SOC 43-3031 · Kenosha, WI metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $51,570 a year ($24.79 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,750: half of the 590 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$51,570average per year

$24.79 / hourMedian $49,750Take-home ≈ $41,962

  • $39K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $64K90th

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

590people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#6 of 13Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,050 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Kenosha earn between $46,620 and $58,680.

  • $39K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,570$4,298$24.79
Median$49,750$4,146$23.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,620$3,885$22.41
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,680$4,890$28.21

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Kenosha vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Kenosha earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($51,720) and 4% less than 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
Kenosha$51,570$49,750$39,350$64,050590
Wisconsin$51,720$50,340$36,350$65,46025,960
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 Kenosha

On the average salary of $51,570, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $41,962 a year, or $3,497 a month and $1,614 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Kenosha a good place for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $51,570 buys what about $51,000 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Kenosha ranks 6th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($54,710).

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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 Kenosha: questions

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

$24.79 an hour on average, and $23.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,962 a year ($3,497 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,570.

Do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn more in Kenosha 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 Kenosha, WI (28450). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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 0.88, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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