SOC 43-4141 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

New Accounts Clerks

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$47,670

U.S. median hourly wage$22.92

U.S. employment36,860

Nationally, new accounts clerks earned a median of $47,670 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 36,860 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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New Accounts Clerks: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$60,990	$29.32	Not published	Not published
North Dakota	$57,970	$27.87	140	0.3
New York	$57,950	$27.86	4,800	0.5
New Jersey	$57,240	$27.52	230	0.1
Connecticut	$57,080	$27.44	420	0.2
Washington	$52,830	$25.40	310	0.1
California	$52,100	$25.05	950	0.1
New Mexico	$51,380	$24.70	150	0.2
Missouri	$50,270	$24.17	590	0.2
Tennessee	$49,770	$23.93	420	0.1
North Carolina	$49,480	$23.79	1,910	0.4
Illinois	$49,040	$23.58	2,020	0.3
Minnesota	$48,920	$23.52	1,160	0.4
Colorado	$48,870	$23.50	390	0.1
Oregon	$48,330	$23.23	1,410	0.7
Ohio	$48,310	$23.23	Not published	Not published
New Hampshire	$48,170	$23.16	410	0.6
Wisconsin	$48,050	$23.10	2,100	0.7
Vermont	$47,910	$23.03	190	0.6
Nevada	$47,450	$22.81	850	0.5
Hawaii	$47,440	$22.81	140	0.2
Maine	$47,420	$22.80	510	0.8
Pennsylvania	$47,330	$22.75	1,400	0.2
Delaware	$47,150	$22.67	140	0.3
Nebraska	$47,140	$22.66	1,150	1.1
Michigan	$46,780	$22.49	1,800	0.4
Virginia	$46,350	$22.28	640	0.2
Florida	$45,930	$22.08	910	0.1
Georgia	$45,770	$22.00	1,650	0.3
Idaho	$45,760	$22.00	350	0.4
Wyoming	$45,760	$22.00	180	0.6
Iowa	$45,630	$21.94	1,320	0.8
South Carolina	$45,500	$21.88	60	0.0
Utah	$44,890	$21.58	210	0.1
Alabama	$44,780	$21.53	140	0.1
Texas	$44,040	$21.17	2,360	0.2
Kentucky	$43,990	$21.15	240	0.1
Montana	$43,610	$20.96	470	0.9
Oklahoma	$43,380	$20.86	1,650	1.0
Maryland	$43,200	$20.77	80	0.0
Indiana	$42,950	$20.65	480	0.2
Mississippi	$40,910	$19.67	160	0.1
Kansas	$40,170	$19.31	1,100	0.8
West Virginia	$38,520	$18.52	150	0.2
Arkansas	$35,680	$17.16	730	0.6
Puerto Rico	$29,630	$14.25	Not published	Not published
Louisiana	Not published	Not published	160	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 151 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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New Accounts Clerks: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,980	$28.36	2,940	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$58,410	$28.08	160	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$57,840	$27.81	Not published	Not published
St. Louis, MO-IL	$57,090	$27.45	380	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$57,050	$27.43	Not published	Not published
New Haven, CT	$56,820	$27.32	90	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$55,980	$26.91	480	0.2
Flint, MI	$55,440	$26.65	100	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$55,440	$26.66	130	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$55,170	$26.53	140	0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$53,950	$25.94	70	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$52,830	$25.40	400	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$51,750	$24.88	150	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$51,090	$24.56	Not published	Not published
York-Hanover, PA	$50,790	$24.42	50	0.3
Kingston, NY	$50,630	$24.34	50	0.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$50,570	$24.31	530	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,460	$24.26	Not published	Not published
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$50,270	$24.17	50	0.0
Ann Arbor, MI	$50,170	$24.12	60	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$50,090	$24.08	140	0.1
Asheville, NC	$49,980	$24.03	120	0.7
Madison, WI	$49,970	$24.03	310	0.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,950	$24.02	1,270	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,850	$23.97	550	0.1
Bend, OR	$49,830	$23.96	50	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$49,590	$23.84	500	0.7
Salem, OR	$49,560	$23.83	80	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$49,490	$23.79	190	0.7
Binghamton, NY	$49,430	$23.77	60	0.6
Grants Pass, OR	$49,080	$23.60	30	1.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$49,000	$23.56	290	0.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$48,940	$23.53	170	0.6
Glens Falls, NY	$48,860	$23.49	50	1.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,850	$23.49	Not published	Not published
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,750	$23.44	410	0.5
Elmira, NY	$48,690	$23.41	30	1.0
Rochester, MN	$48,620	$23.38	60	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$48,610	$23.37	40	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,400	$23.27	70	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$48,400	$23.27	120	0.6
Appleton, WI	$48,390	$23.27	70	0.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$48,370	$23.26	50	0.6
Richmond, VA	$48,300	$23.22	70	0.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$48,220	$23.18	50	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$48,220	$23.18	210	0.7
Springfield, IL	$48,190	$23.17	40	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,150	$23.15	530	1.1
Utica-Rome, NY	$48,150	$23.15	110	1.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$48,140	$23.14	50	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,090	$23.12	250	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$48,060	$23.11	130	0.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$48,040	$23.10	80	1.0
