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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in California

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in California, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 16 counties.

Average in CA
$58,920
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
4 of 31
published states
Workers in state
144,940
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
6
16 counties

Pay by labor market in California

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in California
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$66,130$52,915$9,968Santa Clara County, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$65,530$52,541$15,450Alameda County, CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$58,590$47,594$9,159Los Angeles County, CA
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$58,580$47,587$9,955San Diego County, CA
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$56,840$46,293$15,166Sacramento County, CA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$55,610$45,378$15,307Riverside County, CA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Yolo County, CA$56,840$46,293$16,642
2San Benito County, CA$66,130$52,915$15,752
3Alameda County, CA$65,530$52,541$15,450
4Contra Costa County, CA$65,530$52,541$15,450
5Riverside County, CA$55,610$45,378$15,307
6San Bernardino County, CA$55,610$45,378$15,307
7Sacramento County, CA$56,840$46,293$15,166
8Placer County, CA$56,840$46,293$15,166
9El Dorado County, CA$56,840$46,293$15,166
10Santa Clara County, CA$66,130$52,915$9,968
11San Diego County, CA$58,580$47,587$9,955
12Los Angeles County, CA$58,590$47,594$9,159
13San Francisco County, CA$65,530$52,541$6,894
14San Mateo County, CA$65,530$52,541$6,894
15Marin County, CA$65,530$52,541$6,894
16Orange County, CA$58,590$47,594$6,663

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in California

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California is $58,920, based on 144,940 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 4. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so California averages 16.3% above it.

Inside California, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $66,130 in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area and the lowest is $55,610 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, a difference of $10,520 across 6 wage areas.

Cost of living for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California

We compare 16 California counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Yolo County, CA leaves the largest yearly margin, $16,642. Orange County, CA leaves the smallest, $6,663. The median wage covers all four basics in 16 of the 16 counties.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks are New Hampshire ($59,374), District of Columbia ($59,290), Massachusetts ($58,969) and New Jersey ($58,468).

Frequently asked questions: Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California

How much do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in California?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $58,920, from $55,610 to $66,130 depending on the labor market.

Which California county is best for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

Yolo County, CA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($16,642). San Benito County, CA follows at $15,752.