Bookkeeping Clerk Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Government estimates of jobs for bookkeeping clerks total about 2,114,000. This career is ranked low for jobless rates in comparison to other careers. The unemployment rate for employees was about 3% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Relative to population, you will find the most bookkeeping clerks in Great Falls (Montana), Casper (Wyoming), and Missoula (Montana), and the least in Warner Robins (Georgia), Ann Arbor (Michigan), and Jackson (Tennessee).

Statistics show that you can earn the most in this career in San Jose (California), San Francisco (California), and Bridgeport (Connecticut), and will have the lowest earnings in McAllen (Texas), Laredo (Texas), and Weirton (West Virginia).

Training and Education

People often have moderate-term on-the-job training before landing a job in this field. Four year degrees are held by 16% of bookkeeping clerks. About 50% of workers started college but did not get a 4 year degree. A high school education is the highest level achieved by 34% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Part-time workers represent 25% of all bookkeeping clerks. Workers working on their own represent 7% of the total.

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Bookkeeping Clerks Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of bookkeeping clerks compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for bookkeeping clerks.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$32,000	7,030
Mobile	$29,000	2,680
Montgomery	$30,000	2,510
Huntsville	$30,000	2,260
Tuscaloosa	$28,000	1,160
Dothan	$29,000	990
Decatur	$28,000	660
Auburn	$29,000	540
Florence	$27,000	500
Anniston	$27,000	480
Gadsden	$29,000	480

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$39,000	2,220
Fairbanks	$38,000	520

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$35,000	22,850
Tucson	$33,000	4,340
Prescott	$33,000	970
Kingman	$30,000	760
Yuma	$29,000	740
Flagstaff	$33,000	630

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$31,000	5,410
Fayetteville	$29,000	2,750
Fort Smith	$27,000	1,770
Jonesboro	$29,000	750
Hot Springs	$25,000	730
Pine Bluff	$29,000	460

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$39,000	20,230
San Diego	$37,000	15,850
Riverside	$36,000	14,800
Oakland	$41,000	13,170
San Francisco	$44,000	13,170
Sacramento	$37,000	12,440
San Jose	$44,000	10,320
Fresno	$34,000	4,630
Oxnard	$38,000	4,320
Santa Rosa	$40,000	3,120
Stockton	$35,000	3,040
Bakersfield	$33,000	2,940
Santa Barbara	$39,000	2,440
Modesto	$35,000	2,190
Salinas	$39,000	1,950
Vallejo	$38,000	1,700
Visalia	$34,000	1,600
San Luis Obispo	$35,000	1,570
Santa Cruz	$41,000	1,490
Chico	$33,000	1,060
Redding	$33,000	1,000
Napa	$40,000	940
Merced	$35,000	640
El Centro	$30,000	630
Madera	$33,000	600
Yuba City	$32,000	540
Hanford	$34,000	430

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$36,000	16,940
Colorado Springs	$32,000	3,060
Boulder	$35,000	2,170
Fort Collins	$33,000	1,840
Greeley	$31,000	1,080
Grand Junction	$29,000	890
Pueblo	$29,000	740

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$40,000	7,320
Bridgeport	$43,000	7,310
New Haven	$39,000	4,210
Danbury	$40,000	1,610
Norwich	$35,000	1,580
Waterbury	$36,000	790

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$37,000	4,860
Dover	$31,000	770

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$41,000	24,810

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$32,000	18,390
Miami	$33,000	16,090
Orlando	$31,000	12,940
Fort Lauderdale	$34,000	11,260
Jacksonville	$32,000	9,970
West Palm Beach	$35,000	8,150
Sarasota	$33,000	3,920
Cape Coral	$32,000	3,610
Pensacola	$29,000	3,520
Lakeland	$30,000	2,800
Palm Bay	$31,000	2,520
Deltona	$30,000	2,210
Tallahassee	$30,000	2,160
Port St Lucie	$32,000	1,940
Gainesville	$30,000	1,770
Naples	$34,000	1,720
Ocala	$30,000	1,340
Panama City	$29,000	1,280
Fort Walton Beach	$30,000	1,040
Sebastian	$32,000	770
Punta Gorda	$28,000	560
Palm Coast	$28,000	260

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$35,000	34,130
Augusta	$29,000	2,710
Savannah	$31,000	2,120
Macon	$29,000	1,660
Columbus	$30,000	1,470
Athens	$30,000	1,160
Gainesville	$31,000	1,130
Albany	$28,000	880
Valdosta	$29,000	820
Dalton	$30,000	810
Brunswick	$30,000	660
Rome	$28,000	440
Warner Robins	$31,000	440
Hinesville	$30,000	140

