SOC 43-3031 · Odessa, TX metro

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

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Odessa, Texas is $51,320 a year ($24.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,930: half of the 880 people in this job in the Odessa, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$51,320average per year

$24.67 / hourMedian $48,930Take-home ≈ $43,416

  • $33K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $72K90th

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

880people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#5 of 26Texas metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Odessa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,120 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Odessa earn between $40,810 and $58,860.

  • $33K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $72K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,320$4,277$24.67
Median$48,930$4,078$23.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,810$3,401$19.62
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,860$4,905$28.30

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

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

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Odessa earn about the same as the Texas average ($51,690) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Odessa$51,320$48,930$33,040$72,120880
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 Odessa

On the average salary of $51,320, a single filer in Odessa takes home about $43,416 a year, or $3,618 a month and $1,670 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 Odessa a good place for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Odessa area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $51,320 buys what about $54,656 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Odessa ($48,590). A typical home costs $256,700, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Odessa ranks 5th 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 Odessa: questions

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

$24.67 an hour on average, and $23.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,416 a year ($3,618 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,320. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Odessa, TX (36220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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