SOC 43-3031 · Ogden, UT metro

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Ogden, Utah is $50,610 a year ($24.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,440: half of the 1,700 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

$50,610average per year

$24.33 / hourMedian $49,440Take-home ≈ $40,593

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,700people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,350 or more. The middle half of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Ogden earn between $41,720 and $58,980.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,610$4,218$24.33
Median$49,440$4,120$23.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,720$3,477$20.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,980$4,915$28.36

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks pay in Ogden vs. Utah and the U.S.

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Ogden earn about the same as the Utah average ($51,160) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($53,560). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $50,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ogden$50,610$49,440$35,890$66,3501,700
Utah$51,160$49,440$35,910$66,58012,650
United States$53,560$50,670$36,000$74,5501,373,680

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary after taxes in Ogden

On the average salary of $50,610, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $40,593 a year, or $3,383 a month and $1,561 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Ogden a good place for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $50,610 buys what about $50,434 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 10.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 2nd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($53,060).

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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Ogden: questions

How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make an hour in Ogden?

$24.33 an hour on average, and $23.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salary in Ogden?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks take-home pay in Ogden?

About $40,593 a year ($3,383 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,610. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,560).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3031; area Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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