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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in San Jose, CA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $66,130 a year, 31% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,224 a month.

10th percentile
$48,310
25th percentile
$58,800
Median percentile
$66,130
75th percentile
$78,460
90th percentile
$96,500

Based on 7,590 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

$50,686 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,130
Federal income tax−$5,756
Social Security + Medicare−$5,059
California income tax (approx.)−$4,629
Monthly take-home$4,224
Every two weeks$1,949

Does it go far here?

$59,888Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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