SOC 43-3031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — Boston
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 5 metro areas compared
The median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Boston, MA is $60,960 per year, 20.3% above the national median of $50,670.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -5.8%
- Openings per year
- 170,000
- Typical entry-level education
- Some college, no degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
5.2% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Boston, MA is $60,960 per year, 20.3% above the national median of $50,670. Pay ranges from under $41,590 at the tenth percentile to more than $82,710 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $50,450 to $71,660.
Employment stands at 21,170, or 7.8 jobs per thousand held locally. Barnstable Town leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $60,680. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 428th of 687 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $41,590 | −17.9% |
| 25th | $50,450 | −0.4% |
| Median (50th) | $60,960 | +20.3% |
| 75th | $71,660 | +41.4% |
| 90th | $82,710 | +63.2% |
| Mean | $61,780 | +21.9% |
Other metro areas in Massachusetts
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable Town | $60,680 | 990 | |
| 2 | Amherst Town | $56,430 | 490 | |
| 3 | Worcester | $56,350 | 2,780 | |
| 4 | Pittsfield | $55,320 | 530 | |
| 5 | Springfield | $54,170 | 1,430 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Boston run 8.3% above the national average, so the median of $60,960 buys what $56,288 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 11.1% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$60,960as reported by BLSLocal price level
108.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$56,288US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $60,960 a year, 20.3% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $41,590 to $82,710 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 21,170 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Barnstable Town, at $60,680.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Boston, MA?
The median annual wage is $60,960, or $29.31 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $50,670, so pay in Boston, MA is 20.3% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Boston, MA earns more than $82,710 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $41,590 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Barnstable Town, at $60,680 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 21,170 jobs in this occupation in Boston, MA. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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