May 2025 OEWS estimate

Accountants and Auditor Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $83,680. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$83,680

Mean annual salary

$94,750

Employment estimate

1,449,500

Annual salary percentiles

Accountants and Auditor national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Accountants and Auditor national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$56,020
P25 — lower quartile	$67,020
P50 — median	$83,680
P75 — upper quartile	$109,810
P90 — 90th percentile	$144,090

Accountants and Auditor national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$56,020
P25 — lower quartile	$67,020
P50 — median	$83,680
P75 — upper quartile	$109,810
P90 — 90th percentile	$144,090

Median hourly wage

$40.23/hr

Mean hourly wage

$45.56/hr

Employment estimate

1,449,500

Hourly wage percentiles

Accountants and Auditor national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

Accountants and Auditor national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$26.93/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$32.22/hr
P50 — median	$40.23/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$52.80/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$69.27/hr

Accountants and Auditor national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$56,020
P25 — lower quartile	$67,020
P50 — median	$83,680
P75 — upper quartile	$109,810
P90 — 90th percentile	$144,090

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $65,990
Middle covered median: $81,310
Highest covered median: $121,700

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	San Jose, CA	$121,700
#2	San Francisco, CA	$110,730
#3	New York, NY	$105,650
#4	Washington, DC	$102,140
#5	Boston, MA	$100,150
#6	Denver, CO	$100,020
#7	Seattle, WA	$99,370
#8	Los Angeles, CA	$94,360
#9	Charlotte, NC	$92,910
#10	Portland, OR	$92,200

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$56,020
P25 — lower quartile	$67,020
P50 — median	$83,680
P75 — upper quartile	$109,810
P90 — 90th percentile	$144,090

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	111,930
#2	Los Angeles, CA	70,640
#3	Washington, DC	41,470
#4	Chicago, IL	41,360
#5	Dallas, TX	37,450
#6	Boston, MA	37,150
#7	Miami, FL	30,950
#8	Atlanta, GA	30,150
#9	Philadelphia, PA	29,370
#10	Houston, TX	28,400

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$56,020
P25 — lower quartile	$67,020
P50 — median	$83,680
P75 — upper quartile	$109,810
P90 — 90th percentile	$144,090

Accountants and Auditor salaries by metro

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Accountants and Auditor salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
San Jose, CA	$121,700	$128,520	$96,430–$156,700	13,180
San Francisco, CA	$110,730	$120,780	$88,820–$143,590	25,170
New York, NY	$105,650	$119,280	$82,830–$137,490	111,930
Washington, DC	$102,140	$113,640	$79,990–$133,430	41,470
Boston, MA	$100,150	$108,660	$79,990–$129,490	37,150
Denver, CO	$100,020	$107,620	$78,130–$130,870	22,720
Seattle, WA	$99,370	$106,970	$80,880–$126,800	22,100
Los Angeles, CA	$94,360	$99,740	$74,060–$122,290	70,640
Charlotte, NC	$92,910	$101,910	$72,420–$129,000	16,820
Portland, OR	$92,200	$98,010	$76,900–$109,870	10,100
Sacramento, CA	$92,110	$94,950	$74,550–$108,950	13,170
Minneapolis, MN	$86,500	$96,710	$73,900–$110,290	21,820
Philadelphia, PA	$85,990	$96,100	$73,370–$110,420	29,370
Atlanta, GA	$85,820	$97,920	$68,510–$116,090	30,150
Baltimore, MD	$85,160	$94,880	$71,100–$108,640	13,550
Houston, TX	$85,090	$95,640	$72,470–$109,670	28,400
Riverside, CA	$83,920	$91,800	$69,840–$105,580	9,240
Austin, TX	$83,120	$91,300	$68,250–$103,820	12,480
Dallas, TX	$82,620	$92,520	$71,100–$104,150	37,450
Chicago, IL	$82,360	$91,990	$72,280–$103,120	41,360
Raleigh, NC	$81,950	$93,340	$67,050–$105,160	9,190
Columbus, OH	$81,700	$91,910	$65,170–$104,790	11,410
Miami, FL	$80,920	$90,230	$63,700–$105,500	30,950
Phoenix, AZ	$80,820	$90,110	$66,340–$105,640	21,360
Detroit, MI	$80,650	$91,310	$65,490–$104,170	19,390
Cincinnati, OH	$80,640	$90,330	$64,360–$104,050	10,050
Las Vegas, NV	$80,530	$88,560	$66,940–$102,960	4,680
Kansas City, MO	$80,040	$88,340	$63,910–$102,950	11,260
Jacksonville, FL	$79,960	$88,140	$63,240–$102,120	6,890
Virginia Beach, VA	$79,450	$88,390	$63,910–$102,430	6,160
Indianapolis, IN	$79,290	$86,920	$63,900–$102,380	11,210
Tampa, FL	$78,990	$88,300	$62,570–$102,490	14,770
Birmingham, AL	$78,660	$85,110	$63,200–$98,350	7,790
San Antonio, TX	$78,650	$87,700	$65,470–$99,780	8,360
Orlando, FL	$78,630	$88,080	$62,940–$101,210	10,410
Nashville, TN	$78,080	$84,930	$65,300–$97,420	11,290
New Orleans, LA	$77,940	$83,540	$62,550–$98,540	3,740
Oklahoma City, OK	$77,280	$86,800	$58,280–$100,530	6,700
Memphis, TN	$76,960	$82,520	$62,860–$95,210	4,390
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,940	$83,100	$60,550–$97,760	10,430
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$76,320	$82,060	$62,760–$97,470	4,590
Urban Honolulu, HI	$74,990	$78,840	$60,890–$92,870	3,590
Baton Rouge, LA	$73,070	$80,110	$61,310–$91,710	3,410
El Paso, TX	$65,990	$73,200	$51,300–$83,450	2,120