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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maryland

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8.1% Jobs Projection
$44,420 Median Salary
3,010 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maryland are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maryland is growing faster than average.

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maryland earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Work in Maryland?

21,490 people worked as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 22,200 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 710 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 20,140 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks working in it, which means Maryland has more Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 8.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

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Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 3,010 annual job openings, and 27,680 total jobs in 2026 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 186,400 annual jobs and 1,705,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ranged from $27,760 to $64,280 with $44,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.35 to $30.9. The median hourly rate was $21.36.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.28 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.08.

The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland Metros for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 30,360 $44,630
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 25,170 $49,520
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 11,500 $44,290
Salisbury, MD-DE 1,850 $37,250
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 790 $39,160
Cumberland, MD-WV 290 $31,520
California-Lexington Park, MD 220 $39,680

Top States for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 186,970 $46,340
Texas 131,250 $39,870
New York 104,580 $44,150
Florida 97,300 $37,610
Pennsylvania 55,360 $39,270
Ohio 54,850 $38,470
Illinois 50,800 $40,760
North Carolina 46,570 $38,550
Massachusetts 45,570 $46,180
New Jersey 43,380 $46,440
Virginia 41,690 $41,270
Michigan 37,490 $37,810
Wisconsin 37,260 $37,180
Georgia 37,130 $39,070
Washington 31,970 $44,450
Minnesota 31,110 $43,510
Tennessee 30,480 $38,330
Missouri 29,760 $36,780
Indiana 27,970 $36,990
Colorado 27,560 $41,820

Below are the states where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $54,040
Alaska $47,720
Connecticut $46,860
New Jersey $46,440
California $46,340
Massachusetts $46,180
Washington $44,450
Maryland $44,420
Delaware $44,410
New York $44,150

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