Bookkeeper salary
What a bookkeeper actually earns, from 730 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see bookkeeper pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A bookkeeper earns a blended US median near 54,903 dollars, with the typical middle running from 44,464 dollars to 68,992 dollars. The official OEWS median is 49,210 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 19 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 43,660 dollars to 49,800 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 7% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is accountant, at 52 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open bookkeeper roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Bookkeeper at Lab54 LTDLondonTodayApply
Junior Payroll Specialist H/F at Alta AresParisTodayApply
Accounts Payable Specialist at STAFFVIRTUALPhilippines · RemoteTodayApply
Senior Payroll Specialist at QualtricsSydney, Australia1d agoApply
Senior Bookkeeper (014-1290) at Hunt StPhilippines · Remote1d agoApply
Payroll Specialist - Taiwan at GoGlobalTaiwan · Remote1d agoApply
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$44,464$54,903$68,992
- United Kingdom$39,567$42,978$47,753
- Canada$37,722$43,525$48,966
- Australia$59,580$64,507$68,091
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 7'900/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 33 Betriebswirtschaftliche und kaufmännische Fachkräfte und Verwaltungsfachkräfte: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 94'800 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Connecticut$57,290
- Massachusetts$57,120
- New Jersey$56,730
- Washington$56,580
- New York$55,880
- Alaska$54,510
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a bookkeeper profile already covers.
- 157 open financial controller roles$137,984 median · +$83,081 · 56% readiness
- 600 open project manager roles$126,568 median · +$71,665 · 13% readiness
- 600 open business analyst roles$122,331 median · +$67,428 · 14% readiness
- 293 open compliance officer roles$114,412 median · +$59,509 · 12% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a bookkeeper.
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Related salaries
- Accountant salary$98,149 median
- Auditor salary$88,012 median
- Financial Controller salary$137,984 median
Quick answers
How much does a bookkeeper make?
The blended US median is about 54,903 dollars, with a typical range from 44,464 dollars to 68,992 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 49,210 dollars.
Is bookkeeper a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 7% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a bookkeeper move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is accountant, at 52 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 43-3031. Live corpus 730 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.