Average Salary for Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in the United States is $81,680 ($39.27/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $52,780 at the 10th percentile to $141,420 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 1,448,290 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 14.2% since 2019.
Median Annual
$81,680
Mean Annual
$93,520
10th Pct
$52,780
75th Pct
$106,450
Employment
1,448,290
Salary Distribution
$53k
10th
$65k
25th
$82k
Median
$106k
75th
$141k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $121,630 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $105,750 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,100 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,440 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $99,380 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $98,080 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $97,670 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $97,580 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $95,680 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $95,640 |
| Napa, CA | $94,780 |
| Boulder, CO | $94,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $93,890 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $93,430 |
| Vallejo, CA | $93,310 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $103,030 |
| New York | $101,780 |
| New Jersey | $101,340 |
| Massachusetts | $96,580 |
| California | $96,360 |
| Washington | $96,180 |
| Rhode Island | $90,040 |
| Colorado | $90,030 |
| Connecticut | $89,630 |
| Maryland | $84,890 |
| Delaware | $84,560 |
| Virginia | $84,190 |
| New Hampshire | $82,830 |
| Alaska | $81,950 |
| Oregon | $81,130 |
| Minnesota | $81,100 |
| North Carolina | $80,490 |
| Georgia | $80,100 |
| Texas | $80,000 |
| Illinois | $79,300 |
| Arizona | $78,620 |
| Florida | $78,470 |
| Nevada | $78,220 |
| Wisconsin | $78,150 |
| Michigan | $77,720 |
| Maine | $77,680 |
| Ohio | $77,640 |
| New Mexico | $77,420 |
| Indiana | $77,410 |
| Wyoming | $77,400 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,330 |
| South Dakota | $77,310 |
| Vermont | $76,990 |
| Oklahoma | $76,820 |
| Kansas | $76,400 |
| Tennessee | $75,500 |
| Utah | $75,100 |
| West Virginia | $74,520 |
| Montana | $74,400 |
| Iowa | $74,290 |
| Missouri | $73,210 |
| South Carolina | $73,180 |
| Kentucky | $72,220 |
| North Dakota | $72,180 |
| Alabama | $71,070 |
| Nebraska | $69,980 |
| Louisiana | $69,540 |
| Hawaii | $67,820 |
| Idaho | $64,840 |
| Arkansas | $64,180 |
| Mississippi | $64,170 |
| Virgin Islands | $57,960 |
| Guam | $47,080 |
| Puerto Rico | $37,290 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $81,680 |
| 2023 | $79,880 |
| 2022 | $78,000 |
| 2021 | $77,250 |
| 2020 | $73,560 |
| 2019 | $71,550 |