Accountants and Auditors Salary by State (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

Compare Accountants and Auditors salaries across 51 states

$82,597

National Average (Median)

$111,530

Highest: District of Columbia

$66,330

Lowest: Arkansas

Accountants and Auditors Salary by State

Compare Accountants and Auditors salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

$66,330

$111,530

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $74,880 AK $83,460 AZ $79,970 AR $66,330 CA $97,050 CO $97,030 CT $97,550 DE $95,020 DC $111,530 FL $79,250 GA $81,900 HI $74,500 ID $74,730 IL $80,230 IN $77,720 IA $77,440 KS $79,000 KY $75,270 LA $73,810 ME $77,480 MD $89,370 MA $99,460 MI $78,820 MN $81,600 MS $68,100 MO $76,590 MT $75,810 NE $72,080 NV $81,600 NH $83,470 NJ $100,830 NM $78,580 NY $102,640 NC $82,050 ND $75,730 OH $79,320 OK $79,370 OR $85,800 PA $79,000 RI $95,820 SC $76,560 SD $78,880 TN $76,840 TX $80,920 UT $79,990 VT $78,890 VA $93,290 WA $96,550 WV $73,320 WI $79,400 WY $77,620

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

District of Columbia

$111,530

New York

$102,640

New Jersey

$100,830

Massachusetts

$99,460

Connecticut

$97,550

Accountants and Auditors Salary in All 51 States

#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment
1	District of Columbia	$111,530	$122,680	9,810
2	New York	$102,640	$114,070	109,830
3	New Jersey	$100,830	$110,590	42,250
4	Massachusetts	$99,460	$107,170	46,230
5	Connecticut	$97,550	$101,810	16,770
6	California	$97,050	$103,760	175,360
7	Colorado	$97,030	$103,150	35,410
8	Washington	$96,550	$102,700	34,740
9	Rhode Island	$95,820	$99,880	6,570
10	Delaware	$95,020	$97,930	6,570
11	Virginia	$93,290	$100,660	47,100
12	Maryland	$89,370	$98,210	26,170
13	Oregon	$85,800	$93,870	14,920
14	New Hampshire	$83,470	$92,570	7,000
15	Alaska	$83,460	$90,350	2,190
16	North Carolina	$82,050	$93,810	49,270
17	Georgia	$81,900	$93,640	44,020
18	Minnesota	$81,600	$94,060	30,530
19	Nevada	$81,600	$89,310	6,930
20	Texas	$80,920	$90,370	116,470
21	Illinois	$80,230	$88,910	54,930
22	Utah	$79,990	$87,700	15,490
23	Arizona	$79,970	$88,400	27,410
24	Wisconsin	$79,400	$87,870	25,100
25	Oklahoma	$79,370	$91,350	16,720
26	Ohio	$79,320	$88,280	50,440
27	Florida	$79,250	$88,210	91,000
28	Kansas	$79,000	$86,130	13,610
29	Pennsylvania	$79,000	$86,070	54,290
30	Vermont	$78,890	$85,280	2,630
31	South Dakota	$78,880	$85,030	5,820
32	Michigan	$78,820	$86,990	41,460
33	New Mexico	$78,580	$84,320	6,300
34	Indiana	$77,720	$84,000	25,660
35	Wyoming	$77,620	$83,820	2,670
36	Maine	$77,480	$84,880	3,860
37	Iowa	$77,440	$83,640	13,210
38	Tennessee	$76,840	$82,260	27,340
39	Missouri	$76,590	$83,180	28,000
40	South Carolina	$76,560	$85,390	15,270
41	Montana	$75,810	$82,750	4,730
42	North Dakota	$75,730	$80,090	4,430
43	Kentucky	$75,270	$80,790	11,930
44	Alabama	$74,880	$81,080	24,300
45	Idaho	$74,730	$79,940	5,570
46	Hawaii	$74,500	$79,300	4,670
47	Louisiana	$73,810	$79,130	14,050
48	West Virginia	$73,320	$78,020	4,900
49	Nebraska	$72,080	$77,660	10,340
50	Mississippi	$68,100	$77,680	7,350
51	Arkansas	$66,330	$76,980	7,870

Accountants and Auditors Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Accountants and Auditors keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS