• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
1,318,550	0.6 %	$ 40.37	$ 83,980	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Accountants and Auditors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 23.06	$ 29.21	$ 37.14	$ 47.98	$ 62.01
Annual Wage (2)	$ 47,970	$ 60,760	$ 77,250	$ 99,800	$ 128,970

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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	326,570	32.55	$ 41.66	$ 86,650
Management of Companies and Enterprises	104,760	4.12	$ 40.78	$ 84,820
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	45,290	0.84	$ 35.51	$ 73,860
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	42,240	1.92	$ 34.05	$ 70,830
Real Estate	38,290	2.29	$ 39.47	$ 82,090

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	326,570	32.55	$ 41.66	$ 86,650
Other Investment Pools and Funds	780	6.15	$ 40.27	$ 83,760
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	1,040	5.37	$ 40.12	$ 83,450
Oil and Gas Extraction	5,490	5.15	$ 48.55	$ 100,980
Office Administrative Services	22,550	4.64	$ 39.96	$ 83,110

Top paying industries for Accountants and Auditors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	40	0.39	$ 59.25	$ 123,230
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,770	1.78	$ 59.24	$ 123,210
Other Information Services	4,770	1.32	$ 54.28	$ 112,900
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	30,990	3.23	$ 51.74	$ 107,610
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	22,260	1.06	$ 51.53	$ 107,170

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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	151,320	9.15	0.98	$ 44.63	$ 92,840
New York	111,660	12.88	1.38	$ 50.86	$ 105,790
Texas	104,490	8.55	0.91	$ 41.28	$ 85,860
Florida	79,380	9.22	0.99	$ 36.69	$ 76,320
Pennsylvania	54,530	9.77	1.04	$ 38.08	$ 79,200

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	9,200	13.90	1.49	$ 53.00	$ 110,240
Colorado	36,060	13.76	1.47	$ 41.29	$ 85,880
South Dakota	5,530	13.12	1.40	$ 33.75	$ 70,190
Rhode Island	5,910	12.92	1.38	$ 42.48	$ 88,350
New York	111,660	12.88	1.38	$ 50.86	$ 105,790

Top paying states for Accountants and Auditors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	9,200	13.90	1.49	$ 53.00	$ 110,240
New York	111,660	12.88	1.38	$ 50.86	$ 105,790
New Jersey	42,230	10.97	1.17	$ 47.09	$ 97,950
California	151,320	9.15	0.98	$ 44.63	$ 92,840
Massachusetts	38,140	11.23	1.20	$ 44.38	$ 92,310

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	117,800	13.57	1.45	$ 52.56	$ 109,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	59,470	10.40	1.11	$ 43.13	$ 89,700
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41,850	14.27	1.52	$ 47.91	$ 99,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	38,800	9.17	0.98	$ 39.06	$ 81,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	34,070	9.49	1.01	$ 42.17	$ 87,720
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	32,300	12.50	1.34	$ 45.15	$ 93,910
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	29,440	11.09	1.19	$ 42.24	$ 87,870
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	29,260	11.30	1.21	$ 39.93	$ 83,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	28,800	9.94	1.06	$ 44.33	$ 92,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	26,060	10.63	1.14	$ 38.05	$ 79,140

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	640	18.38	1.96	$ 39.34	$ 81,830
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	24,080	16.44	1.76	$ 42.42	$ 88,240
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	7,260	15.05	1.61	$ 36.62	$ 76,160
Jefferson City, MO	1,050	14.49	1.55	$ 37.99	$ 79,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41,850	14.27	1.52	$ 47.91	$ 99,640
Bismarck, ND	980	14.03	1.50	$ 34.44	$ 71,640
Sioux Falls, SD	2,140	13.75	1.47	$ 35.30	$ 73,430
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	117,800	13.57	1.45	$ 52.56	$ 109,330
Montgomery, AL	2,080	13.49	1.44	$ 32.94	$ 68,510
Richmond, VA	8,250	13.37	1.43	$ 38.86	$ 80,830