What is the median salary for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $60,640.

How does New York pay compare to the US median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?

Local median pay is 19.7% above the national OEWS median of $50,670.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for New York is 112.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $60,640 has about the same purchasing power as $53,854 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, New York

$60,640

BLS OEWS median annual wage in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Middle half of wages roughly $49,820 to $73,770.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +19.7%
US median: $50,670
Metro RPP: 112.6
Middle half: $49,820 to $73,770
OEWS employment: 77,010
SOC: 43-3031

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York pay a median $60,640 (May 2025), 19.7% above the US median of $50,670. At local prices (RPP 112.6), that median buys about what $53,854 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$60,640 in New York buys about what $53,854 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 112.6, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 148.6 vs all-items 112.6 (US = 100, 2024).

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
New York	$60,640	$49,820 to $73,770	112.6
San Diego	$58,580	$48,940 to $70,150	111.9
San Francisco	$65,530	$57,510 to $78,460	115.6
Tulsa	$48,250	$40,020 to $59,210	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $60,640.
How does New York pay compare to the US median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks?: Local median pay is 19.7% above the national OEWS median of $50,670.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for New York is 112.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $60,640 has about the same purchasing power as $53,854 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.