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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Kentucky

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Kentucky, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 15 counties.

Average in KY
$46,821
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
31 of 31
published states
Workers in state
32,000
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
15 counties

Pay by labor market in Kentucky

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Kentucky
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,590$40,121$19,805Kenton County, KY
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$47,990$38,900$19,424Jefferson County, KY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Kentucky counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Nelson County, KY$47,990$38,900$22,748
2Grant County, KY$49,590$40,121$22,553
3Meade County, KY$47,990$38,900$22,472
4Shelby County, KY$47,990$38,900$20,144
5Kenton County, KY$49,590$40,121$19,805
6Boone County, KY$49,590$40,121$19,805
7Campbell County, KY$49,590$40,121$19,805
8Pendleton County, KY$49,590$40,121$19,805
9Gallatin County, KY$49,590$40,121$19,805
10Bracken County, KY$49,590$40,121$19,805
11Jefferson County, KY$47,990$38,900$19,424
12Bullitt County, KY$47,990$38,900$19,424
13Oldham County, KY$47,990$38,900$19,424
14Spencer County, KY$47,990$38,900$19,424
15Henry County, KY$47,990$38,900$19,424

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Kentucky

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Kentucky is $46,821, based on 32,000 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 31. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Kentucky averages 7.6% below it.

Inside Kentucky, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $49,590 in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area and the lowest is $47,990 in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, a difference of $1,600 across 2 wage areas.

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

We compare 15 Kentucky counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Nelson County, KY leaves the largest yearly margin, $22,748. Henry County, KY leaves the smallest, $19,424. The median wage covers all four basics in 15 of the 15 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 Kentucky

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $46,821, from $47,990 to $49,590 depending on the labor market.

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

Nelson County, KY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($22,748). Grant County, KY follows at $22,553.