Bookkeeper salary in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area

Pay in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area against California and the US

The middle half of bookkeepers in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area earns $47,680–$61,510. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $73,830, only 1.8 times the bottom tenth, against 2.1 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $13,830 wide, against $22,000 across California and $17,950 nationally: employers in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $7,070 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $6,760, or about $8,723 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 25th percentile and the median in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, and the California statewide median of $59,230 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area

At the $54,750 median, a local hire costs about $70,645 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $15,895 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 Coast Region of California nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between HR assistants ($55,820) and administrative assistants ($52,920). Project Coordinator is the highest at $91,210.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #6 of the 16 roles we track in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area (+8.1%), between payroll specialists (+10.1%) and customer support specialists (+7.7%). The typical role here is at +5.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Bookkeepers hold 16.3% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, 9.2% across California and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in California

Across the 28 areas of California with data for this job, the median runs from $47,960 in El Centro to $66,130 in San Jose-Sunnyvale, a gap of $18,170 a year. Of the 14 areas in California with more bookkeepers than the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area, 3 pay less: Fresno, CA ($54,170), Bakersfield-Delano, CA ($53,170) and Visalia, CA ($51,200).

the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area is #203 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside California, Kahului-Wailuku and Bend pay just above the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area and Providence-Warwick and Portland-South Portland just below. All four are within $150 a year of the median in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, none pays as much.

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