Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Virginia

$53,740avg. a year
$25.84 an hour · 31,990 employed

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Virginia earn an average of $53,740 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $53,560. The best-paying metro area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $60,030.

$51,620Median pay
$25.84Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
#17Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Virginia metro areas

Average pay for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks by metro area. Swipe to see all 11.

118,550 jobs
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$60,030
$28.86 an hour
2870 jobs
Charlottesville, VA
$53,850
$25.89 an hour
34,890 jobs
Richmond, VA
$53,580
$25.76 an hour
4720 jobs
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
$51,140
$24.59 an hour
5550 jobs
Winchester, VA-WV
$51,040
$24.54 an hour
65,880 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$50,850
$24.45 an hour
7400 jobs
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
$49,850
$23.97 an hour
8500 jobs
Harrisonburg, VA
$49,540
$23.82 an hour
9890 jobs
Lynchburg, VA
$48,860
$23.49 an hour
101,230 jobs
Roanoke, VA
$48,790
$23.46 an hour
111,170 jobs
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
$46,530
$22.37 an hour

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Virginia, charted

Pay over time

Virginia, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Virginia bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Virginia vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$53,560$25.75
Virginia$53,740$25.84
District of Columbia$67,650$32.53
Maryland$55,950$26.90
Tennessee$50,230$24.15
North Carolina$49,780$23.93
Kentucky$48,190$23.17

Average pay, Virginia, May 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS

Questions and answers

How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Virginia?

The average is $53,740 a year, and the median is $51,620. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $53,560.

What is the hourly wage in Virginia?

$25.84 an hour on average; the median is $24.82.

Where in Virginia do they earn the most?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,030), followed by Charlottesville, VA ($53,850). The lowest average among 11 metro areas with data is Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ($46,530).

How does Virginia rank?

Virginia ranks #17 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-3031. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.