Highest-paying Cities for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The top 100 highest paying cities for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $61,170, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $59,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$61,170	$42,870	22,340
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$59,980	$39,920	8,690
3	Napa, California	$55,170	$37,760	790
4	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$55,080	$38,390	1,130
5	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$55,080	$38,280	2,380
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$55,060	$33,750	11,420
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$54,930	$37,510	29,280
8	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$54,360	$34,040	450
9	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$52,850	$37,300	4,050
10	Salinas, California	$52,400	$36,040	1,690
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$52,000	$35,440	94,880
12	Ithaca, New York	$51,910	$34,270	650
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$51,530	$35,210	19,710
14	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$51,270	$36,790	1,420
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$51,250	$39,520	20,210
16	New Haven, Connecticut	$50,950	$35,520	2,740
17	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$50,730	$38,000	610
18	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$50,690	$35,270	240
19	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$50,300	$33,140	11,800
20	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$50,300	$31,840	2,110
21	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,170	$34,920	14,360
22	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$49,980	$34,260	840
23	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$49,970	$36,200	3,520
24	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,910	$36,580	9,940
25	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,790	$36,250	16,200
26	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$49,780	$36,120	14,100
27	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$49,670	$35,140	5,260
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$49,660	$31,860	65,840
29	Fairbanks, Alaska	$49,540	$36,220	420
30	Anchorage, Alaska	$49,530	$37,440	2,400
31	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$49,520	$34,680	1,570
32	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$49,440	$34,530	1,320
33	Boulder, Colorado	$49,300	$35,980	1,870
34	Stockton, California	$49,130	$35,460	2,440
35	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$49,080	$33,830	1,770
36	Longview, Washington	$49,070	$36,610	500
37	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$48,900	$36,620	2,310
38	Danbury, Connecticut	$48,880	$33,640	820
39	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$48,830	$35,360	1,690
40	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$48,820	$36,460	750
41	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$48,780	$36,620	1,610
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$48,680	$29,580	19,630
43	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,550	$33,930	5,770
44	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$48,520	$34,430	45,910
45	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$48,500	$29,300	690
46	Yuba City, California	$48,450	$33,690	500
47	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$48,420	$35,170	700
48	Springfield, Massachusetts	$48,350	$33,490	3,500
49	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$48,330	$36,150	15,250
50	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$48,240	$36,800	1,080
51	Olympia, Washington	$48,190	$36,650	1,140
52	Modesto, California	$48,180	$35,820	1,750
53	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$48,150	$34,150	850
54	Worcester, Massachusetts	$48,150	$34,420	2,870
55	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$48,140	$36,900	2,750
56	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$48,100	$33,240	9,480
57	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$48,060	$32,450	4,280
58	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$48,040	$33,910	390
59	Waterbury, Connecticut	$48,020	$33,960	640
60	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$48,010	$34,690	580
61	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$47,980	$32,090	2,770
62	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$47,950	$33,500	29,360
63	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$47,940	$35,070	1,180
64	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$47,860	$32,020	5,160
65	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$47,800	$31,530	1,140
66	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,730	$34,930	1,320
67	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$47,710	$34,540	470
68	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$47,690	$36,140	570
69	Peabody, Massachusetts	$47,680	$33,600	1,380
70	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,640	$33,460	1,850
71	St Cloud, Minnesota	$47,580	$34,760	1,080
72	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,580	$33,160	15,590
73	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$47,560	$33,050	1,090
74	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$47,560	$30,490	1,610
75	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,510	$35,460	1,290
76	Bellingham, Washington	$47,510	$36,570	1,200
77	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,360	$33,050	1,500
78	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,310	$35,330	730
79	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$47,290	$35,260	360
80	Midland, Texas	$47,270	$29,420	1,380
81	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$47,180	$31,730	2,060
82	Salem, Oregon	$47,170	$34,460	2,190
83	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$47,130	$33,050	430
84	Fresno, California	$47,120	$34,180	4,110
85	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$47,100	$32,700	1,930
86	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,080	$28,760	24,410
87	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,080	$31,650	40,440
88	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,040	$34,050	940
89	Kingston, New York	$47,000	$32,750	730
90	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$46,990	$31,830	1,930
91	Manchester, New Hampshire	$46,990	$33,110	1,130
92	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$46,940	$24,380	19,850
93	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$46,930	$32,060	450
94	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,910	$29,720	22,280
95	Merced, California	$46,700	$34,090	640
96	Walla Walla, Washington	$46,660	$35,570	260
97	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$46,620	$28,450	12,240
98	Madison, Wisconsin	$46,540	$33,050	4,450
99	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$46,540	$27,770	5,290
100	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$46,530	$33,050	9,530

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