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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Allentown, PA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $49,100 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,344 a month.

10th percentile
$33,950
25th percentile
$41,600
Median percentile
$49,100
75th percentile
$58,680
90th percentile
$68,790

Based on 2,430 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,124 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,100
Federal income tax−$3,712
Social Security + Medicare−$3,756
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,507
Monthly take-home$3,344
Every two weeks$1,543

Does it go far here?

$49,116Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania