The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,860 | 8.29% | 20.06% |
| 2021 | $41,140 | -1.97% | - |
| 2020 | $41,950 | 2.53% | - |
| 2019 | $40,890 | -0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $41,180 | 1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $40,660 | 2.43% | - |
| 2016 | $39,670 | 4.99% | - |
| 2015 | $37,690 | 3.05% | - |
| 2014 | $36,540 | 0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $36,190 | 0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $35,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,860, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $47,980). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Raleigh-Cary is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.