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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Columbus, IN

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Columbus, IN earns $46,660 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,189 a month.

10th percentile
$33,880
25th percentile
$38,910
Median percentile
$46,660
75th percentile
$56,310
90th percentile
$62,400

Based on 360 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

$38,272 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,660
Federal income tax−$3,419
Social Security + Medicare−$3,569
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,400
Monthly take-home$3,189
Every two weeks$1,472

Does it go far here?

$50,170Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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