Bookkeeper salary in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, NY

Pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie against New York and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $78,250, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie earns $46,570–$64,040. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $17,470 wide, against $21,930 across New York and $17,950 nationally: employers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $7,910 a year in pay and about $10,206 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $9,560 in pay. 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 25th percentile and the median in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, and the New York statewide median of $58,160 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie

At the $56,130 median, a local hire costs about $72,426 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,296 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie

Of the 17 roles we track in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between payroll specialists ($59,110) and HR assistants ($50,710). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,650.

Measured against the US median, this job is the best paid of the 17 roles we track in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie (+10.8%); data entry specialists come last (-3.5%). The typical role here is at +0.7%, so, measured against the US, bookkeepers cost more in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie than the area's general pay level would suggest. Bookkeepers hold 9.9% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, 7.7% across New York and 8.7% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in New York

Across the 16 areas of New York with data for this job, the median runs from $47,100 in Watertown-Fort Drum to $60,640 in New York-Newark, a gap of $13,540 a year. Of the 5 areas in New York with more bookkeepers than Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie, 4 pay less, the largest of them Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ($51,610), Rochester, NY ($50,870) and Albany-Schenectady, NY ($53,540).

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie is #97 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside New York, Stockton-Lodi and Worcester pay just above Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie and Waterbury-Shelton and Riverside-San Bernardino just below. All four are within $520 a year of the median in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, none pays as much.

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