Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in New Jersey

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$58,300

Median hourly

$28

Average annual

$59,120

Employed in state

38K

The median annual salary for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Jersey is $58,300, or about $28 an hour. That is 15% higher than the national median.

Pay in New Jersey ranges from $41,000 at the 10th percentile to $78,910 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 38K people work as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in the state.

Pay distribution in New Jersey

10th$41,000

25th$48,400

Median$58,300

75th$67,270

90th$78,910

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.03
Daily: $224
Weekly: $1,121
Bi-weekly: $2,242
Monthly: $4,858
Annual: $58,300

$58,300 a year is around the 50th percentile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerkss in New Jersey. The median is $58,300.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — New Jersey
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$19.70	$41,000
25th percentile	$23.30	$48,400
Median	$28.00	$58,300
75th percentile	$32.30	$67,270
90th percentile	$37.90	$78,910
Average (mean)	$28.40	$59,120
Employment	37,550 people

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay by metro area in New Jersey

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,640	77K
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$58,020	1.5K
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$52,710	23K
Vineland, NJ	$51,730	450
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$50,430	1.3K
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$49,100	2.4K

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