The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $29,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,870.
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 | $42,890 | 11.26% | 15.95% |
| 2021 | $38,060 | -6.38% | - |
| 2020 | $40,490 | 0.37% | - |
| 2019 | $40,340 | 2.93% | - |
| 2018 | $39,160 | 1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $38,460 | 7.75% | - |
| 2016 | $35,480 | -1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $36,120 | -2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $36,850 | 0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $36,760 | 1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $36,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,890, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the second highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $48,680). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Cumberland | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Charleston | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |