43 Series · SOC 43-3031
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,670
- Median / year
- $74,550
- Top 10% earn
- -5.8%
- Growth '23–'33
- 1,373,680
- US workers
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn a median of $50,670 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,670, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,000 (10th percentile) to $74,550 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,373,680 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($65,180), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn a median of $50,670, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 35% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #17 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 5.8% by 2033.
- $50,670
- Median annual wage
- Top 65%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #17 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $65,180. Typical entry-level education: Some college, no degree.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (SOC 43-3031) pays a national median of $50,670 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,000 at the 10th percentile to $74,550 at the 90th, with a mean of $53,560 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,373,680 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -5.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 170,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Some college, no degree and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $65,180, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $66,130 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 1,373,680 jobs Median $50,670/yr
Median Salary
$50,670
per year
Median Hourly
$24.36/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$53,560
average
Employment
1,373,680
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,670 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks sits on the slower-growing side at -5.8% growth and $50,670 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-5.8%
Declining
Annual Openings
170,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Some college, no degree
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Mathematics 3.4
Reading Comprehension 3.3
Active Listening 3.3
Critical Thinking 3.3
Writing 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Monitoring 3.0
Time Management 3.0
Coordination 2.9
Service Orientation 2.9
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.2
Administrative 3.9
Mathematics 3.8
English Language 3.4
Economics and Accounting 3.4
Computers and Electronics 3.2
Administration and Management 2.9
Education and Training 2.7
Personnel and Human Resources 2.1
Law and Government 2.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
- ▸ Prepare and process payroll information.
- ▸ Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
- ▸ Prepare bank deposits by compiling data from cashiers, verifying and balancing receipts, and sending cash, checks, or other forms of payment to banks.
- ▸ Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- ▸ Operate 10-key calculators, typewriters, and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
- ▸ Receive, record, and bank cash, checks, and vouchers.
- ▸ Calculate and prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments.
- ▸ Monitor status of loans and accounts to ensure that payments are up to date.
- ▸ Reconcile records of bank transactions.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,000
25th Percentile
$43,520
Median
$50,670
75th Percentile
$61,470
90th Percentile
$74,550
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $65,180 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Connecticut | $59,970 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $59,830 | +18% above national |
| 4 | California | $59,230 | +17% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $58,620 | +16% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $58,300 | +15% above national |
| 7 | New York | $58,160 | +15% above national |
| 8 | Alaska | $56,430 | +11% above national |
| 9 | Vermont | $54,720 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Minnesota | $54,600 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Oregon | $54,060 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Colorado | $54,000 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $53,540 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $53,280 | +5% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $52,450 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Delaware | $51,780 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Virginia | $51,620 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Arizona | $50,590 | same as national |
| 19 | Maine | $50,510 | same as national |
| 20 | Nevada | $50,380 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $50,340 | 1% below national |
| 22 | North Dakota | $49,710 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Illinois | $49,560 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Utah | $49,440 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Georgia | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $49,330 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $48,980 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Texas | $48,910 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Ohio | $48,810 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Hawaii | $48,730 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $48,440 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $48,310 | 5% below national |
| 33 | Iowa | $48,180 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Tennessee | $48,180 | 5% below national |
| 35 | New Mexico | $48,080 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Missouri | $47,990 | 5% below national |
| 37 | South Carolina | $47,940 | 5% below national |
| 38 | North Carolina | $47,930 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Wyoming | $47,910 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $47,820 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Kansas | $47,290 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $47,270 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $47,110 | 7% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $46,550 | 8% below national |
| 45 | Virgin Islands | $46,490 | 8% below national |
| 46 | South Dakota | $46,340 | 9% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $46,180 | 9% below national |
| 48 | Louisiana | $44,890 | 11% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $44,640 | 12% below national |
| 50 | West Virginia | $42,890 | 15% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $42,840 | 15% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $42,840 | 15% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $33,280 | 34% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $28,700 | 43% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $66,130 | +31% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $65,530 | +29% above national |
| 3 | New Haven, CT | $62,890 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $61,960 | +22% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $61,770 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $61,710 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $61,390 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Vallejo, CA | $61,180 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,140 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $60,960 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Barnstable Town, MA | $60,680 | +20% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $60,640 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,460 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $60,170 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $59,470 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $59,320 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $59,290 | +17% above national |
| 18 | Salinas, CA | $59,180 | +17% above national |
| 19 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $59,020 | +16% above national |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $58,590 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $58,590 | +16% above national |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $58,580 | +16% above national |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $58,570 | +16% above national |
| 24 | Rochester, MN | $58,350 | +15% above national |
| 25 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $58,100 | +15% above national |
| 26 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $58,020 | +15% above national |
| 27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $57,790 | +14% above national |
| 28 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $57,670 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $57,530 | +14% above national |
| 30 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $57,510 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $57,510 | +13% above national |
| 32 | Boulder, CO | $57,330 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $57,290 | +13% above national |
| 34 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,040 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Bellingham, WA | $57,000 | +12% above national |
| 36 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $56,840 | +12% above national |
| 37 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $56,690 | +12% above national |
| 38 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $56,620 | +12% above national |
| 39 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $56,430 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Worcester, MA | $56,350 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $56,250 | +11% above national |
| 42 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,130 | +11% above national |
| 43 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $56,100 | +11% above national |
| 44 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $56,100 | +11% above national |
| 45 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $55,610 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $55,590 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Pittsfield, MA | $55,320 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Yuba City, CA | $55,210 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $55,120 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Modesto, CA | $55,040 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Bend, OR | $54,900 | +8% above national |
| 52 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $54,900 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $54,900 | +8% above national |
| 54 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $54,750 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $54,630 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $54,610 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $54,580 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Kingston, NY | $54,510 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Salem, OR | $54,420 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $54,320 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Fresno, CA | $54,170 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Springfield, MA | $54,170 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Anchorage, AK | $54,100 | +7% above national |
| 64 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $53,570 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Yakima, WA | $53,560 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $53,540 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Lebanon, PA | $53,500 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $53,310 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Madison, WI | $53,240 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $53,170 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $53,050 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $52,920 | +4% above national |
| 73 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $52,740 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $52,710 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Charlottesville, VA | $52,680 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $52,550 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $52,540 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Midland, TX | $52,210 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $52,160 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Reno, NV | $52,000 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Syracuse, NY | $52,000 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $51,980 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Merced, CA | $51,740 | +2% above national |
| 84 | Vineland, NJ | $51,730 | +2% above national |
| 85 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $51,720 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $51,620 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $51,610 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Ithaca, NY | $51,610 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $51,600 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $51,490 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $51,480 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Lexington Park, MD | $51,480 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $51,440 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Walla Walla, WA | $51,410 | +1% above national |
| 95 | Richmond, VA | $51,400 | +1% above national |
| 96 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $51,320 | +1% above national |
| 97 | Visalia, CA | $51,200 | +1% above national |
| 98 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $51,170 | +1% above national |
| 99 | Columbus, OH | $51,170 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Ann Arbor, MI | $51,100 | +1% above national |
| 101 | Redding, CA | $51,090 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $51,000 | +1% above national |
| 103 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,940 | +1% above national |
| 104 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $50,920 | same as national |
| 105 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $50,900 | same as national |
| 106 | Santa Fe, NM | $50,890 | same as national |
| 107 | Corvallis, OR | $50,870 | same as national |
| 108 | Rochester, NY | $50,870 | same as national |
| 109 | Albany, OR | $50,820 | same as national |
| 110 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $50,810 | same as national |
| 111 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,800 | same as national |
| 112 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $50,790 | same as national |
