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Bookkeeper Career Market Report 2026

348 active jobs. 141 companies. Median salary $62K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

348
Active Job Openings
141
Companies Hiring
$62K
Median Salary (US)
31%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Bookkeeper market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 31% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $62K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $52K to $91K.

Bookkeeping is the most-demanded skill at 97%

Excel demand rose +29.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Remote Va leads hiring with 37 open positions

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior7$55K$62K$62K
Mid-Level3$62K$62K$62K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States14$60KUSD
Philippines9$62KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.3%
Remote37.9%
Hybrid1.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Bookkeeping
97%
QuickBooks
42%
Accounts Receivable
41%
Excel
41%
Accounts Payable
38%
Financial Reporting
28%
CPA
10%
Payroll
10%
AI/LLM
10%
PHP
9%
Tax Preparation
7%
GAAP
6%

Skills on the Rise

Excel ↑+29.2ppAccounts Receivable ↑+27.2ppAccounts Payable ↑+27.0ppQuickBooks ↑+25.7ppFinancial Reporting ↑+18.8pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-10.0ppAttention to Detail ↓-10.0ppScheduling ↓-6.0ppAffiliate Marketing ↓-5.5ppData Entry ↓-5.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Remote Va3710.6%
stafffinancialgroup267.5%
Uptalent Dot I O216.0%
Getwingapp133.7%
angelcityva123.4%
Las Vegas Petroleum92.6%
Hunt St82.3%
Onlyexperts61.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
Philippines92
United States57
Mexico12
United Kingdom9
Remote6
India5
Israel5
Argentina5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree42.6%46
Master's Degree28.7%31
Bachelor's Degree11.1%12

Certifications

CPA (14%)

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