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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in St. Louis, MO

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $49,970 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,332 a month.

10th percentile
$37,680
25th percentile
$45,360
Median percentile
$49,970
75th percentile
$60,600
90th percentile
$74,090

Based on 9,950 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

$39,982 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,970
Federal income tax−$3,816
Social Security + Medicare−$3,823
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,349
Monthly take-home$3,332
Every two weeks$1,538

Does it go far here?

$52,551Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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