Sheboygan, WI	$48,040	$23.10	30	0.6
Warner Robins, GA	$48,030	$23.09	40	0.5
Ames, IA	$47,870	$23.01	50	0.8
Albany, OR	$47,860	$23.01	40	0.9
Corvallis, OR	$47,820	$22.99	50	1.4
Knoxville, TN	$47,800	$22.98	30	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,790	$22.97	160	1.0
Rocky Mount, NC	$47,770	$22.97	30	0.6
Duluth, MN-WI	$47,760	$22.96	50	0.4
Rochester, NY	$47,710	$22.94	290	0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$47,630	$22.90	190	0.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$47,620	$22.89	50	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$47,570	$22.87	220	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$47,530	$22.85	70	0.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,460	$22.82	590	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$47,440	$22.81	120	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$47,420	$22.80	140	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$47,390	$22.78	150	0.9
Grand Island, NE	$47,260	$22.72	60	1.6
Lawrence, KS	$47,240	$22.71	50	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$47,210	$22.70	160	0.1
Burlington, NC	$47,110	$22.65	30	0.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$47,100	$22.64	40	0.8
Dubuque, IA	$47,060	$22.63	80	1.4
Grand Junction, CO	$47,060	$22.63	30	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$47,030	$22.61	80	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$46,960	$22.58	120	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$46,910	$22.55	140	0.1
Eau Claire, WI	$46,860	$22.53	80	1.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,840	$22.52	240	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$46,840	$22.52	40	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,780	$22.49	720	0.4
Fond du Lac, WI	$46,750	$22.48	40	0.9
Cheyenne, WY	$46,690	$22.45	30	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,610	$22.41	60	0.3
Wausau, WI	$46,540	$22.37	70	1.0
Dover, DE	$46,530	$22.37	30	0.4
Reno, NV	$46,490	$22.35	140	0.5
Savannah, GA	$46,380	$22.30	40	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,300	$22.26	110	0.6
Medford, OR	$46,280	$22.25	80	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$46,110	$22.17	170	0.9
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$46,060	$22.14	260	0.7
Bangor, ME	$46,050	$22.14	50	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$46,050	$22.14	230	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,030	$22.13	80	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$45,930	$22.08	140	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$45,870	$22.06	50	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$45,820	$22.03	80	0.1
Boise City, ID	$45,760	$22.00	170	0.4
Mankato, MN	$45,700	$21.97	30	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$45,620	$21.93	850	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$45,550	$21.90	730	1.1
Dalton, GA	$45,320	$21.79	30	0.5
Iowa City, IA	$45,280	$21.77	90	0.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$45,040	$21.65	30	0.4
Winchester, VA-WV	$45,040	$21.66	Not published	Not published
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$45,030	$21.65	300	0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$44,810	$21.55	60	0.4
Albany, GA	$44,740	$21.51	30	0.5
Ogden, UT	$44,740	$21.51	50	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$44,660	$21.47	Not published	Not published
El Paso, TX	$44,460	$21.38	60	0.2
Erie, PA	$44,430	$21.36	40	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$44,280	$21.29	100	0.7
Valdosta, GA	$43,750	$21.03	40	0.7
Billings, MT	$43,470	$20.90	80	0.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$43,470	$20.90	30	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$43,300	$20.82	450	1.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$43,250	$20.79	70	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$43,220	$20.78	40	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$42,950	$20.65	40	0.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$42,700	$20.53	50	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$42,350	$20.36	450	0.4
Jackson, MS	$42,220	$20.30	30	0.1
Great Falls, MT	$42,080	$20.23	30	0.9
Missoula, MT	$41,880	$20.13	50	0.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$40,970	$19.70	60	0.3
Waco, TX	$40,950	$19.69	40	0.3
Battle Creek, MI	$40,720	$19.58	50	0.9
Lynchburg, VA	$40,710	$19.57	40	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$40,010	$19.24	50	0.2
Saginaw, MI	$39,830	$19.15	60	0.7
Longview, TX	$39,350	$18.92	30	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$39,330	$18.91	50	0.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$39,240	$18.87	70	0.4
Topeka, KS	$39,020	$18.76	80	0.7
Wichita, KS	$38,850	$18.68	230	0.8
Evansville, IN	$38,810	$18.66	40	0.3
Manhattan, KS	$38,150	$18.34	40	0.8
Gainesville, FL	$37,560	$18.06	50	0.3
Lawton, OK	$37,390	$17.98	40	1.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$36,500	$17.55	30	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	Not published	Not published	280	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	Not published	Not published	80	0.2
Jonesboro, AR	Not published	Not published	40	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Not published	Not published	140	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	Not published	Not published	90	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.