The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,520.
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 | $51,250 | 0.78% | 21.27% |
| 2021 | $50,850 | 3.23% | - |
| 2020 | $49,210 | 3.43% | - |
| 2019 | $47,520 | 2.46% | - |
| 2018 | $46,350 | 3.65% | - |
| 2017 | $44,660 | 2.49% | - |
| 2016 | $43,550 | 4.20% | - |
| 2015 | $41,720 | 0.50% | - |
| 2014 | $41,510 | 2.72% | - |
| 2013 | $40,380 | 0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $40,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,250, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Washington, followed by Mount Vernon-Anacortes (median annual salary $50,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in Mount Vernon-Anacortes.