Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA), the median pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is $28.17 an hour ($58,590 a year). About 53,910 people work in this job there.

$28.17Median hourly pay
$48,030–$67,710Middle half of workers, yearly
53,910People in this job in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA)

That is 16% higher than the U.S. median ($50,670). It is about the same as the California median ($59,230).

Pay range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$19.55$40,660
25% of workers$23.09$48,030
Half of workers (median)$28.17$58,590
75% of workers$32.55$67,710
90% of workers$38.22$79,500

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in California metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara$66,1307,590
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont$65,53018,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville$61,9601,120
Napa$61,710700
Vallejo$61,1801,040
Santa Rosa-Petaluma$61,1402,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara$60,1701,900
Salinas$59,1801,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (this page)$58,59053,910
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad$58,58012,830
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles$58,5701,070
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura$57,6703,250
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom$56,8408,680
Stockton-Lodi$56,2502,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario$55,61012,710
Yuba City$55,210460
Modesto$55,0401,730
Fresno$54,1704,310
Bakersfield-Delano$53,1702,580
Hanford-Corcoran$52,920370
Merced$51,740680
Visalia$51,2001,390
Redding$51,090660
Chico$50,710730
El Centro$47,960530

California unemployment rate: 5.1% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

  • Typical education to start: Some college, no degree (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: 1 to 2 years (O*NET)
  • Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
  • Job outlook: -5.6% over ten years, declining · about 144,100 openings a year (BLS)

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File Clerks$48,450
Brokerage Clerks$77,710

Other job titles for this job

Escrow CloserEscrow AgentClassifierFinancial SpecialistCollection ClerkAccount ClerkAccounts Payable ClerkAccounts Receivable ClerkPosting ClerkReconciliation ClerkTonnage Compilation ClerkVoucher Clerk

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.