Accounting Clerk
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
24 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Accounting Clerk. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Responsible for various Accounts Payable functions, which may include verifying and coding invoices, processing disbursements, reconciling bills, checking balances, preparing statements, and maintaining vendor files. May prepare checks for signature and communicate to vendors.
Reports covering Accounting Clerk
ERI Economic Research Institute
- All Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- General Industry Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- All Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Health Care Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Engineering and Environmental Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Nonprofits Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Information Technology, Software Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Retail Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Financial Services Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Transportation and Distribution Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Construction Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Wholesale Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Research and Development Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Utilities Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Agriculture Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Energy and Mining Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Lodging and Hospitality Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Insurance Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Accounting and Finance Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
- Office and Administrative Personnel Salary SurveyUnited States (with Canadian cuts)
Accounting Clerk salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Accounting Clerk pay?
- 24 surveys publish Accounting Clerk benchmarks, including data from ERI Economic Research Institute, Mercer. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Accounting Clerk pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Accounting Clerk varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Accounting Clerk?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Accounting Clerk ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Accounting Clerk pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.