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Bookkeeper Salaries in the United States

How much does a Bookkeeper make in the United States?

Bookkeepers earn $33,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 67% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Bookkeepers work for Design Concepts at $100,000 annually while the lowest paid Bookkeepers work for Aberdeen Group earning approximately $14,000 each year.

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$42K Ford Motor's Average Bookkeeper Salary (9 salaries)

+$9K (24%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
-$13K (26%) less than average Ford Motor salary ($55K)
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+$13K (26%) more than average Ford Motor Bookkeeper salary ($42K)
"When I started this job in 2003, the bookkeeper was retiring, she was making $68,000.00/year. I started at $45,000.00/year and went 5 years without a raise because the Chairman did not know that I was not getting one."
-$20K (62%) less than average Ford Motor Bookkeeper salary ($42K)
-$20K (62%) less than average Ford Motor Bookkeeper salary ($42K)
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$22K Ralphs Grocery Co.'s Average Bookkeeper Salary (7 salaries)

-$11K (40%) less than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
-$8K (30%) less than average Ralphs Grocery Co. salary ($30K)
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+$7K (27%) more than average Ralphs Grocery Co. Bookkeeper salary ($22K)
"very low"
-$2K (9%) less than average Ralphs Grocery Co. Bookkeeper salary ($22K)
-$6K (31%) less than average Ralphs Grocery Co. Bookkeeper salary ($22K)
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$33K Accounting Principals' Average Bookkeeper Salary (6 salaries)

Equal to national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Accounting Principals salary ($34K)
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+$3K (8%) more than average Accounting Principals Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
"It was slightly less than I made at my previous part time job, but I had more hours, so overall I felt I was fairly compensated."
-$3K (9%) less than average Accounting Principals Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Accounting Principals Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
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$90K Schwartz, Kales Accountancy's Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$57K (92%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
+$10K (11%) more than average Schwartz, Kales Accountancy salary ($80K)
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Equal to average Schwartz, Kales Accountancy Bookkeeper salary ($90K)
"I was underpaid."

$85K Sushione Corp's Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$52K (88%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
Equal to average Sushione Corp salary ($85K)
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Equal to average Sushione Corp Bookkeeper salary ($85K)
"I'm very happy and feel that it's a great opportunity."

$80K IBEW Local 77's Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$47K (83%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
-$10K (11%) less than average IBEW Local 77 salary ($90K)
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Equal to average IBEW Local 77 Bookkeeper salary ($80K)
"My salary was a very comfortable income for me and my family. I was making 40.69 per hour after being employed with this employer for six years. Other accounting positions at this time are paying around $30.00 per hour for this same position. I belonged to OPEIU Local 8 Labor Union and I am sure that is why I was receiving the pay that I had"

$68K Buro Happold's Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$35K (69%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
+$7K (10%) more than average Buro Happold salary ($61K)
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Equal to average Buro Happold Bookkeeper salary ($68K)
"I was happy with my pay at Buro Happold. Not saying that I would not want it to be higher but it was what it was. As a payroll administer I sometimes compared my salary to other employees and thought that I should be earning more than them but again, It was what it was."

$67K Intermountain Pet Hospital's Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$34K (68%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
Equal to average Intermountain Pet Hospital salary ($67K)
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Equal to average Intermountain Pet Hospital Bookkeeper salary ($67K)
"Its a great salary for the area."

$60K Titan Industries' Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$27K (58%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Titan Industries salary ($61K)
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Equal to average Titan Industries Bookkeeper salary ($60K)
"it is average"

$52K Bookkeeping By Christine's Average Bookkeeper Salary (1 salaries)

+$19K (44%) more than national average Bookkeeper salary ($33K)
Equal to average Bookkeeping By Christine salary ($52K)
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Equal to average Bookkeeping By Christine Bookkeeper salary ($52K)
"I feel like I am currently being paid what I am worth. I do not have a degree in accounting, I just seem to have a lot of experience in it. Making $20-$30 an hour is pretty good money. What I am missing is benefits."

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