Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Fremont, CA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $65,530 a year, an average of $69,040. About 18,100 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Fremont, CA: FAQ
How much do bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks make in Fremont, CA?
The median salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area is $65,530 a year (about $32 an hour for full-time work). The average is $69,040, pulled up by the top earners.
Is $65,530 a good salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Fremont, CA?
It is below the $116,200 needed to keep the median rent of $2,905 a month at 30% of gross income: the median rent would take 53.2% of this wage.
What do the highest-paid bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks earn in Fremont, CA?
The top 10% earn more than $94,860 a year, while the lowest-paid 10% earn less than $47,010.
How many bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks work in Fremont, CA?
About 18,100 people work in this occupation in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Definitions used on this page
- Annual median wage
- The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
- Annual mean wage
- The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
- Percentiles
- The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
- Employment
- The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.
Sources and limits
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Census Bureau — ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates
Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.