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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Asheville, NC

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Asheville, NC earns $48,870 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,281 a month.

10th percentile
$33,220
25th percentile
$40,330
Median percentile
$48,870
75th percentile
$57,230
90th percentile
$63,570

Based on 2,200 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

$39,370 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,870
Federal income tax−$3,684
Social Security + Medicare−$3,739
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,077
Monthly take-home$3,281
Every two weeks$1,514

Does it go far here?

$50,639Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

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