Bookkeeper salary in North Port-Bradenton, FL

Pay in North Port-Bradenton against Florida and the US

The middle half of bookkeepers in North Port-Bradenton earns $45,950–$60,990. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $72,080, only 1.9 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 $15,040 wide, against $17,070 across Florida and $17,950 nationally: employers in North Port-Bradenton 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 $10,530 over the median, the 25th only $4,510 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $13,587 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 median and the 75th percentile in North Port-Bradenton, and the Florida statewide median of $49,330 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in North Port-Bradenton

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $14,650 to the $50,460 median and brings it to $65,110 a year. 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 North Port-Bradenton

Of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between payroll specialists ($52,910) and HR assistants ($47,230). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,510.

Measured against the US median, this job is the best paid of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton (-0.4%); sales development representatives come last (-17.4%). The typical role here is at -5.5%, so, measured against the US, bookkeepers cost more in North Port-Bradenton than the area's general pay level would suggest. Bookkeepers hold 10.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in North Port-Bradenton, 7.7% across Florida and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 24 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $44,360 in Homosassa Springs to $51,000 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $6,640 a year. All 4 areas in Florida with more bookkeepers than North Port-Bradenton pay less, among them Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ($50,300) and Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($50,090).

North Port-Bradenton against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, North Port-Bradenton is #65 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 Florida, Lansing-East Lansing and St. Cloud pay just above North Port-Bradenton and Atlantic City-Hammonton and Charleston-North Charleston just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in North Port-Bradenton. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, two pay more.

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