Accountants and Auditors Salary

Also known as: Accountant, CPA, Auditor

Median Salary
$83,680
per year
Hourly Rate
$40.23
per hour
Employment
1,449,500
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$56,020
25th percentile
$67,020
Median
$83,680
75th percentile
$109,810
90th percentile
$144,090

💰 Accountants and Auditors Salary by State

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$66K
$112K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$111,530+33.3%
New York$102,640+22.7%
New Jersey$100,830+20.5%
Massachusetts$99,460+18.9%
Connecticut$97,550+16.6%
California$97,050+16.0%
Colorado$97,030+16.0%
Washington$96,550+15.4%
Rhode Island$95,820+14.5%
Delaware$95,020+13.6%
Virginia$93,290+11.5%
Maryland$89,370+6.8%
Oregon$85,800+2.5%
New Hampshire$83,470-0.3%
Alaska$83,460-0.3%
North Carolina$82,050-1.9%
Georgia$81,900-2.1%
Minnesota$81,600-2.5%
Nevada$81,600-2.5%
Texas$80,920-3.3%
Illinois$80,230-4.1%
Utah$79,990-4.4%
Arizona$79,970-4.4%
Wisconsin$79,400-5.1%
Oklahoma$79,370-5.2%
Ohio$79,320-5.2%
Florida$79,250-5.3%
Kansas$79,000-5.6%
Pennsylvania$79,000-5.6%
Vermont$78,890-5.7%
South Dakota$78,880-5.7%
Michigan$78,820-5.8%
New Mexico$78,580-6.1%
Indiana$77,720-7.1%
Wyoming$77,620-7.2%
Maine$77,480-7.4%
Iowa$77,440-7.5%
Tennessee$76,840-8.2%
Missouri$76,590-8.5%
South Carolina$76,560-8.5%
Montana$75,810-9.4%
North Dakota$75,730-9.5%
Kentucky$75,270-10.1%
Alabama$74,880-10.5%
Idaho$74,730-10.7%
Hawaii$74,500-11.0%
Louisiana$73,810-11.8%
West Virginia$73,320-12.4%
Nebraska$72,080-13.9%
Mississippi$68,100-18.6%
Arkansas$66,330-20.7%

