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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in New Jersey

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

Average in NJ
$58,468
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
5 of 31
published states
Workers in state
105,310
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
16 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$60,640$49,050$17,725Bergen County, NJ
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$52,710$43,117$16,939Camden County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$60,640$49,050$19,405
2Monmouth County, NJ$60,640$49,050$19,405
3Essex County, NJ$60,640$49,050$19,369
4Union County, NJ$60,640$49,050$19,369
5Morris County, NJ$60,640$49,050$19,369
6Sussex County, NJ$60,640$49,050$19,369
7Bergen County, NJ$60,640$49,050$17,725
8Passaic County, NJ$60,640$49,050$17,725
9Camden County, NJ$52,710$43,117$16,939
10Burlington County, NJ$52,710$43,117$16,939
11Gloucester County, NJ$52,710$43,117$16,939
12Salem County, NJ$52,710$43,117$16,939
13Middlesex County, NJ$60,640$49,050$16,333
14Somerset County, NJ$60,640$49,050$16,333
15Hunterdon County, NJ$60,640$49,050$16,333
16Hudson County, NJ$60,640$49,050$11,401

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey is $58,468, based on 105,310 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 5. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so New Jersey averages 15.4% above it.

Inside New Jersey, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $60,640 in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area and the lowest is $52,710 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, a difference of $7,930 across 2 wage areas.

Cost of living for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey

We compare 16 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $19,405. Hudson County, NJ leaves the smallest, $11,401. 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 New Jersey

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $58,468, from $52,710 to $60,640 depending on the labor market.

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

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($19,405). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $19,405.