Average Salary

• The average salary of a bank accounting clerk in the United States is $34,750 as of May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary for this career is $33,450, with clerks in the bottom 10 percent earning $21,280 a year and those in the top 10 percent earning an annual income of $50,450.
  
  

Common Industries

• Bank accounting clerks may be employed in a variety of industries. The industry with the highest levels of employment for this occupation is that of accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services, where the average salary for clerks is $34,100. In the management of companies and enterprises bank, accounting clerks earn $35,970 a year, and those in depository credit intermediation earn an average of $32,840. Bank accounting clerks may also be employed by the local government for an average of $35,830, and others work for elementary and secondary schools for an average salary of $35,540, according to the BLS as of May 2009.
  
  

High Paying Industries

• Employment opportunities in other industries may lead to higher salaries for bank accounting clerks. Those employed by the federal executive branch earn an average income of $42,770, and in the industry of tobacco manufacturing the average salary for accounting clerks is $43,060. In rail transportation bank accounting clerks earn an average of $43,800 a year, and those in securities and commodity exchanges earn $45,670 on average. The highest wages for bank accounting clerks is with the postal service, an industry which offers an average salary of $56,430 annually, according to the BLS as of May 2009.
  
  

Location

• Cost of living will affect the salaries of bank accounting clerks. The BLS names Washington, D.C. as the highest paying state for clerks with an average salary of $47,100, followed by Connecticut at $40,190 and Alaska at $39,530. The two highest paying metropolitan areas in the country for bank accounting clerks are in California; in San Francisco the average salary is $45,930, and in San Jose the average is $44,590, according to the BLS as of May 2009.