SOC 43-3031 · Gainesville, GA metro

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

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Gainesville, Georgia is $50,760 a year ($24.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,430: half of the 810 people in this job in the Gainesville, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$50,760average per year

$24.40 / hourMedian $48,430Take-home ≈ $41,181

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $67K90th

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

810people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#3 of 14Georgia metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $67,190 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Gainesville earn between $41,640 and $57,850.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $67K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,760$4,230$24.40
Median$48,430$4,036$23.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,640$3,470$20.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,850$4,821$27.81

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Gainesville vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Gainesville earn about the same as the Georgia average ($51,270) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gainesville$50,760$48,430$35,530$67,190810
Georgia$51,270$49,350$32,810$71,81038,700
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 Gainesville

On the average salary of $50,760, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $41,181 a year, or $3,432 a month and $1,584 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $50,760 buys what about $52,456 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($45,900). A typical home costs $393,150, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Gainesville ranks 3rd of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($53,830).

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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 Gainesville: questions

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

$24.40 an hour on average, and $23.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,181 a year ($3,432 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,760.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Gainesville, GA (23580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.88, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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