Senior Bookkeeper Salary (BLS May 2025 Data)

BLS reports Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, not a separate wage for Senior Bookkeeper. This broader occupation does not distinguish seniority, work arrangement or language requirements.

United States: the middle half of workers earned $43,520 to $61,470, with a median of $50,670. The thin line runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Annual wage percentiles, United States, BLS May 2025
Percentile	Wage	What it means
10th	$36,000	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th	$43,520	25% earned less than this.
Median	$50,670	Half earned less and half earned more.
75th	$61,470	75% earned less than this.
90th	$74,550	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$53,560	Average wage across all workers.

United States: the middle half of workers earned $20.92 to $29.55, with a median of $24.36. The thin line runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Hourly wage percentiles, United States, BLS May 2025
Percentile	Wage	What it means
10th	$17.31	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th	$20.92	25% earned less than this.
Median	$24.36	Half earned less and half earned more.
75th	$29.55	75% earned less than this.
90th	$35.84	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$25.75	Average wage across all workers.

What BLS wages include and exclude

Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Employment, U.S.: 1,373,680
Mean annual wage: $53,560
Reference period: May 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. SOC 43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, United States. BLS source tables and downloads; release notes. Select this SOC and area in the source files; the tables index is not an exact-row link.

Target metros

Senior Bookkeeper by metro, annual wages, BLS May 2025
Metro	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	Location quotient
Miami	$50,300	$44,210 to $60,350	25,910	1.04
Tampa	$50,090	$44,450 to $60,970	12,750	1.00
Orlando	$48,460	$41,620 to $59,280	11,440	0.92
Raleigh	$50,200	$43,460 to $59,760	7,550	1.15
New York City	$60,640	$49,820 to $73,770	77,010	0.92
Northern New Jersey	$60,640	$49,820 to $73,770	77,010	0.92
Dallas	$51,720	$45,190 to $61,840	34,930	0.98
Chicago	$51,440	$45,620 to $61,610	35,660	0.89

A location quotient above 1 means the occupation is more concentrated in that metro than in the nation. Northern New Jersey figures come from the broader New York metro.

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By industry

These are national industry estimates for SOC 43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, not a separate estimate for this title. Industry names below are exactly as BLS publishes them. Private-sector rows are labeled when an all-ownership estimate is not available.

