State wages ยท Cost of living
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $62,470. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $56,840. Maine has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($49,210).
National median
$49,210
Highest state median
$62,470
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$56,840
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $44,020Higher: $56,840Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $62,470 | +26.9% | 109.901 | $56,840 | 1 |
| Connecticut | $57,290 | +16.4% | 103.61 | $55,290 | 2 |
| North Dakota | $48,260 | -1.9% | 88.959 | $54,250 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $57,120 | +16.1% | 105.757 | $54,010 | 4 |
| Iowa | $47,150 | -4.2% | 87.762 | $53,720 | 5 |
| Alaska | $54,510 | +10.8% | 102.359 | $53,250 | 6 |
| Minnesota | $52,350 | +6.4% | 98.621 | $53,080 | 7 |
| Washington | $56,580 | +15.0% | 107.013 | $52,870 | 8 |
| Vermont | $51,510 | +4.7% | 97.958 | $52,580 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | $53,730 | +9.2% | 102.28 | $52,530 | 10 |
| Colorado | $54,080 | +9.9% | 103.052 | $52,480 | 11 |
| New Jersey | $56,730 | +15.3% | 108.805 | $52,140 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | $48,860 | -0.7% | 94.095 | $51,930 | 13 |
| California | $57,470 | +16.8% | 110.72 | $51,910 | 14 |
| New York | $55,880 | +13.6% | 107.921 | $51,780 | 15 |
| Missouri | $46,990 | -4.5% | 90.817 | $51,740 | 16 |
| Delaware | $51,590 | +4.8% | 99.808 | $51,690 | 17 |
| Maryland | $54,080 | +9.9% | 104.959 | $51,520 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $46,140 | -6.2% | 90.103 | $51,210 | 19 |
| Ohio | $47,430 | -3.6% | 92.774 | $51,120 | 20 |
| Maine | $49,510 | +0.6% | 97.05 | $51,010 | 21 |
| Kansas | $45,920 | -6.7% | 90.068 | $50,980 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $46,540 | -5.4% | 91.87 | $50,660 | 23 |
| Oklahoma | $44,480 | -9.6% | 87.843 | $50,640 | 24 |
| New Mexico | $46,610 | -5.3% | 92.212 | $50,550 | 25 |
| South Dakota | $44,780 | -9.0% | 88.586 | $50,550 | 25 |
| Indiana | $46,880 | -4.7% | 93.329 | $50,230 | 27 |
| Kentucky | $45,260 | -8.0% | 90.159 | $50,200 | 28 |
| Texas | $48,250 | -2.0% | 97.057 | $49,710 | 29 |
| Michigan | $47,680 | -3.1% | 96.217 | $49,550 | 30 |
| Nevada | $49,500 | +0.6% | 99.979 | $49,510 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $46,640 | -5.2% | 94.326 | $49,450 | 32 |
| Wyoming | $45,810 | -6.9% | 92.691 | $49,420 | 33 |
| South Carolina | $46,300 | -5.9% | 93.749 | $49,390 | 34 |
| Louisiana | $43,550 | -11.5% | 88.207 | $49,370 | 35 |
| Georgia | $47,490 | -3.5% | 96.293 | $49,320 | 36 |
| Idaho | $46,690 | -5.1% | 95.494 | $48,890 | 37 |
| Illinois | $48,840 | -0.8% | 99.958 | $48,860 | 38 |
| Utah | $48,210 | -2.0% | 98.864 | $48,760 | 39 |
| Arizona | $49,030 | -0.4% | 100.677 | $48,700 | 40 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,390 | -3.7% | 97.572 | $48,570 | 41 |
| Oregon | $50,180 | +2.0% | 103.361 | $48,550 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | $50,410 | +2.4% | 104.165 | $48,390 | 43 |
| Montana | $45,600 | -7.3% | 94.645 | $48,180 | 44 |
| Virginia | $48,680 | -1.1% | 101.104 | $48,150 | 45 |
| Alabama | $42,490 | -13.7% | 88.823 | $47,840 | 46 |
| Florida | $47,980 | -2.5% | 103.414 | $46,400 | 47 |
| Arkansas | $40,070 | -18.6% | 86.937 | $46,090 | 48 |
| Mississippi | $40,070 | -18.6% | 86.953 | $46,080 | 49 |
| West Virginia | $40,080 | -18.6% | 89.497 | $44,780 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.