Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Salary in Mississippi

In Mississippi, bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn a median $42,840 a year, well below the national median of $50,670 (−15%); the state ranks 50th of 51 states by median. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks earn 7% more than the median across all occupations in Mississippi ($40,120). No neighbouring state pays less; the nearest is Arkansas at $42,840. Mississippi employs 12,160 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, 10.5 per 1,000 jobs, the 35th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.18 is close to the national share.

Mississippi vs the United States, May 2025

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Mississippi and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Mississippi	Hourly	$13.56	$16.77	$20.60	$24.56	$30.00	$21.39	12,160	10.46	1.18
Mississippi	Annual	$28,210	$34,890	$42,840	$51,080	$62,390	$44,480	12,160	10.46	1.18
United States	Hourly	$17.31	$20.92	$24.36	$29.55	$35.84	$25.75	1,373,680	–	–
United States	Annual	$36,000	$43,520	$50,670	$61,470	$74,550	$53,560	1,373,680	–	–

Mississippi annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 50th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 35th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.18
Jobs per 1,000: 10.46

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Mississippi's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Mississippi

4 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Mississippi publish a row for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$23.27	$48,400	$35,550	$66,920	6,320	10.33	1.17
Jackson, MS	$21.12	$43,920	$27,170	$65,650	2,610	9.65	1.09
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$19.49	$40,530	$29,170	$62,920	1,500	9.46	1.07
Hattiesburg, MS	$19.34	$40,230	$29,640	$60,470	630	10.20	1.16
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$20.35	$42,340	$27,140	$60,390	890	9.67	1.09
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$20.15	$41,920	$28,780	$60,380	2,070	9.64	1.09
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$19.57	$40,700	$28,440	$62,400	1,190	9.63	1.09
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$19.00	$39,520	$28,140	$60,810	900	11.22	1.27

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Mississippi	$20.60	$42,840	12,160	1.18
Alabama	$21.46	$44,640	19,890	1.07
Arkansas	$20.60	$42,840	12,510	1.09
Louisiana	$21.58	$44,890	18,980	1.11
Tennessee	$23.16	$48,180	37,680	1.30

See the national page for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (every state ranked) and the Mississippi wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Mississippi estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.