Accountants and Auditors salary
The median pay for accountants and auditors in the United States is $83,680 a year. About 1,449,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $56,020
- 25th percentile
- $67,020
- Median percentile
- $83,680
- 75th percentile
- $109,810
- 90th percentile
- $144,090
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $111,530
- New York $102,640
- New Jersey $100,830
- Massachusetts $99,460
- Connecticut $97,550
- California $97,050
- Colorado $97,030
- Washington $96,550
- Rhode Island $95,820
- Delaware $95,020
- Virginia $93,290
- Maryland $89,370
- Oregon $85,800
- New Hampshire $83,470
- Alaska $83,460
- North Carolina $82,050
- Georgia $81,900
- Minnesota $81,600
- Nevada $81,600
- Texas $80,920
- Illinois $80,230
- Utah $79,990
- Arizona $79,970
- Wisconsin $79,400
- Oklahoma $79,370
- Ohio $79,320
- Florida $79,250
- Kansas $79,000
- Pennsylvania $79,000
- Vermont $78,890
- South Dakota $78,880
- Michigan $78,820
- New Mexico $78,580
- Indiana $77,720
- Wyoming $77,620
- Maine $77,480
- Iowa $77,440
- Tennessee $76,840
- Missouri $76,590
- South Carolina $76,560
- Montana $75,810
- North Dakota $75,730
- Kentucky $75,270
- Alabama $74,880
- Idaho $74,730
- Hawaii $74,500
- Louisiana $73,810
- West Virginia $73,320
- Nebraska $72,080
- Mississippi $68,100
- Arkansas $66,330
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $121,700
- San Francisco, CA $110,730
- New York, NY $105,650
- Washington, DC $102,140
- Bridgeport, CT $102,020
- Midland, TX $100,890
- Parkersburg, WV $100,420
- Boston, MA $100,150
- Denver, CO $100,020
- Boulder, CO $99,990
- Napa, CA $99,640
- Trenton, NJ $99,550
- Seattle, WA $99,370
- San Diego, CA $96,340
- Barnstable Town, MA $96,110
- Hartford, CT $95,940
- Vallejo, CA $95,800
- Providence, RI $95,020
- New Haven, CT $94,960
- Santa Rosa, CA $94,690
- Olympia, WA $94,470
- Los Angeles, CA $94,360
- Worcester, MA $94,070
- Carson City, NV $93,560
- Kennewick, WA $93,280
- Longview, WA $93,130
- Waterbury, CT $93,010
- Mount Vernon, WA $92,920
- Charlotte, NC $92,910
- Portland, OR $92,200
- Sacramento, CA $92,110
- Springfield, MA $92,010
- Midland, MI $91,790
- Santa Maria, CA $91,610
- Lexington Park, MD $91,240
- Oxnard, CA $90,340
- Walla Walla, WA $89,630
- Fort Collins, CO $89,340
- Kiryas Joel, NY $88,900
- Bremerton, WA $88,250
- San Luis Obispo, CA $88,160
- Wenatchee, WA $87,770
- Salem, OR $87,480
- Greeley, CO $87,240
- Minneapolis, MN $86,500
- Springfield, IL $86,440
- Spokane, WA $86,350
- Bend, OR $86,030
- Philadelphia, PA $85,990
- Atlanta, GA $85,820
- Bellingham, WA $85,450
- Baltimore, MD $85,160
- Durham, NC $85,090
- Houston, TX $85,090
- Colorado Springs, CO $85,000
- Santa Cruz, CA $84,920
- Albany, NY $84,660
- Pittsfield, MA $84,640
- Naples, FL $84,570
- Amherst Town, MA $84,390
- Richmond, VA $84,220
- Rochester, MN $83,960
- Riverside, CA $83,920
- Casper, WY $83,890
- Salinas, CA $83,810
- Ithaca, NY $83,800
- Manchester, NH $83,660
- Stockton, CA $83,570
- Modesto, CA $83,560
- Austin, TX $83,120
- Atlantic City, NJ $83,040
- Vineland, NJ $82,960
- Dallas, TX $82,620
- Norwich, CT $82,530
- Burlington, VT $82,510
- Binghamton, NY $82,500
- Fairbanks, AK $82,500
- Yakima, WA $82,380
- Reno, NV $82,370
- Chicago, IL $82,360
- Syracuse, NY $82,230
- Anchorage, AK $82,150
- Buffalo, NY $82,120
- Salt Lake City, UT $82,100
- Ogden, UT $82,010
- Albany, OR $81,970
- Raleigh, NC $81,950
- Columbus, OH $81,700
- Charlottesville, VA $81,530
- Jackson, MI $81,470
- Tulsa, OK $81,320
- Medford, OR $81,210
- Madison, WI $81,130
- North Port, FL $81,090
- Miami, FL $80,920
- Sioux Falls, SD $80,920
- Rochester, NY $80,890
- Phoenix, AZ $80,820
- Detroit, MI $80,650
- Cincinnati, OH $80,640
- Kingston, NY $80,560
- Las Vegas, NV $80,530
- Merced, CA $80,420
- Asheville, NC $80,400
- Appleton, WI $80,360
- Glens Falls, NY $80,340
- Sheboygan, WI $80,330
- Burlington, NC $80,320
- Milwaukee, WI $80,290
- Odessa, TX $80,260
- Greensboro, NC $80,170
- Ann Arbor, MI $80,040
- Kansas City, MO $80,040
- Cleveland, OH $80,000
- Jacksonville, FL $79,960
- Eugene, OR $79,930
- Albuquerque, NM $79,880
- Utica, NY $79,830
- Portland, ME $79,790
- Savannah, GA $79,790