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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Washington

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

Average in WA
$58,082
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
6 of 31
published states
Workers in state
42,640
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
2
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Washington

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by wage area in Washington
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,460$50,708$17,498King County, WA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$57,040$47,960$21,314Clark County, WA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Pierce County, WA$60,460$50,708$23,474
2Clark County, WA$57,040$47,960$21,314
3Skamania County, WA$57,040$47,960$21,314
4King County, WA$60,460$50,708$17,498
5Snohomish County, WA$60,460$50,708$17,498

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Washington

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Washington is $58,082, based on 42,640 workers. Among the 31 states with published data, that ranks number 6. The BLS national median for the occupation is $50,670, so Washington averages 14.6% above it.

Inside Washington, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $60,460 in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area and the lowest is $57,040 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, a difference of $3,420 across 2 wage areas.

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

We compare 5 Washington counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Pierce County, WA leaves the largest yearly margin, $23,474. Snohomish County, WA leaves the smallest, $17,498. 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 Washington

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $58,082, from $57,040 to $60,460 depending on the labor market.

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

Pierce County, WA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($23,474). Clark County, WA follows at $21,314.