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$34,000	5,920

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$31,000	4,360
Coeur Dalene	$30,000	860
Idaho Falls	$26,000	680
Lewiston	$30,000	390
Pocatello	$26,000	390

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$37,000	43,780
Peoria	$32,000	2,400
Springfield	$31,000	1,870
Rockford	$35,000	1,540
Champaign	$33,000	1,500
Bloomington	$33,000	1,330
Decatur	$29,000	650
Kankakee	$28,000	510
Danville	$28,000	380

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$35,000	13,000
Gary	$34,000	3,740
Fort Wayne	$31,000	2,800
Evansville	$31,000	2,620
South Bend	$31,000	2,080
Elkhart	$32,000	1,740
Lafayette	$31,000	1,250
Bloomington	$30,000	1,090
Terre Haute	$30,000	880
Michigan City	$30,000	660
Muncie	$30,000	590
Kokomo	$28,000	580
Columbus	$32,000	560
Anderson	$31,000	550

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$33,000	5,020
Davenport	$30,000	2,390
Cedar Rapids	$30,000	1,830
Waterloo	$30,000	1,180
Sioux City	$29,000	1,070
Iowa City	$32,000	940
Dubuque	$28,000	670
Ames	$31,000	560

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$30,000	4,310
Topeka	$30,000	1,720
Lawrence	$30,000	750

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$32,000	8,280
Lexington	$30,000	3,420
Bowling Green	$28,000	790
Owensboro	$28,000	700
Elizabethtown	$30,000	420

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$34,000	7,350
Baton Rouge	$32,000	5,190
Lafayette	$31,000	2,610
Shreveport	$31,000	2,340
Monroe	$28,000	1,330
Lake Charles	$31,000	1,310
Houma	$29,000	1,180
Alexandria	$29,000	820

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$34,000	2,460
Bangor	$30,000	660
Lewiston	$30,000	560

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$37,000	15,080
Bethesda	$42,000	5,970
Hagerstown	$32,000	940
Salisbury	$31,000	700
Cumberland	$30,000	340

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$40,000	26,570
Springfield	$36,000	4,210
Worcester	$36,000	3,730
Framingham	$38,000	1,760
Barnstable Town	$36,000	1,660
Lowell	$39,000	1,470
Brockton	$38,000	1,140
Haverhill	$36,000	1,120
New Bedford	$32,000	960
Lawrence	$38,000	910
Leominster	$36,000	890
Taunton	$34,000	560
Pittsfield	$34,000	560

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$36,000	13,750
Detroit	$35,000	7,390
Grand Rapids	$34,000	4,640
Lansing	$36,000	2,850
Kalamazoo	$36,000	1,700
Flint	$34,000	1,630
Ann Arbor	$37,000	1,590
Holland	$31,000	1,390
Saginaw	$34,000	1,190
Niles	$32,000	920
Muskegon	$32,000	700
Jackson	$31,000	680
Battle Creek	$30,000	640
Bay City	$32,000	500
Monroe	$31,000	420

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$36,000	21,050
Duluth	$31,000	1,660
St Cloud	$31,000	1,270
Rochester	$33,000	970

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$34,000	4,340
Gulfport	$32,000	1,630
Hattiesburg	$31,000	840
Pascagoula	$31,000	680

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$34,000	17,220
Kansas City	$34,000	14,430
Springfield	$28,000	2,590
Jefferson City	$27,000	1,340
Joplin	$27,000	990
Columbia	$29,000	890
St Joseph	$30,000	660

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$30,000	2,100
Missoula	$30,000	1,380
Great Falls	$28,000	980

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$31,000	7,530
Lincoln	$29,000	2,790

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$34,000	13,610
Reno	$35,000	3,400
Carson City	$38,000	600

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$35,000	1,820
Manchester	$37,000	1,400
Rochester	$36,000	860
Portsmouth	$37,000	850

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Newark	$39,000	14,970
Edison	$37,000	14,270
Camden	$37,000	7,030
Trenton	$39,000	2,760
Atlantic City	$34,000	1,750
Ocean City	$36,000	690
Vineland	$35,000	610

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$30,000	5,740
Santa Fe	$36,000	1,110
Las Cruces	$26,000	1,080
Farmington	$30,000	830

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$39,000	75,950
Nassau	$39,000	21,330
Buffalo	$33,000	8,490
Albany	$34,000	7,820
Rochester	$33,000	6,800
Syracuse	$33,000	5,300
Poughkeepsie	$36,000	3,700
Utica	$30,000	2,630
Binghamton	$31,000	1,700
Kingston	$31,000	1,200
Glens Falls	$30,000	1,000
Ithaca	$35,000	740
Elmira	$30,000	490

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$33,000	11,920
Raleigh	$34,000	6,720
Greensboro	$31,000	4,600
Durham	$34,000	3,300
Winston Salem	$33,000	2,740
Asheville	$31,000	2,040
Wilmington	$30,000	1,800
Hickory	$31,000	1,750
Fayetteville	$29,000	1,210
Burlington	$30,000	850
Rocky Mount	$31,000	760
Greenville	$33,000	730
Jacksonville	$27,000	620
Goldsboro	$29,000	440

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$31,000	1,940
Bismarck	$30,000	1,100
Grand Forks	$30,000	930

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cleveland	$33,000	14,590
Cincinnati	$34,000	13,820
Columbus	$34,000	12,550
Dayton	$32,000	4,750
Akron	$32,000	4,610
Toledo	$33,000	3,560
Youngstown	$29,000	3,050
Canton	$31,000	1,950
Springfield	$29,000	760
Lima	$32,000	710
Mansfield	$31,000	550
Sandusky	$30,000	370

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$29,000	10,730
Tulsa	$29,000	8,350
Lawton	$26,000	640

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$36,000	15,740
Eugene	$33,000	2,310
Salem	$35,000	2,250
Bend	$34,000	1,490
Medford	$33,000	1,330
Corvallis	$31,000	410

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$37,000	24,720
Pittsburgh	$31,000	15,170
Allentown	$33,000	4,340
Harrisburg	$34,000	3,960
Scranton	$30,000	3,620
Lancaster	$33,000	3,060
York	$32,000	2,230
Reading	$33,000	1,960
Erie	$29,000	1,450
Johnstown	$27,000	830
Altoona	$27,000	800
State College	$29,000	730
Williamsport	$29,000	630
Lebanon	$29,000	560

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$36,000	8,500

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$31,000	4,760
Charleston	$32,000	3,590
Greenville	$31,000	3,180
Myrtle Beach	$30,000	1,540
Spartanburg	$30,000	1,440
Florence	$30,000	920
Anderson	$30,000	730
Sumter	$29,000	390

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$28,000	2,700
Rapid City	$26,000	1,300

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$33,000	9,060
Memphis	$34,000	6,930
Knoxville	$30,000	3,740
Chattanooga	$31,000	2,450
Kingsport	$29,000	1,460
Clarksville	$30,000	810
Johnson City	$28,000	730
Jackson	$29,000	490
Morristown	$26,000	470
Cleveland	$28,000	430

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$34,000	32,530
Dallas	$34,000	31,210
Fort Worth	$32,000	10,660
San Antonio	$31,000	10,190
Austin	$34,000	9,710
El Paso	$28,000	3,390
Corpus Christi	$30,000	2,420
Mcallen	$26,000	2,290
Beaumont	$30,000	1,920
Lubbock	$30,000	1,750
Amarillo	$30,000	1,560
Tyler	$30,000	1,420
Waco	$31,000	1,410
Laredo	$26,000	1,380
Midland	$31,000	1,260
Brownsville	$26,000	1,260
Longview	$29,000	1,220
Killeen	$29,000	1,190
Abilene	$27,000	990
College Station	$28,000	950
Odessa	$31,000	920
Wichita Falls	$29,000	850
Texarkana	$28,000	680
Victoria	$27,000	680
Sherman	$29,000	580
San Angelo	$29,000	530

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$31,000	7,400
Ogden	$32,000	2,400
Provo	$28,000	2,280
St George	$29,000	630
Logan	$27,000	590

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$35,000	1,880

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$37,000	9,780
Virginia Beach	$33,000	9,170
Roanoke	$30,000	2,140
Charlottesville	$34,000	1,360
Lynchburg	$30,000	1,290
Harrisonburg	$31,000	850
Blacksburg	$29,000	850
Winchester	$30,000	780
Danville	$28,000	630

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$38,000	24,640
Tacoma	$38,000	3,950
Spokane	$34,000	3,710
Bellingham	$35,000	1,830
Yakima	$34,000	1,730
Olympia	$34,000	1,650
Bremerton	$37,000	1,350
Kennewick	$34,000	1,320
Mount Vernon	$34,000	850
Wenatchee	$35,000	820
Longview	$33,000	600

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$28,000	1,970
Huntington	$27,000	1,420
Parkersburg	$30,000	840
Wheeling	$26,000	730
Morgantown	$30,000	690
Weirton	$25,000	470

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$34,000	10,710
Madison	$34,000	4,680
Green Bay	$32,000	2,720
Appleton	$35,000	1,780
Eau Claire	$32,000	1,220
Racine	$31,000	1,200
Oshkosh	$32,000	1,050
La Crosse	$31,000	1,000
Wausau	$30,000	980
Janesville	$32,000	790
Fond	$28,000	730
Sheboygan	$30,000	650

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Casper	$32,000	980
Cheyenne	$31,000	700

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