Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,450
25th Percentile Wage
$34,620
50th Percentile Wage
$43,200
75th Percentile Wage
$54,210
90th Percentile Wage
$62,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,450.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$43,200
0.56% 7.59%
2016
$42,960
2.77% -
2015
$41,770
4.57% -
2014
$39,860
1.00% -
2013
$39,460
-1.17% -
2012
$39,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,200 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Philadelphia is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$47,950
Newark-Union
$46,620
Lebanon
$45,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$44,740
Reading
$44,060
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$44,010
York-Hanover
$43,500
Lancaster
$43,270
Philadelphia
$43,200
Pittsburgh
$42,760
East Stroudsburg
$42,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$41,920
Williamsport
$40,300
Gettysburg
$40,060
Erie
$39,660
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$39,390
State College
$39,150
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$38,880
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$38,280
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,230
Altoona
$37,830
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,570
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,150
Johnstown
$35,930
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$32,070