Bookkeeper salary in the West North Dakota nonmetro area

Pay in the West North Dakota nonmetro area against North Dakota and the US

Bookkeepers at the 90th percentile earn $70,490, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.1. The middle half of bookkeepers in the West North Dakota nonmetro area earns $44,530–$58,920. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $14,390 wide, between the figure for North Dakota ($14,240) and the US figure ($17,950).

What to budget for a bookkeeper here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $8,920 over the median, the 25th only $5,470 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $11,510 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 the West North Dakota nonmetro area, and the North Dakota statewide median of $49,710 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in the West North Dakota 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 $14,516 to the $50,000 median and brings it to $64,516 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 West North Dakota nonmetro area

Of the 14 roles we track in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, this one ranks #11 by median pay, between administrative assistants ($50,020) and customer support specialists ($47,770). Sales Development Representative is the highest at $116,840.

Measured against the US median, bookkeepers rank #8 of the 14 roles we track in the West North Dakota nonmetro area (-1.3%), between recruiters (+1.3%) and paralegals (-2.0%). The typical role here is at -0.0%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Bookkeepers hold 13.9% of the jobs in these 14 roles in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, 12.8% across North Dakota and 8.8% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in North Dakota

Across the 6 areas of North Dakota with data for this job, the median runs from $48,870 in the East North Dakota nonmetro area to $50,570 in Fargo, a gap of $1,700 a year. The one area in North Dakota with more bookkeepers, Fargo, ND-MN ($50,570), also pays more.

the West North Dakota nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the West North Dakota nonmetro area is #340 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside North Dakota, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Sheboygan pay just above the West North Dakota nonmetro area and St. Louis and Las Vegas-Henderson just below. All four are within $170 a year of the median in the West North Dakota nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many bookkeepers, one pays more.

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