How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

What the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median says in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC at $50,790 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-3031 and BLS area 20500.

BLS lists 2,570 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $53,480 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC's Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is 0.2% above the U.S. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $50,670 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-3031 with area 20500

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-3031 and area 20500. SOC 43-3031 names Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Area 20500 names Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-3031/20500 row has 2,570 wage and salary jobs. There are 7.47 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.85. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-3031/20500, the annual median is $50,790 per year, while the matching mean is $53,480 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-3031/20500 10th percentile: $36,630 per year.
• 43-3031/20500 25th percentile: $44,760 per year.
• 43-3031/20500 median: $50,790 per year.
• 43-3031/20500 75th percentile: $61,320 per year.
• 43-3031/20500 90th percentile: $71,730 per year.
• 43-3031/20500 employment RSE: 2.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 2.3%.
• 43-3031/20500 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 20500 facts behind this Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks page

Area 20500 reports 344,020 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $79,700. Its annual median is $60,720. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-3031 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC runs from $30,930 at the 10th percentile to $157,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,990. The median is $60,720. The 75th percentile is $100,130. This is a place check, not a pay range for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 20500. They do not show related skills or a path into Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

• 1. Software Developers. Area: 20500. SOC: 15-1252. Jobs: 9,790. Yearly median: $135,620. Jobs per 1,000: 28.47. Location quotient: 2.62.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 20500. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 5,850. Yearly median: $31,790. Jobs per 1,000: 17.01. Location quotient: 0.68.
• 3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants. Area: 20500. SOC: 43-6013. Jobs: 5,820. Yearly median: $46,860. Jobs per 1,000: 16.93. Location quotient: 2.74.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 20500. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 5,350. Yearly median: $29,170. Jobs per 1,000: 15.57. Location quotient: 0.63.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 20500. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 5,250. Yearly median: $37,750. Jobs per 1,000: 15.25. Location quotient: 0.8.
• 6. Cashiers. Area: 20500. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 4,840. Yearly median: $29,920. Jobs per 1,000: 14.08. Location quotient: 0.71.

Read the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC wage ladder for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The 10th percentile is $36,630 per year. The 25th percentile is $44,760 per year. The median is $50,790 per year. The 75th percentile is $61,320 per year. The 90th percentile is $71,730 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $44,760 per year to $61,320 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $35,100. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Durham-Chapel Hill, NC with its state and the U.S.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has a annual median of $50,790 per year. North Carolina has $47,930 per year. The U.S. row has $50,670 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 6.0% above North Carolina on the same published median. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 0.2% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Durham-Chapel Hill, NC sits for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 99 of 393 among metro areas with a published annual median for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 99 of 393 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 96. Albany, OR. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,820 per year. BLS estimates 540 jobs. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 97. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,810 per year. BLS estimates 13,790 jobs. The location quotient is 1.42.
• 98. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,800 per year. BLS estimates 11,740 jobs. The location quotient is 0.98.
• 100. Appleton, WI. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,780 per year. BLS estimates 1,050 jobs. The location quotient is 0.95.
• 101. Springfield, IL. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,780 per year. BLS estimates 860 jobs. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 102. Mankato, MN. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,750 per year. BLS estimates 490 jobs. The location quotient is 0.99.

Where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-3031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $66,130 per year. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC sits at $50,790 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $66,130 per year, or $15,340 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 7,590 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $65,530 per year, or $14,740 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 18,100 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 0.86.
• 3. New Haven, CT has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $62,890 per year, or $12,100 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 2,900 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 1.17.
• 4. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,960 per year, or $11,170 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 1,120 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 1.29.
• 5. Napa, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,710 per year, or $10,920 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 700 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,390 per year, or $10,600 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 3,710 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Vallejo, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,180 per year, or $10,390 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 1,040 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 0.82.
• 8. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median of $61,140 per year, or $10,350 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 2,040 jobs there, compared with 2,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. The location quotient is 1.13.

Where BLS counts the most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this same-source set, at 77,010 jobs. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has 2,570. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 77,010 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 74,440 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $60,640 per year, or $9,850 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 53,910 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 51,340 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $58,590 per year, or $7,800 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 35,660 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 33,090 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $51,440 per year, or $650 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 34,930 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 32,360 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $51,720 per year, or $930 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 26,090 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 23,520 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $49,460 per year, or $1,330 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 25,910 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 23,340 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $50,300 per year, or $490 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 22,660 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 20,090 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $52,710 per year, or $1,920 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 22,480 estimated Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs, a gap of 19,910 jobs from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its median is $51,170 per year, or $380 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. Its location quotient is 0.88.

