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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Pennsylvania

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Pennsylvania, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 13 counties.

Average in PA
$49,475
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
20 of 31
published states
Workers in state
52,510
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
13 counties

Pay by labor market in Pennsylvania

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Pennsylvania
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$52,710$42,863$16,746Philadelphia County, PA
Pittsburgh, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471Allegheny County, PA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Pennsylvania counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Armstrong County, PA$47,250$38,643$21,431
2Lawrence County, PA$47,250$38,643$21,095
3Allegheny County, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471
4Westmoreland County, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471
5Washington County, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471
6Butler County, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471
7Beaver County, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471
8Fayette County, PA$47,250$38,643$17,471
9Philadelphia County, PA$52,710$42,863$16,746
10Montgomery County, PA$52,710$42,863$16,746
11Bucks County, PA$52,710$42,863$16,746
12Delaware County, PA$52,710$42,863$16,746
13Chester County, PA$52,710$42,863$16,746

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Pennsylvania

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Pennsylvania is $49,475, based on 52,510 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 20. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Pennsylvania averages 2.4% below it.

Inside Pennsylvania, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $52,710 in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area and the lowest is $47,250 in Pittsburgh, PA, a difference of $5,460 across 2 wage areas.

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

We compare 13 Pennsylvania counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Armstrong County, PA leaves the largest yearly margin, $21,431. Chester County, PA leaves the smallest, $16,746. The median wage covers all four basics in 13 of the 13 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 Pennsylvania

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $49,475, from $47,250 to $52,710 depending on the labor market.

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

Armstrong County, PA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($21,431). Lawrence County, PA follows at $21,095.