Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
SHARE ON:
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers. Excludes “Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks” (43-3051).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,512,660 |
0.4 % |
$20.65 |
$42,960 |
0.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.44 |
$15.87 |
$19.82 |
$24.70 |
$30.01 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,870 |
$33,020 |
$41,230 |
$51,370 |
$62,410 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
109,800 |
11.22 |
$20.96 |
$43,600 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
77,480 |
3.14 |
$21.25 |
$44,210 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
62,950 |
1.14 |
$21.23 |
$44,170 |
| Real Estate |
52,760 |
3.17 |
$20.88 |
$43,420 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) |
42,260 |
2.07 |
$20.48 |
$42,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
109,800 |
11.22 |
$20.96 |
$43,600 |
| Office Administrative Services |
26,680 |
5.35 |
$20.94 |
$43,550 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement |
8,670 |
3.69 |
$20.90 |
$43,470 |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
990 |
3.41 |
$22.30 |
$46,370 |
| Land Subdivision |
1,240 |
3.27 |
$22.20 |
$46,170 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
180,050 |
10.36 |
1.01 |
$23.30 |
$48,460 |
| Texas |
131,870 |
10.61 |
1.03 |
$20.16 |
$41,920 |
| New York |
101,030 |
10.61 |
1.03 |
$22.70 |
$47,220 |
| Florida |
94,230 |
10.72 |
1.04 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
| Illinois |
55,900 |
9.28 |
0.90 |
$21.10 |
$43,880 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
9,700 |
22.81 |
2.21 |
$16.66 |
$34,650 |
| Montana |
7,990 |
17.08 |
1.66 |
$17.56 |
$36,520 |
| Vermont |
4,840 |
15.81 |
1.54 |
$20.62 |
$42,890 |
| Delaware |
6,140 |
13.59 |
1.32 |
$20.99 |
$43,660 |
| Oklahoma |
21,730 |
13.44 |
1.30 |
$18.93 |
$39,360 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
3,370 |
4.66 |
0.45 |
$26.91 |
$55,970 |
| Massachusetts |
44,440 |
12.28 |
1.19 |
$23.58 |
$49,040 |
| Connecticut |
17,050 |
10.24 |
0.99 |
$23.53 |
$48,950 |
| California |
180,050 |
10.36 |
1.01 |
$23.30 |
$48,460 |
| Alaska |
4,140 |
13.04 |
1.27 |
$23.30 |
$48,460 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
99,420 |
10.30 |
1.00 |
$23.78 |
$49,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
71,110 |
11.40 |
1.11 |
$23.12 |
$48,090 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
42,500 |
9.09 |
0.88 |
$21.89 |
$45,520 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
42,490 |
11.62 |
1.13 |
$21.28 |
$44,260 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
33,730 |
12.06 |
1.17 |
$24.26 |
$50,470 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
31,530 |
10.33 |
1.00 |
$21.33 |
$44,370 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
29,890 |
11.31 |
1.10 |
$20.99 |
$43,670 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
29,660 |
10.31 |
1.00 |
$21.58 |
$44,880 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
24,780 |
7.79 |
0.76 |
$24.32 |
$50,590 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
23,350 |
9.44 |
0.92 |
$26.44 |
$54,980 |
United States Department of Labor
