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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Industry profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Geographic profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

National estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,501,910 0.4 % $ 23.84 $ 49,580 0.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.61 $ 18.65 $ 22.81 $ 27.90 $ 33.11
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,460 $ 38,790 $ 47,440 $ 58,040 $ 68,860


Industry profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 97,770 8.88 $ 23.72 $ 49,330
Management of Companies and Enterprises 75,060 2.71 $ 24.45 $ 50,850
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 61,990 1.12 $ 24.78 $ 51,530
Real Estate 52,730 2.91 $ 24.70 $ 51,380
Building Equipment Contractors 41,630 1.71 $ 24.51 $ 50,970

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 97,770 8.88 $ 23.72 $ 49,330
Office Administrative Services 27,910 5.02 $ 24.50 $ 50,960
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 460 4.06 $ 28.24 $ 58,730
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 860 3.90 $ 25.66 $ 53,370
Sound Recording Industries 760 3.58 $ 26.97 $ 56,100

Top paying industries for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (Federal Government) 320 0.05 $ 37.75 $ 78,530
Metal Ore Mining 100 0.24 $ 32.76 $ 68,150
Rail Transportation 560 0.31 $ 30.89 $ 64,240
Scientific Research and Development Services 5,030 0.55 $ 29.96 $ 62,310
Other Pipeline Transportation 50 0.59 $ 29.91 $ 62,210


Geographic profile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 165,360 9.21 0.93 $ 27.23 $ 56,650
Texas 140,550 10.37 1.05 $ 22.36 $ 46,520
Florida 107,950 11.28 1.14 $ 22.98 $ 47,810
New York 91,180 9.71 0.98 $ 26.92 $ 55,990
Pennsylvania 56,850 9.56 0.97 $ 22.95 $ 47,730


Map of location quotient of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 9,480 21.33 2.16 $ 20.16 $ 41,940
Montana 7,420 14.78 1.49 $ 21.11 $ 43,910
Alaska 4,610 14.78 1.49 $ 26.25 $ 54,600
Kansas 20,590 14.58 1.47 $ 21.06 $ 43,810
Tennessee 42,860 13.31 1.35 $ 22.32 $ 46,420


Map of annual mean wages of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,840 2.62 0.26 $ 30.96 $ 64,390
Massachusetts 34,930 9.59 0.97 $ 27.35 $ 56,880
California 165,360 9.21 0.93 $ 27.23 $ 56,650
New York 91,180 9.71 0.98 $ 26.92 $ 55,990
Washington 32,160 9.20 0.93 $ 26.71 $ 55,560



Map of employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

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 90,330 9.51 0.96 $ 28.13 $ 58,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 62,630 10.13 1.02 $ 26.66 $ 55,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 38,740 9.77 0.99 $ 24.19 $ 50,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 35,720 7.93 0.80 $ 25.43 $ 52,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 33,650 12.37 1.25 $ 23.37 $ 48,620
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 31,850 10.02 1.01 $ 22.93 $ 47,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 27,800 9.83 0.99 $ 24.84 $ 51,670
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 25,980 9.41 0.95 $ 28.05 $ 58,340
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 21,580 7.66 0.77 $ 23.86 $ 49,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 20,250 8.36 0.85 $ 31.89 $ 66,320


Map of location quotient of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rapid City, SD 1,610 22.57 2.28 $ 20.22 $ 42,070
Sioux Falls, SD 3,100 18.67 1.89 $ 20.56 $ 42,760
Utica-Rome, NY 1,890 16.15 1.63 $ 22.23 $ 46,240
Carson City, NV 490 15.89 1.61 $ 22.38 $ 46,560
Medford, OR 1,320 15.02 1.52 $ 23.31 $ 48,490
Bend-Redmond, OR 1,350 14.92 1.51 $ 24.07 $ 50,070
Missoula, MT 940 14.65 1.48 $ 21.34 $ 44,390
Great Falls, MT 520 14.55 1.47 $ 20.09 $ 41,790
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 15,590 14.51 1.47 $ 23.72 $ 49,350
Lawrence, KS 720 14.49 1.47 $ 21.44 $ 44,600