJ$58,750$58,020$28.251,470
Burlington, VT$58,590$56,690$28.171,020
Waterbury, CT$58,520$56,100$28.131,440
Norwich, CT$58,470$57,530$28.11910
Sacramento, CA$58,300$56,840$28.038,680
Bellingham, WA$58,040$57,000$27.901,140
Kennewick, WA$58,000$57,290$27.891,070
Rochester, MN$57,980$58,350$27.88790
Stockton, CA$57,920$56,250$27.852,080
Portland, OR$57,700$57,040$27.7412,170
Longview, WA$57,680$56,620$27.73490
Kiryas Joel, NY$57,620$56,130$27.702,530
Amherst, MA$57,580$56,430$27.68490
Wenatchee, WA$57,330$55,120$27.56510
Minneapolis, MN$57,230$57,790$27.5116,510
Olympia, WA$57,140$55,590$27.471,050
Salem, OR$56,950$54,420$27.382,230
Riverside, CA$56,710$55,610$27.2712,710
Worcester, MA$56,700$56,350$27.262,780
Modesto, CA$56,590$55,040$27.211,730
Portland, ME$56,550$54,610$27.192,670
Yuba City, CA$56,530$55,210$27.18460
Bend, OR$56,430$54,900$27.131,420
Merced, CA$56,260$51,740$27.05680
Pittsfield, MA$56,260$55,320$27.05530
Providence, RI$56,100$54,630$26.976,400
Anchorage, AK$56,090$54,100$26.972,300
Hanford, CA$56,000$52,920$26.92370
Kingston, NY$55,990$54,510$26.92670
Baltimore, MD$55,810$53,570$26.838,540
Kahului, HI$55,780$54,900$26.82660
Bakersfield, CA$55,670$53,170$26.772,580
Visalia, CA$55,610$51,200$26.741,390
Yakima, WA$55,590$53,560$26.73940
Midland, TX$55,580$52,210$26.721,440
Naples, FL$55,580$51,000$26.721,630
Reno, NV$55,420$52,000$26.653,160
Fresno, CA$55,360$54,170$26.624,310
Midland, MI$55,260$46,500$26.57370
Albany, NY$55,250$53,540$26.564,170
Philadelphia, PA$55,250$52,710$26.5622,660
Spokane, WA$55,070$53,050$26.482,550
Chico, CA$55,010$50,710$26.45730
Fort Collins, CO$55,010$53,310$26.451,760
Dallas, TX$54,820$51,720$26.3634,930
Austin, TX$54,740$54,320$26.3211,900
Madison, WI$54,710$53,240$26.303,760
Jacksonville, FL$54,620$49,860$26.266,780
Syracuse, NY$54,550$52,000$26.232,980
Walla Walla, WA$54,470$51,410$26.19250
Redding, CA$54,450$51,090$26.18660
Sarasota, FL$54,400$50,460$26.153,610
Phoenix, AZ$54,380$51,980$26.1516,280
Ithaca, NY$54,360$51,610$26.13490
Manchester, NH$54,330$52,550$26.121,990
Springfield, MA$54,240$54,170$26.081,430
Chicago, IL$54,100$51,440$26.0135,660
Crestview, FL$54,040$49,940$25.981,050
Buffalo, NY$53,920$51,610$25.925,890
Charlottesville, VA$53,850$52,680$25.89870
Lexington Park, MD$53,830$51,480$25.88360
Atlanta, GA$53,830$51,170$25.8822,480
Lewiston, ME$53,810$50,230$25.87540
Mankato, MN$53,770$50,750$25.85490
Corvallis, OR$53,750$50,870$25.84370
Nashville, TN$53,720$50,810$25.8313,790
Santa Fe, NM$53,590$50,890$25.76560
Richmond, VA$53,580$51,400$25.764,890
Detroit, MI$53,540$51,480$25.7414,730
Durham, NC$53,480$50,790$25.712,570
Sheboygan, WI$53,410$50,170$25.68410
St. Louis, MO$53,400$49,970$25.679,950
Rochester, NY$53,340$50,870$25.644,380
Charleston, SC$53,290$50,400$25.623,350
Tampa, FL$53,270$50,090$25.6112,750
Greeley, CO$53,260$50,680$25.611,020
Boise, ID$53,240$49,700$25.594,190