BLS OEWS May 2025, national annual wages by industry
BLS industry	NAICS	Ownership	P25	Median	P75	Employment
Construction	23	Private	$44,590	$54,890	$64,010	116,680
Construction of Buildings	236000	Private	$45,180	$56,160	$66,010	30,720
Residential Building Construction	236100	Private	$43,730	$54,080	$65,190	19,040
Nonresidential Building Construction	236200	Private	$48,060	$58,680	$67,480	11,690
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	237000	Private	$45,520	$54,900	$64,070	11,980
Utility System Construction	237100	Private	$44,460	$52,920	$62,580	5,640
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	237130	Private	$47,320	$54,720	$63,330	1,960
Land Subdivision	237200	Private	$45,530	$53,530	$68,920	1,030
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	237300	Private	$46,450	$57,250	$64,120	3,770
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	237900	Private	$46,000	$56,940	$67,240	1,540
Specialty Trade Contractors	238000	Private	$44,190	$54,050	$63,420	73,970
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	238100	Private	$42,630	$51,760	$62,400	12,910
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	238110	Private	$39,990	$50,560	$62,140	3,110
Masonry Contractors	238140	Private	$39,440	$47,750	$61,890	1,530
Roofing Contractors	238160	Private	$45,200	$55,300	$62,510	3,320
Building Equipment Contractors	238200	Private	$45,490	$55,340	$64,040	37,010
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	238210	Private	$45,760	$56,430	$66,130	14,200
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	238220	Private	$45,270	$54,610	$63,180	20,690
Other Building Equipment Contractors	238290	Private	$45,870	$54,920	$63,890	2,110
Building Finishing Contractors	238300	Private	$43,500	$52,680	$62,420	11,630
Drywall and Insulation Contractors	238310	Private	$47,120	$54,940	$65,020	2,730
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	238320	Private	$41,600	$52,920	$61,560	1,880
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	238900	Private	$43,850	$53,610	$63,470	12,430
Manufacturing	31-33	Private	$45,640	$52,640	$61,710	91,710
Food Manufacturing	311000	Private	$44,380	$50,220	$60,220	9,940
Animal Food Manufacturing	311100	Private	$41,480	$48,600	$59,020	1,070
Grain and Oilseed Milling	311200	Private	$46,840	$51,870	$59,990	440
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	311300	Private	$36,680	$45,970	$60,320	490
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	311400	Private	$46,940	$55,040	$61,680	930
Dairy Product Manufacturing	311500	Private	$46,470	$50,790	$60,330	950
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	311600	Private	$43,310	$47,390	$54,130	2,170
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	311700	Private	$44,980	$51,300	$63,190	260
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	311800	Private	$43,360	$52,030	$63,540	1,840
Other Food Manufacturing	311900	Private	$46,740	$53,950	$61,560	1,780
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	312000	Private	$45,460	$53,030	$61,610	2,230
Beverage Manufacturing	312100	Private	$45,160	$52,880	$61,710	2,140
Tobacco Manufacturing	312200	Private	$50,020	$54,990	$60,590	90
Textile Mills	313000	Private	$43,250	$50,510	$59,880	620
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	313100	Private	$42,340	$47,200	$64,600	40
Fabric Mills	313200	Private	$41,100	$46,860	$55,190	320
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	313300	Private	$47,530	$57,740	$68,990	260
Textile Product Mills	314000	Private	$42,070	$50,730	$59,460	1,110
Textile Furnishings Mills	314100	Private	$43,610	$52,210	$60,900	270
Other Textile Product Mills	314900	Private	$41,760	$49,780	$58,610	840
Apparel Manufacturing	315000	Private	$39,510	$50,110	$62,040	970
Apparel Knitting Mills	315100	Private	$45,840	$56,420	$65,050	130
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	315200	Private	$38,310	$52,090	$62,390	690
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	315900	Private	$39,700	$47,640	$52,620	150
Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	316000	Private	$41,760	$47,920	$54,170	120
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing	316100	Private	$46,040	$48,740	$70,060	40
Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	316900	Private	$40,570	$48,330	$50,060	60
Wood Product Manufacturing	321000	Private	$43,680	$51,270	$59,990	3,000
Sawmills and Wood Preservation	321100	Private	$41,060	$47,390	$56,830	710
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	321200	Private	$45,510	$53,260	$59,720	420
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	321900	Private	$44,450	$52,000	$61,510	1,870
Paper Manufacturing	322000	Private	$46,350	$53,440	$61,710	1,900
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	322100	Private	$49,210	$59,240	$64,590	240
