Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Louisville/Jefferson County
$49,660avg. a year
$23.87 an hour · 7,730 employed
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area earn an average of $49,660 a year. That is $1,470 (3%) more than the Kentucky average of $48,190. The U.S. average is $53,560.
$47,990Median pay
$23.87Average hourly
+3%vs. Kentucky average
7,730Jobs in this metro
Other Kentucky metro areas
Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in other Kentucky metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
19,050 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$52,410
$25.20 an hour
23,120 jobs
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$49,780
$23.94 an hour
3610 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$48,740
$23.43 an hour
4560 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$48,150
$23.15 an hour
51,000 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$46,590
$22.40 an hour
6900 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$46,300
$22.26 an hour
7560 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$45,870
$22.05 an hour
81,550 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$44,790
$21.53 an hour
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How Louisville/Jefferson County compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $44,640 |
| Office Clerks, General | $41,960 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $47,490 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $71,600 |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $43,260 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $48,220 |
Questions and answers
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Louisville/Jefferson County?
The average is $49,660 a year, and the median is $47,990. About 7,730 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is $1,470 (3%) more than the Kentucky average of $48,190.
Is this job common in Louisville/Jefferson County?
It makes up 11.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.28 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-3031. Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.