Bookkeepers by US metro, 2022

The US had 46,452 bookkeepers with paid staff in 2022, employing 247,793 people at an average of $55,181 a year. 92% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 5.3 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 3,295.

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Bookkeepers in the biggest US metros

Metro	Businesses	Employees	Avg pay	Under 10 staff	Rank of 387
New York	3,295	15,984	$65,396	91%	1st
Los Angeles	2,607	13,401	$62,455	91%	2nd
Miami	2,161	5,855	$55,780	96%	3rd
Chicago	1,407	8,067	$58,190	93%	4th
Dallas	1,168	7,209	$65,807	90%	5th
Atlanta	1,120	5,838	$59,865	93%	6th
Houston	1,037	6,429	$65,741	91%	7th
Washington	879	4,465	$90,394	91%	8th
Philadelphia	614	4,832	$72,030	88%	15th
Boston	525	3,717	$78,580	83%	19th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs bookkeepers hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 541219 (Other accounting services (incl. bookkeeping)). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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