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	322200	Private	$46,030	$52,480	$61,070	1,670
Printing and Related Support Activities	323000	Private	$42,310	$48,670	$58,780	6,310
Printing and Related Support Activities	323100	Private	$42,310	$48,670	$58,780	6,310
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	324000	Private	$49,920	$58,890	$70,240	590
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	324100	Private	$49,920	$58,890	$70,240	590
Chemical Manufacturing	325000	Private	$48,080	$57,260	$63,550	5,420
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	3250A1	Private	$47,400	$55,840	$61,810	2,200
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only)	3250A2	Private	$47,360	$57,530	$65,630	1,820
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	325400	Private	$49,990	$59,090	$64,410	1,410
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	326000	Private	$44,470	$51,450	$59,540	4,060
Plastics Product Manufacturing	326100	Private	$44,250	$51,380	$59,720	3,280
Rubber Product Manufacturing	326200	Private	$45,260	$51,990	$58,280	790
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	327000	Private	$46,110	$53,390	$61,780	3,730
Primary Metal Manufacturing	331000	Private	$47,020	$53,700	$63,400	1,870
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	331100	Private	$47,570	$51,800	$76,650	530
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	331200	Private	$47,350	$56,180	$59,770	360
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	331300	Private	$44,090	$55,240	$71,200	190
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	331400	Private	$49,980	$58,300	$66,930	280
Foundries	331500	Private	$46,180	$52,630	$60,000	510
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	332000	Private	$45,380	$52,290	$62,060	14,680
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	3320A1	Private	$44,750	$50,720	$60,790	4,130
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	3320A2	Private	$46,210	$53,070	$62,360	5,430
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	332700	Private	$44,540	$52,920	$62,200	4,010
Machine Shops	332710	Private	$43,860	$52,730	$62,110	3,400
Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	332720	Private	$46,880	$55,680	$66,030	610
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	332800	Private	$45,840	$52,330	$62,780	1,120
Machinery Manufacturing	333000	Private	$46,800	$53,140	$61,710	10,090
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	3330A1	Private	$46,560	$52,330	$61,270	6,580
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	333300	Private	$48,350	$56,280	$62,390	1,050
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	333500	Private	$45,770	$53,550	$62,690	1,900
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	333600	Private	$48,020	$55,920	$60,920	560
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	334000	Private	$48,900	$58,030	$65,000	6,520
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	334100	Private	$48,580	$59,640	$71,680	490
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	334200	Private	$46,910	$56,120	$63,370	770
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	334300	Private	$47,320	$55,490	$63,290	230
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	334400	Private	$48,550	$57,930	$65,220	2,000
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	334500	Private	$49,270	$58,540	$64,990	2,930
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	334600	Private	$49,980	$58,300	$60,050	100
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	335000	Private	$46,760	$55,700	$63,090	2,770
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	335100	Private	$43,670	$55,110	$61,710	480
Household Appliance Manufacturing	335200	Private	$47,130	$57,850	$65,040	200
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	335300	Private	$46,060	$53,230	$61,010	1,040
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	335900	Private	$49,270	$57,770	$65,390	1,040
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	336000	Private	$46,970	$55,790	$63,490	5,610
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	336100	Private	$51,610	$60,260	$71,700	290
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	336200	Private	$43,650	$49,230	$62,080	970
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	336300	Private	$47,430	$53,940	$62,050	2,080
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	336400	Private	$50,580	$59,980	$70,530	1,310
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	336500	Private	$47,950	$57,250	$71,240	90
Ship and Boat Building	336600	Private	$45,420	$52,480	$62,920	620
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	336900	Private	$44,970	$56,150	$63,490	250
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	337000	Private	$42,530	$50,240	$60,460	3,510
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only)	3370A1	Private	$42,750	$50,420	$60,660	3,240