Miami, FL$53,200$50,300$25.5825,910
Columbus, OH$53,180$51,170$25.579,000
Charlotte, NC$53,170$50,800$25.5611,740
Coeur d'Alene, ID$53,170$50,330$25.56820
Ann Arbor, MI$53,090$51,100$25.521,510
Albany, OR$53,080$50,820$25.52540
Salt Lake City, UT$53,060$51,320$25.516,310
Hilton Head Island, SC$52,930$50,250$25.45850
Bozeman, MT$52,920$49,820$25.44940
Appleton, WI$52,760$50,780$25.361,050
Des Moines, IA$52,660$50,610$25.323,670
Vineland, NJ$52,630$51,730$25.30450
Fargo, ND$52,630$50,570$25.301,520
Springfield, IL$52,600$50,780$25.29860
El Centro, CA$52,520$47,960$25.25530
Milwaukee, WI$52,490$50,920$25.246,750
St. Cloud, MN$52,480$50,570$25.23880
Atlantic City, NJ$52,430$50,430$25.211,290
Bangor, ME$52,410$49,000$25.20780
Cincinnati, OH$52,410$49,590$25.209,050
Kansas City, MO$52,410$50,940$25.208,780
Carson City, NV$52,380$48,240$25.18550
Oshkosh, WI$52,300$49,290$25.14890
Houston, TX$52,280$49,460$25.1326,090
Minot, ND$52,190$49,660$25.09330
Duluth, MN$52,180$50,660$25.091,080
Raleigh, NC$52,180$50,200$25.097,550
Fort Myers, FL$52,130$48,980$25.062,600
Lansing, MI$52,120$50,500$25.061,940
Albuquerque, NM$52,060$49,660$25.033,440
Eugene, OR$52,010$49,670$25.011,780
Las Vegas, NV$51,990$49,960$25.0010,320
Salisbury, MD$51,960$49,540$24.98450
Port St. Lucie, FL$51,910$48,200$24.961,450
Utica, NY$51,780$49,280$24.891,770
Lebanon, PA$51,760$53,500$24.88560
Bismarck, ND$51,700$49,310$24.86690
Cleveland, OH$51,700$48,860$24.868,660
Glens Falls, NY$51,570$49,300$24.80500
Kenosha, WI$51,570$49,750$24.79590
Columbia, MO$51,540$48,920$24.78880
Binghamton, NY$51,530$48,830$24.78950
Grand Forks, ND$51,520$50,260$24.77510
Champaign, IL$51,490$48,830$24.76710
Grants Pass, OR$51,470$49,270$24.75370
Omaha, NE$51,450$49,230$24.734,110
Orlando, FL$51,440$48,460$24.7311,440
Iowa City, IA$51,420$49,220$24.72660
Gainesville, FL$51,400$47,870$24.711,090
Odessa, TX$51,320$48,930$24.67880
Sebastian, FL$51,310$48,530$24.67580
Pueblo, CO$51,270$48,820$24.65480
Grand Rapids, MI$51,210$48,550$24.625,070
Medford, OR$51,210$49,270$24.621,340
Janesville, WI$51,210$48,990$24.62600
Flagstaff, AZ$51,180$49,660$24.61460
Akron, OH$51,160$49,180$24.602,730
Blacksburg, VA$51,140$51,620$24.59720
Elkhart, IN$51,130$49,190$24.581,190
Wausau, WI$51,130$48,880$24.58600
Savannah, GA$51,110$49,620$24.571,350
Harrisburg, PA$51,080$48,540$24.562,450
Winchester, VA$51,040$48,540$24.54550
Elmira, NY$51,030$48,330$24.53350
Racine, WI$51,010$48,980$24.52580
Indianapolis, IN$51,000$48,750$24.5210,000
Lafayette, IN$50,940$48,400$24.49930
Cheyenne, WY$50,940$48,550$24.49480
Dayton, OH$50,920$48,970$24.482,570
Fond du Lac, WI$50,920$49,730$24.48370
Lewiston, ID$50,900$48,200$24.47250
Virginia Beach, VA$50,850$48,690$24.455,880
Greenville, SC$50,810$49,600$24.433,770
San Antonio, TX$50,770$48,150$24.418,960
Allentown, PA$50,760$49,100$24.402,430
