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AI for bookkeepers in Dallas

The Dallas metro area had 1,168 bookkeepers in 2022, the 5th most of 387 US metros and 3% of all in the country. They employed 7,209 people at an average of $65,807 a year. 90% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Bookkeepers in Dallas vs the US

Dallas metroUnited States
Businesses1,16846,452
People employed7,209247,793
Average staff per business6.25.3
Average yearly pay per employee$65,807$55,181
Share with fewer than 10 staff90%92%

Pay here is 19% higher than the national average for bookkeepers, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average bookkeeper here has 6.2 people on payroll, 16% higher than the US figure of 5.3.

How big bookkeepers in Dallas are

Fewer than 5 staff926 (79%) US 78%
5 to 9129 (11%) US 13%
10 to 1961 (5%) US 5%
20 to 4930 (3%) US 2%
50 or more19 (2%) US 1%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Bookkeepers by county in the Dallas area

Dallas County has the most, with 403 of the metro's 1,168 (35%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Dallas ranks 4th for average pay and 8th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Dallas County4034,095$76,797
Tarrant County3041,232$56,739
Collin County2251,057$51,536
Denton County118347$44,317
Rockwall County28173$50,422
Ellis County2442$34,357
Parker County2151$74,157
Johnson County1591$35,396
Kaufman County1435$44,371
Wise County1031$29,226
Hunt County655$9,727

Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a bookkeeper first

A bookkeeper gets the most from AI by handing off the repetitive parts of the month: chasing receipts, suggesting categories for odd transactions, reminding clients before close and answering the same questions. The bookkeeper still reconciles and signs off on the books. Westward can build the surrounding pieces, and a person approves anything that goes out.

What your team's admin hours cost in Dallas

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Those hours cost you$76,800 a year

The share you would hand off$23,040 a year

Hours your team gets back720 a year

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Bookkeepers in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles2,607$62,4552nd
New York3,295$65,3961st
Chicago1,407$58,1904th
Miami2,161$55,7803rd
Houston1,037$65,7417th
Atlanta1,120$59,8656th
Washington879$90,3948th
Philadelphia614$72,03015th
Boston525$78,58019th

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 541219 (Other accounting services (incl. bookkeeping)), for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (11 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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