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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Baltimore-Towson, Maryland

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Baltimore-Towson, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Baltimore-Towson is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Baltimore-Towson, Maryland

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$33,240
25th Percentile Wage	$40,290
50th Percentile Wage	$48,100
75th Percentile Wage	$58,090
90th Percentile Wage	$69,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Baltimore-Towson, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,240.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$48,100	1.95%	16.26%
2021	$47,160	3.41%	-
2020	$45,550	0.55%	-
2019	$45,300	2.23%	-
2018	$44,290	-0.18%	-
2017	$44,370	1.94%	-
2016	$43,510	1.65%	-
2015	$42,790	1.61%	-
2014	$42,100	2.16%	-
2013	$41,190	2.21%	-
2012	$40,280	-	-

Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Baltimore-Towson with Other Maryland Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,100, Baltimore-Towson is the second highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city California-Lexington Park (median annual salary of $50,690). Compared with California-Lexington Park, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Baltimore-Towson is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
California-Lexington Park	$50,690
Baltimore-Towson	$48,100
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick	$46,540
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$44,250
Salisbury	$43,220
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area	$39,840
St Marys County	$36,500
Garrett County	$30,150