Bookkeeper salary in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Pay in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against Texas and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $68,080, 2.2 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area earns $37,410–$57,250. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $19,840 wide, wider than in Texas as a whole ($19,610) and the US ($17,950), so what a bookkeeper earns in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area depends more on the employer.

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $8,450 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $11,390, or about $14,697 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 median and the 75th percentile in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, and the Texas statewide median of $48,910 falls there too.

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

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 $13,314 to the $45,860 median and brings it to $59,174 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 the North Region of Texas nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, this one ranks #10 by median pay, between payroll specialists ($48,540) and e-commerce order specialists ($44,280). Project Coordinator is the highest at $85,190.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area (-9.5%), between accountants (-8.8%) and office managers (-13.1%). The typical role here is at -15.5%, so, measured against the US, bookkeepers cost more in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Bookkeepers hold 11.8% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 7.8% across Texas and 8.7% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Texas

Across the 32 areas of Texas with data for this job, the median runs from $39,710 in Laredo to $54,320 in Austin-Round Rock, a gap of $14,610 a year. Of the 5 areas in Texas with more bookkeepers than the North Region of Texas nonmetro area, 1 pays less: El Paso, TX ($41,530).

the North Region of Texas nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Region of Texas nonmetro area is #90 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Texas, Helena and Great Falls pay just above the North Region of Texas nonmetro area and Fayetteville-Springdale and Cape Girardeau just below. All four are within $50 a year of the median in the North Region of Texas nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, two pay more.

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