SOC 43-3031 · Flint, MI metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Flint, MI

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Flint, Michigan is $49,870 a year ($23.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,970: half of the 990 people in this job in the Flint, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$49,870average per year

$23.98 / hourMedian $46,970Take-home ≈ $39,937

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  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $66K90th

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

990people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#8 of 15Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Flint

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,010 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Flint earn between $39,950 and $57,720.

  • $35K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
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  • $66K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,870$4,156$23.98
Median$46,970$3,914$22.58
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,950$3,329$19.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,720$4,810$27.75

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Flint vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Flint earn 3% less than the Michigan average ($51,430) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Flint$49,870$46,970$35,080$66,010990
Michigan$51,430$48,980$36,250$67,48037,550
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 Flint

On the average salary of $49,870, a single filer in Flint takes home about $39,937 a year, or $3,328 a month and $1,536 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 Flint's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Flint area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.0), so the average $49,870 buys what about $53,604 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Flint ($45,880). A typical home costs $197,858, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Flint ranks 8th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($55,260).

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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 Flint: questions

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

$23.98 an hour on average, and $22.58 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,950, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,937 a year ($3,328 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,870. Includes Flint's local income tax (1%).

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

The average here is 7% 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 Flint, MI (22420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 Flint's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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