| 113 | Appleton, WI | $50,780 | same as national |
| 114 | Springfield, IL | $50,780 | same as national |
| 115 | Mankato, MN | $50,750 | same as national |
| 116 | Chico, CA | $50,710 | same as national |
| 117 | Greeley, CO | $50,680 | same as national |
| 118 | Duluth, MN-WI | $50,660 | same as national |
| 119 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $50,610 | same as national |
| 120 | Fargo, ND-MN | $50,570 | same as national |
| 121 | St. Cloud, MN | $50,570 | same as national |
| 122 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,560 | same as national |
| 123 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $50,500 | same as national |
| 124 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $50,460 | same as national |
| 125 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $50,430 | same as national |
| 126 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $50,400 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $50,330 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $50,300 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $50,260 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $50,250 | 1% below national |
| 131 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $50,230 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,200 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,190 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Sheboygan, WI | $50,170 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,090 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,070 | 1% below national |
| 137 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $50,000 | 1% below national |
| 138 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,970 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $49,960 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,860 | 2% below national |
| 143 | Bozeman, MT | $49,820 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Kenosha, WI | $49,750 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Fond du Lac, WI | $49,730 | 2% below national |
| 146 | Boise City, ID | $49,700 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $49,670 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Albuquerque, NM | $49,660 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Flagstaff, AZ | $49,660 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Minot, ND | $49,660 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,660 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Savannah, GA | $49,620 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,620 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $49,600 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,590 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Salisbury, MD | $49,540 | 2% below national |
| 157 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $49,520 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,460 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Ogden, UT | $49,440 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Bismarck, ND | $49,310 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $49,310 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Glens Falls, NY | $49,300 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,300 | 3% below national |
| 165 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $49,290 | 3% below national |
| 166 | Utica-Rome, NY | $49,280 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Eau Claire, WI | $49,270 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Grants Pass, OR | $49,270 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Medford, OR | $49,270 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $49,270 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,270 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Omaha, NE-IA | $49,230 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Iowa City, IA | $49,220 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,190 | 3% below national |
| 175 | Akron, OH | $49,180 | 3% below national |
| 176 | Green Bay, WI | $49,160 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $49,160 | 3% below national |
| 178 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,100 | 3% below national |
| 179 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,010 | 3% below national |
| 180 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,010 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Bangor, ME | $49,000 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $48,990 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,980 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $48,980 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $48,970 | 3% below national |
| 186 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $48,970 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Odessa, TX | $48,930 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Columbia, MO | $48,920 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Wausau, WI | $48,880 | 4% below national |
| 190 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $48,880 | 4% below national |
| 191 | Asheville, NC | $48,870 | 4% below national |
| 192 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,870 | 4% below national |
| 193 | Cleveland, OH | $48,860 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Binghamton, NY | $48,830 | 4% below national |
| 195 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $48,830 | 4% below national |
| 196 | Pueblo, CO | $48,820 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,820 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $48,750 | 4% below national |
| 199 | Reading, PA | $48,720 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $48,690 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Jackson, MI | $48,690 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,690 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,570 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Cheyenne, WY | $48,550 | 4% below national |
| 205 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $48,550 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $48,540 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Winchester, VA-WV | $48,540 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,530 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $48,530 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,480 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,460 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Gainesville, GA | $48,430 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $48,400 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $48,400 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Winston-Salem, NC | $48,360 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $48,360 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Topeka, KS | $48,350 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Elmira, NY | $48,330 | 5% below national |
| 219 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $48,310 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Lawrence, KS | $48,290 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Tulsa, OK | $48,250 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Carson City, NV | $48,240 | 5% below national |