Gainesville, GA$50,760$48,430$24.40810
Eau Claire, WI$50,710$49,270$24.38780
Idaho Falls, ID$50,670$47,330$24.36830
Grand Junction, CO$50,640$47,800$24.34610
Ogden, UT$50,610$49,440$24.331,700
Green Bay, WI$50,530$49,160$24.291,570
Wildwood, FL$50,520$46,500$24.29290
Memphis, TN$50,490$48,400$24.286,320
Palm Bay, FL$50,430$46,960$24.252,050
La Crosse, WI$50,400$48,970$24.23720
Jackson, MI$50,390$48,690$24.23500
Punta Gorda, FL$50,380$47,860$24.22520
Tulsa, OK$50,360$48,250$24.214,400
Cedar Rapids, IA$50,330$48,690$24.201,120
Lancaster, PA$50,290$48,210$24.182,190
Reading, PA$50,260$48,720$24.161,260
Casper, WY$50,090$48,170$24.08460
Decatur, IL$50,080$48,200$24.08330
Toledo, OH$50,050$47,840$24.062,200
Provo, UT$50,000$47,600$24.042,180
Prescott Valley, AZ$49,990$48,310$24.04540
Pittsburgh, PA$49,970$47,250$24.039,250
Kalamazoo, MI$49,940$48,040$24.011,040
Flint, MI$49,870$46,970$23.98990
Staunton, VA$49,850$48,530$23.97400
Asheville, NC$49,850$48,870$23.972,200
Bay City, MI$49,830$47,730$23.96330
Monroe, MI$49,830$48,210$23.96290
Billings, MT$49,810$47,830$23.951,160
Lexington, KY$49,780$48,000$23.943,120
Honolulu, HI$49,780$48,030$23.943,590
York, PA$49,750$47,590$23.921,270
Spartanburg, SC$49,750$48,480$23.921,150
Peoria, IL$49,710$47,670$23.901,390
Deltona, FL$49,700$47,520$23.901,810
Louisville, KY$49,660$47,990$23.877,730
Pensacola, FL$49,650$47,240$23.871,660
Ames, IA$49,610$47,970$23.85470
Battle Creek, MI$49,600$47,510$23.84370
Harrisonburg, VA$49,540$47,090$23.82500
Rockford, IL$49,480$46,790$23.791,020
Niles, MI$49,430$48,070$23.77500
Ocala, FL$49,380$46,380$23.741,130
Colorado Springs, CO$49,350$46,840$23.732,910
Dubuque, IA$49,350$47,630$23.73520
Muskegon, MI$49,290$47,940$23.70440
Burlington, NC$49,290$47,460$23.70600
Shreveport, LA$49,290$45,400$23.701,900
Oklahoma City, OK$49,270$47,150$23.696,470
Beaumont, TX$49,240$47,270$23.671,370
Lawrence, KS$49,240$48,290$23.67630
Lakeland, FL$49,220$46,860$23.662,220
Davenport, IA$49,220$47,840$23.661,360
Tucson, AZ$49,200$47,150$23.652,640
St. Joseph, MO$49,180$46,730$23.64310
New Orleans, LA$49,150$46,980$23.633,840
Watertown, NY$49,140$47,100$23.62390
Winston-Salem, NC$49,120$48,360$23.612,880
Topeka, KS$49,110$48,350$23.611,260
Evansville, IN$49,050$46,680$23.581,320
South Bend, IN$49,040$47,940$23.581,110
Knoxville, TN$49,040$47,320$23.584,510
Fort Wayne, IN$49,030$47,770$23.571,970
Helena, MT$49,010$45,870$23.56650
Waterloo, IA$48,970$47,540$23.55580
Lynchburg, VA$48,860$47,060$23.49890
Greensboro, NC$48,830$46,990$23.483,440
Sherman, TX$48,810$47,790$23.47380
Roanoke, VA$48,790$46,420$23.461,230
Cape Girardeau, MO$48,790$45,810$23.46310
Myrtle Beach, SC$48,790$46,790$23.461,370
Columbia, SC$48,770$46,690$23.453,260
Paducah, KY$48,740$46,310$23.43610
Chattanooga, TN$48,730$46,920$23.432,920
Panama City, FL$48,720$46,240$23.42760
Tallahassee, FL$48,690$45,900$23.411,130
