Pay distribution $38,710 10th $45,950 25th $61,340 75th $72,610 90th
Half of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the Ithaca metro area earn more than $51,610 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,950 and $61,340.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $38,710 $45,950 $51,610 $61,340 $72,610 Hourly $18.61 $22.09 $24.81 $29.49 $34.91
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Ithaca metro areathis metro area
$51,610 median for Ithaca metro area; middle half earns $45,950 to $61,340
$58,160 median for New York; middle half earns $47,400 to $69,330
$50,670 median for United States; middle half earns $43,520 to $61,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −11% vs New York overall and +2% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $25,040 $38,737 $52,433 $66,130 Arecibo, PR — $25,040 Aguadilla, PR — $25,700 Mayaguez, PR — $26,000 Ponce, PR — $26,070 Guayama, PR — $27,180 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $29,410 Hot Springs, AR — $38,450 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $38,810 Lafayette, LA — $38,910 Laredo, TX — $39,710 Hattiesburg, MS — $40,230 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $40,530 Johnson City, TN — $40,700 Gadsden, AL — $40,810 Dothan, AL — $41,330 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $41,530 El Paso, TX — $41,530 Johnstown, PA — $41,730 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $41,750 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $41,960 Monroe, LA — $41,970 Beckley, WV — $42,570 Altoona, PA — $42,660 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $42,720 Columbus, GA-AL — $42,800 Morgantown, WV — $42,810 Eagle Pass, TX — $42,900 Jacksonville, NC — $42,910 Albany, GA — $43,270 Alexandria, LA — $43,270 Charleston, WV — $43,350 Tuscaloosa, AL — $43,400 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $43,610 Cleveland, TN — $43,660 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $43,660 Hammond, LA — $43,680 Montgomery, AL — $43,710 Enid, OK — $43,740 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $43,770 Sumter, SC — $43,810 Texarkana, TX-AR — $43,810 Elizabethtown, KY — $43,830 Wichita Falls, TX — $43,910 Jackson, MS — $43,920 Morristown, TN — $44,040 Bowling Green, KY — $44,160 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $44,270 San Angelo, TX — $44,280 Rocky Mount, NC — $44,320 Homosassa Springs, FL — $44,360 Las Cruces, NM — $44,460 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $44,470 Mobile, AL — $44,470 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $44,520 Valdosta, GA — $44,540 Lake Charles, LA — $44,550 Muncie, IN — $44,650 Wheeling, WV-OH — $44,650 Jonesboro, AR — $44,660 Yuma, AZ — $44,970 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $44,980 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $45,010 Longview, TX — $45,070 Lawton, OK — $45,110 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $45,130 Sebring, FL — $45,140 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $45,140 Jefferson City, MO — $45,180 Joplin, MO-KS — $45,180 Bloomington, IL — $45,220 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $45,240 Jackson, TN — $45,240 Erie, PA — $45,300 Florence, SC — $45,300 Springfield, MO — $45,330 Fayetteville, NC — $45,360 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $45,400 Twin Falls, ID — $45,410 Pocatello, ID — $45,440 Dover, DE — $45,520 Lubbock, TX — $45,560 Manhattan, KS — $45,570 Rome, GA — $45,570 Dalton, GA — $45,600 Abilene, TX — $45,620 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $45,670 Goldsboro, NC — $45,700 Wilmington, NC — $45,730 Springfield, OH — $45,750 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $45,760 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $45,810 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $45,830 Tyler, TX — $45,830 College Station-Bryan, TX — $45,870 Helena, MT — $45,870 Great Falls, MT — $45,890 Tallahassee, FL — $45,900 Corpus Christi, TX — $45,940 Kokomo, IN — $45,990 Canton-Massillon, OH — $46,000 Farmington, NM — $46,010 Decatur, AL — $46,060 Terre Haute, IN — $46,060 Sandusky, OH — $46,090 Warner Robins, GA — $46,120 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $46,140 Killeen-Temple, TX — $46,170 Logan, UT-ID — $46,220 Victoria, TX — $46,230 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $46,240 Clarksville, TN-KY — $46,280 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $46,280 Waco, TX — $46,290 Mansfield, OH — $46,310 Paducah, KY-IL — $46,310 Traverse City, MI — $46,350 State College, PA — $46,370 Ocala, FL — $46,380 Roanoke, VA — $46,420 Owensboro, KY — $46,430 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $46,450 Chambersburg, PA — $46,470 Saginaw, MI — $46,480 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $46,490 Midland, MI — $46,500 Wichita, KS — $46,500 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $46,500 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $46,510 Lima, OH — $46,570 Grand Island, NE — $46,610 Amarillo, TX — $46,620 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $46,650 Columbus, IN — $46,660 Evansville, IN — $46,680 Columbia, SC — $46,690 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $46,730 Baton Rouge, LA — $46,740 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $46,790 Rockford, IL — $46,790 Bloomington, IN — $46,800 Rapid City, SD — $46,810 Colorado Springs, CO — $46,840 Williamsport, PA — $46,840 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $46,860 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $46,860 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $46,910 