| 223 | Lancaster, PA | $48,210 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Monroe, MI | $48,210 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Decatur, IL | $48,200 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $48,200 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,200 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Casper, WY | $48,170 | 5% below national |
| 230 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,150 | 5% below national |
| 231 | Niles, MI | $48,070 | 5% below national |
| 232 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $48,040 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $48,030 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,010 | 5% below national |
| 235 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $48,000 | 5% below national |
| 236 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $47,990 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Ames, IA | $47,970 | 5% below national |
| 238 | El Centro, CA | $47,960 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $47,940 | 5% below national |
| 240 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,940 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Lincoln, NE | $47,930 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $47,910 | 5% below national |
| 243 | Gainesville, FL | $47,870 | 6% below national |
| 244 | Punta Gorda, FL | $47,860 | 6% below national |
| 245 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,840 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Toledo, OH | $47,840 | 6% below national |
| 247 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Billings, MT | $47,830 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Grand Junction, CO | $47,800 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $47,790 | 6% below national |
| 251 | Fort Wayne, IN | $47,770 | 6% below national |
| 252 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $47,760 | 6% below national |
| 253 | Bay City, MI | $47,730 | 6% below national |
| 254 | Greenville, NC | $47,670 | 6% below national |
| 255 | Peoria, IL | $47,670 | 6% below national |
| 256 | Dubuque, IA | $47,630 | 6% below national |
| 257 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,630 | 6% below national |
| 258 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $47,600 | 6% below national |
| 259 | York-Hanover, PA | $47,590 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $47,570 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $47,540 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,540 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,520 | 6% below national |
| 264 | Battle Creek, MI | $47,510 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Hinesville, GA | $47,490 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Burlington, NC | $47,460 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Missoula, MT | $47,420 | 6% below national |
| 268 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $47,400 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $47,390 | 6% below national |
| 270 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,370 | 7% below national |
| 271 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $47,360 | 7% below national |
| 272 | Birmingham, AL | $47,330 | 7% below national |
| 273 | Idaho Falls, ID | $47,330 | 7% below national |
| 274 | Knoxville, TN | $47,320 | 7% below national |
| 275 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $47,270 | 7% below national |
| 276 | Gettysburg, PA | $47,250 | 7% below national |
| 277 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,250 | 7% below national |
| 278 | Kankakee, IL | $47,240 | 7% below national |
| 279 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,240 | 7% below national |
| 280 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,150 | 7% below national |
| 281 | Tucson, AZ | $47,150 | 7% below national |
| 282 | Huntsville, AL | $47,130 | 7% below national |
| 283 | St. George, UT | $47,130 | 7% below national |
| 284 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $47,130 | 7% below national |
| 285 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $47,100 | 7% below national |
| 286 | Harrisonburg, VA | $47,090 | 7% below national |
| 287 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,080 | 7% below national |
| 288 | Lynchburg, VA | $47,060 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $46,990 | 7% below national |
| 293 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,980 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Flint, MI | $46,970 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $46,960 | 7% below national |
| 296 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $46,920 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,910 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,870 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,860 | 8% below national |
| 300 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,860 | 8% below national |
| 301 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,840 | 8% below national |
| 302 | Williamsport, PA | $46,840 | 8% below national |
| 303 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,830 | 8% below national |
| 304 | Rapid City, SD | $46,810 | 8% below national |
| 305 | Bloomington, IN | $46,800 | 8% below national |
| 306 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,790 | 8% below national |
| 307 | Rockford, IL | $46,790 | 8% below national |
| 308 | Baton Rouge, LA | $46,740 | 8% below national |
| 309 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $46,730 | 8% below national |
| 310 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,700 | 8% below national |
| 311 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,700 | 8% below national |
| 312 | Columbia, SC | $46,690 | 8% below national |
| 313 | Evansville, IN | $46,680 | 8% below national |
| 314 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,680 | 8% below national |
| 315 | Columbus, IN | $46,660 | 8% below national |
| 316 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $46,660 | 8% below national |
| 317 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $46,650 | 8% below national |
| 318 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,640 | 8% below national |
| 319 | Amarillo, TX | $46,620 | 8% below national |
| 320 | Grand Island, NE | $46,610 | 8% below national |
| 321 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,600 | 8% below national |
| 322 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,590 | 8% below national |
| 323 | Lima, OH | $46,570 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $46,530 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,510 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Midland, MI | $46,500 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Wichita, KS | $46,500 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $46,500 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $46,490 | 8% below national |
| 330 | Saginaw, MI | $46,480 | 8% below national |
| 331 | Chambersburg, PA | $46,470 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $46,450 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,440 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Owensboro, KY | $46,430 | 8% below national |
| 335 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,430 | 8% below national |
| 336 | Roanoke, VA | $46,420 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Ocala, FL | $46,380 | 8% below national |
