SOC 43-3031 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Florence, Alabama is $41,250 a year ($19.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,810: half of the 580 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,405).

$41,250average per year

$19.83 / hourMedian $38,810Take-home ≈ $33,640

  • $27K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

580people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 12Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,190 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Florence earn between $35,090 and $47,750.

  • $27K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,250$3,438$19.83
Median$38,810$3,234$18.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,090$2,924$16.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,750$3,979$22.96

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $41,250, a single filer in Florence takes home about $33,640 a year, or $2,803 a month and $1,294 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $41,250 buys what about $48,634 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 12th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($48,270).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,090).

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Florence: questions

How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make an hour in Florence?

$19.83 an hour on average, and $18.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks take-home pay in Florence?

About $33,640 a year ($2,803 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,250. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,405).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3031; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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