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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Appleton, WI

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Appleton, WI earns $50,780 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,358 a month.

10th percentile
$37,250
25th percentile
$44,540
Median percentile
$50,780
75th percentile
$59,270
90th percentile
$69,390

Based on 1,050 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

$40,290 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,780
Federal income tax−$3,914
Social Security + Medicare−$3,885
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,691
Monthly take-home$3,358
Every two weeks$1,550

Does it go far here?

$54,945Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

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