# Bookkeeper hourly rate: Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark

> The median published figure in the Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark is 49,055 USD across 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 47,440 to 50,670 USD; 3 sources publish a figure), read 15 September 2026.

Reconzy · https://reconzy.com/datasets/bookkeeper-pay-benchmark/ · computed 2026-09-15

**Median published figure:** 49,055 USD (range 47,440 to 50,670 USD; 2 sources with a figure; 3 of 6 sources read publish one).

3 of the 6 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 15 September 2026.

## By measure and experience

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| measure median annual wage, OES percentile table | 47,440 USD | 47,440 to 47,440 USD | 1 |
| experience starter (GB) | 24,000 GBP | 24,000 to 24,000 GBP | 1 |
| experience experienced (GB) | 35,000 GBP | 35,000 to 35,000 GBP | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [BLS - Occupational Outlook Handbook, bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks.htm) | 50,670 USD |  | 2026-09-12 |
| [BLS - OES 43-3031, May 2023](https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes433031.htm) | 47,440 USD | median annual wage, OES percentile table | 2026-09-11 |
| [National Careers Service - bookkeeper (UK)](https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bookkeeper) | 35,000 GBP | experienced (GB) | 2026-09-11 |
| [National Careers Service - bookkeeper (UK)](https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bookkeeper) | 24,000 GBP | starter (GB) | 2026-09-11 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (4)

- [BLS - Occupational Outlook Handbook, bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks.htm), read 2026-09-12: "2025 Median Pay $50,670 per year"
- [BLS - OES 43-3031, May 2023](https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes433031.htm), read 2026-09-11: "Annual Wage (2) $ 32,460 $ 38,790 $ 47,440 $ 58,040 $ 68,860"
- [National Careers Service - bookkeeper (UK)](https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bookkeeper), read 2026-09-11: "£35,000"
- [National Careers Service - bookkeeper (UK)](https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bookkeeper), read 2026-09-11: "Average salary (a year) £24,000"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [BLS - OES 43-3031, current release](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433031.htm), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [ONS - Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2025), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [bls.gov](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433031.htm), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 6 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 3 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 32 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: the statistical agency's median hourly and annual wage for the occupation, per state and per UK region, set against the outsourced monthly price from the flagship index to give the buyer the only comparison that decides the question - what an hour of in-house bookkeeping costs against what an hour of outsourced costs; the series over releases, so the page can say what changed

## Sources

- [BLS - Occupational Outlook Handbook, bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [BLS - OES 43-3031, current release](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433031.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [BLS - OES 43-3031, May 2023](https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes433031.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [ONS - Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2025) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [National Careers Service - bookkeeper (UK)](https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bookkeeper) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [bls.gov](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433031.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark is 49,055 USD across 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 47,440 to 50,670 USD; 3 sources publish a figure), read 15 September 2026.
- 3 of the 6 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 15 September 2026.
- Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark, measure median annual wage, OES percentile table: median 47,440 USD across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
- Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark, experience starter (GB): median 24,000 GBP across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
- Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark, experience experienced (GB): median 35,000 GBP across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.

Cite as: "Reconzy Bookkeeper Pay Benchmark", updated 2026-09-15, https://reconzy.com/datasets/bookkeeper-pay-benchmark/.

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