The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Las Cruces 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 | $26,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,000.
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 | $37,230 | 3.95% | 22.32% |
| 2021 | $35,760 | 7.21% | - |
| 2020 | $33,180 | 3.01% | - |
| 2019 | $32,180 | -6.74% | - |
| 2018 | $34,350 | 3.20% | - |
| 2017 | $33,250 | 2.98% | - |
| 2016 | $32,260 | 5.33% | - |
| 2015 | $30,540 | 0.92% | - |
| 2014 | $30,260 | 2.94% | - |
| 2013 | $29,370 | 1.53% | - |
| 2012 | $28,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,230 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Las Cruces is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.