Where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks takes the largest share of local jobs

Rapid City, SD has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.64. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has 0.85. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Rapid City, SD has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.79 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 1,720 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $46,810 per year, or $3,980 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 2. Sioux Falls, SD-MN has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 1.30 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 3,390 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $46,910 per year, or $3,880 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 3. Carson City, NV has a location quotient of 1.95, a gap of 1.10 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 550 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $48,240 per year, or $2,550 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 4. Medford, OR has a location quotient of 1.7, a gap of 0.85 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 1,340 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $49,270 per year, or $1,520 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 5. Utica-Rome, NY has a location quotient of 1.7, a gap of 0.85 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 1,770 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $49,280 per year, or $1,510 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 6. Helena, MT has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.80 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 650 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $45,870 per year, or $4,920 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 7. Bend, OR has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.63 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 1,420 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $54,900 per year, or $4,110 above Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
• 8. Traverse City, MI has a location quotient of 1.48, a gap of 0.63 from Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. BLS lists 890 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs and a median of $46,350 per year, or $4,440 below Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.

How common Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

BLS lists 2,570 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. It also lists 7.47 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.85. A value of 1 means Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks beside other roles in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

The all-occupations median in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $60,720 per year. The Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median is $50,790 per year. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks is 16.4% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $49,130 per year. BLS lists 2,830 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
• 2. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $47,840 per year. BLS lists 3,120 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
• 3. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $47,010 per year. BLS lists 4,180 jobs and a location quotient of 0.77.
• 4. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $46,860 per year. BLS lists 5,820 jobs and a location quotient of 2.74.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $46,800 per year. BLS lists 4,660 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
• 6. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $40,560 per year. BLS lists 4,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.51.
• 7. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $39,000 per year. BLS lists 2,590 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
• 8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median of $37,750 per year. BLS lists 5,250 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.

The largest detailed roles in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Software Developers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Durham-Chapel Hill, NC table, at 9,790 jobs. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has 2,570 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 344,020. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Software Developers has 9,790 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 7,220 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $135,620 per year, or $84,830 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 2.62.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 5,850 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 3,280 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $31,790 per year, or $19,000 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.68.
• 3. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has 5,820 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 3,250 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $46,860 per year, or $3,930 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 2.74.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 5,350 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 2,780 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $29,170 per year, or $21,620 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.63.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 5,250 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 2,680 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $37,750 per year, or $13,040 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.8.
• 6. Cashiers has 4,840 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 2,270 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $29,920 per year, or $20,870 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 7. Nursing Assistants has 4,830 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 2,260 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $40,560 per year, or $10,230 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.51.
• 8. Customer Service Representatives has 4,660 jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 2,090 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its median is $46,800 per year, or $3,990 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.81.

Published role medians around Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Computer and Information Systems Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Durham-Chapel Hill, NC role table, at $176,190 per year. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has $50,790 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $60,720 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a median of $176,190 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $125,400 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 4,170 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 2.81.
• 2. Software Developers has a median of $135,620 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $84,830 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 9,790 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 2.62.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $113,930 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $63,140 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 3,400 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.44.
• 4. Computer Systems Analysts has a median of $106,410 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $55,620 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,530 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 2.2.
• 5. Project Management Specialists has a median of $104,870 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $54,080 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 3,180 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $95,460 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $44,670 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 3,830 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.59.
• 7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $93,110 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $42,320 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,740 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 1.38.
• 8. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $85,090 per year in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, or $34,300 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 3,060 jobs, compared with 2,570 for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. Its location quotient is 0.96.

Roles with the largest local share in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has the highest location quotient in the bounded Durham-Chapel Hill, NC role table, at 3.85. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has 0.85. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians has a location quotient of 3.85 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 3.00 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,840 jobs and a median of Not published, or not available.
• 2. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.18 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 2.33 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 4,520 jobs and a median of $29,190 per year, or $21,600 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 3. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a location quotient of 2.81 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 1.96 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 4,170 jobs and a median of $176,190 per year, or $125,400 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 4. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.74 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 1.89 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 5,820 jobs and a median of $46,860 per year, or $3,930 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 5. Software Developers has a location quotient of 2.62 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 1.77 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 9,790 jobs and a median of $135,620 per year, or $84,830 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 6. Computer Systems Analysts has a location quotient of 2.2 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 1.35 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a median of $106,410 per year, or $55,620 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.59 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 0.74 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 3,830 jobs and a median of $95,460 per year, or $44,670 above Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.
• 8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.51 in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, a gap of 0.66 from Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. BLS lists 4,830 jobs and a median of $40,560 per year, or $10,230 below Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

What $50,790 may mean after the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 2.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $50,790 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks median by 97.6 divided by 100. The result is $52,054 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 98.9. Goods are 96.6. Utilities are 89.3. Other services are 98.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC row

The employment RSE for this Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks row is 2.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 2,570 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,480 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Durham-Chapel Hill, NC wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks. It uses a Durham-Chapel Hill, NC place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $50,790 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks row for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 2,570 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.85 is not a growth score. Rank 99 of 393 is not a place score. The 97.6 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-3031 in BLS area 20500. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.