🏙️ Accountants and Auditors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$121,700+45.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$110,730+32.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$105,650+26.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$102,140+22.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$102,020+21.9%
Midland, TX$100,890+20.6%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$100,420+20.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$100,150+19.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$100,020+19.5%
Boulder, CO$99,990+19.5%
Napa, CA$99,640+19.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$99,550+19.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$99,370+18.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$96,340+15.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$96,110+14.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$95,940+14.7%
Vallejo, CA$95,800+14.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$95,020+13.6%
New Haven, CT$94,960+13.5%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$94,690+13.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$94,470+12.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$94,360+12.8%
Worcester, MA$94,070+12.4%
Carson City, NV$93,560+11.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$93,280+11.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$93,130+11.3%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$93,010+11.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$92,920+11.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$92,910+11.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$92,200+10.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$92,110+10.1%
Springfield, MA$92,010+10.0%
Midland, MI$91,790+9.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$91,610+9.5%
Lexington Park, MD$91,240+9.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$90,340+8.0%
Walla Walla, WA$89,630+7.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$89,340+6.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$88,900+6.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$88,250+5.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$88,160+5.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$87,770+4.9%
Salem, OR$87,480+4.5%
Greeley, CO$87,240+4.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$86,500+3.4%
Springfield, IL$86,440+3.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$86,350+3.2%
Bend, OR$86,030+2.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$85,990+2.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$85,820+2.6%
Bellingham, WA$85,450+2.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$85,160+1.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$85,090+1.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$85,090+1.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$85,000+1.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$84,920+1.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$84,660+1.2%
Pittsfield, MA$84,640+1.1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$84,570+1.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$84,390+0.8%
Richmond, VA$84,220+0.6%
Rochester, MN$83,960+0.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$83,920+0.3%
Casper, WY$83,890+0.3%
Salinas, CA$83,810+0.2%
Ithaca, NY$83,800+0.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$83,660-0.0%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$83,570-0.1%
Modesto, CA$83,560-0.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$83,120-0.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$83,040-0.8%
Vineland, NJ$82,960-0.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$82,620-1.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$82,530-1.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$82,510-1.4%
Binghamton, NY$82,500-1.4%
Fairbanks-College, AK$82,500-1.4%
Yakima, WA$82,380-1.6%
Reno, NV$82,370-1.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,360-1.6%
Syracuse, NY$82,230-1.7%
Anchorage, AK$82,150-1.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,120-1.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$82,100-1.9%
Ogden, UT$82,010-2.0%
Albany, OR$81,970-2.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$81,950-2.1%
Columbus, OH$81,700-2.4%
Charlottesville, VA$81,530-2.6%
Jackson, MI$81,470-2.6%
Tulsa, OK$81,320-2.8%
Medford, OR$81,210-3.0%
Madison, WI$81,130-3.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$81,090-3.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$80,920-3.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$80,920-3.3%
Rochester, NY$80,890-3.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$80,820-3.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,650-3.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$80,640-3.6%
Kingston, NY$80,560-3.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$80,530-3.8%
Merced, CA$80,420-3.9%
Asheville, NC$80,400-3.9%
Appleton, WI$80,360-4.0%
Glens Falls, NY$80,340-4.0%
Sheboygan, WI$80,330-4.0%
Burlington, NC$80,320-4.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$80,290-4.1%
Odessa, TX$80,260-4.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$80,170-4.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$80,040-4.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$80,040-4.3%
Cleveland, OH$80,000-4.4%
Jacksonville, FL$79,960-4.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,930-4.5%
Albuquerque, NM$79,880-4.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$79,830-4.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$79,790-4.6%
Savannah, GA$79,790-4.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$79,620-4.9%
Elmira, NY$79,540-4.9%
Peoria, IL$79,540-4.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$79,510-5.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$79,450-5.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$79,430-5.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$79,420-5.1%
Visalia, CA$79,400-5.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,350-5.2%
Ames, IA$79,320-5.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$79,290-5.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$79,290-5.2%
Rapid City, SD$79,270-5.3%
Wichita, KS$79,270-5.3%
Huntsville, AL$79,220-5.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,210-5.3%
Lawrence, KS$79,050-5.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,030-5.6%
Lynchburg, VA$78,990-5.6%
Redding, CA$78,990-5.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$78,990-5.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$78,950-5.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,880-5.7%
Kenosha, WI$78,840-5.8%
Columbus, IN$78,740-5.9%
Fresno, CA$78,690-6.0%
Birmingham, AL$78,660-6.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$78,650-6.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$78,650-6.0%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$78,630-6.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$78,630-6.0%
Fayetteville, NC$78,560-6.1%
Warner Robins, GA$78,560-6.1%
Akron, OH$78,540-6.1%
Yuba City, CA$78,530-6.2%
Sumter, SC$78,460-6.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$78,430-6.3%
Pueblo, CO$78,340-6.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$78,300-6.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$78,130-6.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,080-6.7%
Grants Pass, OR$78,070-6.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$77,980-6.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,940-6.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$77,940-6.9%
Wilmington, NC$77,920-6.9%
Owensboro, KY$77,800-7.0%
Lewiston, ID-WA$77,790-7.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$77,780-7.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$77,770-7.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$77,740-7.1%
Green Bay, WI$77,720-7.1%
St. Cloud, MN$77,720-7.1%
Chico, CA$77,680-7.2%
Wausau, WI$77,680-7.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$77,660-7.2%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$77,610-7.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$77,600-7.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$77,580-7.3%
Kokomo, IN$77,520-7.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$77,520-7.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$77,490-7.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$77,470-7.4%
Evansville, IN$77,440-7.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$77,420-7.5%
