SOC 43-3031 · Ocala, FL metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Ocala, FL

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Ocala, Florida is $49,380 a year ($23.74 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,380: half of the 1,130 people in this job in the Ocala, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$49,380average per year

$23.74 / hourMedian $46,380Take-home ≈ $41,857

  • $34K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $68K90th

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

1,130people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#17 of 22Florida metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Ocala

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,340 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Ocala earn between $39,520 and $56,480.

  • $34K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $68K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,380$4,115$23.74
Median$46,380$3,865$22.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,520$3,293$19.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,480$4,707$27.15

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Ocala vs. Florida and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Ocala earn 6% less than the Florida average ($52,590) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ocala$49,380$46,380$33,870$68,3401,130
Florida$52,590$49,330$36,680$72,26088,670
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 Ocala

On the average salary of $49,380, a single filer in Ocala takes home about $41,857 a year, or $3,488 a month and $1,610 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Ocala area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $49,380 buys what about $51,851 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Ocala ($43,990). A typical home costs $273,318, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Ocala ranks 17th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($55,580).

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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).

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

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

$23.74 an hour on average, and $22.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,857 a year ($3,488 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,380. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 8% less 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 Ocala, FL (36100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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