SOC 43-3031 · Laredo, TX metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Laredo, TX

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Laredo, Texas is $43,500 a year ($20.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,710: half of the 1,070 people in this job in the Laredo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$43,500average per year

$20.91 / hourMedian $39,710Take-home ≈ $37,132

  • $28K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $68K90th

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

1,070people in this job
-19%vs U.S. average
#26 of 26Texas metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Laredo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,460 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Laredo earn between $33,750 and $49,560.

  • $28K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $68K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,500$3,625$20.91
Median$39,710$3,309$19.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,750$2,812$16.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,560$4,130$23.83

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Laredo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Laredo earn 16% less than the Texas average ($51,690) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Laredo$43,500$39,710$27,820$68,4601,070
Texas$51,690$48,910$33,480$72,810122,400
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 Laredo

On the average salary of $43,500, a single filer in Laredo takes home about $37,132 a year, or $3,094 a month and $1,428 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Laredo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $43,500 buys what about $50,025 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Laredo ($37,250). A typical home costs $218,391, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Laredo ranks 26th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($55,580).

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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 Laredo: questions

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

$20.91 an hour on average, and $19.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,132 a year ($3,094 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,500. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 19% 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 Laredo, TX (29700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.11, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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