SOC 43-3031 · Napa, CA metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Napa, CA

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Napa, California is $64,120 a year ($30.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,710: half of the 700 people in this job in the Napa, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$64,120average per year

$30.83 / hourMedian $61,710Take-home ≈ $51,643

  • $46K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

700people in this job
+20%vs U.S. average
#4 of 25California metros
113cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Napa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,170 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Napa earn between $55,430 and $72,800.

  • $46K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $85K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,120$5,343$30.83
Median$61,710$5,142$29.67
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,430$4,619$26.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,800$6,067$35.00

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Napa vs. California and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Napa earn 5% more than the California average ($60,830) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Napa$64,120$61,710$45,760$85,170700
California$60,830$59,230$41,600$81,990151,870
United States$53,560$50,670$36,000$74,5501,373,680

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

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

On the average salary of $64,120, a single filer in Napa takes home about $51,643 a year, or $4,304 a month and $1,986 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Napa area are 13% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 112.6), so the average $64,120 buys what about $56,968 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Napa ($55,210). A typical home costs $890,662, or 13.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Napa ranks 4th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($70,090).

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Highest-paying cities for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary by city

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

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

$30.83 an hour on average, and $29.67 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,643 a year ($4,304 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,120. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

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 Napa, CA (34900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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