Waco, TX$48,690$46,290$23.411,200
Kankakee, IL$48,610$47,240$23.37400
Bloomington, IN$48,590$46,800$23.36710
Missoula, MT$48,460$47,420$23.30760
Baton Rouge, LA$48,450$46,740$23.294,060
Farmington, NM$48,450$46,010$23.30560
St. George, UT$48,420$47,130$23.28620
Gettysburg, PA$48,360$47,250$23.25290
Greenville, NC$48,320$47,670$23.23720
Huntsville, AL$48,270$47,130$23.211,830
Saginaw, MI$48,260$46,480$23.20670
Traverse City, MI$48,260$46,350$23.20890
Sebring, FL$48,250$45,140$23.20260
Augusta, GA$48,250$46,450$23.201,640
Brunswick, GA$48,240$45,240$23.19360
Sandusky, OH$48,240$46,090$23.19390
Bloomington, IL$48,210$45,220$23.18590
College Station, TX$48,200$45,870$23.17950
Amarillo, TX$48,190$46,620$23.171,230
Lincoln, NE$48,190$47,930$23.171,660
Owensboro, KY$48,150$46,430$23.15560
Victoria, TX$48,110$46,230$23.13370
Lima, OH$48,100$46,570$23.12430
Slidell, LA$48,040$44,520$23.091,180
Columbus, IN$48,020$46,660$23.09360
Decatur, AL$48,000$46,060$23.08580
Kokomo, IN$47,990$45,990$23.07280
Sioux Falls, SD$47,990$46,910$23.073,390
Hagerstown, MD$47,920$46,490$23.04760
Tyler, TX$47,920$45,830$23.04940
Michigan City, IN$47,880$46,650$23.02340
Homosassa Springs, FL$47,840$44,360$23.00310
Chambersburg, PA$47,830$46,470$22.99420
Birmingham, AL$47,830$47,330$22.995,430
Athens, GA$47,810$47,360$22.98820
Killeen, TX$47,800$46,170$22.981,220
Corpus Christi, TX$47,740$45,940$22.951,570
Canton, OH$47,720$46,000$22.941,430
Sioux City, IA$47,650$47,390$22.91690
Scranton, PA$47,620$46,860$22.901,840
State College, PA$47,590$46,370$22.88490
Twin Falls, ID$47,590$45,410$22.88450
Fayetteville, AR$47,540$45,830$22.862,460
Williamsport, PA$47,390$46,840$22.78340
Warner Robins, GA$47,390$46,120$22.79400
Fayetteville, NC$47,320$45,360$22.751,020
Goldsboro, NC$47,300$45,700$22.74350
Youngstown, OH$47,280$46,510$22.731,130
Wilmington, NC$47,260$45,730$22.722,300
Dover, DE$47,160$45,520$22.68600
Grand Island, NE$47,160$46,610$22.67440
Logan, UT$47,050$46,220$22.62580
Lubbock, TX$47,040$45,560$22.611,500
Abilene, TX$47,010$45,620$22.60650
Wichita, KS$47,010$46,500$22.603,070
Lawton, OK$46,970$45,110$22.58370
Rome, GA$46,960$45,570$22.58300
Lake Havasu City, AZ$46,910$46,280$22.55380
Springfield, MO$46,910$45,330$22.561,440
Mansfield, OH$46,850$46,310$22.52330
Hinesville, GA$46,840$47,490$22.52130
Terre Haute, IN$46,760$46,060$22.48550
Parkersburg, WV$46,630$44,980$22.42400
Little Rock, AR$46,620$44,470$22.423,480
Rapid City, SD$46,620$46,810$22.411,720
Clarksville, TN$46,590$46,280$22.401,000
Springfield, OH$46,590$45,750$22.40520
Dalton, GA$46,570$45,600$22.39530
Eagle Pass, TX$46,540$42,900$22.38190
Kingsport, TN$46,530$45,670$22.371,170
Wichita Falls, TX$46,460$43,910$22.34490
Macon, GA$46,460$45,760$22.34720
Fort Smith, AR$46,420$45,010$22.32960
Jefferson City, MO$46,390$45,180$22.31590
Yuma, AZ$46,340$44,970$22.28460
Hickory, NC$46,320$45,130$22.271,570
