Bookkeeper salary in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY

Pay in Huntington-Ashland against West Virginia and the US

The middle half of bookkeepers in Huntington-Ashland earns $36,930–$50,100. The top tenth earns $60,010 or more, 1.9 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.1 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $13,170 wide, between the figure for West Virginia ($13,070) and the US figure ($17,950).

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $5,790 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $7,380, or about $9,523 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $50,670 falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles in Huntington-Ashland, and the West Virginia statewide median of $42,890 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local bookkeepers earn.

What a hire really costs in Huntington-Ashland

At the $42,720 median, a local hire costs about $55,123 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,403 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Huntington-Ashland

Of the 16 roles we track in Huntington-Ashland, this one ranks #11 by median pay, between HR assistants ($43,190) and administrative assistants ($38,280). Project Coordinator is the highest at $79,590.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #5 of the 16 roles we track in Huntington-Ashland (-15.7%), between accountants (-15.3%) and virtual receptionists (-16.1%). The typical role here is at -18.9%, so, measured against the US, bookkeepers cost more in Huntington-Ashland than the area's general pay level would suggest. Bookkeepers hold 12.3% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Huntington-Ashland, 13.0% across West Virginia and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in West Virginia

Across the 9 areas of West Virginia with data for this job, the median runs from $38,450 in the Southern West Virginia nonmetro area to $45,140 in Weirton-Steubenville, a gap of $6,690 a year. The one area in West Virginia with more bookkeepers, the Northern West Virginia nonmetro area ($41,390), pays less: a bigger pool at a lower median.

Huntington-Ashland against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Huntington-Ashland is #163 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside West Virginia, Columbus and Eagle Pass pay just above Huntington-Ashland and Altoona and Monroe just below. All four are within $750 a year of the median in Huntington-Ashland. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, all three pay more.

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