Bookkeeper salary in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area

Pay in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area against Mississippi and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $60,810, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area earns $33,680–$48,520. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $14,840 wide, against $16,190 across Mississippi and $17,950 nationally: employers in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $9,000 over the median, the 25th only $5,840 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $11,613 a year in employer cost. 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 the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area, and the Mississippi statewide median of $42,840 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 the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area

At the $39,520 median, a local hire costs about $50,994 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $11,474 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 the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area

Of the 15 roles we track in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between HR assistants ($44,720) and paralegals ($36,630). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,510.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #6 of the 15 roles we track in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area (-22.0%), between office managers (-20.8%) and customer support specialists (-22.4%). The typical role here is at -23.1%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Bookkeepers hold 14.7% of the jobs in these 15 roles in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area and 8.8% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Mississippi

Across the 7 areas of Mississippi with data for this job, the median runs from $39,520 in the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area to $43,920 in Jackson, a gap of $4,400 a year. All 4 areas in Mississippi with more bookkeepers than the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area also pay more, among them Jackson, MS ($43,920) and the Upper East Mississippi nonmetro area ($41,920).

the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area is #301 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 Mississippi, Laredo and Johnson City pay just above the Lower West Mississippi nonmetro area and Lafayette and Florence-Muscle Shoals just below. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, all three pay more.

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