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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Rhode Island

What Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn in Rhode Island, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in RI
$54,630
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
9 of 36
published states
Workers in state
6,400
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Rhode Island

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Rhode Island
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$54,630$44,575$17,599Providence County, RI

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Rhode Island counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Washington County, RI$54,630$44,575$17,923
2Providence County, RI$54,630$44,575$17,599
3Kent County, RI$54,630$44,575$17,599
4Bristol County, RI$54,630$44,575$17,599
5Newport County, RI$54,630$44,575$14,179

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Rhode Island

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Rhode Island is $54,630, based on 6,400 workers. Among the 36 states with published data, that ranks number 9. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Rhode Island averages 7.8% above it.

Published data for Rhode Island currently covers the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA area, with a local median wage of $54,630.

Cost of living for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Rhode Island

We compare 5 Rhode Island counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Washington County, RI leaves the largest yearly margin, $17,923. Newport County, RI leaves the smallest, $14,179. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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 Rhode Island

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $54,630.

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

Washington County, RI leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($17,923). Providence County, RI follows at $17,599.