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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in South Carolina

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in South Carolina, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 3 counties.

Average in SC
$49,076
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
24 of 31
published states
Workers in state
30,040
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
3 counties

Pay by labor market in South Carolina

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in South Carolina
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,800$41,404$14,733York County, SC

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Carolina counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Chester County, SC$50,800$41,404$24,213
2Lancaster County, SC$50,800$41,404$22,629
3York County, SC$50,800$41,404$14,733

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in South Carolina

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Carolina is $49,076, based on 30,040 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 24. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so South Carolina averages 3.1% below it.

Published data for South Carolina currently covers the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, with a local median wage of $50,800.

Cost of living for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in South Carolina

We compare 3 South Carolina counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Chester County, SC leaves the largest yearly margin, $24,213. York County, SC leaves the smallest, $14,733. The median wage covers all four basics in 3 of the 3 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 South Carolina

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $49,076.

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

Chester County, SC leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($24,213). Lancaster County, SC follows at $22,629.