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	337900	Private	$40,270	$48,940	$58,710	270
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	339000	Private	$45,360	$51,940	$60,750	6,650
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	339100	Private	$47,400	$55,320	$63,680	2,410
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	339900	Private	$44,430	$50,750	$59,510	4,240
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	339910	Private	$41,620	$53,560	$64,260	340
Information	51	Private	$43,170	$51,550	$63,280	22,270
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	512000	Private	$43,920	$56,430	$63,750	2,180
Motion Picture and Video Industries	512100	Private	$41,410	$54,290	$63,430	1,750
Motion Picture and Video Exhibition	512130	Private	$37,290	$43,990	$51,310	170
Sound Recording Industries	512200	Private	$50,860	$58,660	$72,230	440
Publishing Industries	513000	Private	$44,990	$53,710	$63,550	8,300
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	513100	Private	$37,580	$46,400	$58,690	3,970
Newspaper Publishers	513110	Private	$34,600	$40,700	$50,860	1,440
Software Publishers	513200	Private	$49,770	$59,800	$68,990	4,340
Broadcasting and Content Providers	516000	Private	$42,780	$56,200	$64,490	2,130
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations	516100	Private	$39,990	$47,600	$61,190	930
Radio Broadcasting Stations	516110	Private	$38,310	$46,140	$57,510	640
Television Broadcasting Stations	516120	Private	$45,620	$54,470	$65,460	290
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	516200	Private	$48,010	$60,860	$70,570	1,200
Telecommunications	517000	Private	$47,120	$55,120	$63,800	3,040
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518000	Private	$39,680	$48,190	$61,620	5,430
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518200	Private	$39,680	$48,190	$61,620	5,430
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	519000	Private	$33,960	$49,190	$64,640	1,190
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	519200	Private	$33,960	$49,190	$64,640	1,190
Finance and Insurance	52	Private	$45,140	$50,750	$61,220	83,380
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521000	Private	$55,650	$65,060	$68,810	290
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	521100	Private	$55,650	$65,060	$68,810	290
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	522000	Private	$43,990	$48,870	$59,380	39,600
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	5220A1	Private	$43,540	$48,240	$58,450	31,400
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522200	Private	$45,400	$55,590	$61,820	8,200
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522290	Private	$43,930	$51,820	$61,980	4,840
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	523000	Private	$47,120	$56,770	$69,250	10,380
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	524000	Private	$45,850	$52,250	$62,640	31,950
Insurance Carriers	524100	Private	$47,480	$56,270	$63,330	11,110
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	524114	Private	$48,410	$58,100	$64,840	3,260
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	524120	Private	$47,230	$54,080	$62,380	5,390
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	524200	Private	$44,300	$50,590	$62,240	20,840
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	524210	Private	$43,070	$50,740	$64,300	14,010
Other Insurance Related Activities	524290	Private	$45,880	$50,260	$60,910	6,830
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	525000	Private	$48,070	$54,900	$64,120	1,150
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	525100	Private	$49,770	$57,680	$66,870	600
Other Investment Pools and Funds	525900	Private	$48,070	$52,780	$60,450	550
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	53	Private	$44,140	$52,400	$62,570	58,010
Real Estate	531000	Private	$44,650	$53,470	$63,300	50,020
Rental and Leasing Services	532000	Private	$41,290	$48,870	$59,510	7,330
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	5320A1	Private	$41,600	$49,380	$59,770	5,770
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	532100	Private	$40,700	$47,310	$59,080	1,560
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	533000	Private	$46,610	$58,440	$66,680	660
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	533100	Private	$46,610	$58,440	$66,680	660
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	54	Private	$44,050	$51,880	$62,660	205,160
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541000	Private	$44,050	$51,880	$62,660	205,160
Legal Services	541100	Private	$46,570	$57,660	$69,990	20,990
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	541200	Private	$42,830	$49,220	$60,420	98,500
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	541300	Private	$49,180	$59,360	$68,970	16,160
