Becoming an Accounting Clerk via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering accounting courses to train individuals to become top-notch accountants, finance accountants, forensic accountants, tax accountants, bookkeepers, certified public accountants, bookkeeping clerks, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 1,757,870 people employed as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks alone in America, and their average annual salary is $34,750. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Accounting Clerk Salary Information

Category: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

Total # Employed in the US 1,757,870
Average Hourly Wage: $16.71/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$10.23 $12.94 $16.08 $19.85 $24.25
Average Yearly Salary $34,750
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$21,280 $26,910 $33,450 $41,280 $50,450
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.3% 32.9% 39.2% 9.5% 12.8% 1.9% 0.3%
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $22.65/hr $47,100
Delaware $19.32/hr $40,190
Alaska $19/hr $39,530
Missouri $18.87/hr $39,250
Mississippi $18.82/hr $39,140
Colorado $18.79/hr $39,090
Oklahoma $18.54/hr $38,570
North Dakota $18.51/hr $38,500
Virginia $17.56/hr $36,530
District of Columbia $17.3/hr $35,990
New York $17.14/hr $35,660
North Carolina $17.08/hr $35,520
Arkansas $17.07/hr $35,500
Kansas $17/hr $35,350
Tennessee $16.91/hr $35,170
Connecticut $16.86/hr $35,070
Nebraska $16.73/hr $34,800
Montana $16.64/hr $34,600
Utah $16.56/hr $34,440
Indiana $16.56/hr $34,440
Puerto Rico $16.52/hr $34,350
Wyoming $16.16/hr $33,610
Idaho $16.04/hr $33,360
South Carolina $15.87/hr $33,010
Oregon $15.73/hr $32,720
Hawaii $15.7/hr $32,660
Kentucky $15.6/hr $32,440
Michigan $15.44/hr $32,110
New Hampshire $15.36/hr $31,950
Wisconsin $15.35/hr $31,930
Nevada $15.26/hr $31,750
Washington $15.24/hr $31,700
Massachusetts $15.13/hr $31,470
Guam $14.91/hr $31,010
Louisiana $14.87/hr $30,930
Pennsylvania $14.84/hr $30,870
Maryland $14.78/hr $30,750
Ohio $14.64/hr $30,460
Alabama $14.63/hr $30,420
New Jersey $14.61/hr $30,390
Maine $14.61/hr $30,380
Iowa $14.57/hr $30,310
New Mexico $14.24/hr $29,630
California $13.97/hr $29,060
South Dakota $13.77/hr $28,650
West Virginia $12.92/hr $26,870


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