Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Chattanooga

In Chattanooga (TN), the median pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is $22.56 an hour ($46,920 a year). About 2,920 people work in this job there.

$22.56Median hourly pay
$39,250–$56,570Middle half of workers, yearly
2,920People in this job in Chattanooga (TN)

That is 7% lower than the U.S. median ($50,670). It is 3% lower than the Tennessee median ($48,180).

Pay range for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Chattanooga (TN)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$16.59$34,510
25% of workers$18.87$39,250
Half of workers (median)$22.56$46,920
75% of workers$27.20$56,570
90% of workers$31.15$64,780

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

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin$50,81013,790
Memphis$48,4006,320
Knoxville$47,3204,510
Chattanooga (this page)$46,9202,920
Clarksville$46,2801,000
Kingsport-Bristol$45,6701,170
Jackson$45,240800
Morristown$44,040420
Cleveland$43,660400
Johnson City$40,700870

Tennessee unemployment rate: 3.4% (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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Office Clerks, General$37,860

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.