SOC 43-3031 · Fort Wayne, IN metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Fort Wayne, IN

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Fort Wayne, Indiana is $49,030 a year ($23.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,770: half of the 1,970 people in this job in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$49,030average per year

$23.57 / hourMedian $47,770Take-home ≈ $39,371

  • $33K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $64K90th

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

1,970people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#6 of 12Indiana metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Fort Wayne

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,940 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Fort Wayne earn between $40,200 and $57,150.

  • $33K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,030$4,086$23.57
Median$47,770$3,981$22.97
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,200$3,350$19.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,150$4,762$27.48

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Fort Wayne vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Fort Wayne earn about the same as the Indiana average ($49,730) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Wayne$49,030$47,770$32,550$63,9401,970
Indiana$49,730$47,820$33,010$66,96029,910
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 Fort Wayne

On the average salary of $49,030, a single filer in Fort Wayne takes home about $39,371 a year, or $3,281 a month and $1,514 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Fort Wayne's local income tax (1.59%).

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

Prices in the Fort Wayne area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $49,030 buys what about $52,964 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Wayne ($47,700). A typical home costs $259,816, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Fort Wayne ranks 6th of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Elkhart pays the most ($51,130).

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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 Fort Wayne: questions

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

$23.57 an hour on average, and $22.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,371 a year ($3,281 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,030. Includes Fort Wayne's local income tax (1.59%).

Do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn more in Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, IN (23060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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). Includes Fort Wayne's local income tax (1.59%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.99, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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