Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$49,210

Highest

$62,470

District of Columbia

Lowest

$40,070

Mississippi

Total Employment

1,454,250

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	District of Columbia	$62,470	1,870	+26.9%
2	California	$57,470	154,980	+16.8%
3	Connecticut	$57,290	14,820	+16.4%
4	Massachusetts	$57,120	31,010	+16.1%
5	New Jersey	$56,730	40,560	+15.3%
6	Washington	$56,580	36,640	+15.0%
7	New York	$55,880	93,920	+13.6%
8	Alaska	$54,510	4,630	+10.8%
9	Colorado	$54,080	24,650	+9.9%
10	Maryland	$54,080	18,380	+9.9%
11	Rhode Island	$53,730	4,470	+9.2%
12	Minnesota	$52,350	27,520	+6.4%
13	Delaware	$51,590	4,980	+4.8%
14	Vermont	$51,510	3,260	+4.7%
15	New Hampshire	$50,410	7,620	+2.4%
16	Oregon	$50,180	23,250	+2.0%
17	Maine	$49,510	8,310	+0.6%
18	Nevada	$49,500	13,750	+0.6%
19	Arizona	$49,030	24,260	-0.4%
20	Wisconsin	$48,860	29,050	-0.7%
21	Illinois	$48,840	53,340	-0.8%
22	Virginia	$48,680	35,730	-1.1%
23	Hawaii	$48,400	5,260	-1.6%
24	North Dakota	$48,260	4,060	-1.9%
25	Texas	$48,250	130,770	-2.0%
26	Utah	$48,210	13,980	-2.0%
27	Florida	$47,980	107,210	-2.5%
28	Michigan	$47,680	40,100	-3.1%
29	Georgia	$47,490	36,690	-3.5%
30	Ohio	$47,430	48,280	-3.6%
31	Pennsylvania	$47,390	54,580	-3.7%
32	Iowa	$47,150	14,150	-4.2%
33	Missouri	$46,990	22,700	-4.5%
34	Indiana	$46,880	28,250	-4.7%
35	Idaho	$46,690	9,730	-5.1%
36	North Carolina	$46,640	48,160	-5.2%
37	New Mexico	$46,610	8,720	-5.3%
38	Tennessee	$46,540	40,360	-5.4%
39	South Carolina	$46,300	21,850	-5.9%
40	Nebraska	$46,140	10,660	-6.2%
41	Kansas	$45,920	19,450	-6.7%
42	Wyoming	$45,810	3,450	-6.9%
43	Montana	$45,600	7,670	-7.3%
44	Kentucky	$45,260	22,780	-8.0%
45	South Dakota	$44,780	9,830	-9.0%
46	Oklahoma	$44,480	17,780	-9.6%
47	Louisiana	$43,550	20,320	-11.5%
48	Alabama	$42,490	18,550	-13.7%
49	West Virginia	$40,080	7,920	-18.6%
50	Arkansas	$40,070	12,560	-18.6%
51	Mississippi	$40,070	11,430	-18.6%