Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Lansing-East Lansing

In Lansing-East Lansing (MI), the median pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is $24.28 an hour ($50,500 a year). About 1,940 people work in this job there.

$24.28Median hourly pay
$43,920–$59,470Middle half of workers, yearly
1,940People in this job in Lansing-East Lansing (MI)

That is about the same as the U.S. median ($50,670). It is 3% higher than the Michigan median ($48,980).

Pay range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lansing-East Lansing (MI)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$17.46$36,320
25% of workers$21.12$43,920
Half of workers (median)$24.28$50,500
75% of workers$28.59$59,470
90% of workers$32.87$68,370

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

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn$51,48014,730
Ann Arbor$51,1001,510
Lansing-East Lansing (this page)$50,5001,940
Jackson$48,690500
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood$48,5505,070
Monroe$48,210290
Niles$48,070500
Kalamazoo-Portage$48,0401,040
Muskegon-Norton Shores$47,940440
Bay City$47,730330
Battle Creek$47,510370
Flint$46,970990
Midland$46,500370
Saginaw$46,480670
Traverse City$46,350890

Michigan unemployment rate: 5% (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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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.