Engineering Services	541330	Private	$51,840	$60,770	$70,480	9,140
Testing Laboratories and Services	541380	Private	$42,940	$52,450	$62,930	1,770
Specialized Design Services	541400	Private	$43,920	$52,390	$63,230	2,070
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	541500	Private	$45,290	$57,230	$64,990	18,470
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	541600	Private	$44,230	$51,410	$61,780	29,970
Scientific Research and Development Services	541700	Private	$52,020	$61,930	$73,850	3,780
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	541710	Private	$52,910	$61,930	$74,290	3,470
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	541720	Private	$44,270	$58,710	$66,610	310
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	541800	Private	$42,650	$50,570	$59,900	6,640
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541900	Private	$38,000	$48,900	$61,500	8,580
Photographic Services	541920	Private	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	710
Veterinary Services	541940	Private	$40,200	$48,970	$58,460	2,720
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	Private	$46,660	$51,200	$60,710	71,290
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551000	Private	$46,660	$51,200	$60,710	71,290
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551100	Private	$46,660	$51,200	$60,710	71,290
Ambulatory Health Care Services	621000	Private	$42,840	$49,310	$60,130	47,620
Offices of Physicians	621100	Private	$44,290	$49,400	$61,280	15,940
Offices of Dentists	621200	Private	$44,030	$51,560	$62,500	10,020
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	621300	Private	$37,810	$46,290	$57,090	8,580
Offices of Chiropractors	621310	Private	$35,810	$42,340	$50,340	1,510
Offices of Optometrists	621320	Private	$34,320	$39,990	$49,810	1,870
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	621330	Private	$44,930	$52,580	$64,140	1,370
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	621340	Private	$40,200	$48,390	$59,820	2,430
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	621390	Private	$39,580	$46,220	$59,510	1,400
Outpatient Care Centers	621400	Private	$43,310	$48,850	$58,880	5,700
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	621420	Private	$42,520	$48,510	$59,390	1,990
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	621500	Private	$45,470	$50,450	$58,230	1,220
Home Health Care Services	621600	Private	$44,550	$50,060	$58,600	4,400
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621900	Private	$41,680	$50,660	$62,810	1,770
Ambulance Services	621910	Private	$40,070	$46,140	$57,380	550
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621990	Private	$42,430	$54,410	$64,190	1,230
Hospitals	622000	Private	$46,180	$51,430	$60,710	13,340
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	622100	Private	$46,120	$51,310	$60,500	12,140
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	622200	Private	$43,270	$50,500	$59,170	390
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	622300	Private	$48,520	$55,750	$66,650	810
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	623000	Private	$44,030	$50,390	$60,460	11,540
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	623100	Private	$43,610	$51,310	$61,070	4,960
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	623200	Private	$43,810	$48,850	$57,890	3,020
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	623210	Private	$44,650	$49,090	$57,620	1,310
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	623220	Private	$43,680	$48,410	$58,240	1,710
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	623300	Private	$45,490	$51,770	$61,510	2,760
Other Residential Care Facilities	623900	Private	$42,800	$48,820	$54,760	800
Social Assistance	624000	Private	$42,270	$49,420	$59,730	21,050
Individual and Family Services	624100	Private	$42,270	$49,320	$59,990	12,890
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	624120	Private	$41,750	$49,920	$61,110	5,360
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	624200	Private	$45,500	$51,410	$59,810	2,980
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	624300	Private	$43,070	$48,790	$57,910	2,100
Child Care Services	624400	Private	$38,100	$48,270	$59,110	3,080
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	721200	Private	$37,320	$45,140	$54,240	970
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps	721300	Private	$37,990	$53,560	$67,600	50
Food Services and Drinking Places	722000	Private	$37,070	$47,310	$61,270	20,760
Special Food Services	722300	Private	$43,400	$52,240	$63,140	1,750
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	722400	Private	$29,970	$42,440	$50,760	1,900
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	722500	Private	$37,060	$47,570	$62,060	17,110
Full-Service Restaurants	722511	Private	$38,980	$52,570	$69,900	11,040

