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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Michigan

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Michigan, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 6 counties.

Average in MI
$49,409
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
21 of 31
published states
Workers in state
35,720
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
6 counties

Pay by labor market in Michigan

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Michigan
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,480$41,551$20,220Wayne County, MI

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Michigan counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wayne County, MI$51,480$41,551$20,220
2Oakland County, MI$51,480$41,551$20,220
3Macomb County, MI$51,480$41,551$20,220
4St. Clair County, MI$51,480$41,551$20,220
5Lapeer County, MI$51,480$41,551$20,220
6Livingston County, MI$51,480$41,551$18,732

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Michigan

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Michigan is $49,409, based on 35,720 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 21. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Michigan averages 2.5% below it.

Published data for Michigan currently covers the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area, with a local median wage of $51,480.

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

We compare 6 Michigan counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wayne County, MI leaves the largest yearly margin, $20,220. Livingston County, MI leaves the smallest, $18,732. The median wage covers all four basics in 6 of the 6 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 Michigan

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $49,409.

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

Wayne County, MI leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($20,220). Oakland County, MI follows at $20,220.