SOC 43-3031 · Texarkana, TX-AR metro

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

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Texarkana, Texas is $44,940 a year ($21.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,810: half of the 420 people in this job in the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$44,940average per year

$21.61 / hourMedian $43,810Take-home ≈ $38,289

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $61K90th

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

420people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#22 of 26Texas metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Texarkana

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,330 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Texarkana earn between $36,110 and $52,380.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $61K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,940$3,745$21.61
Median$43,810$3,651$21.06
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,110$3,009$17.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,380$4,365$25.18

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

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

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Texarkana earn 13% less than the Texas average ($51,690) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Texarkana$44,940$43,810$29,250$61,330420
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 Texarkana

On the average salary of $44,940, a single filer in Texarkana takes home about $38,289 a year, or $3,191 a month and $1,473 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Texarkana, TX-AR metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TX$38,289$3,191
Working in AR$37,114$3,093

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

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

Prices in the Texarkana area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.0), so the average $44,940 buys what about $53,492 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Texarkana ($43,200). A typical home costs $185,546, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Texarkana ranks 22nd of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($55,580).

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Highest-paying cities for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

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 Texarkana: questions

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

$21.61 an hour on average, and $21.06 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,250 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,110, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,289 a year ($3,191 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,940. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 16% 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 Texarkana, TX-AR (45500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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