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific rows. BLS tables.

What changed since May 2024

Senior Bookkeeper median annual wage, United States
Release	Median
BLS OEWS May 2024	$49,210
BLS OEWS May 2025	$50,670

The published medians differ by $1,460. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2024 and May 2025. This is not an annualized growth claim. Area definitions and the workers represented can change.

What belongs in the pay comparison

OEWS includes straight-time gross wages, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits. It is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. If this person covers a payroll deadline, an overdue billing queue or a late close, the overtime bill is separate. A shift differential is also excluded. Compare the regular wage first, then explain the extra hours and any incentive in the offer rather than hide them inside one annual amount.

Read the BLS wage definition and exclusions

Recruiter's read

Qualitative view from our desk. Not BLS data.

The BLS line for Senior Bookkeeper is a starting point. Ask which decisions this person will own and who will check the work. The published occupation does not separate the scope of your seat from other jobs with the same SOC.

Common questions

Which median is used when comparing pay for Senior Bookkeeper?

$50,670 is the annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (SOC 43-3031) in the United States, based on BLS May 2025. It is an occupation benchmark, not a separate compensation survey for this hiring title.

What does the middle half of workers earn?

The 25th percentile is $43,520 and the 75th percentile is $61,470 in the United States. That is where the middle half of workers in this occupation fall.

How many people work in this occupation?

BLS estimates 1,373,680 workers in Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the United States.

What does the upper percentile show?

The 90th percentile for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is $74,550. 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned more.

Does BLS publish this exact title?

BLS reports Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, not a separate wage for Senior Bookkeeper. This broader occupation does not distinguish seniority, work arrangement or language requirements.

Which metros have published figures?

BLS published a median for Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Raleigh, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago.

Reading this page's BLS evidence

What do the released numbers measure?

For Senior Bookkeeper in the United States, use the May 2025 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks occupation benchmark (SOC 43-3031): a annual median of $50,670. This is a broader occupation, not a separately measured wage for the hiring title. BLS reports 1,373,680 jobs for the occupation here. Employment is not a count of available candidates.

How much room is inside the published band?

The middle half of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks wages in the United States runs from $43,520 at P25 to $61,470 at P75, a width of $17,950. The distance from P25 to the median is $7,150; from the median to P75 it is $10,800. The upper part is wider. Compare an offer against those published points, but do not assign an exact percentile between them or label them junior, senior and manager pay.

How does this estimate compare with the national figure?

This national Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median pools places and employers; it is not a city-specific offer target. The mean is $53,560, $2,890 above the median. The average and midpoint describe different parts of the distribution. Check an actual area row before using the national figure in a local hiring budget.

Which other metro estimates can you compare?

For comparison with the United States, the two metropolitan estimates with the largest published employment for this occupation are New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($60,640 annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($58,590 annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks). Only metros with a published median for this SOC qualify, so suppression can change the comparison set. Geography uses Census Gazetteer internal points where available, not commuting time or a claim about recruiting reach.

What can the industry rows tell you?

Among the loaded national industry rows for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, the highest numeric annual medians are Monetary Authorities-Central Bank (NAICS 521000), $65,060; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank (NAICS 521100), $65,060. This ranking excludes suppressed and top-coded medians and covers only the industries loaded for this brand. These are national occupation estimates, not separate observations for this hiring title.

What changed in the published median?

For Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the United States, the median was $49,210 in 2024-05 and $50,670 in 2025-05. The difference is $1,460 upward. This subtracts two published estimates; it is not a growth forecast or a same-worker raise. The SOC and area codes match, but the surveyed employment mix can change.

What belongs outside the wage budget?

The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks benchmark is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses are included in OEWS, so adding all commission again would double-count pay already covered. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits are excluded. Budget those separately where relevant; this the United States row provides no amounts for them, equity or relocation.

Questions about this estimate

Which occupation benchmark applies to Senior Bookkeeper in the United States?

$50,670 is the May 2025 annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, in the United States. A broader mapping does not establish a separate salary survey for this hiring title.

How wide is the published offer band for Senior Bookkeeper in the United States?

For Senior Bookkeeper in the United States, P75 minus P25 is $17,950. The Senior Bookkeeper in the United States endpoints are $43,520 and $61,470, not experience-level labels or an interpolated candidate percentile.

Can the industry figures be treated as Senior Bookkeeper in the United States's local rates?

The loaded Senior Bookkeeper in the United States industry rows describe national Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks wages. The Senior Bookkeeper in the United States national page does not turn an occupation-wide industry median into an exact-title offer.

What changed between releases for Senior Bookkeeper in the United States?

The Senior Bookkeeper in the United States annual medians were $49,210 in 2024-05 and $50,670 in 2025-05. The Senior Bookkeeper in the United States difference is $1,460; this is not a forecast or a same-worker raise.

Census internal points used for comparison geography

Senior Bookkeeper salary, United States