Jackson, TN$46,320$45,240$22.27800
Bowling Green, KY$46,300$44,160$22.26900
Las Cruces, NM$46,290$44,460$22.25580
Lake Charles, LA$46,270$44,550$22.25830
Florence, SC$46,240$45,300$22.23730
Sumter, SC$46,240$43,810$22.23280
Longview, TX$46,200$45,070$22.211,220
Weirton, WV$46,190$45,140$22.21300
Pocatello, ID$46,110$45,440$22.17340
Joplin, MO$46,060$45,180$22.15530
Jackson, MS$46,020$43,920$22.132,610
San Angelo, TX$45,990$44,280$22.11490
Great Falls, MT$45,970$45,890$22.10440
Muncie, IN$45,960$44,650$22.10450
Elizabethtown, KY$45,870$43,830$22.05560
Rocky Mount, NC$45,820$44,320$22.03590
Pinehurst, NC$45,740$46,140$21.99410
Erie, PA$45,540$45,300$21.90920
Jonesboro, AR$45,510$44,660$21.88470
Manhattan, KS$45,460$45,570$21.86560
Houma, LA$45,320$43,770$21.79770
Sierra Vista, AZ$45,280$43,610$21.77210
Wheeling, WV$45,230$44,650$21.75520
Enid, OK$45,170$43,740$21.71220
Alexandria, LA$45,090$43,270$21.68590
Texarkana, TX$44,940$43,810$21.61420
Huntington, WV$44,790$42,720$21.531,550
Jacksonville, NC$44,740$42,910$21.51500
Morristown, TN$44,680$44,040$21.48420
Albany, GA$44,660$43,270$21.47420
Hammond, LA$44,660$43,680$21.47380
Valdosta, GA$44,630$44,540$21.46450
Gulfport, MS$44,610$40,530$21.451,500
El Paso, TX$44,460$41,530$21.382,790
Charleston, WV$44,390$43,350$21.341,050
McAllen, TX$44,390$41,960$21.342,070
Mobile, AL$44,370$44,470$21.331,600
Brownsville, TX$44,270$41,530$21.281,020
Auburn, AL$44,230$44,270$21.26560
Cleveland, TN$44,180$43,660$21.24400
Daphne, AL$44,070$43,660$21.191,000
Montgomery, AL$43,880$43,710$21.101,400
Beckley, WV$43,850$42,570$21.08450
Columbus, GA$43,830$42,800$21.07920
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,730$43,400$21.02900
Laredo, TX$43,500$39,710$20.911,070
Morgantown, WV$43,480$42,810$20.91630
Johnson City, TN$43,470$40,700$20.90870
Altoona, PA$43,460$42,660$20.89470
Hattiesburg, MS$43,200$40,230$20.77630
Monroe, LA$42,750$41,970$20.551,020
Johnstown, PA$42,530$41,730$20.45410
Gadsden, AL$42,470$40,810$20.42290
Dothan, AL$42,280$41,330$20.33560
Anniston, AL$42,000$41,750$20.19330
Lafayette, LA$41,350$38,910$19.882,130
Florence, AL$41,250$38,810$19.83580
Hot Springs, AR$41,240$38,450$19.83360
San Juan, PR$32,450$29,410$15.605,110
Guayama, PR$31,310$27,180$15.0560
Ponce, PR$28,610$26,070$13.76340
Mayaguez, PR$28,250$26,000$13.58380
Aguadilla, PR$27,710$25,700$13.32370
Arecibo, PR$27,460$25,040$13.20190

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary: questions

Where do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $70,090 a year, among the 393 metro areas we cover.

What is the average bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salary in the U.S.?

$54,405 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks pay the lowest?

Arecibo, PR, at $27,460 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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