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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Missouri

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Missouri, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 16 counties.

Average in MO
$48,676
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
27 of 31
published states
Workers in state
26,200
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
16 counties

Pay by labor market in Missouri

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Missouri
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Kansas City, MO-KS$50,940$41,546$18,279Jackson County, MO
St. Louis, MO-IL$49,970$40,812$20,689St. Louis County, MO

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Missouri counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Bates County, MO$50,940$41,546$24,603
2St. Louis County, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
3St. Charles County, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
4St. Louis city, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
5Jefferson County, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
6Franklin County, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
7Lincoln County, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
8Warren County, MO$49,970$40,812$20,689
9Jackson County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
10Clay County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
11Cass County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
12Platte County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
13Lafayette County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
14Ray County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
15Clinton County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279
16Caldwell County, MO$50,940$41,546$18,279

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Missouri

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Missouri is $48,676, based on 26,200 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 27. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Missouri averages 3.9% below it.

Inside Missouri, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $50,940 in the Kansas City, MO-KS area and the lowest is $49,970 in St. Louis, MO-IL, a difference of $970 across 2 wage areas.

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

We compare 16 Missouri counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Bates County, MO leaves the largest yearly margin, $24,603. Caldwell County, MO leaves the smallest, $18,279. The median wage covers all four basics in 16 of the 16 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 Missouri

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $48,676, from $49,970 to $50,940 depending on the labor market.

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

Bates County, MO leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($24,603). St. Louis County, MO follows at $20,689.