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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in North Carolina

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in North Carolina, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 11 counties.

Average in NC
$48,264
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
28 of 31
published states
Workers in state
52,270
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
11 counties

Pay by labor market in North Carolina

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in North Carolina
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,800$41,329$14,604Mecklenburg County, NC
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,200$40,873$15,203Wake County, NC

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Anson County, NC$50,800$41,329$23,544
2Rowan County, NC$50,800$41,329$22,140
3Lincoln County, NC$50,800$41,329$21,744
4Iredell County, NC$50,800$41,329$18,528
5Wake County, NC$50,200$40,873$15,203
6Johnston County, NC$50,200$40,873$15,203
7Franklin County, NC$50,200$40,873$15,203
8Mecklenburg County, NC$50,800$41,329$14,604
9Union County, NC$50,800$41,329$14,604
10Cabarrus County, NC$50,800$41,329$14,604
11Gaston County, NC$50,800$41,329$14,604

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in North Carolina

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina is $48,264, based on 52,270 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 28. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so North Carolina averages 4.7% below it.

Inside North Carolina, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $50,800 in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area and the lowest is $50,200 in Raleigh-Cary, NC, a difference of $600 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in North Carolina

We compare 11 North Carolina counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Anson County, NC leaves the largest yearly margin, $23,544. Gaston County, NC leaves the smallest, $14,604. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 11 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 North Carolina

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $48,264, from $50,200 to $50,800 depending on the labor market.

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

Anson County, NC leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($23,544). Rowan County, NC follows at $22,140.