SOC 43-3031 · Kokomo, IN metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Kokomo, IN

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Kokomo, Indiana is $47,990 a year ($23.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,990: half of the 280 people in this job in the Kokomo, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$47,990average per year

$23.07 / hourMedian $45,990Take-home ≈ $38,414

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $65K90th

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

280people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#9 of 12Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Kokomo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,580 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Kokomo earn between $38,970 and $54,710.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $65K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,990$3,999$23.07
Median$45,990$3,832$22.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,970$3,248$18.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,710$4,559$26.30

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

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

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Kokomo earn 3% less than the Indiana average ($49,730) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kokomo$47,990$45,990$34,830$64,580280
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 Kokomo

On the average salary of $47,990, a single filer in Kokomo takes home about $38,414 a year, or $3,201 a month and $1,477 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 Kokomo's local income tax (1.95%).

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

Prices in the Kokomo area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.6), so the average $47,990 buys what about $53,532 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kokomo ($48,980). A typical home costs $194,129, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Kokomo ranks 9th 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 Kokomo: questions

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

$23.07 an hour on average, and $22.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,970, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,414 a year ($3,201 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,990. Includes Kokomo's local income tax (1.95%).

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

The average here is 10% 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 Kokomo, IN (29020). 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 (2025 rules). Includes Kokomo's local income tax (1.95%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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