• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
1,402,420	0.5 %	$ 41.70	$ 86,740	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Accountants and Auditors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 23.35	$ 29.29	$ 37.50	$ 48.63	$ 63.79
Annual Wage (2)	$ 48,560	$ 60,920	$ 78,000	$ 101,150	$ 132,690

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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	339,290	32.19	$ 43.82	$ 91,140
Management of Companies and Enterprises	105,620	3.94	$ 42.20	$ 87,780
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	47,230	0.88	$ 36.47	$ 75,870
Real Estate	46,180	2.60	$ 39.52	$ 82,210
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	43,060	2.45	$ 43.26	$ 89,980

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	339,290	32.19	$ 43.82	$ 91,140
Other Investment Pools and Funds	1,150	6.61	$ 41.93	$ 87,200
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	1,140	5.42	$ 45.70	$ 95,050
Land Subdivision	1,550	4.42	$ 45.61	$ 94,860
Office Administrative Services	22,800	4.29	$ 41.53	$ 86,380

Top paying industries for Accountants and Auditors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers	2,480	1.07	$ 69.61	$ 144,780
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	660	0.17	$ 64.55	$ 134,270
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	3,080	1.95	$ 59.70	$ 124,180
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	1,730	0.98	$ 58.62	$ 121,930
Software Publishers	9,070	1.48	$ 55.48	$ 115,400

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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	157,080	8.91	0.94	$ 46.25	$ 96,210
New York	118,870	13.05	1.38	$ 53.04	$ 110,320
Texas	106,630	8.21	0.87	$ 41.97	$ 87,300
Florida	92,760	10.07	1.06	$ 38.56	$ 80,200
Pennsylvania	55,210	9.50	1.00	$ 37.87	$ 78,780

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	10,480	15.19	1.60	$ 53.24	$ 110,750
South Dakota	5,980	13.74	1.45	$ 35.09	$ 72,990
Rhode Island	6,450	13.45	1.42	$ 45.45	$ 94,530
New York	118,870	13.05	1.38	$ 53.04	$ 110,320
Colorado	35,960	13.00	1.37	$ 42.00	$ 87,360

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	10,480	15.19	1.60	$ 53.24	$ 110,750
New York	118,870	13.05	1.38	$ 53.04	$ 110,320
New Jersey	44,710	10.88	1.15	$ 49.06	$ 102,040
California	157,080	8.91	0.94	$ 46.25	$ 96,210
Massachusetts	39,020	10.94	1.15	$ 46.07	$ 95,830

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	125,750	13.69	1.44	$ 54.94	$ 114,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	61,220	10.04	1.06	$ 44.41	$ 92,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,670	14.42	1.52	$ 48.98	$ 101,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	41,390	9.37	0.99	$ 42.15	$ 87,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36,580	9.61	1.01	$ 43.06	$ 89,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	32,690	12.09	1.28	$ 46.85	$ 97,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,500	11.55	1.22	$ 42.89	$ 89,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	29,930	11.41	1.20	$ 40.21	$ 83,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	29,800	10.76	1.13	$ 41.83	$ 87,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	26,610	8.71	0.92	$ 45.35	$ 94,320

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	650	18.41	1.94	$ 40.80	$ 84,860
Midland, MI	600	16.80	1.77	$ 42.26	$ 87,890
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	8,110	16.19	1.71	$ 36.91	$ 76,780
Jefferson City, MO	1,140	15.58	1.64	$ 33.18	$ 69,020
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	23,530	15.17	1.60	$ 43.21	$ 89,870
Montgomery, AL	2,290	14.52	1.53	$ 34.52	$ 71,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,670	14.42	1.52	$ 48.98	$ 101,870
Sioux Falls, SD	2,330	14.41	1.52	$ 36.65	$ 76,230
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	125,750	13.69	1.44	$ 54.94	$ 114,280
Tallahassee, FL	2,410	13.67	1.44	$ 29.34	$ 61,030