SOC 43-3031 · Minot, ND metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Minot, ND

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Minot, North Dakota is $52,190 a year ($25.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,660: half of the 330 people in this job in the Minot, ND metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$52,190average per year

$25.09 / hourMedian $49,660Take-home ≈ $44,115

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $70K90th

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

330people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 4North Dakota metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Minot

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,050 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Minot earn between $44,650 and $58,900.

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $70K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,190$4,349$25.09
Median$49,660$4,138$23.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,650$3,721$21.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,900$4,908$28.32

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Minot vs. North Dakota and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Minot earn about the same as the North Dakota average ($51,660) and about the same as the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Minot$52,190$49,660$37,950$70,050330
North Dakota$51,660$49,710$37,340$66,0404,290
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 Minot

On the average salary of $52,190, a single filer in Minot takes home about $44,115 a year, or $3,676 a month and $1,697 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Minot a good place for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Minot area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $52,190 buys what about $59,969 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Minot ($48,940). A typical home costs $268,181, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in other North Dakota cities

Minot ranks 2nd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Fargo pays the most ($52,630).

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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 Minot: questions

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

$25.09 an hour on average, and $23.87 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,115 a year ($3,676 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,190.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Minot, ND (33500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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