Dalton, GA$77,410-7.5%
Bozeman, MT$77,400-7.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$77,400-7.5%
Toledo, OH$77,400-7.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$77,300-7.6%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$77,300-7.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$77,280-7.6%
Roanoke, VA$77,240-7.7%
Corvallis, OR$77,200-7.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$77,190-7.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,180-7.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$77,140-7.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$77,100-7.9%
Spartanburg, SC$77,080-7.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$77,030-7.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,960-8.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$76,960-8.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$76,940-8.1%
Bismarck, ND$76,910-8.1%
Grand Junction, CO$76,870-8.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$76,870-8.1%
Fond du Lac, WI$76,860-8.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$76,820-8.2%
Decatur, IL$76,720-8.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$76,710-8.3%
Boise City, ID$76,700-8.3%
Helena, MT$76,700-8.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,680-8.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$76,680-8.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$76,680-8.4%
Mankato, MN$76,660-8.4%
Bloomington, IN$76,640-8.4%
Harrisonburg, VA$76,530-8.5%
Bloomington, IL$76,510-8.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,510-8.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$76,420-8.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$76,410-8.7%
Eau Claire, WI$76,380-8.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$76,380-8.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$76,320-8.8%
Tucson, AZ$76,320-8.8%
Saginaw, MI$76,310-8.8%
Salisbury, MD$76,300-8.8%
Yuma, AZ$76,300-8.8%
El Centro, CA$76,280-8.8%
Topeka, KS$76,280-8.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$76,270-8.9%
Amarillo, TX$76,200-8.9%
Waco, TX$76,140-9.0%
Lancaster, PA$76,110-9.0%
Farmington, NM$76,100-9.1%
Monroe, MI$76,080-9.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$76,050-9.1%
Battle Creek, MI$76,030-9.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$75,980-9.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$75,940-9.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$75,900-9.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$75,860-9.3%
Gainesville, FL$75,820-9.4%
Billings, MT$75,780-9.4%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$75,780-9.4%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$75,750-9.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$75,700-9.5%
Sherman-Denison, TX$75,650-9.6%
Bangor, ME$75,640-9.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$75,580-9.7%
Reading, PA$75,550-9.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$75,480-9.8%
Abilene, TX$75,410-9.9%
Knoxville, TN$75,380-9.9%
Rockford, IL$75,260-10.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$75,250-10.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$75,250-10.1%
Gainesville, GA$75,200-10.1%
York-Hanover, PA$75,160-10.2%
Greenville, NC$75,140-10.2%
Niles, MI$75,140-10.2%
Iowa City, IA$75,100-10.3%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$75,060-10.3%
Longview, TX$75,060-10.3%
Montgomery, AL$75,040-10.3%
Goldsboro, NC$75,000-10.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$74,990-10.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$74,870-10.5%
Traverse City, MI$74,820-10.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$74,800-10.6%
Punta Gorda, FL$74,800-10.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$74,740-10.7%
Rome, GA$74,640-10.8%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$74,620-10.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$74,520-10.9%
Flint, MI$74,500-11.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$74,410-11.1%
Lubbock, TX$74,390-11.1%
Ocala, FL$74,370-11.1%
Sandusky, OH$74,360-11.1%
Victoria, TX$74,270-11.2%
Lebanon, PA$74,190-11.3%
Dubuque, IA$74,140-11.4%
Cheyenne, WY$74,050-11.5%
Elizabethtown, KY$74,020-11.5%
Albany, GA$73,980-11.6%
Monroe, LA$73,840-11.8%
Jacksonville, NC$73,740-11.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$73,730-11.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$73,650-12.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$73,640-12.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$73,530-12.1%
Minot, ND$73,510-12.2%
Valdosta, GA$73,420-12.3%
Bay City, MI$73,320-12.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$73,270-12.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$73,080-12.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$73,070-12.7%
Columbia, MO$73,070-12.7%
State College, PA$73,040-12.7%
Springfield, MO$73,020-12.7%
Lima, OH$72,980-12.8%
Missoula, MT$72,920-12.9%
Tyler, TX$72,900-12.9%
Morristown, TN$72,810-13.0%
Santa Fe, NM$72,780-13.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$72,760-13.0%
Dover, DE$72,730-13.1%
Homosassa Springs, FL$72,600-13.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$72,570-13.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$72,560-13.3%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$72,550-13.3%
Great Falls, MT$72,510-13.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$72,490-13.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$72,170-13.8%
Mobile, AL$72,130-13.8%
Beckley, WV$72,120-13.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$72,110-13.8%
Gettysburg, PA$72,080-13.9%
Florence, SC$72,040-13.9%
Decatur, AL$72,030-13.9%
Logan, UT-ID$71,990-14.0%
Jackson, TN$71,980-14.0%
San Angelo, TX$71,950-14.0%
Cleveland, TN$71,840-14.1%
Muncie, IN$71,820-14.2%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$71,820-14.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$71,810-14.2%
Morgantown, WV$71,740-14.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$71,690-14.3%
Kankakee, IL$71,610-14.4%
Bowling Green, KY$71,540-14.5%
Lawton, OK$71,520-14.5%
Sebring, FL$71,490-14.6%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$71,490-14.6%
Springfield, OH$71,420-14.7%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$71,230-14.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$71,230-14.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$70,840-15.3%
Jackson, MS$70,720-15.5%
St. George, UT$70,530-15.7%
Chambersburg, PA$70,490-15.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$70,480-15.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$70,420-15.8%
Lake Charles, LA$70,050-16.3%
Erie, PA$70,000-16.3%
Williamsport, PA$69,880-16.5%
Johnstown, PA$69,870-16.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$69,670-16.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$69,440-17.0%
Columbia, SC$69,210-17.3%
Enid, OK$68,710-17.9%
Grand Island, NE$68,090-18.6%
Hinesville, GA$67,800-19.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$67,780-19.0%
Lafayette, LA$67,630-19.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$67,600-19.2%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$67,480-19.4%
Las Cruces, NM$67,470-19.4%
Dothan, AL$67,330-19.5%
Mansfield, OH$67,280-19.6%
Charleston, WV$66,560-20.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$66,440-20.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$66,260-20.8%
Hammond, LA$66,090-21.0%
Jonesboro, AR$66,000-21.1%
El Paso, TX$65,990-21.1%
Eagle Pass, TX$65,900-21.2%
Manhattan, KS$65,900-21.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$65,810-21.4%
Altoona, PA$65,690-21.5%
Pocatello, ID$65,330-21.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$65,320-21.9%
Lincoln, NE$65,170-22.1%
Johnson City, TN$64,710-22.7%
Alexandria, LA$64,530-22.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$64,470-23.0%
Jefferson City, MO$64,040-23.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$64,010-23.5%
Twin Falls, ID$63,460-24.2%
Laredo, TX$63,410-24.2%
Gadsden, AL$63,250-24.4%
Terre Haute, IN$63,170-24.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$62,990-24.7%
Tallahassee, FL$61,840-26.1%
Hot Springs, AR$59,770-28.6%
Virgin Islands$59,060-29.4%
Guam$50,410-39.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$44,470-46.9%
Puerto Rico$43,530-48.0%
Mayaguez, PR$38,490-54.0%
Ponce, PR$37,980-54.6%
Aguadilla, PR$36,880-55.9%
Arecibo, PR$36,680-56.2%
Guayama, PR$36,030-56.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.