Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City

In New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY), the median pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is $29.15 an hour ($60,640 a year). About 77,010 people work in this job there.

$29.15Median hourly pay
$49,820–$73,770Middle half of workers, yearly
77,010People in this job in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

That is 20% higher than the U.S. median ($50,670). It is 4% higher than the New York median ($58,160).

Pay range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$20.50$42,650
25% of workers$23.95$49,820
Half of workers (median)$29.15$60,640
75% of workers$35.47$73,770
90% of workers$40.99$85,260

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in New York metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
New York-Newark-Jersey City (this page)$60,64077,010
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh$56,1302,530
Kingston$54,510670
Albany-Schenectady-Troy$53,5404,170
Syracuse$52,0002,980
Buffalo-Cheektowaga$51,6105,890
Ithaca$51,610490
Rochester$50,8704,380
Glens Falls$49,300500
Utica-Rome$49,2801,770
Binghamton$48,830950
Elmira$48,330350
Watertown-Fort Drum$47,100390

New York unemployment rate: 4.3% (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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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$60,070
Brokerage Clerks$78,930
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$60,190
File Clerks$44,710

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.