Accountants and Auditors salary

What Accountants and Auditors earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 1,449,500 Accountants and Auditors jobs — 0.9% of all US employment. The national median wage is $83,680 a year ($40.23 an hour) and the mean is $94,750 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$45.56	$94,750
10th percentile	$26.93	$56,020
25th percentile	$32.22	$67,020
Median (50th percentile)	$40.23	$83,680
75th percentile	$52.80	$109,810
90th percentile	$69.27	$144,090

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$110,730	$53.24	25,170	+32.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$105,650	$50.80	111,930	+26.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$102,140	$49.11	41,470	+22.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$100,150	$48.15	37,150	+19.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$100,020	$48.09	22,720	+19.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$99,370	$47.78	22,100	+18.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$96,340	$46.32	13,450	+15.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$94,360	$45.36	70,640	+12.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$92,910	$44.67	16,820	+11.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$92,200	$44.33	10,100	+10.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$86,500	$41.59	21,820	+3.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$85,990	$41.34	29,370	+2.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$85,820	$41.26	30,150	+2.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$85,160	$40.94	13,550	+1.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$85,090	$40.91	28,400	+1.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$83,920	$40.34	9,240	+0.3%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$83,120	$39.96	12,480	-0.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$82,620	$39.72	37,450	-1.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$82,360	$39.60	41,360	-1.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$80,920	$38.91	30,950	-3.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$80,820	$38.86	21,360	-3.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$80,650	$38.78	19,390	-3.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$78,990	$37.98	14,770	-5.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$78,880	$37.92	13,610	-5.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$78,630	$37.81	10,410	-6.0%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.