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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in New York

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in New York, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 10 counties.

Average in NY
$58,031
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
7 of 31
published states
Workers in state
107,780
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
10 counties

Pay by labor market in New York

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in New York
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$60,640$48,123$7,237Kings County, NY

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Suffolk County, NY$60,640$48,123$12,565
2Nassau County, NY$60,640$48,123$12,565
3Kings County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
4Queens County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
5New York County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
6Bronx County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
7Westchester County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
8Richmond County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
9Rockland County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237
10Putnam County, NY$60,640$48,123$7,237

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in New York

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York is $58,031, based on 107,780 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 7. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so New York averages 14.5% above it.

Published data for New York currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $60,640.

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

We compare 10 New York counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin, $12,565. Putnam County, NY leaves the smallest, $7,237. The median wage covers all four basics in 10 of the 10 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 York

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $58,031.

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

Suffolk County, NY leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($12,565). Nassau County, NY follows at $12,565.