Accountant and Auditor Salary by State
SOC code 13-2011. National and state-by-state pay for accountants and auditors, BLS OEWS May 2024.
- National mean wage$93,426Employment-weighted, 51 states
- National median wage$84,407OEWS May 2024
- Total employment1,447,300Wage & salary workers
- States with published data51 / 51Others suppressed
How pay varies by state
Pay ranges from $116,580 in District of Columbia (highest) to $73,200 in Idaho (lowest) — a factor of 1.6×.
| State | Mean wage | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $116,580 | $103,030 | 9,600 |
| New York | $115,490 | $101,780 | 111,860 |
| New Jersey | $113,110 | $101,340 | 43,540 |
| California | $104,710 | $96,360 | 173,370 |
| Massachusetts | $102,030 | $96,580 | 45,520 |
| Washington | $101,380 | $96,180 | 37,400 |
| Colorado | $99,220 | $90,030 | 35,580 |
| Rhode Island | $97,210 | $90,040 | 5,980 |
| Maryland | $95,950 | $84,890 | 25,630 |
| Connecticut | $95,930 | $89,630 | 16,590 |
| Virginia | $95,650 | $84,190 | 50,220 |
| Delaware | $95,150 | $84,560 | 6,120 |
| Minnesota | $92,240 | $81,100 | 30,400 |
| Georgia | $92,050 | $80,100 | 45,000 |
| North Carolina | $91,240 | $80,490 | 46,420 |
| Texas | $89,860 | $80,000 | 109,530 |
| New Hampshire | $89,850 | $82,830 | 7,820 |
| Oregon | $89,660 | $81,130 | 15,370 |
| Alaska | $89,580 | $81,950 | 2,440 |
| Illinois | $88,160 | $79,300 | 54,690 |
| Florida | $87,360 | $78,470 | 90,880 |
| Wisconsin | $86,310 | $78,150 | 25,060 |
| Ohio | $86,040 | $77,640 | 51,840 |
| Arizona | $85,700 | $78,620 | 26,030 |
| Michigan | $85,460 | $77,720 | 43,910 |
| Vermont | $85,300 | $76,990 | 2,770 |
| Pennsylvania | $85,200 | $77,330 | 54,440 |
| Maine | $84,990 | $77,680 | 4,020 |
| Oklahoma | $84,650 | $76,820 | 16,520 |
| South Carolina | $84,260 | $73,180 | 15,250 |
| Nevada | $83,450 | $78,220 | 5,740 |
| Indiana | $83,380 | $77,410 | 25,280 |
| Utah | $83,110 | $75,100 | 16,540 |
| New Mexico | $82,410 | $77,420 | 6,660 |
| Tennessee | $82,310 | $75,500 | 26,890 |
| South Dakota | $81,670 | $77,310 | 5,950 |
| Wyoming | $81,580 | $77,400 | 2,580 |
| Kansas | $81,420 | $76,400 | 14,030 |
| Alabama | $80,760 | $71,070 | 25,420 |
| Iowa | $80,540 | $74,290 | 13,970 |
| Missouri | $80,160 | $73,210 | 25,340 |
| Montana | $80,040 | $74,400 | 4,680 |
| Louisiana | $78,330 | $69,540 | 13,560 |
| West Virginia | $78,150 | $74,520 | 5,310 |
| Kentucky | $77,450 | $72,220 | 12,180 |
| Hawaii | $76,070 | $67,820 | 4,940 |
| Arkansas | $75,720 | $64,180 | 7,710 |
| Nebraska | $75,670 | $69,980 | 10,080 |
| North Dakota | $75,220 | $72,180 | 4,110 |
| Mississippi | $74,620 | $64,170 | 6,940 |
| Idaho | $73,200 | $64,840 | 5,590 |
Caveats for this occupation
- OEWS covers wage and salary workers only. Self-employed accountants and auditors are not included.
- Figures are cross-industry. Pay can vary materially by industry within a state (e.g. federal government versus private sector).
- The “national” figure shown here is an employment-weighted aggregate of state rows, not the BLS national-table value. See the methodology.