Accountants and Auditors Salary Data
Compare accountants and auditors pay across 348 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Accountants and Auditors
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Accountants and Auditors
States ranked by average salary across 348 cities.
Accountants and Auditors salaries by city
Accountants and Auditors pay across 51 states and 376 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Jose$121,700
- San Francisco$110,730
- Napa$99,640
- San Diego$96,340
- Vallejo$95,800
- Santa Rosa$94,690
- Los Angeles$94,360
- Sacramento$92,110
- Santa Maria$91,610
- Oxnard$90,340
- San Luis Obispo$88,160
- Santa Cruz$84,920
- Riverside$83,920
- Salinas$83,810
- Stockton$83,570
- Modesto$83,560
- Merced$80,420
- Bakersfield$79,620
- Visalia$79,400
- Redding$78,990
- Fresno$78,690
- Yuba City$78,530
- Hanford$78,300
- Chico$77,680
- El Centro$76,280
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Naples$84,570
- North Port$81,090
- Miami$80,920
- Jacksonville$79,960
- Crestview$79,510
- Cape Coral$79,420
- Tampa$78,990
- Orlando$78,630
- Sebastian$78,130
- Wildwood$77,300
- Lakeland$76,820
- Pensacola$76,410
- Palm Bay$75,860
- Gainesville$75,820
- Punta Gorda$74,800
- Ocala$74,370
- Deltona$73,730
- Homosassa Springs$72,600
- Panama City$71,820
- Sebring$71,490
- Tallahassee$61,840
GA14 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX27 cities
- Midland$100,890
- Houston$85,090
- Austin$83,120
- Dallas$82,620
- Odessa$80,260
- San Antonio$78,650
- Beaumont$76,680
- Amarillo$76,200
- Waco$76,140
- Wichita Falls$76,050
- Sherman$75,650
- Corpus Christi$75,580
- Abilene$75,410
- Abilene$75,410
- Longview$75,060
- Lubbock$74,390
- Victoria$74,270
- Killeen$73,270
- Tyler$72,900
- San Angelo$71,950
- College Station$71,810
- Texarkana$69,440
- Brownsville$66,440
- El Paso$65,990
- Eagle Pass$65,900
- McAllen$64,470
- Laredo$63,410
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Accountants and Auditors earn a national median of $78,261, based on data from 348 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is DC at $102,140 average.
Worth knowing: The CPA premium is real — certified accountants consistently earn 15–25% more. But the CPA exam pass rate hovers around 50%, which keeps supply tight and salaries up.