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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Mississippi

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Mississippi, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MS
$44,390
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
36 of 36
published states
Workers in state
16,110
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Mississippi

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Mississippi
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,400$39,694$18,596DeSoto County, MS

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Mississippi counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Benton County, MS$48,400$39,694$22,964
2Tate County, MS$48,400$39,694$22,784
3Marshall County, MS$48,400$39,694$22,748
4Tunica County, MS$48,400$39,694$20,144
5DeSoto County, MS$48,400$39,694$18,596

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Mississippi

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Mississippi is $44,390, based on 16,110 workers. Among the 36 states with published data, that ranks number 36. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Mississippi averages 12.4% below it.

Published data for Mississippi currently covers the Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, with a local median wage of $48,400.

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

We compare 5 Mississippi counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Benton County, MS leaves the largest yearly margin, $22,964. DeSoto County, MS leaves the smallest, $18,596. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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 California ($58,920).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $44,390.

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

Benton County, MS leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($22,964). Tate County, MS follows at $22,784.