SOC 43-3031 · Beckley, WV metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Beckley, WV

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Beckley, West Virginia is $43,850 a year ($21.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,570: half of the 450 people in this job in the Beckley, WV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$43,850average per year

$21.08 / hourMedian $42,570Take-home ≈ $36,229

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $59K90th

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

450people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#6 of 7West Virginia metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Beckley

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,630 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Beckley earn between $36,250 and $50,100.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,850$3,654$21.08
Median$42,570$3,548$20.47
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,250$3,021$17.43
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,100$4,175$24.09

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Beckley vs. West Virginia and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Beckley earn about the same as the West Virginia average ($43,850) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beckley$43,850$42,570$31,270$58,630450
West Virginia$43,850$42,890$30,890$58,5607,620
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 Beckley

On the average salary of $43,850, a single filer in Beckley takes home about $36,229 a year, or $3,019 a month and $1,393 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Beckley a good place for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beckley area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $43,850 buys what about $49,621 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Beckley ($41,850). A typical home costs $149,420, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in other West Virginia cities

Beckley ranks 6th of 7 West Virginia metro areas for this job; Parkersburg pays the most ($46,630).

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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 Beckley: questions

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

$21.08 an hour on average, and $20.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,229 a year ($3,019 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,850.

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

The average here is 18% 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 Beckley, WV (13220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 1.19, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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