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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
1,550,750 0.7 % $ 22.81 $ 47,440 0.2 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.64 $ 17.87 $ 22.05 $ 26.59 $ 31.51
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,460 $ 37,180 $ 45,860 $ 55,310 $ 65,540

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 100,000 9.49 $ 22.45 $ 46,690
Management of Companies and Enterprises 80,700 3.01 $ 23.54 $ 48,960
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 62,450 1.16 $ 23.46 $ 48,790
Real Estate 51,300 2.88 $ 23.30 $ 48,470
Building Equipment Contractors 40,890 1.74 $ 23.58 $ 49,050

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 100,000 9.49 $ 22.45 $ 46,690
Office Administrative Services 27,950 5.26 $ 22.88 $ 47,580
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures 1,260 4.42 $ 30.34 $ 63,100
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 860 4.07 $ 25.10 $ 52,200
Religious Organizations 7,660 4.06 $ 22.12 $ 46,010

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) 310 0.05 $ 36.60 $ 76,120
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 240 1.12 $ 32.67 $ 67,960
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 490 0.18 $ 32.28 $ 67,150
Metal Ore Mining 140 0.33 $ 31.09 $ 64,660
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures 1,260 4.42 $ 30.34 $ 63,100

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 2022


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 176,690 10.02 0.96 $ 26.09 $ 54,260
Texas 134,980 10.39 0.99 $ 21.59 $ 44,900
Florida 106,700 11.58 1.10 $ 21.82 $ 45,380
New York 94,450 10.37 0.99 $ 25.31 $ 52,640
Illinois 63,510 10.79 1.03 $ 23.95 $ 49,810


Map of location quotient of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by state, May 2022


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 10,180 23.39 2.23 $ 19.07 $ 39,660
Montana 8,250 16.85 1.61 $ 19.70 $ 40,980
Alaska 4,690 15.33 1.46 $ 25.37 $ 52,770
Vermont 4,250 14.47 1.38 $ 23.52 $ 48,910
Tennessee 44,740 14.33 1.37 $ 20.83 $ 43,330


Map of annual mean wages of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by state, May 2022


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 2,460 3.57 0.34 $ 30.32 $ 63,060
Massachusetts 40,180 11.27 1.07 $ 26.69 $ 55,520
California 176,690 10.02 0.96 $ 26.09 $ 54,260
Alaska 4,690 15.33 1.46 $ 25.37 $ 52,770
New York 94,450 10.37 0.99 $ 25.31 $ 52,640



Map of employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by area, May 2022


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 94,880 10.33 0.99 $ 26.44 $ 54,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 65,840 10.79 1.03 $ 25.38 $ 52,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 45,910 10.40 0.99 $ 25.13 $ 52,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 40,440 10.63 1.01 $ 22.81 $ 47,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 34,000 12.96 1.24 $ 22.09 $ 45,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 29,360 10.60 1.01 $ 23.94 $ 49,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 29,280 10.83 1.03 $ 27.28 $ 56,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 28,940 9.48 0.90 $ 22.16 $ 46,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 22,340 9.33 0.89 $ 30.30 $ 63,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 22,280 8.17 0.78 $ 23.13 $ 48,110


Map of location quotient of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by area, May 2022


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 1,780 25.48 2.43 $ 19.04 $ 39,600
Sioux Falls, SD 3,310 20.48 1.95 $ 19.54 $ 40,640
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 840 17.72 1.69 $ 20.65 $ 42,950
Utica-Rome, NY 2,000 17.42 1.66 $ 21.23 $ 44,160
Missoula, MT 1,010 16.35 1.56 $ 19.97 $ 41,540
Knoxville, TN 6,350 15.94 1.52 $ 20.66 $ 42,970
Barnstable Town, MA 1,570 15.64 1.49 $ 24.99 $ 51,970
Billings, MT 1,350 15.42 1.47 $ 20.18 $ 41,980
Lafayette, LA 2,900 15.14 1.44 $ 19.60 $ 40,780
Monroe, LA 1,120 15.05 1.44 $ 18.49 $ 38,460