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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salaries across 51 states

$50,588
National Average (Median)
$65,180
Highest: District of Columbia
$42,840
Lowest: Mississippi

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary by State

Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$42,840
$65,180

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $44,640 AK $56,430 AZ $50,590 AR $42,840 CA $59,230 CO $54,000 CT $59,970 DE $51,780 DC $65,180 FL $49,330 GA $49,350 HI $48,730 ID $48,310 IL $49,560 IN $47,820 IA $48,180 KS $47,290 KY $46,550 LA $44,890 ME $50,510 MD $53,540 MA $59,830 MI $48,980 MN $54,600 MS $42,840 MO $47,990 MT $47,270 NE $47,110 NV $50,380 NH $52,450 NJ $58,300 NM $48,080 NY $58,160 NC $47,930 ND $49,710 OH $48,810 OK $46,180 OR $54,060 PA $48,440 RI $53,280 SC $47,940 SD $46,340 TN $48,180 TX $48,910 UT $49,440 VT $54,720 VA $51,620 WA $58,620 WV $42,890 WI $50,340 WY $47,910

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$65,180
#2
Connecticut
$59,970
#3
Massachusetts
$59,830
#4
California
$59,230
#5
Washington
$58,620

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $65,180 $67,650 1,790
2 Connecticut $59,970 $61,690 14,930
3 Massachusetts $59,830 $60,460 29,110
4 California $59,230 $60,830 151,870
5 Washington $58,620 $60,090 32,930
6 New Jersey $58,300 $59,120 37,550
7 New York $58,160 $59,930 84,280
8 Alaska $56,430 $57,640 4,580
9 Vermont $54,720 $56,750 2,950
10 Minnesota $54,600 $55,280 26,850
11 Oregon $54,060 $55,460 21,710
12 Colorado $54,000 $56,560 26,140
13 Maryland $53,540 $55,950 18,170
14 Rhode Island $53,280 $56,270 4,570
15 New Hampshire $52,450 $53,520 7,180
16 Delaware $51,780 $53,880 4,600
17 Virginia $51,620 $53,740 31,990
18 Arizona $50,590 $52,860 22,690
19 Maine $50,510 $53,800 7,390
20 Nevada $50,380 $52,780 15,180
21 Wisconsin $50,340 $51,720 25,960
22 North Dakota $49,710 $51,660 4,290
23 Illinois $49,560 $51,860 51,470
24 Utah $49,440 $51,160 12,650
25 Georgia $49,350 $51,270 38,700
26 Florida $49,330 $52,590 88,670
27 Michigan $48,980 $51,430 37,550
28 Texas $48,910 $51,690 122,400
29 Ohio $48,810 $51,020 45,140
30 Hawaii $48,730 $50,720 5,220
31 Pennsylvania $48,440 $50,860 48,920
32 Idaho $48,310 $51,260 9,540
33 Iowa $48,180 $50,100 14,020
34 Tennessee $48,180 $50,230 37,680
35 New Mexico $48,080 $50,410 7,780
36 Missouri $47,990 $50,790 21,400
37 South Carolina $47,940 $49,980 19,980
38 North Carolina $47,930 $49,780 48,760
39 Wyoming $47,910 $49,910 3,480
40 Indiana $47,820 $49,730 29,910
41 Kansas $47,290 $47,900 15,380
42 Montana $47,270 $48,870 6,980
43 Nebraska $47,110 $47,970 10,050
44 Kentucky $46,550 $48,190 23,480
45 South Dakota $46,340 $46,630 10,200
46 Oklahoma $46,180 $48,040 16,490
47 Louisiana $44,890 $46,560 18,980
48 Alabama $44,640 $44,940 19,890
49 West Virginia $42,890 $43,850 7,620
50 Arkansas $42,840 $45,050 12,510
51 Mississippi $42,840 $44,480 12,160

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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