Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in California

Local pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.

SOC 43-3031

$59,230

median pay, California

151,870

employed in California

+16.9%

vs U.S. median

-5.8%

growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)

What bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn in California

California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025

Half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in California earn between $48,600 and $70,600 a year; the U.S. median is $50,670.

$41,600

P10

$48,600

P25

$59,230

MEDIAN

$70,600

P75

$81,990

P90

Pay by metro in California

$66,130

$65,530

$61,960

$61,710

$61,180

$61,140

$60,170

$59,180

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