Bookkeeper salary in the North Arkansas nonmetro area

Pay in the North Arkansas nonmetro area against Arkansas and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $57,520, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in the North Arkansas nonmetro area earns $34,060–$47,720. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $13,660 wide, against $15,080 across Arkansas and $17,950 nationally: employers in the North Arkansas 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 $8,560 over the median, the 25th only $5,100 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $11,045 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 North Arkansas nonmetro area, and the Arkansas 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 North Arkansas nonmetro area

At the $39,160 median, a local hire costs about $50,529 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $11,369 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 North Arkansas nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Arkansas nonmetro area, this one ranks #11 by median pay, between e-commerce order specialists ($43,710) and HR assistants ($38,030). Project Coordinator is the highest at $73,220.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #6 of the 17 roles we track in the North Arkansas nonmetro area (-22.7%), between payroll specialists (-21.9%) and medical administrative assistants (-23.8%). The typical role here is at -24.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Bookkeepers hold 13.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Arkansas nonmetro area, 11.7% across Arkansas and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Arkansas

Across the 9 areas of Arkansas with data for this job, the median runs from $38,450 in Hot Springs to $45,830 in Fayetteville-Springdale, a gap of $7,380 a year. All 2 areas in Arkansas with more bookkeepers than the North Arkansas nonmetro area also pay more, among them Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR ($44,470) and Fayetteville-Springdale, AR ($45,830).

the North Arkansas nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Arkansas nonmetro area is #242 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 Arkansas, Laredo and Hattiesburg pay just above the North Arkansas 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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