The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $35,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,440.
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 | $52,000 | 6.50% | 19.42% |
| 2021 | $48,620 | -2.98% | - |
| 2020 | $50,070 | 2.86% | - |
| 2019 | $48,640 | 2.61% | - |
| 2018 | $47,370 | 2.41% | - |
| 2017 | $46,230 | 2.55% | - |
| 2016 | $45,050 | 4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $43,230 | 1.64% | - |
| 2014 | $42,520 | 0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $42,140 | 0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $41,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,000, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $51,910). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is .2 percent (.2%) higher than that in Ithaca.