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $46,920 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $46,960 Flint, MI — $46,970 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $46,980 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $46,990 Lynchburg, VA — $47,060 Harrisonburg, VA — $47,090 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $47,100 Huntsville, AL — $47,130 St. George, UT — $47,130 Oklahoma City, OK — $47,150 Tucson, AZ — $47,150 Kankakee, IL — $47,240 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $47,240 Gettysburg, PA — $47,250 Pittsburgh, PA — $47,250 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $47,270 Knoxville, TN — $47,320 Birmingham, AL — $47,330 Idaho Falls, ID — $47,330 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $47,360 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $47,390 Missoula, MT — $47,420 Burlington, NC — $47,460 Hinesville, GA — $47,490 Battle Creek, MI — $47,510 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $47,520 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $47,540 York-Hanover, PA — $47,590 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $47,600 Dubuque, IA — $47,630 Greenville, NC — $47,670 Peoria, IL — $47,670 Bay City, MI — $47,730 Fort Wayne, IN — $47,770 Sherman-Denison, TX — $47,790 Grand Junction, CO — $47,800 Billings, MT — $47,830 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $47,840 Toledo, OH — $47,840 Punta Gorda, FL — $47,860 Gainesville, FL — $47,870 Lincoln, NE — $47,930 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $47,940 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $47,940 El Centro, CA — $47,960 Ames, IA — $47,970 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $47,990 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $48,000 Urban Honolulu, HI — $48,030 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $48,040 Niles, MI — $48,070 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $48,150 Casper, WY — $48,170 Decatur, IL — $48,200 Lewiston, ID-WA — $48,200 Port St. Lucie, FL — $48,200 Lancaster, PA — $48,210 Monroe, MI — $48,210 Carson City, NV — $48,240 Tulsa, OK — $48,250 Lawrence, KS — $48,290 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $48,310 Elmira, NY — $48,330 Topeka, KS — $48,350 Winston-Salem, NC — $48,360 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $48,400 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $48,400 Gainesville, GA — $48,430 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $48,460 Spartanburg, SC — $48,480 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $48,530 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $48,530 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $48,540 Winchester, VA-WV — $48,540 Cheyenne, WY — $48,550 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $48,550 Cedar Rapids, IA — $48,690 Jackson, MI — $48,690 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $48,690 Reading, PA — $48,720 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $48,750 Pueblo, CO — $48,820 Binghamton, NY — $48,830 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $48,830 Cleveland, OH — $48,860 Asheville, NC — $48,870 Wausau, WI — $48,880 Columbia, MO — $48,920 Odessa, TX — $48,930 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $48,970 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $48,970 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $48,980 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $48,980 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $48,990 Bangor, ME — $49,000 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $49,100 Green Bay, WI — $49,160 Akron, OH — $49,180 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $49,190 Iowa City, IA — $49,220 Omaha, NE-IA — $49,230 Eau Claire, WI — $49,270 Grants Pass, OR — $49,270 Medford, OR — $49,270 Utica-Rome, NY — $49,280 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $49,290 Glens Falls, NY — $49,300 Bismarck, ND — $49,310 Ogden, UT — $49,440 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $49,460 Salisbury, MD — $49,540 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $49,590 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $49,600 Savannah, GA — $49,620 Albuquerque, NM — $49,660 Flagstaff, AZ — $49,660 Minot, ND — $49,660 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $49,670 Boise City, ID — $49,700 Fond du Lac, WI — $49,730 Kenosha, WI — $49,750 Bozeman, MT — $49,820 Jacksonville, FL — $49,860 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $49,940 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $49,960 St. Louis, MO-IL — $49,970 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $50,090 Sheboygan, WI — $50,170 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $50,200 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $50,230 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $50,250 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $50,260 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $50,300 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $50,330 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $50,400 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $50,430 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $50,460 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $50,500 Fargo, ND-MN — $50,570 St. Cloud, MN — $50,570 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $50,610 Duluth, MN-WI — $50,660 Greeley, CO — $50,680 Chico, CA — $50,710 Mankato, MN — $50,750 Appleton, WI — $50,780 Springfield, IL — $50,780 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $50,790 