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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Alabama

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Alabama, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 7 counties.

Average in AL
$44,378
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
37 of 37
published states
Workers in state
19,240
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
7 counties

Pay by labor market in Alabama

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Alabama
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Birmingham, AL$47,330$38,234$15,964Jefferson County, AL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Alabama counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Walker County, AL$47,330$38,234$21,808
2Chilton County, AL$47,330$38,234$21,604
3Jefferson County, AL$47,330$38,234$15,964
4Shelby County, AL$47,330$38,234$15,964
5St. Clair County, AL$47,330$38,234$15,964
6Blount County, AL$47,330$38,234$15,964
7Bibb County, AL$47,330$38,234$15,964

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Alabama

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Alabama is $44,378, based on 19,240 workers. Among the 37 states with published data, that ranks number 37. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Alabama averages 12.4% below it.

Published data for Alabama currently covers the Birmingham, AL area, with a local median wage of $47,330.

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

We compare 7 Alabama counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Walker County, AL leaves the largest yearly margin, $21,808. Bibb County, AL leaves the smallest, $15,964. The median wage covers all four basics in 7 of the 7 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 Alabama

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $44,378.

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

Walker County, AL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($21,808). Chilton County, AL follows at $21,604.