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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Texas

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 34 counties.

Average in TX
$49,327
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
22 of 31
published states
Workers in state
115,250
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
4
34 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$54,320$45,775$20,347Travis County, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$51,720$43,686$18,186Dallas County, TX
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670Harris County, TX
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,150$40,817$19,398Bexar County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$51,720$43,686$25,914
2Austin County, TX$49,460$41,870$24,998
3Medina County, TX$48,150$40,817$22,458
4San Jacinto County, TX$49,460$41,870$21,986
5Atascosa County, TX$48,150$40,817$21,966
6Travis County, TX$54,320$45,775$20,347
7Williamson County, TX$54,320$45,775$20,347
8Hays County, TX$54,320$45,775$20,347
9Bastrop County, TX$54,320$45,775$20,347
10Caldwell County, TX$54,320$45,775$20,347
11Brazoria County, TX$49,460$41,870$20,258
12Harris County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
13Fort Bend County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
14Montgomery County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
15Galveston County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
16Liberty County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
17Waller County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
18Chambers County, TX$49,460$41,870$19,670
19Bexar County, TX$48,150$40,817$19,398
20Comal County, TX$48,150$40,817$19,398
21Guadalupe County, TX$48,150$40,817$19,398
22Wilson County, TX$48,150$40,817$19,398
23Bandera County, TX$48,150$40,817$19,398
24Tarrant County, TX$51,720$43,686$18,846
25Johnson County, TX$51,720$43,686$18,846

Showing 25 of 34 counties. Every county page carries the full payslip.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Texas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Texas is $49,327, based on 115,250 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 22. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Texas averages 2.7% below it.

Inside Texas, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $54,320 in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area and the lowest is $48,150 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, a difference of $6,170 across 4 wage areas.

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

We compare 34 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $25,914. Hunt County, TX leaves the smallest, $18,186. The median wage covers all four basics in 34 of the 34 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 Texas

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $49,327, from $48,150 to $54,320 depending on the labor market.

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

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($25,914). Austin County, TX follows at $24,998.