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $50,800 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $50,810 Albany, OR — $50,820 Corvallis, OR — $50,870 Rochester, NY — $50,870 Santa Fe, NM — $50,890 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $50,920 Kansas City, MO-KS — $50,940 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $51,000 Redding, CA — $51,090 Ann Arbor, MI — $51,100 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $51,170 Columbus, OH — $51,170 Visalia, CA — $51,200 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $51,320 Richmond, VA — $51,400 Walla Walla, WA — $51,410 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $51,440 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $51,480 Lexington Park, MD — $51,480 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $51,610 Ithaca, NY — $51,610 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $51,620 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $51,720 Vineland, NJ — $51,730 Merced, CA — $51,740 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $51,980 Reno, NV — $52,000 Syracuse, NY — $52,000 Midland, TX — $52,210 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $52,550 Charlottesville, VA — $52,680 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $52,710 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $52,920 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $53,050 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $53,170 Madison, WI — $53,240 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $53,310 Lebanon, PA — $53,500 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $53,540 Yakima, WA — $53,560 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $53,570 Anchorage, AK — $54,100 Fresno, CA — $54,170 Springfield, MA — $54,170 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $54,320 Salem, OR — $54,420 Kingston, NY — $54,510 Portland-South Portland, ME — $54,610 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $54,630 Bend, OR — $54,900 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $54,900 Modesto, CA — $55,040 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $55,120 Yuba City, CA — $55,210 Pittsfield, MA — $55,320 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $55,590 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $55,610 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $56,100 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $56,130 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $56,250 Worcester, MA — $56,350 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $56,430 Longview-Kelso, WA — $56,620 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $56,690 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $56,840 Bellingham, WA — $57,000 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $57,040 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $57,290 Boulder, CO — $57,330 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $57,510 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $57,530 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $57,670 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $57,790 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $58,020 Rochester, MN — $58,350 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $58,570 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $58,580 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $58,590 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $58,590 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $59,020 Salinas, CA — $59,180 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $59,290 Fairbanks-College, AK — $59,320 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $59,470 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $60,170 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $60,460 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $60,640 Barnstable Town, MA — $60,680 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $60,960 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $61,140 Vallejo, CA — $61,180 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $61,390 Napa, CA — $61,710 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $61,960 New Haven, CT — $62,890 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $65,530 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $66,130 Ithaca metro area 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.
The Ithaca metro area has the 77th-highest published median for this occupation among the 393 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in New York Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Ithaca metro areathis page
$51,610 median for Ithaca metro area; middle half earns $45,950 to $61,340
$60,640 median for New York metro area; middle half earns $49,820 to $73,770
$56,130 median for Kiryas Joel metro area; middle half earns $46,570 to $64,040
$54,510 median for Kingston metro area; middle half earns $46,800 to $63,650
$53,540 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $46,120 to $62,670
$52,000 median for Syracuse metro area; middle half earns $45,250 to $61,360
$51,610 median for Buffalo metro area; middle half earns $45,760 to $60,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $47,990 Office Clerks, General $37,380 Customer Service Representatives $45,390 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $69,310 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $73,640 Receptionists and Information Clerks $39,400 Highest-paying metro areas for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerkss · Highest-paying occupations in Ithaca Metro
About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .