• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data. Excludes “Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents” (13-2081).

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National estimates for Accountants and Auditors
Industry profile for Accountants and Auditors
Geographic profile for Accountants and Auditors

National estimates for Accountants and Auditors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Accountants and Auditors:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,435,770	0.4 %	$ 43.65	$ 90,780	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Accountants and Auditors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 24.25	$ 30.15	$ 38.41	$ 49.99	$ 66.00
Annual Wage (2)	$ 50,440	$ 62,720	$ 79,880	$ 103,990	$ 137,280

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Industry profile for Accountants and Auditors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Accountants and Auditors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Accountants and Auditors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Accountants and Auditors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	349,320	31.73	$ 44.74	$ 93,060
Management of Companies and Enterprises	106,420	3.84	$ 44.99	$ 93,580
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	47,580	0.86	$ 38.09	$ 79,220
Real Estate	44,950	2.48	$ 42.06	$ 87,480
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	43,020	2.33	$ 47.58	$ 98,970

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Accountants and Auditors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	349,320	31.73	$ 44.74	$ 93,060
Other Investment Pools and Funds	1,630	8.77	$ 49.00	$ 101,920
Land Subdivision	1,710	4.97	$ 47.58	$ 98,960
Office Administrative Services	24,170	4.35	$ 43.49	$ 90,470
Oil and Gas Extraction	4,600	4.23	$ 50.11	$ 104,220

Top paying industries for Accountants and Auditors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	(8)	(8)	$ 64.01	$ 133,140
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	2,330	1.27	$ 63.68	$ 132,450
Software Publishers	11,370	1.74	$ 60.70	$ 126,250
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	2,920	1.25	$ 59.00	$ 122,720
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,490	1.54	$ 56.77	$ 118,090

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Geographic profile for Accountants and Auditors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Accountants and Auditors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Accountants and Auditors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Accountants and Auditors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	166,020	9.25	0.98	$ 48.35	$ 100,560
New York	119,150	12.69	1.34	$ 54.48	$ 113,310
Texas	111,160	8.20	0.87	$ 42.70	$ 88,820
Florida	89,350	9.34	0.99	$ 40.11	$ 83,430
Pennsylvania	54,540	9.17	0.97	$ 40.27	$ 83,760

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Accountants and Auditors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	11,310	16.12	1.70	$ 54.42	$ 113,190
South Dakota	6,170	13.89	1.47	$ 37.42	$ 77,840
Rhode Island	6,350	13.00	1.38	$ 47.61	$ 99,020
New York	119,150	12.69	1.34	$ 54.48	$ 113,310
Virginia	50,040	12.57	1.33	$ 43.89	$ 91,290

Top paying states for Accountants and Auditors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	119,150	12.69	1.34	$ 54.48	$ 113,310
District of Columbia	11,310	16.12	1.70	$ 54.42	$ 113,190
New Jersey	46,860	11.15	1.18	$ 53.22	$ 110,700
California	166,020	9.25	0.98	$ 48.35	$ 100,560
Massachusetts	42,420	11.64	1.23	$ 47.77	$ 99,360

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Accountants and Auditors:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	127,360	13.41	1.42	$ 57.23	$ 119,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	63,940	10.34	1.09	$ 46.45	$ 96,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	45,080	14.58	1.54	$ 50.41	$ 104,850
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	41,820	9.28	0.98	$ 43.03	$ 89,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,500	9.96	1.05	$ 43.33	$ 90,130
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	34,950	12.65	1.34	$ 48.61	$ 101,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	30,350	10.77	1.14	$ 45.35	$ 94,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	29,580	10.45	1.11	$ 45.05	$ 93,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,910	10.62	1.12	$ 42.24	$ 87,860
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	27,410	8.62	0.91	$ 45.92	$ 95,520

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Accountants and Auditors:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	610	16.86	1.78	$ 42.90	$ 89,230
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	8,420	16.53	1.75	$ 38.13	$ 79,310
Montgomery, AL	2,600	16.20	1.71	$ 35.57	$ 73,990
Sioux Falls, SD	2,560	15.43	1.63	$ 38.95	$ 81,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	45,080	14.58	1.54	$ 50.41	$ 104,850
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	22,040	13.86	1.47	$ 46.80	$ 97,340
Springfield, IL	1,430	13.80	1.46	$ 35.13	$ 73,070
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	127,360	13.41	1.42	$ 57.23	$ 119,050
Cheyenne, WY	620	13.32	1.41	$ 33.99	$ 70,690
Jefferson City, MO	980	13.11	1.39	$ 28.91	$ 60,120