US Salary Data

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.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$83,680

Mean annual salary

$94,750

Employment estimate

1,449,500

National annual salary percentiles

Accountants and Auditor national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$144,090
Accountants and Auditor national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$56,020
P25$67,020
P50$83,680
P75$109,810
P90$144,090
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$56,020
25th percentile$67,020
50th percentile$83,680
75th percentile$109,810
90th percentile$144,090

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

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

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$121,700
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$110,730
  3. 3. New York, NY$105,650
  4. 4. Washington, DC$102,140
  5. 5. Boston, MA$100,150
  6. 6. Denver, CO$100,020
  7. 7. Seattle, WA$99,370
  8. 8. Los Angeles, CA$94,360
  9. 9. Charlotte, NC$92,910
  10. 10. Portland, OR$92,200

Largest employment markets