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Average Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks Salary in Washington

Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks in Washington earn a median annual salary of $58,620, which is +15.7% compared to the national median. There are 32,930 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Washington (state).

$58,620
Washington median annual wage
$28/hour median
+15.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,670
32,930
Local employment
9.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.05
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$45,070
25th
$49,830
Median
$58,620
75th
$66,400
90th
$77,630

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Washington, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$54,778
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $65,180 Compare 1,790
Connecticut $59,970 Compare 14,930
Massachusetts $59,830 Compare 29,110
California $59,230 Compare 151,870
New Jersey $58,300 Compare 37,550
New York $58,160 Compare 84,280

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Washington

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $656,330 0.51
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $553,310 0.91
Dermatologists $526,170 0.64
Anesthesiologists $499,990 1.74
Surgeons, All Other $479,460 0.65
Emergency Medicine Physicians $380,870 N/A
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $343,140 0.56
General Internal Medicine Physicians $340,010 0.72

Washington has salary data for 765 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks in Washington

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Bookkeeping, Accounting, And Auditing Clerks are projected to change by -5.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 170,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.