SOC 43-3031 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Augusta, GA

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Augusta, Georgia is $48,250 a year ($23.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,450: half of the 1,640 people in this job in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,405).

$48,250average per year

$23.20 / hourMedian $46,450Take-home ≈ $39,290

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,640people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 14Georgia metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Augusta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,930 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Augusta earn between $38,480 and $56,700.

  • $32K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,250$4,021$23.20
Median$46,450$3,871$22.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,480$3,207$18.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,700$4,725$27.26

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

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

On the average salary of $48,250, a single filer in Augusta takes home about $39,290 a year, or $3,274 a month and $1,511 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in SC$40,065$3,339
Working in GA$39,290$3,274

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Augusta area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $48,250 buys what about $52,501 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Augusta ($45,990). A typical home costs $253,524, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Augusta ranks 4th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($53,830).

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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 Augusta: questions

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

$23.20 an hour on average, and $22.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,290 a year ($3,274 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,250.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (12260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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