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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Bellingham, WA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bellingham, WA earns $57,000 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,998 a month.

10th percentile
$44,770
25th percentile
$49,080
Median percentile
$57,000
75th percentile
$63,910
90th percentile
$74,970

Based on 1,140 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

$47,980 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,000
Federal income tax−$4,660
Social Security + Medicare−$4,361
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,998
Every two weeks$1,845

Does it go far here?

$55,161Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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