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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lewiston-Auburn 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 Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$30,360
25th Percentile Wage	$35,360
50th Percentile Wage	$42,040
75th Percentile Wage	$49,020
90th Percentile Wage	$56,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,360.

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	$42,040	9.61%	28.50%
2021	$38,000	0.89%	-
2020	$37,660	1.17%	-
2019	$37,220	2.04%	-
2018	$36,460	0.27%	-
2017	$36,360	6.11%	-
2016	$34,140	5.10%	-
2015	$32,400	0.49%	-
2014	$32,240	4.96%	-
2013	$30,640	1.89%	-
2012	$30,060	-	-

Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Lewiston-Auburn with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,040, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $48,140). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lewiston-Auburn is about 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$48,140
Bangor	$45,310
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$44,220
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$42,450
Lewiston-Auburn	$42,040