| 338 | State College, PA | $46,370 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Traverse City, MI | $46,350 | 9% below national |
| 340 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,340 | 9% below national |
| 341 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,340 | 9% below national |
| 342 | Mansfield, OH | $46,310 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Paducah, KY-IL | $46,310 | 9% below national |
| 344 | Waco, TX | $46,290 | 9% below national |
| 345 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $46,280 | 9% below national |
| 346 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $46,280 | 9% below national |
| 347 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $46,240 | 9% below national |
| 348 | Victoria, TX | $46,230 | 9% below national |
| 349 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,220 | 9% below national |
| 350 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $46,170 | 9% below national |
| 351 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $46,140 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,140 | 9% below national |
| 353 | Warner Robins, GA | $46,120 | 9% below national |
| 354 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | 9% below national |
| 355 | Sandusky, OH | $46,090 | 9% below national |
| 356 | Decatur, AL | $46,060 | 9% below national |
| 357 | Terre Haute, IN | $46,060 | 9% below national |
| 358 | Farmington, NM | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 359 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 360 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,000 | 9% below national |
| 361 | Kokomo, IN | $45,990 | 9% below national |
| 362 | Corpus Christi, TX | $45,940 | 9% below national |
| 363 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 9% below national |
| 364 | Tallahassee, FL | $45,900 | 9% below national |
| 365 | Great Falls, MT | $45,890 | 9% below national |
| 366 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 367 | Helena, MT | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 368 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,860 | 9% below national |
| 369 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $45,850 | 10% below national |
| 370 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $45,830 | 10% below national |
| 371 | Tyler, TX | $45,830 | 10% below national |
| 372 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $45,810 | 10% below national |
| 373 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,810 | 10% below national |
| 374 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 375 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 377 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 378 | Springfield, OH | $45,750 | 10% below national |
| 379 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | 10% below national |
| 380 | Wilmington, NC | $45,730 | 10% below national |
| 381 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,710 | 10% below national |
| 382 | Goldsboro, NC | $45,700 | 10% below national |
| 383 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $45,670 | 10% below national |
| 384 | Abilene, TX | $45,620 | 10% below national |
| 385 | Dalton, GA | $45,600 | 10% below national |
| 386 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,600 | 10% below national |
| 387 | Manhattan, KS | $45,570 | 10% below national |
| 388 | Rome, GA | $45,570 | 10% below national |
| 389 | Lubbock, TX | $45,560 | 10% below national |
| 390 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,550 | 10% below national |
| 391 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,540 | 10% below national |
| 392 | Dover, DE | $45,520 | 10% below national |
| 393 | Pocatello, ID | $45,440 | 10% below national |
| 394 | Twin Falls, ID | $45,410 | 10% below national |
| 395 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,400 | 10% below national |
| 396 | Fayetteville, NC | $45,360 | 10% below national |
| 397 | Springfield, MO | $45,330 | 11% below national |
| 398 | Erie, PA | $45,300 | 11% below national |
| 399 | Florence, SC | $45,300 | 11% below national |
| 400 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | 11% below national |
| 401 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,270 | 11% below national |
| 402 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $45,240 | 11% below national |
| 403 | Jackson, TN | $45,240 | 11% below national |
| 404 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | 11% below national |
| 405 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | 11% below national |
| 406 | Bloomington, IL | $45,220 | 11% below national |
| 407 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 11% below national |
| 408 | Jefferson City, MO | $45,180 | 11% below national |
| 409 | Joplin, MO-KS | $45,180 | 11% below national |
| 410 | Sebring, FL | $45,140 | 11% below national |
| 411 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $45,140 | 11% below national |
| 412 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,140 | 11% below national |
| 413 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $45,130 | 11% below national |
| 414 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,120 | 11% below national |
| 415 | Lawton, OK | $45,110 | 11% below national |
| 416 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $45,080 | 11% below national |
| 417 | Longview, TX | $45,070 | 11% below national |
| 418 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $45,010 | 11% below national |
| 419 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $44,980 | 11% below national |
| 420 | Yuma, AZ | $44,970 | 11% below national |
| 421 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,920 | 11% below national |
| 422 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,820 | 12% below national |
| 423 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,760 | 12% below national |
| 424 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $44,740 | 12% below national |
| 425 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | 12% below national |
| 426 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,690 | 12% below national |
| 427 | Jonesboro, AR | $44,660 | 12% below national |
| 428 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $44,660 | 12% below national |
| 429 | Muncie, IN | $44,650 | 12% below national |
| 430 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $44,650 | 12% below national |
| 431 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,620 | 12% below national |
| 432 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $44,610 | 12% below national |
| 433 | Lake Charles, LA | $44,550 | 12% below national |
| 434 | Valdosta, GA | $44,540 | 12% below national |
| 435 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $44,520 | 12% below national |
| 436 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $44,470 | 12% below national |
| 437 | Mobile, AL | $44,470 | 12% below national |
| 438 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,460 | 12% below national |
| 439 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,440 | 12% below national |
| 440 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $44,360 | 12% below national |
| 441 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,360 | 12% below national |
| 442 | Rocky Mount, NC | $44,320 | 13% below national |
| 443 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,290 | 13% below national |
| 444 | San Angelo, TX | $44,280 | 13% below national |
| 445 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $44,270 | 13% below national |
| 446 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,210 | 13% below national |
| 447 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,200 | 13% below national |
| 448 | Bowling Green, KY | $44,160 | 13% below national |
| 449 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $44,090 | 13% below national |
| 450 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,060 | 13% below national |
| 451 | Morristown, TN | $44,040 | 13% below national |
| 452 | Jackson, MS | $43,920 | 13% below national |
| 453 | Wichita Falls, TX | $43,910 | 13% below national |
| 454 | Elizabethtown, KY | $43,830 | 13% below national |
| 455 | Sumter, SC | $43,810 | 14% below national |
| 456 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $43,810 | 14% below national |
| 457 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $43,770 | 14% below national |
| 458 | Enid, OK | $43,740 | 14% below national |
| 459 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,740 | 14% below national |
| 460 | Montgomery, AL | $43,710 | 14% below national |
| 461 | Hammond, LA | $43,680 | 14% below national |
| 462 | Cleveland, TN | $43,660 | 14% below national |
| 463 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $43,660 | 14% below national |
| 464 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $43,610 | 14% below national |
| 465 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,600 | 14% below national |
| 466 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $43,580 | 14% below national |
| 467 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $43,400 | 14% below national |
| 468 | Charleston, WV | $43,350 | 14% below national |
| 469 | Albany, GA | $43,270 | 15% below national |
| 470 | Alexandria, LA | $43,270 | 15% below national |
| 471 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $43,250 | 15% below national |
| 472 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,180 | 15% below national |
| 473 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $43,140 | 15% below national |
| 474 | Jacksonville, NC | $42,910 | 15% below national |
| 475 | Eagle Pass, TX | $42,900 | 15% below national |
| 476 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $42,840 | 15% below national |
| 477 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $42,820 | 15% below national |
| 478 | Morgantown, WV | $42,810 | 16% below national |
| 479 | Columbus, GA-AL | $42,800 | 16% below national |
| 480 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $42,720 | 16% below national |
| 481 | Altoona, PA | $42,660 | 16% below national |
| 482 | Beckley, WV | $42,570 | 16% below national |
| 483 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $42,340 | 16% below national |
| 484 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $42,180 | 17% below national |
| 485 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $42,030 | 17% below national |
| 486 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $42,020 | 17% below national |
| 487 | Monroe, LA | $41,970 | 17% below national |
| 488 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $41,960 | 17% below national |
| 489 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $41,920 | 17% below national |
| 490 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,790 | 18% below national |
| 491 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $41,750 | 18% below national |
| 492 | Johnstown, PA | $41,730 | 18% below national |
| 493 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $41,620 | 18% below national |
| 494 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $41,530 | 18% below national |
| 495 | El Paso, TX | $41,530 | 18% below national |
| 496 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $41,410 | 18% below national |
| 497 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $41,390 | 18% below national |
| 498 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,360 | 18% below national |
| 499 | Dothan, AL | $41,330 | 18% below national |
| 500 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,150 | 19% below national |
| 501 | Gadsden, AL | $40,810 | 19% below national |
| 502 | Johnson City, TN | $40,700 | 20% below national |
| 503 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $40,700 | 20% below national |
| 504 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $40,650 | 20% below national |
| 505 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $40,630 | 20% below national |
| 506 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $40,600 | 20% below national |
| 507 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $40,560 | 20% below national |
| 508 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $40,530 | 20% below national |
| 509 | Hattiesburg, MS | $40,230 | 21% below national |
| 510 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $40,070 | 21% below national |
| 511 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,990 | 21% below national |
| 512 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,830 | 21% below national |
| 513 | Laredo, TX | $39,710 | 22% below national |
| 514 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $39,650 | 22% below national |
| 515 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,520 | 22% below national |
| 516 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,160 | 23% below national |
| 517 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,150 | 23% below national |
| 518 | Lafayette, LA | $38,910 | 23% below national |
| 519 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $38,810 | 23% below national |
| 520 | Hot Springs, AR | $38,450 | 24% below national |
| 521 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $38,450 | 24% below national |
| 522 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,410 | 42% below national |
| 523 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $27,560 | 46% below national |
| 524 | Guayama, PR | $27,180 | 46% below national |
| 525 | Ponce, PR | $26,070 | 49% below national |
| 526 | Mayaguez, PR | $26,000 | 49% below national |
| 527 | Aguadilla, PR | $25,700 | 49% below national |
| 528 | Arecibo, PR | $25,040 | 51% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks make? ▼
The median annual salary for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is $50,670 ($24.36/hour). The salary range spans from $36,000 at the 10th percentile to $74,550 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks at $65,180/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is Some college, no degree. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks? ▼
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks a good career? ▼
Employment for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is projected to decline 5.8% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 170,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay vary by state? ▼
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $65,180/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $42,890/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $66,130/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay figures in a real decision
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